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Strategic Planning in Local Government
ISBN: 9780918286772 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 185 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This book shows how and why strategic planning is working in cities around the country. It illustrates how this technique enables a city to plan its future proactively and shows how local governments use it to solve current problems and make sure they continue to reach their goals. Using seventeen case studies from a diverse mix of cities, it outlines the components of successful strategic planning, including program design, needs and capabilities assessment, implementation, and ongoing evaluation. In this book, you'll see how planners use strategic planning to synthesize population trends,...
This book shows how and why strategic planning is working in cities around the country. It illustrates how this technique enables a city to plan its f...
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Strategic Planning in Local Government
ISBN: 9780367330224 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 185 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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Cities and Water: A Handbook for Planning
ISBN: 9780786434695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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, rivers, beaches, and harbors even as rapid urbanization has put more stress on water supplies. These collected accounts are designed to educate citizens and public officials about water-related issues and future concerns. Regional and national resource directories are included.
Droughts, global warming and rising infrastructure costs have brought new attention to water as both an urban planning and an environmental issue. Thi...
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Cities and Cars: A Handbook of Best Practices
ISBN: 9780786429196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 of government to expand America's interstate freeway systems, regional highways, expressways, arterials, commercial avenues, and residential streets. Our society now has a number of significant diseconomies associated with the individual use of the automobile. Traffic congestion and pollution in...
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 m...
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Forms of Local Government: A Handbook on City, County and Regional Options
ISBN: 9780786431007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 districts. The book also treats those entities that transcend the traditional boundaries of cities and counties, including the evolving residential community associations and regional government structures. Further examination is given to sub-metropolitan districts such as municipalities and boroughs. A...
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. I...
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Inner City: A Handbook for Renewal
ISBN: 9780786431533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 public officials to use for inner city renewal. Sixteen case studies have been included to show real-life examples of the efforts of public officials to revitalize their inner city commercial areas and residential neighborhoods. This valuable tool for city planners, business people, and private...
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the rebuilding of America's urban areas. Beginning with an introduction into the condition of our n...
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Civics 105: Documents That Formed America
ISBN: 9781665535236 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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Community Renewal Through Municipal Investment: A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
ISBN: 9780786431564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 neighborhoods with the goal of revitalizing them. This work presents case studies from Atlanta, Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Berkeley, Boulder, Cambridge, Charleston, Chattanooga, Chesterfield County, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, DuPont, Grand Forks, Hampton, Hartford, Hayward, Houston, Kansas City, Lake...
Local officials are making investment decisions to enhance the quality of life in their communities and to improve economic development conditions. Th...
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Civics 103: Charters That Form America's Government
ISBN: 9781665550277 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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Economic Development in Local Government: A Handbook for Public Officials and Citizens
ISBN: 9780786432516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 articles in this work, written by some of the leading experts in the field, examine all aspects of economic development, including a general introduction and information on how to staff various economic development organizations. The application of public-private partnerships is covered in depth,...
Since the late 1970s, Congressional legislation has prompted officials to develop inducements to entice new businesses to their communities. These eco...
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Cities and the Arts: A Handbook for Renewal
ISBN: 9780786420070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 seeds of urban renewal and, at the same time, promote their city's culture and arts. This not only renews their neighborhoods and downtowns, but also attracts tourists and private investment. A new eclectic economic development model has evolved and is beginning to work in a number of politically,...
Citizens, nonprofit organizations and local public officials - in increasing numbers - are using the arts and culture as vehicles to improve their dow...
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Main Street Renewal: A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
ISBN: 9780786426591 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 these efforts have experienced varying levels of success, this handbook presents many of the more successful programs, providing practical and proven "how-to" insights for those communities seeking similar results for their downtowns. The articles collected here provide an introduction to the downtown...
Towns and communities across America once revolved around their downtowns. Here people shopped, worked, relaxed, and worshipped. Changing needs and de...
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Homeland Security for the Private Sector: A Handbook
ISBN: 9780786429790 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 355 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 operations, employees, and customers. Executives and consultants have devised measures to protect private buildings, ensure that citizens are properly evacuated if a crisis occurs, and online databases from compromise. This volume collects the best homeland security practices from the private sector for the...
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 citi...
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Cities and Adult Businesses: A Handbook for Regulatory Planning
ISBN: 9780786438075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Each year, millions of taxpayer dollars are wasted in lawsuits dealing with the regulation and restriction of adult businesses. This volume provides information on how to proactively introduce various zoning, planning, and licensing restrictions while preventing costly lawsuits.
Each year, millions of taxpayer dollars are wasted in lawsuits dealing with the regulation and restriction of adult businesses. This volume provides i...
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Municipal Budget Crunch: A Handbook for Professionals
ISBN: 9780786463749 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 cities are doing. This volume codifies knowledge in this new field for the first time. Every case study included in this book has the city's website listed. This reference work makes it easy for professionals seeking additional information on any and all budget reduction methods that seem to work...
This book is based on a national literature search focusing on the best practices of cities, of all sizes and geographic locations, intended to mainta...
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How American Governments Work: A Handbook of City, County, Regional, State, and Federal Operations
ISBN: 9780786431526 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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 the condition of all five levels of government in America?city, county, regional, state, and federal. They describe and examine the structures, operations and services provided by each level, as well as how they are financed.
During the past two decades, many countries in the world have peacefully undergone a transition to more popular forms of self-governance. The United S...
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Civics 104: America's Evolving Boundaries
ISBN: 9781665535212 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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Regional Government Innovations: A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
ISBN: 9780786431557 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 357 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The first section of this volume provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction and overview to the field of regional government in general, and of recent regional government innovations throughout the nation in particular. The second section provides 25 case studies that examine outstanding examples of public and nonprofit initiatives and programs that promote regional government throughout America. The final section studies current trends in regional governance, the evolving role of regional councils, and the regional challenges posed by increased global competition. A directory of...
The first section of this volume provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction and overview to the field of regional government in general, an...
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Civics 107: Insights About America's Cities
ISBN: 9781665547406 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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Privatization: The Provision of Public Services by the Private Sector
ISBN: 9780786432509 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) 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.
The 31 articles in this book discuss the pros and cons of privatization of public services. Examined are the need for alternative service delivery; th...
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