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There are more senior citizens in the U.S. today than ever before.
Public services for seniors are rapidly changing and expanding as
this diverse population ages. This collection of essays describes
key developments in services being provided in cities across the
nation. Topics include seniors and the U.S. government; health and
wellness; longevity; caregiving; housing and accommodations; Social
Security and finance; immigrant, minority and LGBT issues, and
life-long learning and technology.
Towns and communities across America once revolved around their
downtowns. Here, people shopped, worked, relaxed, and worshipped.
Changing needs and developments, however, resulted in their
abandonment. Over the past decade, citizens have begun to seek ways
to rejuvenate their main streets. While these efforts have
experienced varying levels of success, this handbook presents many
of the more successful programs, providing practical and proven
""how-to"" insights for those communities seeking similar results
for their downtowns. The articles collected here provide an
introduction to the downtown situation and its complex issues. They
illustrate techniques of organization and management, describe the
tools required for successful main street renewal, and provide case
studies of many successful programs from across the country. This
valuable tool for city planners, business people, and private
citizens includes a bibliography and index.
This volume, Cybersecurity for Citizens and Public Officials, has
the goal of educating citizens and public officials about
cybersecurity national best practices, which are contained in this
volume-one of the first of its type in America! The author/editor's
hope that this information helps educate citizens, employees, and
public officials, and facilitates their interest in the development
of modern state-of-the-art computer hardware and software systems
in public and private organizations. The goal of this effort is to
enhance the lever of services that computers, and their software
systems provide to everyone-individuals, citizens in general, as
well as the public-at-large. The use of such practices will also
hold down the cost of providing services, both public and private
ones, to all citizens throughout the nation-both taxpayers that pay
for government services, as well as citizens that pay for private
services.
The public services and care being provided to our veteran citizens
are rapidly changing due to the increasing number of veterans that
live in our cities. There are more veteran citizens now living in
America than ever before, and the veteran population is becoming
ever more diverse. For this reason, cities throughout our nation
are expanding their public services in scope and scale, as well as
enhancing the quality of existing services. This volume documents
these rapid developments in order to help our veteran citizens and
supporting communities understand the evolving, dynamic, and
innovative services and care that are increasingly available to
them.
Across government bodies, from local to federal, legislative
responses to mass gun violence in the new millennium have varied
greatly. Lack of communication or collaboration between government
officials forestalls the implementation of practiced strategy. In
an effort to encourage widespread solutions, this collection of
resources outlines the state of gun legislation in the 21st century
and provides strategies that have been implemented across the U.S.
Combining a wide range of perspectives, this book is divided into
three parts that each tackle a unique but essential facet of gun
legislation in the U.S. The first section features essays from
field experts that detail the facts and culture of modern gun
ownership. The second section features critical essays that outline
the challenges and solutions surrounding guns and public safety.
This section also includes, in their entirety, relevant documents
from the U.S. Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms. Lastly, the third section provides multiple forecasts
for the future of gun culture and politics. With the goal of
connecting government workers of all ranks, this volume extensively
details the many new gun safety regulations that have been enacted
across the United States.
Since 2009, at least 177 of America's schools experienced a
shooting. A parent should not have to worry when their children are
at a public school in their city - whether it be an elementary
school, a middle school, a high school, or a college campus. School
safety and security are strengthened by prevention, mitigation, and
response. The sections in this book educate school boards, school
administrators, policymakers, academics, and parents on the
importance of staying informed and accurately responding to school
security and safety. The book highlights the school shootings in
Columbine, Newton, Parkland, and many others that remind us of the
responsibilities as citizens and communities to make schools a safe
space for children. It is time to think about school shootings not
merely as a problem of security but as a problem of security and
education.
This work describes the operations of a typical municipal
government and examines the many productivity trends that are
occurring in city halls across America. Much of the focus is on the
increasing need for planning in city government to ensure that
productivity goals are met. It thoroughly examines the roles of the
council, manager, and clerk in promoting increased productivity. It
then looks at such municipal departments as legal, finance, fire,
human services, library, police and public works, demonstrating
proven techniques and structures in each that improve service.
Climate change and natural disasters have always been hot topics of
discussion and debate from the living rooms of citizens to meetings
to civil society organizations' candlelight vigils. The consensus
from the scientific and academic community on the threat of climate
change clashes with the lack of consensus from business and
government leaders, while citizens question the scientific data on
climate change and if it really affects their cities. Many cities
have stepped up to provide united experience-backed testimonies
explaining this threat and how climate change contributes to
natural disasters, habitat destruction, and food shortage. This
book brings together lucid essays and case studies from both
scholars and individuals on the front lines who manage
international collaborations, lead local communities, provide
services for people impacted by disasters, and drive policy change
that will lead to a sustainable future.
Eminent domain is integral to a government's legal ability to take
private property for a public purpose. If used correctly, the
owners are paid the fair market value for their property, few
citizens are inconvenienced and everyone benefits. Bad-faith abuses
of eminent domain typically make the front pages of news outlets,
and receive news coverage from television stations, in cities
throughout our nation. To educate citizens and prevent future
abuse, this book exposes both the good and the bad aspects of
government's ability to use their power of eminent domain to
acquire private property.
