Browse by Tag: HUD Sustainable Communities
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Online Resource: Planning for Prosperity in Small Towns and Rural Regions
This website is home to capacity building materials developed by the NADO Research Foundation and its partners. It contains links to publications, webinars, workshop materials, and other information on community and economic development in small towns and rural regions.
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Issue Brief: Creating Opportunity and Prosperity Through Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
Metropolitan and rural America are highly connected and interdependent. To succeed, metropolitan America needs a healthy and sustainable rural economy and culture, and in turn rural America needs vibrant, well-functioning cities and suburbs to thrive and flourish.
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Materials Available from HUD Western Rural Grantee Gathering (Billings, MT)
On May 5-6, around 50 participants met in Billings, Montana for the “Sustainable Communities Initiative Western Rural Grantee Gathering,” organized by the Minnesota Housing Partnership (http://www NULL.mhponline NULL.org/) and the NADO Research Foundation through the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork...
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Workshop Materials Available for “Growing the Local/Regional Food System” (Louisville, KY)
On February 18-19, nearly 45 participants came together in snowy Louisville, KY for the workshop “Growing the Local / Regional Food System: Strategies for Sustainable and Equitable Economic Development.” Organized by the Environmental Finance Center Network (http://efcnetwork NULL.org/) and the...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: CONNECT Our Future (North Carolina)
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork NULL.org/) as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Livable Roanoke Valley (Virginia)
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork NULL.org/) as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and...
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East Central Vermont’s Recovery after Tropical Storm Irene Paves the Way for Future Resilience
This case study is part of a series produced by the NADO Research Foundation exploring how regional development organizations1 have addressed the impacts of natural disasters, built resilience to future events, and increased long-term economic competitiveness and quality of life...
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Grantee Reflections: Interviews from the HUD Sustainable Communities Initiative
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork NULL.org/) as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Heartland 2060 (Florida)
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork NULL.org/) as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Resilient Region (Minnesota)
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network (http://sclearningnetwork NULL.org/) as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning grants as part of the US Department of Housing and...
