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Sustainable Economic Development Strategies

KK  Southwest Florida Climate Prosperity Strategy, June 2009

GUD Denver Seeds Report on Best Practices for Urban Food Strategies

Presentation on San Antonio’s Mission Verde, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

Presentation on San Jose’s Green Vision, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

EE  Presentation on Delaware’s Clean Energy Economic Strategy, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

Presentation on the Portland Metro Climate Prosperity Project, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

Silicon Valley Climate Prosperity Strategy, February 2009

5  International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Climate Prosperity Handbook

C Climate Prosperity: Democratic Capitalism with a Twist

Climate Prosperity Webinar Video: Shari Garmise, Stephanie McClellan, Graham Richard, Blair Ruble, Phillip Singerman, and Marc Weiss at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, Washington, DC, February 4, 2009

 D ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability Interview Part 1: Creating Climate Prosperity

E ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability Interview Part 2: Climate Prosperity in Action

American Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber Executive Climate Prosperity Article

Climate Prosperity Themes

47 Climate Prosperity Policy

L Report to the Mistra Foundation on Sustainable Urban Development in the US

Report to the Mistra Foundation on Sustainable Urban Development in Canada

Barcelona Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Cape Town Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Curitiba Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Hampton Roads (Virginia) Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

San Diego-Tijuana Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Z  Shanghai Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

AA  Singapore Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Trieste-Koper Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

A Report to the OECD on Leveraging Private Financing and Investment for Economic and Community Development

B Sarasota County Sustainable Economic Development Strategy Overview, April 2011

C Climate Prosperity: Democratic Capitalism with a Twist

 D ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability Interview Part 1: Creating Climate Prosperity

E ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability Interview Part 2: Climate Prosperity in Action

F GUD Framework Agreement for US-China Long-Term Cooperation on Sustainable, Low Carbon Cities

G Global Climate Prosperity Scoreboard Media Release, December 4, 2009

H UN Global Climate Prosperity Agreement: “The One Trillion Dollar Deal”

I Frequently Asked Questions by Potential Investors about the Global Climate Prosperity Agreement

J Leaving Coal in the Ground: Building a Sustainable Economy and Ending a Global Health Crisis by 2030

K Global Coal Transition and Cleantech Investment Initiative

L Report to the Mistra Foundation on Sustainable Urban Development in the US

M Berkeley and the Regional Economy: The Need for a New “Space Program”

N High-Technology Industries and the Future of Employment

O State and Local Government Roles in Industrial Innovation

P GUD, SDI, and UN Community Productivity Project Proposal

Q Report to the South African Cities Network and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Metropolitan Economic Strategy

R United Nations Theme Paper on Productive Cities and Metropolitan Economic Strategy

S Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainable Innovation: The Third Wave of Industrial and Urban Economic Growth for Minas Gerais

Barcelona Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Cape Town Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Curitiba Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Hampton Roads (Virginia) Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

San Diego-Tijuana Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Z  Shanghai Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

AA  Singapore Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Trieste-Koper Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Presentation on San Antonio’s Mission Verde, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

Presentation on San Jose’s Green Vision, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

EE  Presentation on Delaware’s Clean Energy Economic Strategy, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

Presentation on the Portland Metro Climate Prosperity Project, at ECPA, Planning for Sustainable Economic Development Across the Americas, Curitiba, Brazil, June 7-8, 2011

Silicon Valley Climate Prosperity Strategy, February 2009

HH  The Smart Growth Experience: Lessons from the US

II  Report to the Strategic Metropolitan Plan of Barcelona on Metropolitan Regions are Dynamic Economic Engines of Global Prosperity and Quality of Life for Everyone

GUD Denver Seeds Report on Best Practices for Urban Food Strategies

KK  Southwest Florida Climate Prosperity Strategy, June 2009

1  Global Report to the Brookings Institution on National Government Policies to Promote Metropolitan Economic Strategy

Report to the European Commission's Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) on The World's Urban Systems: A European Perspective

Report to the Strategic Metropolitan Plan of Barcelona on Metropolitan Governance and Strategic Planning in the US

‹350 – Tallberg Foundation full-page ad, New York Times, June 23, 2008

5  International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Climate Prosperity Handbook

Report to the Mistra Foundation on Sustainable Urban Development in Canada

7 The Future of Microfinance in the US

Urban Land, Housing, and Transportation: The Global Challenge

9  Growing out of Poverty: Urban Job Creation and the Millennium Development Goals

10  Economic Development in a Flat World: Global Trade, Technology, Investment, Incomes, Employment, Education, and Entrepreneurship in the 21ST Century

11 Teamwork: Why Metropolitan Economic Strategy is the Key to Generating Sustainable Prosperity and Quality of Life for the World

12 Eliminating Poverty Through Market-Based Social Entrepreneurship

The Rise of the Community Builders: The American Real Estate Industry and Urban Land Planning

Developing and Financing the ‘Garden Metropolis’: Urban Planning and Housing Policy in 20th Century America

15  Richard T. Ely and the Contribution of Economic Research to National Housing Policy, 1920-1940

HUD Urban Impacts Analysis of Metropolitan Development in the New Jersey Meadowlands

