Revitalizing Rural Economies
A Guide for Practitioners
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2013
224 pages
978-0-7735-8927-8 (ISBN)
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A research-based economic development resource for leaders building strong rural communities.
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Yolande E. Chan | Jeffrey A. Dixon | Christine R. Dukelow
Revitalizing Rural Economies
A Guide for Practitioners
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11/2013
McGill-Queen's University Press
€154.50
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Persons
Yolande E. Chan is professor of management information systems at Queen's School of Business and former director of the Monieson Centre. Jeffrey A. Dixon is associate director of the Monieson Centre at Queen's School of Business. Christine R. Dukelow is a community development professional from Beaverton, Ontario.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - NEW ROLES FOR PRACTITIONERS
- 1 Community Economic Development - Shifting the Focus to Local Self-reliance and an Innovation Economy
- 2 Community Assets - Essential Building Blocks for CED
- 3 The Importance of the Downtown Core
- PART TWO: BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL THROUGH COLLABORATION AND INCLUSIVENESS
- 4 Community Collaboration Techniques
- 5 Strategies for Engaging Youth and New Canadians
- PART THREE: NEW OPTIONS FOR GROWING THE RURAL ECONOMY
- 6 Supporting the "Creative Class" and Entrepreneurs
- 7 New Economic Opportunities from Skilled Trades and Value-added Thinking
- 8 Capitalizing on Tourism
- PART FOUR: SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING THE NEW RURAL ECONOMY
- 9 Technology as the Foundation
- 10 The Economic Role of Healthcare
- 11 Attracting New Investments in Rural Communities
- 12 Goods, Services, and People Movement
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- APPENDICES
- A: Detailed Asset Inventory Categories
- B: Youth Programming and Funding Organizations
- C: Sample Newcomer Websites
- D: Government-funded Immigration Programs
- E: Government-funded Skills Training Programs
- F: Ontario Travel Market Segments
- G: Definitions of the Creative Economy
- Notes
- Index
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