A Clean Energy Roadmap for the Greater Fresno Area

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Great Valley Center
Regional Jobs Initiative
Strategic Energy Innovations

Publication Date:

3/31/2006

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Clean Energy presents an economic opportunity for the Central Valley. Based on interviews and meetings, this report provides a roadmap of the policy decisions required to deploy efficient, clean energy in the region.

California’s San Joaquin Valley: A Region in Transition

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Congressional Research Service

Publication Date:

12/12/2005

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OTHER

This 2005 study by the Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service examines the San Joaquin Valley's economy and demographics in comparison to the Appalachian region of the United States.

Urban Development Futures in the San Joaquin Valley

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Charles Dietzel
Michael Teitz
William Fulton

Publication Date:

1/1/2005

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OTHER

This study models San Joaquin Valley urbanization through 2040. Its results illustrate the spread of urbanization and will help policymakers consider policy responses.

What If? The Art of Scenario Planning for Nonprofits

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Global Business Network

Publication Date:

10/1/2004

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OTHER

How can nonprofits prepare for a future they can't predict? Scenario Planning is a discipline that can be used to dramatic effect. This report from the Global Business Network includes an overview of the Great Valley Center 's work with Scenario Planning through the Valley Futures Project

Interagency Task Force Report for the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley: 2003 Progress Report and Action Plan

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Publication Date:

6/1/2004

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OTHER

This report details work done in 2003 by a Federal Interagency Task Force created to improve the economy of the San Joaquin Valley through greater coordination of government activity at the federal level.

California State Parks and the Great Central Valley

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Publication Date:

4/1/2004

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A summary of the California State Parks' long term strategy for parks and recreation within the Central Valley.

Inc. Magazine's Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America

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David Friedman
Joel Kotkin

Publication Date:

2/12/2004

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OTHER

With an article by Joel Kotkin, this excerpt from Inc. Magazine includes rankings by David Friedman of the top places to do business. Some Valley communities make the list.

A Regional View of Social Disparities: A Visual Examination of the Socio-Economic Status of the Greater Sacramento Region

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Community Services Planning Council
Robert W. Wassmer

Publication Date:

1/1/2004

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OTHER

Authored by the Community Services Planning Council with contributions from Robert W. Wassmer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy and Economics, CSU Sacramento

Student and School Indicators for Youth in California's Central Valley

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Anne Danenberg
Christopher Jepsen
Pedro Cerdan

Publication Date:

9/1/2002

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OTHER

From the Public Policy Institute of California: "This sourcebook provides a statistical portrait of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in the Central Valley. The authors examine trends over time in school resources, course enrollment, and student achievement in the major regions of

Statistical Abstract of the San Joaquin Valley: Selected Statistics on Population, Economy and Environment

Author(s)*:

Kenneth W. Umbach
Ph.D

Publication Date:

5/1/2002

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OTHER

This report from the California Research Bureau is a compilation of state and federal data related to the economy, population and enviroment of the eight county San Joaquin Valley.