Community Readiness Assessment for Ocean Renewable Energy in Coos County May 2015 Final Report Prepared for: Oregon Wave Energy Trust Prepared by: Community Planning Workshop A Program of the Community Service

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2015-05

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University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop

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University of Oregon

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This report presents a “community readiness assessment” of Coos County for development of Ocean Renewable Energy. A community readiness assessment for economic development evaluates a community’s readiness on different categories related to economic development. For the purposes of this study, a community readiness assessment does not evaluate if the community does or does not support the development. The assessment is based on (1) a review of academic and professional literature, (2) a targeted survey of economic and community development professionals and community leaders, (3) key person interviews, and (4) focus group meetings with community stakeholders. The Community Planning Workshop (CPW) used the results of the assessment to develop an action plan aimed at increasing community readiness for large-scale ocean renewable energy development in Coos County.

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66 pages

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Community development, Land use planning, Ocean renewable energy, Coos County (Or.), Community readiness assessment, Economic development, Economic Development Adminstration University Center (EDAUC), Territorial Sea Plan TSP, Ocean energy technology, Oregon South Coast, Oregon Wave Energy Trust, Renewable Energy Facility Site Suitability Areas REFSSA

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