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Regional Revitalization
Initiatives
Revitalization Institute is helping communities, development
agencies, and non-profits all around the world to form regional
revitalization initiatives. As many have learned from sad
experience, creating a multi-jurisdictional renewal program is often
difficult. Rather than making the first step the signing of a
formal agreement--or memorandum of understanding--that commits
multiple jurisdictions or stakeholders to working together, we
recommend that you take a gentler, more evolutionary approach.
Start with a workshop or summit that
helps them see the advantages of regional revitalization. With
a shared vision, shared terminology, shared tools (such as our
Integrated Revitalization Guide),
and shared models, renewing each community in a way that contributes
to the renewal of other communities in the region becomes a lot
easier. Such a meeting creates a regional dialogue and fosters
complementary projects that lead naturally to an eventual formal
agreement when the time is right. Probably the most efficient way to
launch this process is with our one-day
Revitalization Vision Workshop. Simply by participating in one
of these workshops, your regional leaders have taken a major step
towards regional revitalization. [Learn more
about the 3 steps to creating a Regional Revitalization Initiative
for your area.]
Your
county, state/province, region, or nation probably has a wealth of
restorable assets: Derelict old buildings, decrepit
infrastructure, exhausted farmlands, depleted forests, dying
fisheries, distressed watersheds, failing ecosystems, etc.
Your area might also be economically challenged, and in need of a
powerful revitalization catalyst. Or, individual communities in your
area might have successful restoration and revitalization projects,
but you can't figure out how to leverage them into sustainable
regional economic growth and increased quality of life.
Most Regional Revitalization Initiatives
are started through our
Partner Network
organizations. By
"integrated", we mean three things:
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Integrated stakeholders: Business,
academic, government, and non-profit interests will be
integrated;
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Integrated assets: All
twelve sectors
of restorable assets will be integrated for maximum efficiency;
and,
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Integrated communities:
Political entities (towns, cities, counties, etc.) within the
defined region will be integrated by shared tools, shared
learning, and shared interests.
Not sure if a regional
approach is right for your area?
Read more about the advantages of regionalization.
To enroll or obtain further
information: Call Storm Cunningham at 703-348-7878, or email him
at storm@revitalization.org
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Integrated
Revitalization™
tools & services are
the only
universally-applicable renewal aids. |
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They're
designed to work in all
situations: Rural or urban areas; Industrial or
agricultural properties; Developed or
lesser-developed nations; Any form of local government;
Any size area or
number of jurisdictions; Over any time period...from short-term
projects to ongoing programs.
Properly designed, a
strategy based on Integrated Revitalization is
relatively
immune to political and
most other external variables, and it's effective whether the
primary goal is focused
on economy, culture, health, or natural resources. |
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Integrated Revitalization turns the complex process of
renewing all of an area's
restorable assets (natural & built) into a series of
integrated smaller projects.
Each
step:
Enhances
health & wealth; builds broader support; recruits more
expertise; adds momentum;
and moves the initiative closer
to a sustainable, self-funding basis. |
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