Planning Local Economic Development: Theory and Practice - Brossura

Blakely, Edward J.; Bradshaw, Ted K.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0761924582 ISBN 13: 9780761924586

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 2002

Riassunto

Building on the success of its predecessors, the Third Edition continues to explore the theories of local economic development and address the dilemmas communities face. Blakely and Bradshaw investigate planning processes, analytical techniques, business and human resource development, as well as high-technology economic development strategies.

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L'autore

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.

Contenuti

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A New Argument for Taking Local Economic Development Initiatives
2. Toward a National Policy Agenda in Support of Local Economic Development
3. Concepts and Theories of Local Economic Development
4. The Local Economic Development Planning Process
5. Analytical Techniques for Local Economic Development
6. Selecting a Local Economic Development Strategy
7. Locality Development
8. Business Development
9. Human Resource Development
10. Community-Based Economic and Employment Development
11. Preparing a Detailed Project Plan
12. Institutional Approaches for Local Economic Development
13. The High Technology Economic Development Strategy
14. The Local Economic Development Profession and Professionals
Subject and Name Index
About the Authors

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0761924582
• ISBN 13: 9780761924586
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 398