Promoting Sustainable Local and Community Economic Development

Abstract

What Is Community Economic Development? The CED Intermediaries Expanding Capital Access Support for Community Economic Development Summary Endnotes Searching for Sustainable Community Economic Development What Can Be Done? Rethinking People and Place Development Putting People First Livable and Sustainable Communities Brownfield Redevelopment Reusing Steel from Automobiles to Build Affordable Housing Summary Endnotes Public Sector Innovation and Community Economic Development Leadership and Innovation Community Economic Development Capacity Community Building and Development Assets and Agency Changing Strategies in Workforce Development School Reform for Sustainable Community Economic Development The Role of Higher Education Summary Endnotes Locally Based Community Economic Development Institutions: A Base for Innovation Community Development Corporations Government Support Community Reinvestment Act The Low Income Housing Tax Credit New Markets Tax Credit Program The Management Challenge The Unity Council: Connecting Transit-Oriented Development to Community Economic Development The Mountain Association for Community Economic Development: Bridging the Regional Divide Preserving Individual Assets Research and Policy Summary Endnotes The Role of Community Economic Development Intermediaries Expanding the Supply of Capital: Public Sector Support of Community Development Finance Building Capacity on the Community Side NeighborWorks America Building Strong Communities The Local Initiatives Support Corporation Connecting the Basics Enterprise Community Partners Experimentation and Innovation Regional and Local Intermediaries Neighborhood Partnership Inc.: Less Is More Summary Institutional Strength Conditions Innovation and Policy Leadership CED Intermediaries Augment the Field by Routinizing the Development Process Linking Mainstream Markets and CED Leading the Way for Sustainable Community Economic Development Endnotes Community Building and Development Are Community Development and Community Building Different? Reintroducing Old Friends Planning, Information Management, and Development Neighborhood Security and Community Economic Development Weed and Seed Partnering with Weed and Seed, LISC's Community Safety Initiative Gang Diversion: Homeboy Industries Developing Youth/Youth Developing Communities YouthBuild Arts and Culture Turning Graffiti into Art: The Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia Food and Community Development Summary Endnotes Assets and Agency Individual Asset Building Individual Development Accounts Hidden Gold: Earned Income Tax Credits Access to Credit for Self-Employment and Human Capital Development Collective Asset Building Stabilizing the Commons Operation Neighborhood Recovery Financing Innovation What Can Be Done Nationally: The National Community Stabilization Trust Summary Endnotes Innovations in Community-Based Workforce Development Sectoral Employment Second Chance, Inc Career Ladders Temporary Staffing Network Building Partnerships with Community Colleges Summary Endnotes Reforming Schools and Strengthening Community Economic Development Linking Community Building and Education Lincoln, Nebraska: Leadership Makes a Difference Smart Education Systems Chicago: Logan Square Neighborhood Association Parent Involvement and Organizing Linking Community Economic Development and Educational Reform Community Economic Development Partnerships for Educational Reform Enterprise Community Partners and New Compact School Summary Linking Schools to Community Linking Education and Development More Effective Mobility Policies Endnotes Higher Education as a Partner in Development Successful University-Community Partnerships Building Community Capacity The University as Developer Knowledge Generation, Geographical Information Systems, and Community Economic Development Minnesota 3D The Special Role of Community Colleges as CEDIs Summary Effective Partnerships Public Sector Support Endnotes Looking Forward: Promise and Hope Addressing the Organizational and Institutional Challenge Expanding the Planning and Implementation Capacity for Innovation Modeling Innovation Community Development Local School Reform Assets and Agency Workforce Development Sustainable Development Public Sector Involvement in Sustainable Community Economic Development Summary Endnotes References Resource Guide Further Reading: Public Sector Innovation Further Reading: Sustainable, Community, and Economic Development Community Economic Development Institutions and Stakeholders The Public Sector Institutions, Strategies, and Programs Community Economic Development Support, Advocacy and Learning Resources Asset Building and Community Development Workforce Development Higher Education and Community Economic Development Community Building/Development Arts and Community Economic Development Education Reform and Community Development Community Organizing Groups Crime Prevention Youth Development International CED