Description |
1 online resource (viii, 269 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Introduction to Local Sustainability and Functional Collective Action -- Setting the stage -- A quantitative overview of cities and sustainability -- Functional Collective Action Framework -- Lead Agency Consolidation: Fort Collins, CO -- Lead Agency Coordination: Kansas City, MO and Orlando, FL -- Relationships and Bargaining: Providence, RI, Ann Arbor, MI and Oakland, CA -- Decentralized Networks: El Paso, TX and Gainesville, FL -- A Closer Look at Inter-Departmental Relationships and Network Structures in around sustainability in Select Cities -- Key Themes and Findings at the Intersection of Cities, Sustainability, and FCA -- Appendices |
Summary |
"Implementing City Sustainability examines how local governments are organizing to carry out sustainability initiatives. It provides insights into urban sustainability and public management through examination of the mechanisms cities are using to overcome the functional collective action challenges that inevitably arise during the administration of sustainability"--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 04, 2021) |
Subject |
Municipal government -- United States -- Case studies
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Interagency coordination -- United States -- Case studies
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Local government and environmental policy -- United States -- Case studies
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Sustainability -- United States -- Case studies
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Electronic books.
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e-books.
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Interagency coordination
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Local government and environmental policy
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Municipal government
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Sustainability
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Hawkins, Christopher V. (Christopher Vincent), author.
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LC no. |
2019057719 |
ISBN |
1439919224 |
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9781439919224 |
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