Planning & Urban Development

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Chapter 14
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Chapter 14

Building a Professional Sports Stadium

From: Local Government in Practice

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? ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 15

Organizational Structure and the Competition for Economic Development

From: Local Government in Practice

This chapter puts the reader in the role of a councillor examining organizational structures involved in economic development. ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 16

Meeting with the Premier

From: Local Government in Practice

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 … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 17

Applying for an Intergovernmental Grant

From: Local Government in Practice

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 … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 18

Responding to the Recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

From: Local Government in Practice

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 … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 19

Negotiating an Inter-Municipal Water Agreement

From: Local Government in Practice

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 … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2

Introducing Online and Telephone Voting

From: Local Government in Practice

In this chapter, the reader assumes the role of clerk in a large municipality faced with the challenge of deciding how to make local elections safe, secure and accessible in order to increase … ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 20

Opening a Safe Injection Site

From: Local Government in Practice

In Chapter 20, the reader is again a newly elected councillor who must navigate community division over a supervised injection site. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 21

Creating a New Noise By-Law

From: Local Government in Practice

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. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 22

Water Fluoridation

From: Local Government in Practice

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. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 23

Banning Plastic Bags

From: Local Government in Practice

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. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 24

Crafting an Arts and Culture Strategy

From: Local Government in Practice

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 … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 25
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Chapter 25

Regulating Private Transportation Companies

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter 25 leads the reader into the challenge of regulating private transportation network companies, a complex and quickly evolving area. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 3

Changing Municipal Electoral Boundaries

From: Local Government in Practice

Chapter three asks the reader to consider how redrawing ward boundaries opens up the inner workings and processes of municipal government. ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 4

Blowing the Whistle

From: Local Government in Practice

In this chapter, the reader is asked to consider what to do when you observe unethical decision-making by your manager. You report the concern, only to have the file transferred to another staff. … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 5

Creating a Code of Conduct and Lobbyist Registry

From: Local Government in Practice

In this chapter, the reader an employee in the Clerk’s office, and must develop a code of conduct and lobbyist registry, which brings up questions of how power, politics and other competing … ; ; 8 $0.80 Add