{"73508":{"#nid":"73508","#data":{"type":"news","title":"MegaRegions Research Continues to Gain Momentum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn initiative of Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) and the City Planning Program continues to gain national and international recognition. The July 2006 edition of \u003Cem\u003EUrban Land\u003C\/em\u003E, the magazine of the Urban Land Institute, features a three-page story, \u0022Think Globally, Act Megaregionally,\u0022 about Georgia Tech\u0027s work on the idea of \u0022MegaRegions.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBetween now and the year 2050, more than half of the nation\u0027s population growth, and perhaps as much as two-thirds of its economic growth, will occur in several MegaRegions. These MegaRegions are extended networks of metropolitan centers and the surrounding areas. They often cross county and state lines and are linked by transportation and communication networks. The southeastern United States has been identified as an emerging MegaRegion, where recent and projected settlement patterns and infrastructure systems are enhancing important social, economic, and environmental links between the many parts of the region.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn January 2006, Georgia Tech hosted a one-day symposium in Atlanta to frame an agenda for the Southeastern MegaRegion, coined the Piedmont Atlantic Megalopolis (PAM) by researchers. The symposium, which was the focus of the \u003Cem\u003EUrban Land\u003C\/em\u003E article, attracted representatives from private, public, academic, and non-profit organizations across six southern states, including United States Senator Johnny Isakson and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. This gathering, both informative and action-oriented, laid the framework for a region-wide agenda aimed at the creation of policies, infrastructure, resources, and regional cooperation to position PAM for success in the global economy.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003EUrban Land \u003C\/em\u003Earticle is yet another signal that MegaRegions are increasingly being recognized as major players in social, economic, and environmental policy and practice worldwide. The Urban Land Institute (ULI), which was founded in 1936, is a nonprofit research and education organization with more than 30,000 members across the globe. ULI is dedicated to providing land use and real estate practitioners with cutting edge research and guidance on the best use of land.  \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"The July 2006 issue of the Urban Land Institute\u0027s magazine, Urban Land, features an article on the \u0022Think Global, Act Regional Symposium\u0022 hosted by CQGRD in January.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Prominent Magazine Features Center\u0027s Work"}],"uid":"27293","created_gmt":"2006-08-15 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:46","author":"Joanie Chembars","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-08-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-08-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cqgrd.gatech.edu\/PDFs\/UL_07_06_Hudnut.pdf","title":"Urban Land article"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cqgrd.gatech.edu\/megaregions","title":"Piedmont Atlantic MegaRegion"}],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EKaren Leone de Nie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=kl123\u0022\u003EContact Karen Leone de Nie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-5125\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["k.leonedenie@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}