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CONCLUSION <br /> The economic development field has changed in <br /> the last decade from one that primarily empha- <br /> sized location and firm-based approaches to one <br /> that more overtly acknowledges the development <br /> of human capital. Human capital refers to the <br /> sets of skills, knowledge, and value contributed <br /> by a population and has become a recognized <br /> asset as firms choose where to locate (and cities <br /> choose what to advertise and develop and whom <br /> to recruit) and entrepreneurs develop economic <br /> activity. <br /> Members of some sectors of today's workforce <br /> seek certain characteristics in the places they <br /> choose to live. Places with entertainment options, <br /> public interaction, lively streets, and recreational <br /> and educational amenities are preferred, along <br /> with arts and culture activities and amenities. <br /> Leaders in the field of planning and economic <br /> development are developing noteworthy, creative <br /> approaches to making places of any scale more <br /> satisfying to this workforce,while increasing eco- <br /> nomic viability and competitiveness. <br /> This briefing paper was written by M. Christine Dwyer <br /> (senior vice president, RMC Research Corporation) <br /> and Kelly Ann Beavers(PhD candidate, Virginia Tech, <br /> and American Planning Association arts and culture <br /> intern),and edited by Kimberley Hodgson,A , (man- <br /> ager,Planning and Community Health Research <br /> Center,American Planning Association). <br /> AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION <br />