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Many New England coastal communities have long been protected from large-scale development. Marked by poor...
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Local planners have often neglected their industrial resources and are therefore jeopardizing their economic base....
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A recent study of the Blackstone Valley's Route 146 Corridor highlights some of the challenges...
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Over the past twenty years there has been an enormous shift in terms of retail...
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As we move into the twenty-first century, economic development officials are increasingly attempting to find...
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The biotech industry is on the wave of the new economy and is steadily becoming...
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Downtowns, the traditional business centers of our communities, have survived many changes throughout the last...
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Central Region, Massachusetts Benchmarks (2003)
Worcester County lies at the center of Massachusetts and largely defines the Commonwealth's Central Region....
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While there are hundreds of books and articles written on Bellamy and his utopian perspectives,...
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This article lays out several key trends concerning industrial development that I have noted over...
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All our communities are striving for economic success. Political platforms are built on promises of...
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Once defined almost entirely by heavy manufacturing and tourism, the Berkshire region is now in...
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Across the United States, there has been increasing protest over the placing of industrial land...
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The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the contributions of Edward Bellamy...
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Portugal's seaport communities are undergoing substantial change. Once protected by the nation's closed economy and...
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The link between Route 146 and the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) is now operational, and further...
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Last fall, two of New England's oldest planners were sitting on the top of Mount...
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The end of the 20th century is a good time to check on the progress...
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Home building generates substantial local economic activity, including income, jobs, and revenue for state and...
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Throughout the world, there has been considerable interest among economic planners concerning the creation of...
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Worcester County has long been famed for its manufacturing prowess. Its Blackstone Valley was the...
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Despite long odds, some distressed, high unemployment regions in the United States survive, revitalize, and...
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America's nuclear power companies for the first time, face reduced demand and a resulting decline...
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Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward was one of the most influential books in the evolution of...
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Over the past twenty years, we have been involved in economic revitalization projects in more...
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The cities and towns of Central Massachusetts, many of which played a critical role in...
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Harbour communities across Europe and the US are in the midst of major changes. Shifting...
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This article is an overview of the current state of planning for industrial development. Local...
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Bondi's Island is so pungently smelly that it is a negative influence on where we...
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Over the past five years the Center for Economic Development has been actively involved in...
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Until recently, many small firms had little or no interest in exporting as the complexities...
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Across the United States, mill towns and industrial communities, the "brownfields", have been experiencing rapid...
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Over the past decade we have been involved in more than fifty economic development projects...
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Across the United States there is a continuous expansion of population away from our traditional...
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A look at Pennsylvania from a national perspective indeed illustrates that it is the Keystone...
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Historians who focus on the development of nineteenth century New England textile mills generally place...
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This paper is a description and analysis of the plan for the rebuilding of Lisbon...
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This article analyzes the impacts of malls on the character and economic base of a...
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Owing to the departure of the mill industry from rural New England, many small towns...
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This article analyzes the debate concerning the problems, approaches, and intent of industrial policy as...
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When planning the development of an incubator, a fundamental question is "Who will be the...
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This article analyzes the reindustrialization problems facing mature-industry communities in Massachusetts. The findings are based...
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This article describes and analyzes the economic transformation of Maynard, Massachusetts. Located twenty-six miles west...
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This paper describes the importance of understanding and dealing with the problems of infrastructure planning...
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The authors describe the critical issues that emerged during the first years of the National...
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Between 1916 and 1941, Henry Ford embarked on an effort to decentralize the production facilities...
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In the last issue of the Town Planning Review, the key influences on town planning...
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German town planning has long been hailed for its contribution to the health and prosperity...
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This article describes a pragmatic approach to assessing the economic impact of major urban recreation...
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This paper is a review and analysis of the influence of the national government upon...
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Fifty years ago, one of the most remarkable city planning experiments of the twentieth century...
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The German city in the late 1800's was a victim of many of the malaises...
Contributions to Books
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The New Economy: Thriving Amidst Change (with Zenia Kotval), Preserving and Enhancing Communities: A Guide for Residents, Planners, and Government Officials (2007)
Communities increasingly see their economic development goal as one of attracting job-generating industrial development and...
Other
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Academics who teach either economic development or industrial policy courses struggle to find a core...
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The book consists of a group of papers developed for one of a series of...
