Leave clippings on the lawn. If they are excessively heavy, rake them up and remove them. Clippings contain nutrients and water, breakdown rapidly and do not contribute significantly to thatch. You can cut down your fertilizer (especially nitrogen) by 20%-35% by leaving the clippings on.
Organizing a Local Economic Development Strategy. Ideally, the development of a Local Economic Development (LED) strategy will be an integral part of a broader strategic planning process for a subnational region, city, town or rural area. Effective strategic planning ensures that priority issues are addressed and limited resources are well targeted.
Economic growth and economic development are closely related but not synonymous. Growth can exist independent of the state of economic development. Conversely, development can exist independent of economic growth. The distinction is often one of timing. Economic development is essentially investment in an economy; economic growth is increased production of an economy.