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Author Nancey Green Leigh brings years of academic and professional experience to this classic text, which offers a comprehensive look at the basic tenets of local economic development planning. The book explores the theories of local economic development while addressing the issues and opportunities faced by cities, towns, and local entities in crafting their economic destinies within the global economy. The new Seventh Edition is updated with an increased focus on sustainability and equity, including local economic development issues arising from the global COVID-19 pandemic and significant shifts in the global economy.


Table of Contents:
1. The Enduring Argument for Local Economic Development Planning Local Economic Development Planning in the Face of Globalization The Influence of Outsourcing and Insourcing People and Places Left Out of the Evolving Economy The Future of Local Economic Development Planning 2. The Influence of National and State Policies on Local Economic Development Three Approaches to National Economic Policy Monetary and Tax Policy Trade Policy Welfare to Workfare Policy Health Care Policy National Policy Targeting Local Economic Development Coordination of Local and National Development Efforts State Economic Development Approaches Challenges and Opportunities Inherent in Economic Development Policymaking Conclusion 3. Concepts and Theory of Local Economic Development Defining Local Economic Development Theories of Growth and Development Translating Theory Into Practice Theories, Models, and Fads in Local Economic Development Planning The Continued Evolution of Economic Development Theory Into Local Practice Conclusion 4. The Local Economic Development Profession and Professionals The Role of the Economic Development Practitioner The Task Functions The Clients The Professional Roles Economic Development Careers Conclusion 5. The Local Economic Development Planning Process Preliminary Tasks of Local Economic Development Planning The Six Phases of Planning Managing Planning Resources in the Community Selecting a Local Economic Development Role Typology of Planning Approaches Features of Local Economic Development Planning Conclusion 6. Introduction to Analytical Methods for Local Economic Development Planning Information and Analytical Requirements for Local Economic Development Planning Understanding an Economy’s Strengths and Weaknesses The Economic Profile Building on Comparisons Gathering Available Descriptive Data Occupational Data Employer Reports Examining Analytical Techniques Principles of Economic Projections How Do Changes Multiply through the Economy? Identifying Industrial Clusters: The Most Important Parts of the Local Economy Conclusion Putting It All Together: Creating a Local Economic Development Strategy 7. Local Economic Development Strategy The Goals of Local Economic Development Prerequisites for Successful Strategy Formulation Selecting Strategic Options Economic Development Plans within the Context of Comprehensive Plans Common Traps in Strategy Formulation Assembling the Elements of a Strategy Projects from Strategies Plan Financing and Implementation Conclusion 8. Locality Development The Link Between Economic Development and Urban Design Land Banking and Community Land Trusts Physical Infrastructure Development on Industrial and Commercial Land Speculative Buildings Zoning Regulations Business Improvement Districts Regulatory Improvement Through Simplification Townscaping Shopsteading Housing and Neighborhood Improvement Sources Conclusion 9. Business Development Creating a Good Business Climate Entrepreneur Development and Economic Gardening One-stop Business Assistance Centers Start-up and Venture Financing Companies and Development Banks Small Business Development Centers Specialized Economic Development Tools Research and Development Enterprise Zones Incentivizing or Subsidizing Local Economic Development? Conclusion 10. Human Resource Development Workforce Development Realities of an Under-trained Workforce Public Role in Workforce Development Goals of Human Resource Programs Matching Human Resource Programs and Economic Development Objectives Education as the Foundation of Human Resource Development Implementing a Human Resource Development Strategy Conclusion 11. Community Economic Development Community Development Corporations Community Cooperatives Local Enterprise Agencies Employee–worker Ownerships LEED for Neighborhood Development Workforce Housing Planning Targeting and Marketing Neighborhood and Community Assets Conclusion 12. Building the Implementation Plan Public-private Partnerships Marketing Community Project Financing Assessing Project Viability Sustainability Analysis Detailed Feasibility Analysis Cash Flow Analysis Project Sustainability Organizational Design Monitoring and Evaluation Conclusion 13. Institutional Approaches to Local Economic Development Organizational Requirements for Local Development Public-private Partnerships The Economic Development Specialist Institutional Approaches to Local Economic Development A Typology of Development Organizations Conclusion 14. Local Economic Development Planning’s Response to a Global Economy and Climate-Challenged Planet Finding Solutions through Innovation and Technology The Technology Development Process Fostering the Advanced-technology Community Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Technology Resiliency in Local Economic Development Local Economic Development Planning for Resiliency Conclusion: The Future of Local Economic Development Planning Four Strategies to Foster Structural Change in Local Economic Development Planning and Practice The Way Forward Index About the Authors

About the Author :
Nancey Green Leigh is a Professor and PhD Program Director in the School of City and Regional Planning Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a Fellow of the American lnstitute of Certified Planners and Co-Editor of the Journal of Planning Education and Research. Leigh teaches, conducts research, and publishes in the areas of local economic development planning, urban and regional development, brownfield redevelopment, and sustainable urban industrial systems.She is the author of Stemming Middle Class Decline: The Challenge to Economic Development Planning, and coauthor (with Joan Fitzgerald) of Economic Revitalization: Cases and Strategies for City and Suburb. Some of the journals she has published in are Economic Development Quarterly, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Industrial Ecology, International Regional Science Review, Journal of Resource Conservation and Recycling, Growth and Change, Journal of Urban Technology, IEDC Economic Development Journal, and the Journal of Planning Literature. She obtained her B.A. in urban studies and a master′s in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a master′s in economics and a Ph.D. in city and regional planning from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a former Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Regents Fellow of the University of California at Berkeley and past Vice President of the Association of The Collegiate Schools of Planning.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781071858370
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Inc Ebooks
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1071858378
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2024
  • Binding: Digital download and online
  • Sub Title: Theory and Practice


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