Economic Development Housing Sustainability 
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Housing is a basic issue for anyone interested in CED. Behind the headline are a host of issues that both foster hope in how to address affordable housing needs and the realization of the many steps it may take to get there. Manufactured homes are a statewide feature of North Carolina – we have more than almost any other state.
The City Fix
MARCH 24, 2023
About two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. While cities are hubs of innovation and opportunity, the increasing pace of urbanization also exacerbates inequality, stresses infrastructure, and fuels climate change, air pollution and other environmental problems.
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment. Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al.
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
JANUARY 17, 2023
Reducing Market Barriers to Sustainable Farm/Food Businesses: A Business/Consumer Perspective . Many of the suggestions put forth at the conference related to creating sustainable economic development in food systems by improving connections and access, both from the business and the consumer side.
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
MAY 16, 2022
By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
APRIL 18, 2023
For example, the Green Infrastructure funding reported here is entirely for the Buncombe County Sustainability Office ’s Renewable Energy for Volunteer Fire Districts project with the goal of reducing the utility costs and greenhouse emissions for all participating VFDs. Public Space 12.5 Broadband 2.8 Green Infrastructure 1.0 Cyber Security.5
CRA Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
At some point in your journey as a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) officer, you will likely find yourself involved in a community-based public-private partnership economic development project. All these layers together make a community development loan possible. also shows how each investment option is considered.
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