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University of British Columbia Press
About the BookNorthern British Columbia is a place of rich cultures, diverse communities, and a strong sense of identity. The future of this vast, resource-rich region and the people who call it home could be either driven by a narrow economic agenda or guided by innovative, place-based solutions that seek to build viable communities and resilient local and regional economies.
Investing in Place is about creating the foundations for renewing northern British Columbia’s rural and small-town economies. Markey, Halseth, and Manson argue that renewal is not about nostalgic reliance on the policies and economic strategies of the past -- rather, it is about building a pragmatic and innovative vision for development, one that acknowledges both the opportunities and the challenges posed by resource development and global and technological change.
For policy-makers and residents alike the path to renewal lies in place-based development, which consists of people working together at all levels of the community and region to take advantage of local opportunities in a sustainable, responsible way.
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
1 Introduction: Foundations for Renewal
2 The Development of Northern British Columbia: General Processes and Specific Circumstances
3 The Whole Community Approach
Part 2: Creating a Space-Based Economy
4 Province Building
5 Restructuring and Response
6 Struggles in Transition
Part 3: Moving to a Place-Based Economy
7 An Economy of Place
8 Mobilizing for Change
9 Directions
Part 4: Conclusion
10 On Intervention: Constructing a Northern Place
Conclusion: Renewal for Rural and Small-Town Northern BC
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2012
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Book
Categories:
Community Capacity Building
Planning and Evaluation
Regional Development
Rural CED
Sustainable Development
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