Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning

ISBN-13: 9781138463219 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Carl Patton

Opis

Updated in its 3rd edition, Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning presents quickly applied methods for analyzing and resolving planning and policy issues at state, regional, and urban levels. Readers and analysts utilizing this text gain comprehensive skills and background needed to impact public policy.

Spis treści

Part 1 Methods 1. The Need for Simple Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning 2. The Policy Analysis Process 3. Crosscutting Methods 4. Verifying, Defining, and Detailing the Problem 5. Establishing Evaluation Criteria 6. Identifying Alternatives 7. Evaluating Alternative Policies 8. Displaying Alternatives and Distinguishing among Them 9. Monitoring and Evaluating Implemented Policies Part 2 Cases 10. Downtown Development 11. Defending against Accusations of Discriminatory Housing Practices 12. Municipal Garbage. Solid-Waste Collection Methods 13. University On Campus Parking Policies 14. Emergency Aid for Home Heating Fuel. Developing an Allocation Formula 15. A State Tax on Plastic Shopping Bags 16. Public-Private Redevelopment Projects: The Case of Underground Atlanta

O autorze

Carl Patton is Professor Emeritus at Georgia State University, USA.
David Sawicki is Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
Jennifer Clark is Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.