1 edition of Road investment to foster local economic development found in the catalog.
Road investment to foster local economic development
Published
1990
by Midwest Transportation Center in Iowa City, IA
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | prepared by the Public Policy Center, the University of Iowa. |
| Contributions | University of Iowa. Public Policy Center., Midwest Transportation Center. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HE355.3.E3 R63 1990 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiii, 98 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 98 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1360014M |
| LC Control Number | 92620093 |
investment • Build on past community investments • Foster economic development in existing downtowns Take care of assets and investments such as downtowns, Main Streets, existing infrastructure, and places that the community valuesFile Size: 1MB. "This book combines a thorough review of the economics literature on local economic development with a particularly timely analysis of the effects of top-knotch pre-K schooling on the local economy. Bartik has often written about the value to local communities of economic development, though most of his work has been to analyze the value of Cited by:
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Title: Road Investment to Foster Local Economic Development Author: David Forkenbrock Created Date: 5/9/ AM. Additional Physical Format: Online version: Road investment to foster local economic development.
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, Public Policy Center, []. Highway investment is widely regarded by both policy makers and analysts as an effective tool for promoting regional economic development.
Accordingly, 24 states have established special programs under which highway investments are undertaken for the explicit purpose of fostering economic by: Highway investment is widely regarded by both policy makers and analysts as an effective tool for promoting regional economic development.
Accordingly, 24 states have established special programs under which highway investments are undertaken for the explicit purpose of fostering economic development.
The Economic Development Workbook is the sixth and final title in the AARP Roadmap to Livability Collection. Investments in the built environment — such as housing, transportation, health care facilities, and accessible parks and downtowns — are key to determining who participates and is rewarded in the local economy.
how it is affected by highway and other infrastructure investment. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Economic development occurs when the real income generated by economic activity within a state or other area increases; it is the process by which real income is increased.
The economic development effects of a road project (or any other. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION Developing adequate infrastructure, including a transport network, was the foundation of economic development.
Dullah Omar, South African Minister of Transport (25 OctoberSapa: Pretoria). One can infer from the preceding chapters, that road infrastructure contributes to economic development.
Since the appearance of the first edition inPlanning Local Economic Development has been the foundation for an entire generation of practitioners and academics working in planning and policy development. Written by authors with years of academic, regional, and city planning experience, the book has been used widely in graduate economic development, urban studies, nonprofit 1/5(1).
Road infrastructure and economic development: some diagnostic indicators (English) The authors investigate the association between per capita income and the magnitude and quality of road infrastructure. They adopt an empirical approach, directly comparing or correlating a countries income with selected variables associated with existing Cited by: The development of the transport road network plays an important role in the economic development of a country and, therefore, the kilometre-age of paved roads existing in a country is often used as an index to assess the extent of its development.
Local economic development (LED) in South Africa. Improved local governance performance regarding LED requires cooperation and partnerships. The service delivery triangle relating to LED consists of three partners namely government, private sector and local communities (Meyer, File Size: KB.
Defining the concept economic development. Economic development requires improved competitiveness and employment creation across many sectors of the economy. Economic development is the sustained increase in income of all members of society so as to be free from material want. OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD's analysis and data.
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Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation inand headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The main goal of economic development is improving the economic well being of a community through efforts that entail job creation, job retention, tax base enhancements and quality of life.
As there is no single definition for economic development, there is no single strategy, policy, or program for achieving successful economic development. Local economies are the building blocks for national ones. An updated and expansive core text, the Second Edition of Local Economic Development: Analysis, Practices, and Globalization provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of local economic g into cutting-edge topics such as cluster analysis, creative class orientation, competitive advantage, social capital Cited by: and $90 billion per year depending on the and investment.
Across all four cities, local and state economic development the local and state economic development. social inclusion, foster economic growth and transition to the low carbon economy. The impact of these megatrends on people and societies is very much context-specific and requires place-based policies.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations inset the. and regions adapt to changing conditions and even reinvent their economic bases if necessary. Even if the community has lost its original or main economic driver, it has other assets that it can use to spur the local economy.
While most economic development strategies involve some effort to recruitFile Size: 3MB. Local road investments work for growth and poverty reduction in local areas. The paper highlights the importance of investing in local roads and directs attention to the critical role of local government units (LGUs) in improving the local road network.
Raising additional monies to fund local roads is only partly a solution. Much more willFile Size: KB. A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text.New estimates by the African Development Bank (AfDB) suggest that the continent’s infrastructure needs amount to $–$billion a year, with a financing gap in the range $–$billion.1 But African countries do not need to fill these gaps before proceeding with their economic transformations.Rural Community Development – New Challenges and Enduring Dilemmas Jim Cavaye ∗ Abstract.
Rural community vitality depends on communities maintain-ing adequate infrastructure, having access to services, enhancing business and economic opportunities and establishing policy settings to foster File Size: 66KB.
