Sustainable Economic Development

Readings

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Part I: Courses and Project Introduction; Sustainable Development Concepts and Theory
1	Introduction to Course
2	Introduction to Sustainable Developments Concepts and Theory	Client background information and projects’ scopes. Beatley, Timothy, and Kristy Manning. The Ecology of Place: Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1997, chapter 1, and 5. ISBN: 1559634782. Katz, Bruce, and Jennifer Bradley. “Divided We Sprawl.” The Atlantic Monthly, December 1999, 26-41. McDonough, William, and Michael Braungart. “The Next Industrial Revolution.” The Atlantic Monthly, October 1998, 82-92.
3	Concepts and Theory: Brownfields and Neighborhood Development	Bates, Timothy. Race, Self-Employment, and Upward Mobility: An Illusive American Dream. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, chapter 1, pp. 1-23. ISBN: 0801857996. Jepson, E., Jr. “The Conceptual Integration of Planning and Sustainability: An Investigation of Planners In The United States.” Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 21 (2003): 389-410. Kibel, Paul. “The Urban Nexus: Open Space, Brownfields and Justice.” Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review 25 (1998): 589-618. Roberts, Brian, and Michael Cohen. “Enhancing Sustainable Development by Triple Value Adding to the Core Business of Government.” Economic Development Quarterly 16, no. 2 (May 2002): 127-137. Tietz, Michael B. “Neighborhood Economics: Local Communities and Regional Markets.” Economic Development Quarterly 3, no. 2 (May 1989): 111-122. Waldinger, Roger, Howard Aldrich, and Robin Ward. “Opportunities, Group Characteristics, and Strategies.” In Ethnic Entrepreneurs: Immigrant Business in Industrial Societies. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1990, pp. 13-49. ISBN: 0803937113.
4	Concepts and Theory: Industrial Ecology and Green Development	Rocky Mountain Institute. Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1998, pp. 24-65, and 124-190. ISBN: 0471188786. Kinsley, Michael. “Sustainable Development: Prosperity without Growth.” In Economic Renewal Guide. Old Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute, chapter 1. ISBN: 1881071065. Torrens, I., and Karen Yeager. “The Electric Utility Industry.” In The Ecology of Industry. Edited by Deanna J. Richards and Greg Pearson. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1998, pp. 72-100. ISBN: 0309063558.
Part II: Existing Conditions Analysis and Formulating Plan Agenda
5	Brownfields, Economic Base Analysis, and Indicators	Abelson, Ned, et al. “Rhode Island Chapter of the American Bar Association’s Brownfields Book.” 2nd ed. 2002. Bashaw, John R. “Environmental Site Assessment.” Occupational Health & Safety 61, no. 3 (March 1992): 32-33. Blanchet, R. “Risk Assessments Aid Phase III Audits.” Environmental Protection, April 1992. Hernandez, L. Building Upon Our Strengths: A Community Guide to Brownfields Redevelopment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Oakland, CA: Urban Habitat Program, 1999, pp. 1-14, 52-57, and 65-68. Hollander, Jason B. “Measuring Community: Using Sustainability Indicators in Devens, MA.” Planners’ Casebook (January 2002). National Academies of Sciences. “Concept of Livability Indicators.” In Community and Quality Life: Data Needs for Informed Decision Making. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2003, chapter 1, pp 23-53. ISBN: 0309082609. Market Street Services. “Austin, Texas Economic and Demographic Profile.” Phase I Report (May 2003).
FT	Field Trip to Sites
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7	Research Methods: Waste Streams/Emissions and Industry and Cluster Analysis	Chertow, Marian R., and Daniel C. Esty, eds. Thinking Ecologically: The Next Generation of Environmental Policy. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997, pp. 1-37. ISBN: 0300073038. Coogan, P., and T. Greene. “How to Investigate Environmental Health Problems in Your Community.” Boston, MA: JSI Center for Environmental Health Studies. Working Paper, 1997. Heaton, G., Jr., and R. D. Banks. “Toward a New Generation of Environmental Technology.” In Investing in Innovation. Edited by Lewis Branscomb and James Keller. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998, chapter 11, pp. 276-297. ISBN: 9780262522670. Waits, Mary Jo. “The Added Value of the Industry Cluster Approach to Economic Analysis, Strategy Development, and Service Delivery.” Economic Development Quarterly 14, no. 1 (February 2002): 35-50.