Generations ago, droves of immigrant populations came to the U.S.
from Europe and Africa. Now they are arriving mainly from Latin
America and Asia. Most are authorized, but there is a large number
who are not. While the U.S. Congress, federal, and most state
governments, have done little to directly confront pressing
immigration and immigrant issues, except for U.S. border areas and
ports of entry, public officials and community-based organizations
in cities, towns, counties, and other local jurisdictions, have
been busily delivering commonsense and pragmatic services to
accommodate and incorporate these new members of our American
society. This edited volume is a compilation of these municipal
level trends, practices, and experiences. It is an easy to read
handbook for public officials and citizens on developing good
immigrant services.
The 31 articles in this book discuss the pros and cons of
privatization of public services. Examined are the need for
alternative service delivery; the process of privatization;
concrete examples of privatizing services generic to local
governments; precautions; and the future of privatization.
This is a handbook of international best practices on how cities
throughout the world have improved their transportation options
provided to their citizens. Roadways for cars are bring turned into
walkways and bikeways, light-rail transit systems have been
installed to reduce traffic and pollution, and more citizens are
riding bikes and walking. In the olden days our cities were
designed by cars for cars. Nowadays our cities are being designed,
redesigned, and improved for the people who live there - citizens.
Many communities throughout the world have decreased their reliance
on the personal car, have promoted transit options, and have
enhanced their urban environment by reducing traffic, congestion,
pollution, and the number and width of their roadways. Many
citizens in cities throughout the world don't even need a car,
since so many other transit options are available to them. The 40
best practice case studies contained in this volume are from 33
states and provinces in 19 countries located on six continents -
from all over the world! Each best practice case study contains the
official name of the municipality, it's latest population figure,
the region it is located in, the province or state that it is
located in, the common name of the country that it is located in,
the official name of the country that it is located in, and the
community's official website.
This is a timely work on a very dynamic field. It provides more
than 40 best practice case studies from nearly half the states in
America, and discusses current and evolving trends in the relations
between educational institutions and cities, towns and other
municipalities. The schools include public and private universities
and colleges, public school districts, and other local school
systems. Case studies examine current and evolving state-of-the-art
practices. Appendices include a glossary; regional, national and
international resource directories; bibliographic sources; model
agreements and documents; a state municipal league directory; a
state public library directory; and a summary of distance learning
resources. The handbook is indexed. The future of America's cities
and schools depends upon the proper management of resources through
the use of state-of-the-art town-gown planning practices. Both
public officials and taxpayers, faculties, as well as students,
benefit from town and gown best practices.
This book is based on a national literature search focusing on the
best practices of cities, of all sizes and geographic locations,
intended to maintain public services while holding down taxes. Many
public officials have great ideas, but tend to work in a vacuum, so
they don't know what other cities are doing. This volume codifies
knowledge in this new field for the first time. Every case study
included in this book has the city's website listed. This reference
work makes it easy for professionals seeking additional information
on any and all budget reduction methods that seem to work
somewhere.
Over the past several decades, numerous planning movements have
taken root within the United States. With names like "Urban
Renewal," "Garden Cities," "Healthy Cities," "Smart Growth,"
"Eco-Cities" and "Sustainability," these programs promote ways to
create, protect, preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of life
in cities, towns and suburbs, especially in regards to the natural
environment. This guide to the best practices of these programs
introduces the rapidly evolving field before presenting more than
40 case studies of communities that are effectively "going green."
An assessment of the future of these towns and cities and resources
for citizens and officials seeking additional information conclude
the work. By compiling these success stories, this handbook makes
an excellent resource for anyone seeking to facilitate the
restoration of the natural environment within their community.
In cities and towns throughout the country, there is significant
evidence that community development and renovation is increasingly
being centered around multi-use stadiums and arenas. This book
examines how local governments and organizations are revitalizing
their communities through multi-use stadiums and arenas which
provide the best inner-city venues for sports, entertainment,
cultural events, and business expositions. The first section
reveals how cities negotiate, approve, finance, design, and build
stadiums and arenas. The second and longest section of the book
includes numerous case studies demonstrating the proper measures
and safeguards which any city, town, government, or organization
should be aware of to ensure that their planned stadium or arena
will be a fiscal and political success. The final section examines
the future of sports facilities in America's cities, discussing the
real economic impact of publicly financed sports facilities, the
changing nature of stadiums and arenas in light of scientific and
technological advancements, and the future of league sports and
their aging facilities. Several important resources are included in
the appendices, including a glossary of terms and individual guides
to the resources available from foundations, Federal Reserve banks,
and other regional, national, or international organizations.
Droughts, global warming and rising infrastructure costs have
brought new attention to water as both an urban planning and an
environmental issue. This volume presents many best-practice case
studies to show how cities and towns throughout the United States
are restoring their wetlands, watersheds, rivers, beaches, and
harbors even as rapid urbanization has put more stress on water
supplies. These collected accounts are designed to educate citizens
and public officials about water-related issues and future
concerns. Regional and national resource directories are included.
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