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Building Communities Through Local Government

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Author : Alberta. Alberta Municipal Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-01-01

Building Communities Through Local Government written by Alberta. Alberta Municipal Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Alberta categories.

The Alberta Grade 6 Social Studies program of studies focuses on citizenship, identity and democratic processes of decision-making within our society. Students explore ways to participate in democratic processes, be involved in their communities and develop beliefs, values and attitudes that empower them to effect change. The topic of local government is a natural place for students to investigate how issues, challenges and decisions are dealt with in communities. The Building Communities Through Local Government resources provide opportunities for students to explore local government in the context of their own and other communities. The resources support General Outcome 6.1 of the Alberta Social Studies program of studies. They are based on a fundamental assumption that students should be involved in decision-making and encouraged to consider ways that they can be active, participatory and engaged citizens.

Building Communities Through Local Government

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Building Communities Through Local Government written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Alberta categories.

City Making

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Author : Gerald E. Frug
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2001-02-20

City Making written by Gerald E. Frug and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-20 with Political Science categories.

American metropolitan areas today are divided into neighborhoods of privilege and poverty, often along lines of ethnicity and race. City residents traveling through these neighborhoods move from feeling at home to feeling like tourists to feeling so out of place they fear for their security. As Gerald Frug shows, this divided and inhospitable urban landscape is not simply the result of individual choices about where to live or start a business. It is the product of government policies--and, in particular, the policies embedded in legal rules. A Harvard law professor and leading expert on urban affairs, Frug presents the first-ever analysis of how legal rules shape modern cities and outlines a set of alternatives to bring down the walls that now keep city dwellers apart. Frug begins by describing how American law treats cities as subdivisions of states and shows how this arrangement has encouraged the separation of metropolitan residents into different, sometimes hostile groups. He explains in clear, accessible language the divisive impact of rules about zoning, redevelopment, land use, and the organization of such city services as education and policing. He pays special attention to the underlying role of anxiety about strangers, the widespread desire for good schools, and the pervasive fear of crime. Ultimately, Frug calls for replacing the current legal definition of cities with an alternative based on what he calls "community building"--an alternative that gives cities within the same metropolitan region incentives to forge closer links with each other. An incisive study of the legal roots of today's urban problems, City Making is also an optimistic and compelling blueprint for enabling American cities once again to embrace their historic role of helping people reach an accommodation with those who live in the same geographic area, no matter how dissimilar they are.

Local Government

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

Local Government written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Education and state categories.

Elevating Trust In Local Government

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Author : Rick Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-05-11

Elevating Trust In Local Government written by Rick Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-11 with Local government categories.

More than ever before, citizens are looking for leaders at all levels of government that they can trust to genuinely represent their aspirations for their communities. Perhaps there is no better environment for this desire to be fulfilled than at the most local level. The process of building that trust starts with taking the time to fully understand what residents desire from their local government and then putting an effective plan into action that delivers on those expectations. Community-based strategic planning is the process of moving from resident aspirations to an actionable plan that local government leaders can work to execute. In this book, Rick Davis and Dan Griffiths lay out their combined decades of experience with local government to outline the ins and outs of a community-based approach to strategic planning. This isn't a book about what might work in theory. Instead, it outlines a practical approach that has been employed by local governments throughout the world. Using stories and examples from real communities where they have worked, Rick and Dan offer a systematic process that can be applied by cities, towns, counties, school districts, and other municipal governments. Whether a municipal manager, elected official, or even an involved citizen, this book will serve as a guide for developing a strategic plan for your community.

Building Citizen Involvement

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Author : Mary L. Walsh
language : en
Publisher: International City/County Management Association(ICMA)
Release Date : 1997

Building Citizen Involvement written by Mary L. Walsh and has been published by International City/County Management Association(ICMA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Political Science categories.

The Responsive City

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Author : Stephen Goldsmith
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-08-25

The Responsive City written by Stephen Goldsmith and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-25 with Business & Economics categories.

Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in America The Responsive City is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age that will help leaders link important breakthroughs in technology and data analytics with age-old lessons of small-group community input to create more agile, competitive, and economically resilient cities. Featuring vivid case studies highlighting the work of pioneers in New York, Boston, Chicago and more, the book provides a compelling model for the future of governance. The book will help mayors, chief technology officers, city administrators, agency directors, civic groups and nonprofit leaders break out of current paradigms to collectively address civic problems. The Responsive City is the culmination of research originating from the Data-Smart City Solutions initiative, an ongoing project at Harvard Kennedy School working to catalyze adoption of data projects on the city level. The book is co-authored by Professor Stephen Goldsmith, director of Data-Smart City Solutions at Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor Susan Crawford, co-director of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg penned the book’s foreword. Based on the authors’ experiences and extensive research, The Responsive City explores topics including: Building trust in the public sector and fostering a sustained, collective voice among communities; Using data-smart governance to preempt and predict problems while improving quality of life; Creating efficiencies and saving taxpayer money with digital tools; and Spearheading these new approaches to government with innovative leadership.