Climate Leadership Academy on Sustainable Economic Development

September 12-14, 2011 | Denver, CO

Sustainable Economic Development Resource Guide

Includes case studies on promising practices in sustainable economic development; lists of useful resources, organized topically; and contact information and bios for workshop participants.

• Download Resource Guide here.

Workshop Agenda

The complete Sustainable Economic Development workshop agenda, including names and titles of presenters, as well as plenaries and concurrent sessions held during the Academy.

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Selected Presentations (in alphabetical order by presenter):

Christine Ageton, The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)

• Engaging a Diverse Group of Stakeholders

Paul Krutko, Ann Arbor SPARK

• San Jose and Ann Arbor SPARK: Sustainable Economic Development

James Nixon, Global Urban Development

• Sustainable Economic Development Strategies

Robert Olson, U.S. Economic Development Administration

• Partnering with the Federal Government on Sustainable Economic Development

Matt Raker, AdvantageWest Economic Development Group

• Western North Carolina: Food Systems and Natural Resources Cluster

Diane Sugimura, Seattle Department of Planning and Development
Steve Johnson, Seattle Office of Economic Development

• Sustainable Redevelopment of Seattle's South Lake Union

Selected Handouts (in alphabetical order by author):

Eric DePlace, Sightline Institute(BALLE)

• Making Sustainability Legal

Steve Dubb, The Democracy Collaborative

• Community Wealth-Building: Adapting the Cleveland Approach

Deborah Kobes, Jobs for the Future

• Training for Growth: Integrating Green Workforce and Economic Development Planning

Galen Nelson, Boston Redevelopment Authority

• Cultivating Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups

Andre Pettigrew, Climate Prosperity Project, Inc.

• Metro Denver Climate Prosperity Project Report

Capital Institute

• Field Guide to Investing in a Resilient Economy