Opt-In Project Explores Uncharted Planning Territory in Southwestern NC
Public Deposited- Alternate title
- Local and Regional North Carolina Collaborations: Case Studies from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association: Opt-In Project Explores Uncharted Planning Territory in Southwestern NC
- Creator
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Guffey, Stacy J.
- Other Affiliation: Owner, Stacy J. Guffey and Associates
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Brown, Ben
- Other Affiliation: Principal, PlaceMakers LLC
- Abstract
- “We’re closer to five other state capitals than we are to Raleigh.” That’s a phrase you’re likely to hear within the first five minutes of a conversation with leaders in the far western region of western North Carolina. Although it may sound like a simple observation on geography, the obstacles our isolated location and rugged terrain create for regional planners and economic developers means that any attempt at a collaborative regional vision is likely to strain the limited capacities of existing governments and institutions. This is a difficult task, even in large metropolitan areas with plenty of leaders and resources to draw on. It is doubly so in a sparsely populated, rural region like ours. These challenges are why the Opt-In SWNC visioning initiative is so unique and so important. The initiative’s ambitions are to fill in research gaps, identify opportunities, and test alternative strategies to inform decision-making about economic development, transportation planning and the environment in the far western North Carolina counties.
- Date of publication
- 2014
- DOI
- Resource type
- Article
- Rights statement
- In Copyright
- Journal title
- Carolina Planning Journal
- Journal volume
- 39
- Page start
- 44
- Page end
- 46
- Language
- English
- Digital collection
- Carolina Planning Journal
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