Housing Policy Can Work

President Clinton's National Homeownership Strategy

Preservation Magazine Article on New Hope for Failed Housing

20 New American Neighborhoods: Building Homeownership Zones to Revitalize Our Nation's Communities

New Urbanism and Community Development

Pension Fund Investments: The Issue of Control

Planning for Chicago: The Changing Politics of Metropolitan Growth and Neighborhood Development

Density and Intervention: New York’s Planning Traditions

25  The Origins and Legacy of Urban Renewal

Plant Closing Legislation: Cities Deserve an Advance Warning

State and Local Economic Development Policy: Where to Put Your Money

Neighborhood Lending Agreements: Negotiating and Financing Community Development

Technology Development, Neighborhood Planning, and Negotiated Partnerships: The Case of Pittsburgh’s Oakland Neighborhood

30  Community Builders and Community Associations: The Role of Real Estate Developers in Private Residential Governance

Recommendations for the Establishment of a Multibank Community Development Corporation for Economic Development in South Central Los Angeles

The Politics of Real Estate Cycles

Beyond Shopping Malls: Planning for Jobs and for People in Berkeley, California

Global Outlook, January 2001

35  Global Outlook, April 2001

Southwest Washington, DC: A Strategy for Revitalizing Waterside Mall and the Waterfront

Comeback Communities: The Revival of America's Cities

America's New Economy and the Challenge of the Cities: Portland Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

The Wealth of Regions and the Challenge of Cities

40  Charter of the New Urbanism: CNU and HUD

Who Benefits from Intergovernmental Transfers?

HOPE VI Planning and Design: Transforming Severely Distressed Public Housing into Livable Communities

43  Urban Land, Housing, and Transportation: The Global Challenge

Climate Prosperity Webinar Video: Shari Garmise, Stephanie McClellan, Graham Richard, Blair Ruble, Phillip Singerman, and Marc Weiss at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, Washington, DC, February 4, 2009

American Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber Executive Climate Prosperity Article

Climate Prosperity Themes

47 Climate Prosperity Policy

Skyscraper Zoning: New York’s Pioneering Role

The Real Estate Industry and the Politics of Zoning in San Francisco, 1914-1928

50 Planning Subdivisions: Community Builders and Urban Planners in the Early 20th Century

Real Estate History: An Overview and Research Agenda

Marketing and Financing Homeownership: Mortgage Lending and Public Policy in the US, 1918-1989

53 Report to the Center for National Policy on US Housing Policies

The Economic Resurgence of Washington, DC: Citizens Plan for Prosperity in the 21st Century

Strategic Economic Development: Lessons from Washington, DC

Southwest Washington, DC: A Strategy for Revitalizing Waterside Mall and the Waterfront

Baltimore Economic Growth Strategy

The Baltimore, Maryland Metropolitan Region: A Community Views Its Future--Civic Leaders' Strategies for Economic Prosperity and Quality of Life in the 21st Century. HUD Report on Metropolitan Economic Strategy

America's New Economy and the Challenge of the Cities: Portland Metropolitan Economic Strategy Report

Comeback Communities: The Revival of America's Cities

53 Report to the Center for National Policy on US Housing Policies

20 New American Neighborhoods: Building Homeownership Zones to Revitalize Our Nation's Communities

President Clinton's National Homeownership Strategy

New Urbanism and Community Development

Preservation Magazine Article on New Hope for Failed Housing

HOPE VI Planning and Design: Transforming Severely Distressed Public Housing into Livable Communities

Housing Policy Can Work

Developing and Financing the ‘Garden Metropolis’: Urban Planning and Housing Policy in 20th Century America

15  Richard T. Ely and the Contribution of Economic Research to National Housing Policy, 1920-1940

Marketing and Financing Homeownership: Mortgage Lending and Public Policy in the US, 1918-1989

Recommendations for the Establishment of a Multibank Community Development Corporation for Economic Development in South Central Los Angeles

The Politics of Real Estate Cycles

30  Community Builders and Community Associations: The Role of Real Estate Developers in Private Residential Governance

Skyscraper Zoning: New York’s Pioneering Role

Density and Intervention: New York’s Planning Traditions

Real Estate History: An Overview and Research Agenda

The Rise of the Community Builders: The American Real Estate Industry and Urban Land Planning

50 Planning Subdivisions: Community Builders and Urban Planners in the Early 20th Century

The Real Estate Industry and the Politics of Zoning in San Francisco, 1914-1928

Planning for Chicago: The Changing Politics of Metropolitan Growth and Neighborhood Development

Neighborhood Lending Agreements: Negotiating and Financing Community Development

Community Planning for Technological Development: A New Bargaining Process

Technology Development, Neighborhood Planning, and Negotiated Partnerships: The Case of Pittsburgh’s Oakland Neighborhood

State and Local Economic Development Policy: Where to Put Your Money

O State and Local Government Roles in Industrial Innovation

N High-Technology Industries and the Future of Employment

M Berkeley and the Regional Economy: The Need for a New “Space Program”

Beyond Shopping Malls: Planning for Jobs and for People in Berkeley, California

Economic Development: An Implementation Strategy for the City of Berkeley

Plant Closing Legislation: Cities Deserve an Advance Warning

HUD Urban Impacts Analysis of Metropolitan Development in the New Jersey Meadowlands

25  The Origins and Legacy of Urban Renewal

Who Benefits from Intergovernmental Transfers?

Pension Fund Investments: The Issue of Control

Brooklyn Sustainable Innovation Zone

New York City, USA

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