Local economic development and the environment finding common ground

American Society for Public Administration Series in Public Administration and Public Policy LocaL Economic DEvELopmEnt anD thE EnvironmEnt finding Common ground SuSan M Opp Jeffery L OSgOOd, Jr www.ebook3000.com www.ebook3000.com LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT Finding Common Ground www.ebook3000.com American Society for Public Administration American Society for Public Administration Book Series on Public Administration & Public Policy David H Rosenbloom, Ph.D Editor-in-Chief Mission: Throughout its history, ASPA has sought to be true to its founding principles of promoting scholarship and professionalism within the public service The ASPA Book Series on Public Administration and Public Policy publishes books that increase national and international interest for public administration and which discuss practical or cutting edge topics in engaging ways of interest to practitioners, policy makers, and those concerned with bringing scholarship to the practice of public administration Recent PuBlicAtionS local economic Development and the environment: Finding common Ground by Susan M Opp and Jeffery L Osgood, Jr case Studies in Disaster Response and emergency Management by Nicolas A Valcik and Paul E Tracy Debating Public Administration: Management challenges, choices, and opportunities by Robert F Durant and Jennifer R.S Durant Effective Non-Profit Management: context, concepts, and competencies by Shamima Ahmed environmental Decision-Making in context: A toolbox by Chad J McGuire Government Performance and Results: An evaluation of GPRA’s First Decade by Jerry Ellig, Maurice McTigue, and Henry Wray www.ebook3000.com American Society for Public Administration Series in Public Administration and Public Policy LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT Finding Common Ground SUSAN M OPP JEFFERY L OSGOOD, JR www.ebook3000.com CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2013 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S Government works Version Date: 20121126 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4398-8009-8 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint Except as permitted under U.S Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright com (http://www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400 CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com www.ebook3000.com Dedicated to Drs Peter B Meyer and Hank V Savitch For being the inspiration for all that we have achieved in our scholarly pursuits Thank you www.ebook3000.com www.ebook3000.com Contents Preface xiii About the Authors xvii Contributors xix Acknowledgments xxiii Section I  SETTING THE CONTEXT: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY  1 Local Economic Development and Environmental Protection: The Intersection .3 Suburbanization, Economic Decline, and Local Economic Development .5 Sprawl Local Economic Development History of Local Economic Development Practice Wave One Strategies for Economic Development .9 Wave Two Strategies for Economic Development 10 Wave Three Strategies for Economic Development 10 Sustainability and Sustainable Economic Development 11 Sustainable Cities 11 Conclusion 12 References 13  2 Sustainability and the Built Environment 17 Revitalization and Redevelopment: Remedial Efforts .18 How Did Cities Evolve? 19 Moving Forward in American Cities: Revitalization 20 Greenfields, Grayfields, Brownfields, and Infill 20 Gentrification 21 Development and Grayfields 23 vii www.ebook3000.com viii  ◾  Contents Development and Brownfields 25 Anticipatory Development 27 Mixed-Use Development 27 Affordable Housing 28 Growth Boundaries 28 Low-Impact Development .28 Conclusions and Concepts in Action: New Hanover County, North Carolina 29 References 35  3 Energy, the Environment, and Economics 37 Current State of Energy in the United States 38 Nonrenewable Energy Sources 39 Petroleum Issues .39 Natural Gas Issues 41 Coal Issues 42 Nuclear Issues 44 Global Climate Change 45 Renewable Energy Sources: Clean Energy .45 Biomass/Biofuels 46 Water/Hydroelectric 46 Geothermal 47 Wind 47 Solar .47 The Intersection of Economic Development and Energy: Using Clean Energy for Local Economic Development 48 Manufacturing 48 Grayfields, Brownfields, and Clean Energy Manufacturing 48 Incentives 50 Conclusions and Concepts in Action: Portland, Oregon 50 References 62  4 Green Transportation: An Amenity Approach 67 Green/Sustainable Transportation 68 Existing Infrastructure Techniques 69 Public Bus 70 Light Rail .71 Walking and Biking .72 Efficient Vehicles 75 Conclusions and the Concepts in Action: Tucson, Arizona .76 References 90 www.ebook3000.com ... SETTING THE CONTEXT: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY I Chapter Local Economic Development and Environmental Protection: The Intersection Economic development and environmental... .283  12 Finding Common Ground: Local Economic Development and the Environment 285 Economic Development versus Economic Growth 286 Institutions and Sustainable Economic Development. .. SETTING THE CONTEXT: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY  1 Local Economic Development and Environmental Protection: The? ?Intersection .3 Suburbanization, Economic