Economic Development Challenges For An Agriculture-Based Region
California's Central Valley struggles with the need to accommodate its rapid growth while preserving its agricultural economic base.
With the fastest growing population in the state, the Central Valley is faced with siginificant challenges in housing, air pollution, infrastructure development, and how to balance the need for more jobs against the preservation of an agriculture economy. The Planning Report presents an interview with Carol Whiteside, President of the Great Valley Center, in which she addresses the emergence of the Central Valley and the challenges of population and economic growth.
Thanks to Larry Segal
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Published on Sunday, December 21, 2003 in
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