Leigh / Blakely Planning Local Economic Development

Theory and Practice
6. Sixth Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5063-6397-4
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, EPUB

Written by authors with years of academic, regional, and city planning experience, this classic text has laid the foundation for practitioners and academics working in planning and policy development for generations. With deeper coverage of sustainability and resiliency, the new
Sixth Edition 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. Nancey Green Leigh and Edward J. Blakely provide a thoroughly up-to-date exploration of planning processes, analytical techniques and data, and locality, business, and human resource development, as well as advanced technology and sustainable economic development strategies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leigh, Nancey G.

Blakely, Edward J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 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 New Economy

The Future of Local Economic Development Planning

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

Employment 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 Policy Making

Conclusion

Notes

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

Notes

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

Summary and Conclusion

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

Putting It All Together: Creating a Local Economic Development Strategy (Part I)

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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 (Part II)

Notes

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 8 Locality Development

The Link Between Economic Development and Urban Design

Landbanking 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

Household Services

Community Services

Conclusion

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

Microenterprise

Women’s Enterprises

Promotion and Tourism Programs

Research and Development

Enterprise Zones

Incentivizing or Subsidizing Local Economic Development?

Conclusion

Notes

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 10 Human Resource Development

Workforce Development

Realities of an Undertrained 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

Implementation of a Human Resource Development Strategy

Conclusion

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 11 Community Economic Development

Community Development Corporations

Community Cooperatives

Local Enterprise Agencies

Employee/Worker Ownership

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development

Targeting and Marketing Neighborhood/Community Assets

Conclusion

References and Suggested Readings

Chapter 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 Program

Conclusion

Note

References And Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

References And Suggested Readings

Chapter 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

Notes

References and Suggested Readings

Über Autor(innen)

Leigh, Nancey G.
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.

Blakely, Edward J.
Dr. Edward J. Blakely is Professor of Urban Policy in the United States Study Centre at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has held academic positions in teaching, research, academic administration, and economic development policy for more than 30 years, including Dean of the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy and Dean of the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development. He is a leading scholar and practitioner in the fields of planning and local economic development. Dr. Blakely served as a policy adviser to the mayor of Oakland and adviser to the Los Angeles Public School District. He was appointed by President Clinton as Vice Chair of the Presidio Trust, where he played a key role in the development of the former army base into a profitable civic facility. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Planning Association, the Nature Conservancy, and Fulbright Association. In January 2007, Dr. Blakely was appointed by the Mayor of New Orleans to head the recovery effort following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.