Category: Papers

National Conversation on the Future of our Communities—Compendium

The Smart Growth Network issued a call for papers in 2012 to start a national conversation on what we want our communities to look like in 25 years, and what development issues will be faced. The Network received 95 papers in response. Twenty of the pap… more »

Papers – Feb. 20, 2013

Asset-Based Economic Development/Building Sustainable Rural Communities

This series of three ICMA briefing papers showcase how small communities are tackling sustainability and smart growth through asset-based economic development. The first paper defines asset-based economic development and provides several case studies on… more »

Papers – Nov. 14, 2012