Greening the Rustbelt: Protecting the environment can restore cities
A look at how in a Rustbelt city, a look at how community leaders came to understand the role of environmental sustainability in economic development.Excerpt:“We can’t go back to the manufacturing town that we used to be. We need to attract a more creative class of people, and CEED’s vision of a town built upon principles of sustainability makes a lot of sense to me. It’s the only way we can compete with more progressive cities around the country. We have to sell quality of life.” Click here for the full story.
A look at how in a Rustbelt city, a look at how community leaders came
to understand the role of environmental sustainability in economic
development.
Excerpt:
“We can’t go back to the manufacturing town that we used to be. We need
to attract a more creative class of people, and CEED’s vision of a town
built upon principles of sustainability makes a lot of sense to me.
It’s the only way we can compete with more progressive cities around
the country. We have to sell quality of life.”
Click here for the full story.
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