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55 produkter
Cities and the Arts
A Handbook for Renewal
Häftad, 2004
491 kr
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Citizens, nonprofit organizations and local public officials--in increasing numbers--are using the arts and culture as vehicles to improve their downtowns, as well as to enhance general economic conditions within their communities. Public officials especially are learning that they can plant the …
Cities and Nature
A Handbook for Renewal
Häftad, 2005
487 kr
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Cities and towns across the United States are making concerted efforts to restore nature and increase green space as a means of community renewal and downtown revitalization. For local government the goals are twofold: to provide an enhanced cityscape that brings residents back to the downtown to …
Homeland Security Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
Häftad, 2006
487 kr
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Although the phrase "homeland security" evokes images of cataclysmic terrorist attacks, and a massive web of government agencies, it also comprises the prevention, mitigation, response and recovery from any disaster, man-made or natural, from the grassroots level to the federal government. Since …
Main Street Renewal
A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
Häftad, 2006
487 kr
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Towns and communities across America once revolved around their downtowns. Here people shopped, worked, relaxed, and worshipped. Changing needs and developments, however, resulted in their abandonment. Over the past decade, citizens have begun to seek ways to rejuvenate their main streets. While …
Local Government Election Practices
A Handbook for Public Officials and Citizens
Häftad, 2006
589 kr
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Traditional local election methods--district, at-large, and hybrid approaches--are changing. There is a movement toward election reform. The purpose of Local Government Elections is to sort through and make sense of the various, sometimes complex, election system options at the local level. The …
Cities and Cars
A Handbook of Best Practices
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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Americans for years have treated the automobile as a form of freedom. People can now live in the country and work in the city. Suburbia and shopping malls were made possible by the automobile. And none of this would have been possible without huge legal and financial commitments made by all levels …
Homeland Security for the Private Sector
A Handbook
Häftad, 2007
606 kr
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The field of homeland security is only a few years old, and is changing rapidly as new practices emerge to safeguard America's cities, towns, and citizens from future terrorist attacks. Private sector companies are also developing new practices in this emerging discipline to protect their …
Forms of Local Government
A Handbook on City, County and Regional Options
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the various forms of government below the state level now in use in the United States of America. It sorts through the traditional commission, mayor-council, strong mayor, and council-manager models for counties, cities, townships and school …
Managing America's Cities
A Handbook for Local Government Productivity
Häftad, 2007
373 kr
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This work describes the operations of a typical municipal government and examines the many productivity trends that are occurring in city halls across America. Much of the focus is on the increasing need for planning in city government to ensure that productivity goals are met. It thoroughly …
How American Governments Work
A Handbook of City, County, Regional, State, and Federal Operations
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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During the past two decades, many countries in the world have peacefully undergone a transition to more popular forms of self-governance. The United States represents the world model for evolving forms of democracy. This volume details how government currently works in America.Forty essays examine …
Inner City
A Handbook for Renewal
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the rebuilding of America's urban areas. Beginning with an introduction into the condition of our nation's metropolitan cities and their urban problems, as they exist today, the book also discusses some 14 different practical tools available for …
Model Government Charters
A City, County, Regional, State, and Federal Handbook
Häftad, 2007
477 kr
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The United States federal government is the oldest in existence and stands as the chief democratic model in the world. However, the exact workings of the various levels of the United States government are a mystery to many. Because the basis for each level's operations is the charter that formed …
Regional Government Innovations
A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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There are many types and forms of regional government agencies. These include regional planning commissions, council of governments, regional advisory committees, regional allocation agencies, and special purpose regional agencies. Even so innovative approaches to regional government and …
Community Renewal through Municipal Investment
A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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Local officials are making investment decisions to enhance the quality of life in their communities and to improve economic development conditions. These new programs are not municipal give-aways, or, as some call them, corporate welfare programs, but efforts to invest wisely in downtown areas and …
Cities and Growth
A Policy Handbook
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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This reference work covers the rapidly evolving field of "cities and growth"; provides the framework and background for the emergence of best growth management practices in America's cities in recent years; includes numerous case studies, or best practices available for reference; focuses on the …
Privatization
The Provision of Public Services by the Private Sector
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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The 31 articles in this book discuss the pros and cons of privatization of public services. Examined are the need for alternative service delivery; the process of privatization; concrete examples of privatizing services generic to local governments; precautions; and the future of privatization.
