Community and Economic Development
Community and Economic Development
Community and Economic Development Links
- UK Business Incubation An independent body (with government backing) that promotes and supports business incubation in Britain.
- Neighborhood Communities Online community resourcing and support center. Helping communities support each other with an emphasis on the non-virtual.
- Defensible Space Information about the book 'Creating Defensible Space,' author Oscar Newman, his Institute, publications, and ongoing projects.
- Transit Oriented Development Advocates Light rail station area planning and transit oriented development.
- Horizon Monthly online magazine dedicated to inciting interest and inspiring action in communities. From The Enterprise Foundation, non-profit housing and development organization.
- National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions Not-for-profit organization acting as advocates for, and supporting local community credit unions in over 40 states.
- Community Development Toolbox Information about tools and resources available to rural community planners. Created by the University of Illinois.
- Western Rural Development Center Hopes to strengthen rural communities by facilitating development research with universities and communities.
- Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development Information about policy analyses, advocacy, training courses and workshops.
- The New Rules Project The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) proposes a set of new rules that builds community by supporting humanly scaled politics and economics.
- National Association of Development Organizations Provides training, information, networking, and representation for regional development organizations in small metropolitan and rural areas of the United States.
- The ICA Group Provides consulting services to clients working in, or seeking to start, worker-owned and community-based businesses.
- National Business Incubation Association A membership organization of incubator developers and managers helping emerging growth companies survive and grow during the start-up period, providing education, training and industry information.
- Downtown Research and Development Center Analyzes and reports on downtown problems and solutions in an effort to provide a focus for revitalizing cities worldwide.
- Collins and Schoettler Planning Consultants, located in Visalia, CA. Provide professional services in city and regional planning, environmental assessment, urban design and contract planning services.
- Urbanization and Development A study that looks at the levels of urbanization in developing countries suggesting that economic development and urbanization are inextricably linked.
- National Neighborhood Coalition A coalition of non-profit and community based organizations.
- NeighborWorks Net Information relating to a host of community-revitalization efforts from across the United States, focused on revitalizing declining neighborhoods by stabilizing home ownership and preserving housing affordable to low- and moderate-income families.
- Development Publications Concept papers on positive constructive approaches to community and personal change and development.
- DANTH, Inc. Consultants specializing in downtown and neighborhood economic development, with experience primarily in New York City and surrounding areas.
- HyettPalma Consultants specializing in economic enhancement of downtowns and older business districts.
- New Village Journal A magazine that documents enlightened leadership in community planning, development, and renewal.
- Neighborhood Design Center A nonprofit organization founded in Baltimore, Maryland by volunteers dedicated to providing urban communities with access to professional, conceptual architectural, landscape, design and planning services.
- Collaborative Economics Based in California's Silicon Valley, Collaborative Economics helps public and private leadership groups develop and implement collaborative strategies for creating high-performing economic communities.
- Community Development Society International Association for community development practitioners and citizen leaders around the world.
- The Laboratory for Community and Economic Development Provides information and educational programs, and conducts research on economic and social issues that are relevant to communities and community leaders.
- The National Rural Development Partnership Works to improve quality of life by fostering collaborative public private partnerships.
- Change Communications Providing internet solutions for housing and community development organizations. Also includes useful links page.
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