Administration
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() NEW! A Brief Introduction to Local Government |
This chapter orients the reader to the scope, brief history, language, legal frameworks, municipal structures and politics of local government in Canada. It also introduces the case study … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 30 | 2020 | $3.00 Add |
From ![]() A Crew of One |
Analyzes the safety practices of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the railway which ran through Lac-Mégantic: How the company pushed for single member crews and regularly ignored … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! About the Authors |
Author biographies. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
From ![]() Aftermath |
Anaylzes the response to the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster by Transport Canada; Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, and the rail industry. Documents an accountability diversion to the last … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Borders, Culture, and GlobalizationSome Conclusions, More Uncertainties, and Many Challenges |
The concluding chapter synthesizes the volume’s broader contributions and discusses the implications of the work undertaken. It begins by considering how the volume contributes to a new … | Melissa Kelly and Victor Konrad | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 1Hiring a CAO |
In this chapter, the reader is a newly elected councillor representing both urban and rural areas who must choose a new CAO. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 10Debating Privatization |
In chapter ten, the reader works in the Public Works department and must consider whether and which services to begin privatizing. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 11New Condo Development |
The case presented in chapter 11 finds the reader in the role of the mayor having to grapple with a new application for a large condo building in the middle of an affluent neighbourhood. There … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 12Redeveloping an Old Industrial Area |
In chapter 12, the role of the reader is to design a process to draw out a vision for how a piece of land with an industrial past can be redeveloped in a way that is harmonious and beneficial to … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 13Constructing a Complete Street Downtown |
In chapter 13, the reader functions as a planner who must grapple with the internal politics relating to developing Complete Streets. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 14Building a Professional Sports Stadium |
In chapter 14, the reader is a political staffer who works with the mayor on the issue of building a new sports stadium. How does this decision affect a political legacy? | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 15Organizational Structure and the Competition for Economic Development |
This chapter puts the reader in the role of a councillor examining organizational structures involved in economic development. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 16Meeting with the Premier |
In chapter 16, the reader becomes the CAO who must meet with the premier after a significant and tragic event. In the meeting, the mayor must keep in mind the overlapping and sometimes diverging … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 17Applying for an Intergovernmental Grant |
In chapter 17, the reader is a newly elected city councillor who assists local groups to apply for a large grant from a higher level of government, and discovers the project has only a partial … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 18Responding to the Recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
Chapter 18 places the reader in a role of human resources leader interested in applying the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Upon digging deeper, the reader discovers … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 19Negotiating an Inter-Municipal Water Agreement |
Chapter 19 puts the reader in the position of an engineer who must be part of negotiations to define a contract for water services among several local governments. The reader discovers the … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |