Rethinking Community Economic Development

Shaffer, Ronald E.; Deller, Steven C.; Marcouiller, David W.

doi:10.1177/0891242405283106

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“…As is suggested by many community economic development experts, using existing resources differently is an important strategy especially to keep local citizens engaged [30]. This suggests a cluster strategy So local strengths can be enhanced and built upon.…”

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confidence: 99%

Tourism in the rust belt: using the past as an economic development strategy

Eyles¹

2008

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Tourism is seen as a major strategy for urban renewal in many cities in North America, particularly in those places in which there has been significant industrial downsizing. Changing leisure patterns in such cities have exacerbated the problem of the downtown core. Not only have many aspects of the culture of consumption fled the downtown but also so have many office and warehousing functions. Faced with these problems -but with an outgoing commitment for the viability and sustainability of the core -many cities have made significant investments in landscaping, policing and financial instruments. However, many of the rust belt cities have not been revived. Using case studies from the American mid-west and southern Ontario, the possibilities of sustainable urban futures through tourist investments will be assessed. The asset base as well as the financial and political climate will be seen as key. It may be concluded that except for a few places, sustainable success will be illusory.

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Tourism in the rust belt: using the past as an economic development strategy

Eyles¹

2008

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…These are communities engaged in promoting and meeting their needs, in the present and the future through planning and implementing environmental management strategies. As Shaffer et al (2006) stated, community economic development occurs when people in a community analyze the conditions of that community, determine the economic needs and unfulfilled opportunities, decide what can be done to improve them and move to achieve agreed upon economic goals and objectives. From a community's capital framework and capital theory, communities are comprised of six assets of capital namely: natural, physical, economic, human, social and cultural (Hempel 1999;Roseland 2012).…”

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Green economy and development in small urban municipalities: towards sustainable community development

Turvey

2014

GeoJournal

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Many Canadian localities have put in place economic development strategies and environmental action plans to promote economic prosperity and community sustainability. This paper reports on a survey on green economy and development of environment and economic development professionals and practitioners from two small urban municipalities (SUMs) in Ontario, namely: Orillia and North Bay. This research adopted a 'sustainable community development model' as a framework to explore community efforts (local initiatives) as translated into local environmental strategies and priorities to pursue green development and sustainability. The results indicate the potential to contribute towards place making in the context of sustainability and green economy in terms of defining the development direction of SUMs. Overall, there is a soaring interest on sustainable community development in the two case study SUMs concerning the question of achieving green economy and long-term sustainability.

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“…Both developed and developing countries actively promote the ABCD model. Practice has proven that it is effective for rebuilding community economies, strengthening social integration, and promoting sustainable development of the community (Sherraden & Ninacs, 1998;Shaffer, Deller, & Marcouiller, 2006).…”

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From Concept to Action: Practice and Thinking in Urban Community Development and Community Planning in Chongqing

Huang

Dan

Xu³

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IRSPSD International

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Abstract:Entering an era of a new normal, of emphasizing "people first" and "internalized development", the Chinese urbanization process is shifting from "incremental construction" to "stock management". Therefore, a new approach is required to respond to this change, where urban development is characterized by the slogan, "back to daily life", and problems of urban construction are reviewed on a community scale. Focusing on Yuzhong district, Chongqing, "community development" is a relatively new word. In 2010, the Yuzhong local government improved the regional Community Environmental Renewal and finished it by the end of 2011. Following this, Yuzhong district entered into a phase of urban community development. Based on five different research papers and practical projects in community development between 2010-2015, this paper reviews and analyses the process of community development and community planning in Yuzhong district; the changes reflect the transformation of the demand from urban development on one hand, and the transformation of planning from traditional spatial planning to comprehensive social on the other. Through comparative analysis of key issues, planning objectives, planning ideas, planning strategies, planning methods, public participation, and planning characteristics, this paper proposes starting with community daily life, utilising the community development planning platform to realise idea transformation and action innovation across multiple aspects, such as new methods of knowledge production, community development planning content, community management participation, planner roles, and education.

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Rethinking Community Economic Development

Cited by 111 publications

References 40 publications

Tourism in the rust belt: using the past as an economic development strategy

Tourism in the rust belt: using the past as an economic development strategy

Green economy and development in small urban municipalities: towards sustainable community development

From Concept to Action: Practice and Thinking in Urban Community Development and Community Planning in Chongqing

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