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Stubbles, Russell – Small Town, 1990
In 1989, gambling was legalized in Deadwood. The resulting boom produced unexpectedly high revenues, allowing the town to meet historic restoration and preservation goals within 10 years. However, in the absence of community planning, the boom also changed the community's social fabric and increased noise, traffic, and congestion. (SV)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Development, Community Planning, Court Litigation
Harris, Thomas R. – 1985
The paper addresses the importance of developing a rural community's commercial sector for economic development by providing some analytical tools. Procedures are outlined to estimate commercial sector activity in a community, to estimate commercial sector activity for various counties within a state (Nevada is used as an example), and to develop…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Development, Community Planning
Lowin, Peter C. – Small Town, 1994
Case study of redevelopment of the village of Farnumville in Grafton, Massachusetts, illustrates the potential of historic preservation and heritage tourism as a tool for economic development. Describes the mill village cultural landscape and the importance of citizen and business participation to the process. Presents building and streetscape…
Descriptors: Built Environment, Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Characteristics
Doeksen, Gerald A.; And Others – 1981
Extension personnel can aid rural decision makers with impacts felt from rapid growth in their communities via a locally applicable community impact model. This paper illustrates how extension professionals can utilize community impact models. Impact models reviewed include: model to measure the impact of new industry on rural communities in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Change, Community Planning, Economic Development
Hustedde, Ron; And Others – 1984
Designed to assist individuals who need to bring information to citizen groups or decision makers concerned with community economic development, this manual uses a question-answer format to cover topics that might occur to someone just starting to build an understanding of community economic analysis. Among topics covered are: strategies for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Change, Community Development, Community Planning
Merculieff, Ilarion – Winds of Change, 1996
An Aleut community leader from the Pribilof Islands (Alaska) reflects on what he learned from the economic crisis that threatened the viability of his community during the 1980s. He suggests that the spiritual healing of the individual is central to the healing of the whole community, elimination of conflict, and fulfillment of any vision for the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
Greene, Marjorie R.; Curry, Martha G. – 1977
Large-scale energy or resource development projects in rural areas cause environmental, social, and economic changes in the community. The negative aspects of these impacts can be mitigated and the positive aspects enhanced, through the use of effective impact management strategies by local and state governments (together and separately), the…
Descriptors: Administration, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Planning
National Civic League, Denver, CO. – 1993
This "Civic Index" is intended to help communities evaluate and improve their civic infrastructures, as well as look at the issues and find approaches to dealing with them. The 10 components of the Civic Index serve as a description of the types of skills and processes that must be present for a community to deal effectively with its unique…
Descriptors: Adults, Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility