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Walking And Cycling In Waterville: Bike And Pedestrian Planning For An Active Community, Scott E. Workman

Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations

This is an initial plan for the City of Waterville focused on making realistic headway in building a safer city that accommodates even the most vulnerable transportation system users. While it makes strides to capture every needed improvement and opportunity, it is by no means a complete document and should be accepted as a first of a continuing effort. Future efforts will make evaluations of accomplishments and failures of this plan, and continue this effort.

Maestros To Multipliers: Exploring The Evolution Of Public Sector Innovation Intermediation And Governance (A Case Study Of Greater Manchester, 2003-2011), Martin Wain

Martin Wain

There has been a trend within the last decade, observable to economic development practitioners, for innovation becoming increasingly integrated into and central to mainstream economic development. To date it can be seen across all areas of economic development, including factors of competitiveness and competitive advantage, to the attraction and retention of talent. Arguably, this extends the policy recommendations and implications of innovation from competitiveness and growth to the perceived dynamicity and attractiveness of a locale to potential inward investors and upwardly mobile entrepreneurs.

This dissertation explores the evolution of innovation policy, through design and implementation, over a nine-year period. The …

Introduction To The Special Issue On Manufacturing, Jennifer Clark, Pierre Clavel

Jennifer Clark