Economic Development Planning

Lecture Slides

 Note: No lecture slides are available for sessions 5, 6, 9, 17, and 20.

SES #	TOPICS
1	Local Economic Development: Market Intervention Rationales (PDF)
2	Local Economic Development: The Evolution of Mainstream Theory (PDF)
3	The Creative Class and Placemaking (PDF - 1.8 MB)
4	Race and Equity in Economic Development (PDF - 1.7 MB)
7	Property Taxes and Local Sales Taxes (PDF)
8	Intergovernmental Transfers / Campaign Finance (PDF)
10	Capital Improvement Programs (PDF)
11	Tax Increment Finance Districts, Business Improvement Districts, Opportunity Zones (PDF - 1.4 MB)
12	Zoning for Economic Development (PDF - 1.5 MB)
13	Fiscal Impact Studies (PDF - 3.4 MB)
14	Determining Local Advantages and Disadvantages (PDF)
15	“Buy Local” Models (PDF)
16	The Creative Class and Incentives (PDF)
18	Infrastructure and Public Investment (PDF - 1.6 MB)
19	Managing Risk for Businesses (PDF)
21	Economic Development Planning in Practice: Thompson’s Point, Portland, ME (PDF - 1.7 MB)
22	Iterative Economic Development Planning: Assembly Square, Somerville, MA (PDF - 1.8 MB)