Planning Local Economic Development
Theory and Practice
- Nancey Green Leigh - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Edward J. Blakely - The University of Sydney, Australia, University of Southern California, USA, New School University, New York, USA, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Since the appearance of the first edition in 1990, Planning Local Economic Development has been the foundation for an entire generation of practitioners and academics working in planning and policy development. Written by authors with years of academic, regional, and city planning experience, the book has been used widely in graduate economic development, urban studies, nonprofit management, and public administration courses.
Now thoroughly updated for the challenges of the 21st century with deeper coverage of sustainability and resiliency, the Fifth Edition explores the theories of local economic development while addressing the issues and opportunities faced by cities, towns, and local entities in crafting their economic destinies within the global economy. Authors Nancey Green Leigh and Edward J. Blakely provide a thoroughly up-to-date exploration of planning processes, analytical techniques and data, and locality, business, and human resource development, as well as advanced technology and sustainable economic development strategies.
New to the Fifth Edition:
- Addresses the challenges to local economic development planning posed by the weak recovery to the Great Recession
- Introduces social network analysis
- Covers the importance of urban design for local economic development success and the potential of LEED neighborhood design
- Expands the focus on public-private partnerships and community marketing for implementing economic development plans
- Offers new case studies and illustrations
This book provides a clear and concise discussion on local economic development planning. This book would be highly recommend for students who wish to peruse a career in local government
This book is a gathering of important issues relating to planning local economic development. It presents many interesting cases and examples that are helpful for students.
A comprehensive book that covers most of the local economic development planning issues. It explains the topics with cases and examples that make easy for students to understand.
The book will be used in course offered in Sept 15
An excellent book that will be used in a course online offered to students in Africa (Zambia, Nigeria, Ghana and Namibia)
This book is a great companion for any course on local economic development covering the theories, concepts and challenges with a plethora of case studies. An essential text for students considering issues related to local economic development.
Very good book with complete problem of LER.
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This is one of the most comprehensive local economic development textbooks for a graduate planning class out there. I really like the addition of the teaching cases.
This text provides a comprehensive exploration of the theories and challenges of local economic development. This updated edition, successfully incorporates the challenge of sustainable living in the 21st century, with new case studies and illustrations relevant to the current context. An essential text for any development planning course.