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9	Environmental Justice Issues and Market Analysis	Cairns, Shannon, Jessica Greig, and Martin Wachs. “Environmental Justice and Transportation: A Citizen’s Handbook.” Institute of Transportation Studies. Berkeley, CA: University of California Berkeley, 2003. Carn, N., et al. Real Estate Market Analysis: Techniques and Applications. London, UK: International Thompson Publishing Services, Ltd., 1988, Chapter 10, pp. 214-234. ISBN: 0324136560. Kuehn, R. “The Environmental Justice Implications of Quantitative Risk Assessment.” University of Illinois Law Review 103 (1996). Rechtscaffen, C., and E. Guana. Environmental Justice: Law, Policy and Regulation. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2002, pp. 217-220, and 226-236. ISBN: 0890894124. Waxman, Andrew. “Utilizing Economic Theories of Retail to Revitalize Inner-City Neighborhood Business Districts: The Case of Upham’s Corner Main Streets.” MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning Masters Thesis, June 1998, chapters 6, and 7.
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11	Presentation on Preliminary Findings (Team 1)
12	Presentation on Preliminary Findings (Team 2)
13	Feedback, Synthesize, and Reflect
Part III: Plan Building Blocks: Environmental and Economic Development Polices and Interventions
14	Technology Transfer, Green Design, and Industrial Ecology	Beatley, Timothy, and Kristy Manning. The Ecology of Place: Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1997, chapter 4. ISBN: 1559634782. Hershkowitz, Alan. Bronx Ecology: Blueprint for a New Environmentalism. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2002, pp. 27-51, 87-102, and 197-212. ISBN: 1559638648. Jolly, Vijay K. Commercializing New Technologies: Getting from Mind to Market. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1997, pp. 1-18. ISBN: 0875847609. Reamer, Andrew, et al. “Technology Transfer and Commercialization.” Washington, DC: Economic Development Administration, 2003, chapter 4, pp. 111-128. Romm, J., and W. Browning. “Greening the Building and the Bottom Line: Increasing Productivity through Energy-Efficient Design.” Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute, 1998. Working paper.
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16	Brownfields and Real Estate Development	Blakely, E., and T. Bradshaw. “Locality Development.” In Planning Local Economic Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002, Chapter 7, pp. 179-196. ISBN: 0761924582. Eisen, J., “Brownfields of Dreams? Challenges and Limits of Voluntary Cleanup Programs and Incentives.” University of Illinois Law Review 882 (1996). Hernandez, M. “The Impact of Commercial Development on Inner City Revitalization: An Analysis of Projects in Boston, Cambridge, MA.” MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning Master’s Thesis, July 2001. Simmons, R. Turning Brownfields into Greenbacks: Developing and Financing Environmentally Contaminated Urban Real Estate. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 1998, pp. 100-110. ISBN: 0874208513. Shutkin, William. The Land That Could Be: Environmentalism and Democracy in the Twenty First Century. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000, pp. 167-208. ISBN: 9780262692700.
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18	Small Business Development and Land Use Planning	Blakely, E., and T. Bradshaw. “Business Development.” In Planning Local Economic Development: Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994, Chapter 8, pp. 217-235. ISBN: 0803952104. Chertow, Marian R., and Daniel C. Esty, eds. Thinking Ecologically: The Next Generation of Environmental Policy. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997, pp. 60-76. ISBN: 0300073038. Grossman, Karen. “Connectors and Conduits: Reaching Competitive Markets from the Ground Up.” The Aspen Institute, 2002, pp. 12-32. (PDF) Holliston Case Study. Charles River Watershed Association. Lowitt, Peter. “Londonderry Case Study.” and Lowitt, Peter, M. Deppe, T. Leatherwood, and N. Warner. “A Planner’s Overview of Eco-Industrial Development.” Both prepared for American Planning Association Annual Conference, 2000. Unpublished documents. Sierra Club. “The Dark Side of the American Dream: The Costs and Consequences of Suburban Sprawl.” Sierra Club Sprawl Report. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club, 1998, pp. 1-9.
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Part IV: Plan Formulation
20	Initial Ideas
21	Elements of a Plan
22	Synthesize
23	Refine and Practice
24	Refine and Practice (cont.)
25	Reflection
26	Final Projects Due