2008 Fall Alaska Dialogue

Briefing Book – Description of Resources

This collection of resources is intended for use prior to the Dialogue so that we come with a shared understanding of some of the issues related to the discussion topics. At the same time, recognizing that most of us won’t be able to get to all of the materials, we will include these documents in resource boxes for use by small groups during their discussions.

We have made every effort to find relevant, up to date materials to add to your experience and base of knowledge though by no means do we assume that we have gathered everything. Please feel free to bring additional material to share with the group.

Energy
o Alaska Energy Plan: Project Overview, Steve Haagenson, Alaska Energy Authority, PowerPoint slideshow

o Summary of the 2006 Southcentral Energy Forum, prepared by the Institute of Social and Economic Research, February 2006
o State of Alaska Energy Policy and Strategy Recommendations, Final Report provided to Governor Sarah Palin pursuant to ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER #230, prepared by Nels Anderson, Jr., February 2007
o New Energy for Alaska, published by the Alaska Power Association, March 2004
o Remote Renewable Energy Resources made Possible by International Electrical Interconnections, Peter Meisen, Global Energy Network Institute, for publication in Power Generation Technology
o Effects of Rising Utility Costs on Household Budgets, 2000-2006, Saylor, Ben and Haley, Sharman, Institute of Social and Economic Research, March 2007
o Nation Still in Dark about Energy Needs, Mark Williams, Associated Press, Seattle Times Company, 2008
o Statistical Report of the Power Cost Equalization Program: Fiscal Year 2007, State of Alaska, Alaska Energy Authority, February 2008
o Findings and Action Recommendations of the Rural Energy Action Council, February 2005

Transportation
o Design and Appraisal of Rural Transport Infrastructure: Ensuring Basic Access for Rural Communities, Lebo, Jerry and Schelling, Dieter, World Bank
o Northwest Alaska Transportation Plan, Community Transportation Analysis, Alaska Department of Transportation, February 2004
o 2030 Let’s Get Moving: Alaska Statewide Long-Range Transportation Policy Plan Update, Alaska Department of Transportation, November 2008
o Sustainable Transportation in the Arctic Regions and the Development of Infrastructure, draft report to the Arctic Council, March 2001
o The Alaska Railroad and its Future, Commonwealth North study group report, 1988
o Transport and the Millennium Development Goals in Africa, Africa Union and UN Economic Commission for Africa, February 2005

Resource Development
o Strategic Plan, 2007-2012, Minerals Management Service, Offshore Minerals Management, October 2007
o Report of the 2007 Alaska Minerals Commission, published by the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
o Print only at Dialogue: Resource Transportation Analysis: Potential Corridors Identification, CH2M Hill, August 2001

Basic Infrastructure
o Playing the Global Infrastructure Boom, James Holloway, Business Week, September 2007
o Regional Infrastructure, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
o Infrastructure and Development in Southern Africa, speech delivered by the Executive Deputy President, South Africa, July 1998
o no title – Role of the International Development Association in infrastructure development – World Bank
o Public Infrastructure and Regional Economic Development, Randall Eberts, 1990

Economic Development
o Towards a New Paradigm for Development: Strategies, Policies, and Processes, Joseph Stiglitz, Premisch Lecture, October 1998
o Nontraditional Venture Capital: An Economic Development Strategy for Alaska, Merrill Hoopengardner, 2003
o Rural Economic Development Today, W.N. Miller
o The Place of Social Capital in Understanding Social and Economic Outcomes, Michael Woolcock
o Southeast Alaska Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2007 Update, prepared by Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and Southeast Conference
o Southwest Alaska Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2007 Annual Update, prepared by Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference, July 2007
o Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2005 Annual Report, prepared by Bering Strait Development Council, June 2005
o Fairbanks North Star Borough Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, September 2007
o Lower Kuskokwim Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and Area Plan, Lower Kuskokwim Economic Development Council, June 2006