This is a class project prepared by Urban Planning 538: Economic Development Planning. The project was started by the students in the winter 2005 semester, and now continued by students in the fall 2005 semester. The goal is to create a handbook of useful resources and analysis on local economic development. The choice of topics reflects the interests of class participants (and is therefore not a comprehensive list of all economic development topics.) Each student has been individually responsible for writing two detailed entries (linked below), plus two short glossary entries (see separate page). Faculty supervisor: Prof. Scott Campbell	see also: Economic Development Glossary
	for UP538 students: FORMATTING GUIDELINES updated 12/4/05
	last updated:  Thursday, June 1, 2006 1:28 PM
Fall 2005 project team (click to email): Young Kyoo Ahn • Suzanne Bessette • Samuel Butler • Mary Jo Byrnes • Geoffrey Dancik • Elizabeth Delgado • David Epstein • Samara Freemark • Rebecca Gordon • Amanda Goski • Nathan Gray • Lindsay-Jean Hard • Shayna Hirshfield • Yoohyung Joo • William Kaplowitz • William McElnea • Sarah Moon • Anne Nadzo • Ryan Roman • Kirk Sanderson • Dale Winling

Fall 2005 Entries

Winter 2005 Entries

Winter 2005 project team (click to email): Avik Basu • Christopher Bryant • Gregory Claxton • Timothy Davis • Jessica De Wit • Jenifer Huestis • Kathleen Maurer • Marisa McNee • Paul Ryckbost • Ariel Sherizen • Nicole Sitko • Lindsay Smith • Anna Sokol • Adam Zettel

Tools & Strategies of Economic Development Shared services and the economies of scale they provide local government [Timothy Davis] Import substitution as economic development [Avik Basu] Place Promotion and Target Market Analysis [Adam Zettel] Rail Transport as a Source of Economic Development  [Adam Zettel] Understanding cluster analysis [Marisa McNee]   The Environment and Sustainable Development Sustainable strategies for economic development [Gregory Claxton] Urban Growth Boundaries as Economic Development Tools  [Nicki Sitko] Financing “Green” Economic Development Projects: An Overview of Current Issues and Opportunities  [Lindsay Smith] Smart growth towards improved economic performance  [Avik Basu] Regional Economic Development Opportunities in Agriculture [Lindsay Smith]   Sports, Tourism and the Arts Cultural Economic Development [Marisa McNee] Sports Stadiums [---] Boating and Downtown Waterfront in Four Western Michigan Communities  [Paul Ryckbost] Park City, Utah’s successful combination of tourist activities creates healthy economic development [Nicki Sitko]

Economic Development Finance Finance in Economic Development:  Federal Funding Sources  [Jenifer Huestis] The efficacy of tax incentive programs  [Katie Maurer] Neighborhood business and microfinance  [Gregory Claxton]   Case Studies: Recovery & Revitalization Redevelopment of Detroit's Riverfront  [---] Redeveloping Former Industrial Waterfront Property [Paul Ryckbost] Industrial Retention Strategies: Chicago’s North River Industrial Corridor [Anna Sokol] Gentrification:  Will Chicago’s University Village Development Destroy Surrounding Communities? [Jenifer Huestis] Investment in under-served communities  [Christopher Bryant] Revitalizing Blighted Michigan Communities with Land Banks [Jessica de Wit] Brownfield Redevelopment [Katie Maurer]   Case Studies: Other Visteon Village: How communities can prepare for major economic investment  [Timothy Davis] Economic Redevelopment in Appalachia: The Appalachian Regional Commission   [Anna Sokol] University-Industry Partnerships: a Case Study of the Detroit Region [Christopher Bryant] Economic Development Impacts of Universities in Boston  [Jessica de Wit]

link to glossary entries