What Tools Can Cities Use to Collect Data on the Local Economy? ...... guide cities through some of the key activities and steps involved in strategic planning. ... 5 Assessing competitiveness. ○ Overview of data analysis tools. ○ Quick reference guide to aid tool selection. UNDERSTANDING. YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY. 5.

Chap. 3. Malizia, E. E. & Feser, E. J. (1999) Understanding Local Economic Development. Rutgers University. Center for urban. McLean, M. L. & Voytek, K. P. (1992) Understanding Your Economy: Using Analysis to Guide Local. Strategic Planning. Second Edition, Chicago: Planners Press, American Planning Association.

Dec 9, 2015 ... 9. UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMY. 4 Nov. Using and presenting economic and employment data. McLean, Mary L. and Kenneth P. Voytek. (1992). Understanding Your. Economy: Using Analysis to Guide Local Strategic Planning . Chicago, IL: Planners Press. Chapters 2 and 3 (Pp. 9-‐49). Moore, T., S.

You're probably a strategic planning veteran and don't even know it. Think about it: family vacations, retirement funds, sending your children or yourself to college, these are all examples of events that required some degree of long-term planning. And that's exactly the essence of strategic planning: a long-term, usually ...

and environmentally sustainable;. Provide technical expertise and analysis to ensure that all economic development and strategic plans are integrated with existing ... Understanding the. Local Economy. Becoming Business - friendly & competitive. Local Economic. Profile. Value chain Analysis. Preparing the LED. Strategy.

A How To Manual (Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural. Development, Iowa State University, December 1993). • McLean, Mary L., Understanding Your Economy: Using Analysis to. Guide Local Strategic Planning (Planners Press, 1993). • Richardson, Harry W., Regional Economics (University of Illinois Press,.

Guide to Developing a Regional Economic. Development Strategy. Prepared for Boards of Directors of Nova Scotia's Regional Enterprise Networks ... prepared to assist RENs in understanding the process of developing a strategy for ... planning , economic modeling, expert analysis, and stakeholder input are all things.

Preface. Strategic planning for local economic development is important. It is a cornerstone of sustainable development. It involves wise resource use, integrating values and thinking ahead. These are demanding tasks that can be intimidating, and at times, overwhelming. They need not be. In our work around the world, we ...

Techniques. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. McLean, Mary L. , and Kenneth Voytek. 1992. Understanding Your. Economy: Using Analysis to Guide Local Strategic Planning. Chicago: American Planning Association. Meier, Kenneth J., Jeffrey L. Brudney, and John Bohte. 2008. Applied. Statistics for Public ...

Strategic planning is a process that results in decisions and actions to guide what your program is, what it does, and why it does it (Bryson, 2004). Strategic planning is a practical process to help you adapt products, services, and activities to the needs of the population your program serves. The benefits of strategic planning ...

iv. TRAINER'S GUIDE • PROMOTING LED THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING. Preface. Strategic planning for local economic development is important. It is a cornerstone of sustainable development. It involves wise resource use, integrating values and thinking ahead. These are demanding tasks that can be intimidating, ...

is changing or hostile, then our organizations must be that much more ... The challenge of meeting them can become greater with changes in the local or national ... (Pfeiffer et al., Understanding Applied Strategic Planning: A Manager's Guide). Strategic planning involves "charting a course that you believe is wise, then ...

our customers' ability to access, use, and understand them. The Strategic Plan for 2012–2016 is designed to make BEA's economic accounts and services more responsive to the needs of its customers and partners. Strategic Goals: BEA's program and support areas have developed the following strategic goals designed to ...

Understanding your external and internal context for better planning ... 1 - 6 persons with good research/analysis skills, to conduct initial research on the six ... WHEN AND WHY. TO USE. SWOT: Turning around the order for better results. The term 'SWOT' refers to Strengths,. Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

Strategic Plan. 2013–2017. MISSION. The mission of the Bureau of Economic Analysis is to promote a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, ... meetings, which provide BEA with invaluable outside expertise as well as insight into the needs of our expert users. ... BEA's leaders guide and.

conditions to the project and community being analyzed. A publication prepared for the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Understanding. Your Economy: Using Analysis to Guide Local Strategic Planning (1991), outlines key location and economic function considerations of cities relative to larger regional  ...

Guide on Strategic Planning for Socio-Economic Development based on GE and HRBA o Guide purpose o Guide structure o Factors for success. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ... Stage 2: Understanding the Present where we are - ..... “ walking your talk”, doing what you preached and promised, to be one with your word so for.

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On the other hand the tools can assist both practitioners and community leaders in steering a course for long-term growth. The four tools are: • Industry Cluster Analysis: With a useful set of 17 clusters, this tool helps the practitioner see networks of businesses that are creating wealth in their local or regional economy.

Feb 19, 2016 ... Qualitative Analysis for Planning & Policy: Beyond the Numbers. Chicago: APA Planners Press. • McLean, Mary L., and Kenneth Voytek. 1992. Understanding Your Economy: Using. Analysis to Guide Local Strategic Planning. Chicago: APA Planners Press. • Meier, Kenneth J., Jeffrey L. Brudney, and John ...