1. PD1
In reviewing this module’s question, incorporate your understanding of economic
development. Also consider any experiences and what you have observed in your
community. Select an economic development project in your community.The project must
have been implemented and/or completed within the past 10 years. Provide background
about the project and the intended economic benefits. In presenting your overview of the
project, compare the project’s development process to the economic planning challenges
outlined in Leigh and Blakely text, Chapter 1 -4. To what degree did the community
economic development project experience the transition in local planning? Also, based upon
your understanding of Chapter 1 – 2 of the McDonald text, outline the causal theory that
under-girds your jurisdictions development project. What has been identified as enhancing
prospects for community sustainability? Describe in detail the configuration of public,
private, and not-for-profit sector linkages that proved instrumental in making your
communitys project a reality?400 WORDS