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Fiscal Impacts Of Development: Literature Review And Discussion, Troy D. Mix, Rachael Hurley Jul 2008

Fiscal Impacts Of Development: Literature Review And Discussion, Troy D. Mix, Rachael Hurley

Troy D Mix

Reviews literature on fiscal impacts of development and offers relevant commentary and recommendations in light of Delaware’s governance and growth characteristics.


Town Of Odessa Planned Neighborhood Development District, Troy D. Mix Jan 2008

Town Of Odessa Planned Neighborhood Development District, Troy D. Mix

Troy D Mix

No abstract provided.


Cabinet Committee On State Planning Issues Report To The Governor And The 144th General Assembly, Troy D. Mix Jan 2008

Cabinet Committee On State Planning Issues Report To The Governor And The 144th General Assembly, Troy D. Mix

Troy D Mix

No abstract provided.


Ad Hoc Rural Regionalism, Elisabeth M. Hamin, Daniel J. Marcucci Jan 2008

Ad Hoc Rural Regionalism, Elisabeth M. Hamin, Daniel J. Marcucci

Elisabeth M. Hamin

A new regionalism has been much documented and researched for metropolitan areas; this article documents that there is a new rural regionalism as well. In the United States, these groups appear most likely to emerge in areas that are challenged by outcomes characterizing globalization’s effects on the rural condition: namely, exurban or metropolitan sprawl and the resulting landscape fragmentation, often in combination with extreme pressure on the profitability of small farms or other resource uses. This research asks: what impetus is behind rural regional efforts; and what sort of processes of institutionalization do these groups utilize? The paper builds on …


Ecolopolis 3.0: Infrastructure And Sustainability In Cascadia, Portland State University Jan 2008

Ecolopolis 3.0: Infrastructure And Sustainability In Cascadia, Portland State University

Regional Planning and Metropolitan Growth Management Research Projects

This is a working document and is the third report in this series. This report presents a vision for coordination and sustainable economic development in the Vancouver-Seattle-Portland megaregion. Building on two previous studies, the report includes a detailed sector-based economic analysis and recommendations for further strengthening Cascadia's economic "competencies" in areas of green building and architecture, creative services, agriculture and food production and high tech. It also makes recommendations for protecting Cascadia's renowned environmental heritage and reputation for sustainability, while improving flows and connections within the megaregion.

This version, 3.0, has been produced by the Spring 2008 class and is …