fbwca memo presentation
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Friends of The Boundary Waters
Alyssa ErdingEthan HowardJack McCarthy
Sustainable Economic Development in the
Iron Range
Sustainability
● Economic: ○ Employment versus the environment
● Environmental: ○ Iron Range (BWCA bioregion)
● Equity: ○ Building resilient communities
Summary of Project
● Researching case studies which help to:○ meet the citizen’s economic
needs○ Preserve and protect the
environment
Stakeholders
● Citizens of the Iron Range○ Mining affiliates○ Tourism, education, business owners, etc
● Government officials ● Reporters● Friends of the Boundary Waters
staff and partners
Research Methodology
In-Range
Out-Range
Quantitative
Qualitative
● Reports
● Studies
● White Papers
● Databases
● News articles
● Interviews
● Theory
● Policy
Mining Dependant
Deep Economy
Consumer Economy
Development Models
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Research Methodology: Example
In-Range Out-Range
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“Analyze existing gateway community resources and plan ways to set up cooperative work spaces in rural towns similar to some of the coop arrangements being done here in the metro” -Paul Danicic our Supervisor
1. Identify Development Model this fits into
2. Use Goal & Sustainability definitions to generate questions
3. Try to answer those questions using the methods rubric Planning documents
for Fiber-Optic cable.
MN Dept. Economic Development: Data Tools
NAOIP Whitepaper on Coworking Centers
Preliminary Two Week Work Plan
● Background research of region and current economic system
● Identify several overarching Sustainable development models○ Begin populating these with case studies
● Visit the Iron Range
Potential Challenges
● Assessing the viability of our findings
● Presenting ourselves in the “right” way
● No silver bullet solution
Metrics
● Compiled models of sustainable development
● Executive summaries● Explaining why these alternatives
are:○ Sustainable○ Desirable (to all stakeholders)○ Viable○ Optimal
Deliverables
● Final written report and summary○ Supplemented with:
■ Website and video■ Presentation■ Op-Ed■ Workshop/Focus group
● Accessible and Educational● Initiates further conversation
Thank You!