Strategic Planning for Local Government
Strategic Planning for Local Government

Author: Gerald L. Gordon

Publisher: ICMA Publishing

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0873267842

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Strategic Planning for Local Government, second edition, outlines the strategic planning process in local government and helps local government leaders anticipate and shape the future of their communities. It covers practical ways of obtaining information, analyzing that information, and developing a vision for the community that can be translated into programs and line items in a budget. This e-book offers many excerpts from local government plans and working documents that serve as examples you can build upon. These models can be customized for your local government. Videos highlight the role professional local government managers play in building communities we're proud to call home.

Operationalizing the Regional Collaborative Platform of the Water Scarcity Initiative to address water consumption, water productivity and drought management in Agriculture
Operationalizing the Regional Collaborative Platform of the Water Scarcity Initiative to address water consumption, water productivity and drought management in Agriculture

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-06-28

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 9251098360

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This report presents the proceedings of the Regional Collaborate Platform workshop of the Water Scarcity Initiative. It provides a summary of discussions by thematic area covering the 3 key topics of water consumption, crop water productivity, and drought management. One of the main objectives of the workshop was to develop an Operational Work Plan based on the main recommendations made by each country following the discussions addressing the 3 key topics. In this report, the recommendations are made for each country based on their priorities and needs, and constitute the basis for consultations between the relevant institutions on the country level towards the elaboration of a comprehensive national work plan to be implemented into specific actions.

Land-use Planning Systems in the OECD
Land-use Planning Systems in the OECD

Author: OECD.

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-02

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9789264268562

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- Foreword and acknowledgements - Executive summary - Spatial and land-use planning systems across the OECD - Australia - Austria - Belgium - Canada - Chile - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Japan - Korea - Mexico - Netherlands - New Zealand - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Slovak Republic - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - United Kingdom - United States - Bibliography

Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning
Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning

Author: Carl Patton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-08-26

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1317350006

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Updated in its 3rd edition, Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning presents quickly applied methods for analyzing and resolving planning and policy issues at state, regional, and urban levels. Divided into two parts, Methods which presents quick methods in nine chapters and is organized around the steps in the policy analysis process, and Cases which presents seven policy cases, ranging in degree of complexity, the text provides readers with the resources they need for effective policy planning and analysis. Quantitative and qualitative methods are systematically combined to address policy dilemmas and urban planning problems. Readers and analysts utilizing this text gain comprehensive skills and background needed to impact public policy.

Evaluating Urban and Regional Plans
Evaluating Urban and Regional Plans

Author: Mark Seasons

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2021-03-01

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0774866284

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Effective practitioners in any field understand that lessons from the past underlie successes in the future. Which practices have worked before and which haven’t? What went wrong, and what does that teach us? Too often, however, urban and regional planners simply don’t know whether or how well planning policies were carried out. Evaluating Urban and Regional Plans blends theory and practice to delineate the questions that planners need to ask as they shape the future of Canadian communities. Mark Seasons offers a wealth of pragmatic guidance on comprehensive plan evaluation processes and methods. Monitoring the outputs and outcomes generated by a plan – and gauging their impact – ensures that the planning function remains relevant, and that resources are used effectively, efficiently, and equitably. As both a primer on plan evaluation practice and an original contribution to theory, Evaluating Urban and Regional Plans is an invaluable resource not only for the Canadian planning community but for planners everywhere.