Mary Louise McAllister is an adjunct professor and associate professor emerita at the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo. In 2015, she received Waterloo's Distinguished Teacher Award in 2015. Her prior books include 2004's Governing Ourselves? The Politics of Canadian Communities, which won the Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title in 2005. McAllister resides in Waterloo, where she continues to sit on university graduate theses committees.

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• PrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Through Time and Space: Canadian Local Government1 Sustainable Communities: Governance in a Complex Era2 The Historical Legacy: The Evolution of Canadian Local Government3 Federalism and Multi-level Governance: Intergovernmental Relations4 Governing Ourselves: Who Decides, How, and for Whom?5 Expanding Civic Engagement: Local Democracy in the 2020s6 Decision Making at City Hall: The Machinery of GovernmentPart 2: Networks and Partnerships: Connected Cities and Overlapping Responsibilities7 Bridging the Silos: Systems Thinking at City Hall8 Beyond Boundaries: Network Governance9 Changing Climates: Local to Global Interactions10 Networked Cities: Communications and Smart CitiesPart 3: Reimagining Local Governance: Transitioning toward Sustainability11 Sustainable Landscapes: Ecosystem Services, Natural Assets, and Food Systems12 Regenerative Infrastructure: Linear to Circular Systems13 Healthy Cities: Well-Being, Diversity, and Inclusion14 Diversifying Local Economies: Valuing Community Assets15 Learning Communities: Adaptive and Innovative GovernanceReflections: Local Governance in TransitionReferences; Index

Mary Louise McAllister is an adjunct professor and associate professor emerita at the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo. In 2015, she received Waterloo's Distinguished Teacher Award in 2015. Her prior books include 2004's Governing Ourselves? The Politics of Canadian Communities, which won the Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title in 2005. McAllister resides in Waterloo, where she continues to sit on university graduate theses committees.

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• PrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Through Time and Space: Canadian Local Government1 Sustainable Communities: Governance in a Complex Era2 The Historical Legacy: The Evolution of Canadian Local Government3 Federalism and Multi-level Governance: Intergovernmental Relations4 Governing Ourselves: Who Decides, How, and for Whom?5 Expanding Civic Engagement: Local Democracy in the 2020s6 Decision Making at City Hall: The Machinery of GovernmentPart 2: Networks and Partnerships: Connected Cities and Overlapping Responsibilities7 Bridging the Silos: Systems Thinking at City Hall8 Beyond Boundaries: Network Governance9 Changing Climates: Local to Global Interactions10 Networked Cities: Communications and Smart CitiesPart 3: Reimagining Local Governance: Transitioning toward Sustainability11 Sustainable Landscapes: Ecosystem Services, Natural Assets, and Food Systems12 Regenerative Infrastructure: Linear to Circular Systems13 Healthy Cities: Well-Being, Diversity, and Inclusion14 Diversifying Local Economies: Valuing Community Assets15 Learning Communities: Adaptive and Innovative GovernanceReflections: Local Governance in TransitionReferences; Index

Mary Louise McAllister is an adjunct professor and associate professor emerita at the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo. In 2015, she received Waterloo's Distinguished Teacher Award in 2015. Her prior books include 2004's Governing Ourselves? The Politics of Canadian Communities, which won the Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title in 2005. McAllister resides in Waterloo, where she continues to sit on university graduate theses committees.

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• PrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Through Time and Space: Canadian Local Government1 Sustainable Communities: Governance in a Complex Era2 The Historical Legacy: The Evolution of Canadian Local Government3 Federalism and Multi-level Governance: Intergovernmental Relations4 Governing Ourselves: Who Decides, How, and for Whom?5 Expanding Civic Engagement: Local Democracy in the 2020s6 Decision Making at City Hall: The Machinery of GovernmentPart 2: Networks and Partnerships: Connected Cities and Overlapping Responsibilities7 Bridging the Silos: Systems Thinking at City Hall8 Beyond Boundaries: Network Governance9 Changing Climates: Local to Global Interactions10 Networked Cities: Communications and Smart CitiesPart 3: Reimagining Local Governance: Transitioning toward Sustainability11 Sustainable Landscapes: Ecosystem Services, Natural Assets, and Food Systems12 Regenerative Infrastructure: Linear to Circular Systems13 Healthy Cities: Well-Being, Diversity, and Inclusion14 Diversifying Local Economies: Valuing Community Assets15 Learning Communities: Adaptive and Innovative GovernanceReflections: Local Governance in TransitionReferences; Index