In the United
States the stimulus package will eventually kick in create jobs for planners—in housing,
transportation, design and such. However, in upcoming months students
graduating from planning schools face a situation they typically had not
planned on—where unemployment is relatively high and employers are hesitant about
taking on new people. As I have been pointing out to my students, this is not
the first time in the history of the world that such a situation has occurred.
The following tips draw on my own observations of successful strategies for
weathering such downturns.
Employment
Poverty and Development: Two Birds, Possibly One Stone
Some organizations believe they hold the key to fighting poverty--economic development in the inner cities, which will in turn bring in private investment. But others maintain that both are hard to come by simultaneously.
Miller-McCune
Smarter Transportation Economic Stimulation
Tue, 02/03/2009 - 16:17
We have just published a new report, "Smart Transportation Economic Stimulation: Infrastructure Investments That Support Strategic Planning Objectives Provide True Economic Development" which discusses factors to consider when evaluating transportation economic stimulation strategies.
Smart Economic Stimulation
Sun, 11/30/2008 - 23:11
Economic stimulation is an important issue these days. Let’s be smart when choosing economic stimulation strategies.
Need A Job? Try Appalachia!
Appalachia, long known as one of the poorest parts of the U.S. with chronically high unemployment, finds itself in the enviable position of enjoying remarkably low unemployment due to unwavering demand for its main natural resource – coal.
The Wall Street Journal
