Economic Development in Denver: Overview of Urban Economic Development. Volume 1

摘要

The report is the first of five technical reports prepared as part of the City and County of Denver's first year economic development planning program. The purpose is to describe the conceptual framework utilized by the Economic Development Policy Advisory Committee (EDPAC) and City staff to explore Denver's economic condition and assess what areas, if any, might be appropriate for local government action. The framework is called the urban life-cycle model. It was used by the EDPAC staff as an organizing device which, it was felt, could provide the Committee with an understanding of the implications of economic conditions which had been found to exist in Denver. By describing the stages of economic development through which all cities proceed and the factors which underlie this process, the model provides a descriptive basis for assessing any single city's present condition, the process by which it reached that state, and the possibilities for its future development.