Economic Development in Local Government
A Handbook for Public Officials and Citizens
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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Since the late 1970s, Congressional legislation has prompted officials to develop inducements to entice new businesses to their communities. These economic development incentives often include land subsidies, low interest financing, flexible zoning laws and infrastructure improvements.The 37 …
Museums, Libraries and Urban Vitality
A Handbook
Av Roger L. Kemp, Marcia Trotta
Häftad, 2008
487 kr
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This volume documents the growing trend for cities and towns throughout America to use museums and libraries as vehicles for economic development. Museums of all types and sizes, and libraries from main street behemoths to neighborhood branches, are being used to stimulate inner-city revitalization …
Cities and Water
A Handbook for Planning
Häftad, 2008
487 kr
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Droughts, global warming and rising infrastructure costs have brought new attention to water as both an urban planning and an environmental issue. This volume presents many best-practice case studies to show how cities and towns throughout the United States are restoring their wetlands, watersheds, …
Cities and Adult Businesses
A Handbook for Regulatory Planning
Häftad, 2010
487 kr
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Each year, millions of taxpayer dollars are wasted in lawsuits dealing with the regulation and restriction of adult businesses. In many cases, local public officials fail to adopt suitable policies and procedures before an adult business moves in, and this retroactive approach often leads to …
Cities and Sports Stadiums
A Planning Handbook
Häftad, 2009
472 kr
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Throughout the United States, community development is increasingly focused on multi-use stadiums and arenas. Local governments and organizations are revitalizing their communities through these projects, which provide the best inner-city venues for sports, entertainment, cultural events, and …
Strategic Planning for Local Government
A Handbook for Officials and Citizens
Häftad, 2008
477 kr
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You'd think "strategic planning" would be obvious. It has long been a common practice in the corporate world. It has, however, only recently been applied to the public sector. Local governments find such planning increasingly useful as they strive to overcome the constraints imposed by traditional, …
Documents of American Democracy
A Collection of Essential Works
Häftad, 2010
502 kr
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This reference work presents 27 key documents from the historic origins of the United States government through its subsequent expansion and evolution. The book is divided into five sections, the first of which is an introductory essay about American democracy. Section II includes three documents …
Cities Going Green
A Handbook of Best Practices
Av Roger L. Kemp, Carl J. Stephani
Häftad, 2011
487 kr
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Over the past several decades, numerous planning movements have taken root within the United States. With names like "Urban Renewal," "Garden Cities," "Healthy Cities," "Smart Growth," "Eco-Cities" and "Sustainability," these programs promote ways to create, protect, preserve, enhance, and restore …
Municipal Budget Crunch
A Handbook for Professionals
Häftad, 2012
502 kr
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This book is based on a national literature search focusing on the best practices of cities, of all sizes and geographic locations, intended to maintain public services while holding down taxes. Many public officials have great ideas, but tend to work in a vacuum, so they don't know what other …
Town and Gown Relations
A Handbook of Best Practices
Häftad, 2013
459 kr
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This is a timely work on a very dynamic field. It provides more than 40 best practice case studies from nearly half the states in America, and discusses current and evolving trends in the relations between educational institutions and cities, towns and other municipalities. The schools include …
Global Models of Urban Planning
Best Practices Outside the United States
Av Roger L. Kemp, Carl J. Stephani
Häftad, 2013
472 kr
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This volume is based on an international literature search of the best urban planning practices being used in dozens of cities around the world. Such topics as green technology, conservation, infrastructure maintenance, alternative energy, downtown business districts, and recycling are covered, …
Urban Transportation Innovations Worldwide
A Handbook of Best Practices Outside the United States
Av Roger L. Kemp, Carl J. Stephani
Häftad, 2015
487 kr
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This handbook of urban transportation planning presents case studies detailing 40 best practices from 33 states in the U.S. and 19 countries on six continents. Cities around the world have improved transportation options for their citizens. Roadways have seen the addition of walkways and bicycle …
Privatization in Practice
Reports on Trends, Cases and Debates in Public Service by Business and Nonprofits
Av Joaquin Jay Gonzalez, Roger L. Kemp
Häftad, 2016
477 kr
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Cost efficiency was the initial goal of privatization--achieved in many cases but not consistently. Public services provided by the private sector were cheap in the beginning but became increasingly expensive, especially to low-income citizens. The lessons learned from early successes and failures …
Small Town Economic Development
Reports on Growth Strategies in Practice
Av Joaquin Jay Gonzalez, Roger L. Kemp m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
502 kr
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We tend to associate small town economic development with the decline of the rural United States--empty houses, shuttered shops and rusting factories. A common diagnosis of sluggish small town recovery is their lack of lifestyle amenities that attract new residents and businesses. Yet many small …
