wyszukanych pozycji: 45
Strategic Planning in Local Government
ISBN: 9780367330224 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 185 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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709,67 zł |
Strategic Planning in Local Government
ISBN: 9780918286772 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 185 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 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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231,25 zł |
Cities and Water: A Handbook for Planning
ISBN: 9780786434695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |
Cities and Cars: A Handbook of Best Practices
ISBN: 9780786429196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |
Cities and Nature: A Handbook for Renewal
ISBN: 9780786422142 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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 live, work and play; and to bring in tourists and further private investment. The result is revitalized areas that provide an enhanced quality of life for residents and visitors alike. This work brings together essays from more than 50 experts throughout the United States, providing a wide-ranging...
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 ...
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Municipal Budget Crunch: A Handbook for Professionals
ISBN: 9780786463749 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |
Cities and Growth: A Policy Handbook
ISBN: 9780786431977 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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 Americas cities in recent years; includes numerous case studies, or best practices available for reference; focuses on the future of planning practices; and examines future trends, societal changes, urban growth patterns, cities and their infrastructure, and cities and their environment.
This reference work covers the rapidly evolving field of "cities and growth"; provides the framework and background for the emergence of best growth m...
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253,54 zł |
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. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |
Civics 102: Stories About America's Cities
ISBN: 9781665546140 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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94,64 zł |
Main Street Renewal: A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials
ISBN: 9780786426591 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 439 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |
Documents of American Democracy: A Collection of Essential Works
ISBN: 9780786442102 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Practically everything one could want to know about America's democracy is included in this volume, which focuses on the origins of the government and the ways in which it has expanded and evolved as the result of legislation, constitutional amendments, Supreme Court decisions, and cultural reformations. The first of five sections introduces the reader to the subject of American democracy. The second highlights the foundation of the government. Section three examines the core documents that established American democracy, from the Mayflower Compact of 1620 to the Voting Rights Act of 1965....
Practically everything one could want to know about America's democracy is included in this volume, which focuses on the origins of the government and...
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253,54 zł |
Economic Development in Local Government: A Handbook for Public Officials and Citizens
ISBN: 9780786432516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |
Model Government Charters: A City, County, Regional, State, and Federal Handbook
ISBN: 9780786431540 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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 it, this volume uses model charters to provide a straightforward explanation of why American governments work. Each chapter covers a different level of government (city, county, regional, state, and federal) and begins with information regarding that government's history, future, types and...
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 ...
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253,54 zł |
Civics 103: Charters That Form America's Government
ISBN: 9781665550277 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Civics 106: Documents That Formed the United Kingdom and the United States
ISBN: 9781665535199 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Cities and the Arts: A Handbook for Renewal
ISBN: 9780786420070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |
Cities Going Green: A Handbook of Best Practices
ISBN: 9780786459681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 251 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is a guide to introduce the rapidly evolving field of communities that are effectively 'going green'. An assessment of the future of these towns and cities and resources for citizens and officials seeking information conclude the work.
This is a guide to introduce the rapidly evolving field of communities that are effectively 'going green'. An assessment of the future of these towns ...
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Strategic Planning for Local Government: A Handbook for Officials and Citizens
ISBN: 9780786438730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Timely [and] accessible for readers interested in local government--Booklist/RBB. Youd think strategic planning would be obvious. These 24 articles examine sound (proven) public sector strategic planning theories. They demonstrate the different kinds of planning used in 16 successful governments, and provide assessments of the future of this important tool.
Timely [and] accessible for readers interested in local government--Booklist/RBB. Youd think strategic planning would be obvious. These 24 articles ex...
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253,54 zł |
Civics 108: America's Cities and Their Budgets
ISBN: 9781665565295 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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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. 13-18 dni roboczych. 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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253,54 zł |