Introductory
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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From NEW! Part IVIntergovernmental Relations |
Part IV looks at the power imbalances and other complexities that emerge as local governments interact with higher levels of government to tackle policy solutions that require multiple levels of … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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From NEW! Chapter 20Opening a Safe Injection Site |
In Chapter 20, the reader is again a newly elected councillor who must navigate community division over a supervised injection site. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! Part V Cases in Local Policy-Making |
Part V examines municipal policy issues and provides an overview of the policy-making process. Each chapter, while presenting a specific issue from a specific perspective, also more closely … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 21Creating a New Noise By-Law |
Chapter 21 asks the reader to consider how to regulate nuisances such as noise as population density increases, from the perspective of a director of community relations. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 22Water Fluoridation |
As a chief medical officer in Chapter 22, the reader must navigate a group of citizens who would like to remove fluoridation from municipal water. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 23Banning Plastic Bags |
In chapter 23, the reader becomes a municipal administrator preparing a report for council on banning plastic bags, only to find the topic is much more complex than anticipated. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 24Crafting an Arts and Culture Strategy |
Chapter 24 places the reader in the role of a director of culture for a large urban municipality and is tasked with designing an arts and culture strategy. Implementation with diverse and … | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
