A great guide to developing an LED Strategy

This world bank site give a great guide to developing a LED Strategy

http://www.worldbank.org/urban/led/step_two.html

To develop a LED strategy, the community must be fully informed about their own town or city, their own region and their national economy. Conducting a local economy assessment involves collecting strategically important information and then analyzing it strategically. Some useful types of information are:
* Demographic information, i.e., information about the people in the community, what they need and what they are capable of.
* Economic information. This information will provide an understanding of the local economy.
* Investment climate information. This will inform on how the local government treats its business community.
* Hard Infrastructure information. This will inform about the status of water, electricity and wastewater provision. The focus should be on economic areas.
* Regional and National information, to gather information on what is happening in other areas that impact on the community.