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Mega-Projects - David E. Luberoff - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Mega-Projects - David E. Luberoff - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

" Since the demise of urban renewal in the early 1970s, the politics of large-scale public investment in and around major American cities has received little scholarly attention. In MEGA-PROJECTS, Alan Altshuler and David Luberoff analyze the unprecedented wave of large-scale (mega-) public investments that occurred in American cities during the 1950s and 1960s; the social upheavals they triggered, which derailed large numbers of projects during the late 1960s and early 1970s; and the political impulses that have shaped a new generation of urban mega-projects in the decades since. They also appraise the most important consequences of policy shifts over this half-century and draw out common themes from the rich variety of programmatic and project developments that they chronicle. The authors integrate narratives of national as well as state and local policymaking, and of mobilization by (mainly local) project advocates, with a profound examination of how well leading theories of urban politics explain the observed realities. The specific cases they analyze include a wide mix of transportation and downtown revitalization projects, drawn from numerous regions—most notably Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Portland, and Seattle. While their original research focuses on highway, airport, and rail transit programs and projects, they draw as well on the work of others to analyze the politics of public investment in urban renewal, downtown retailing, convention centers, and professional sports facilities. In comparing their findings with leading theories of urban and American politics, Altshuler and Luberoff arrive at some surprising findings about which perform best and also reveal some important gaps in the literature as a whole. In a concluding chapter, they examine the potential effects of new fiscal pressures, business mobilization to relax environmental constraints, and security concerns in the wake of September 11. And they make clear their own views about how best to achieve a balance between developmental, environmental, and democratic values in public investment decisionmaking. Integrating fifty years of urban development history with leading theories of urban and American politics, MEGA-PROJECTS provides significant new insights into urban and intergovernmental politics. "

DKK 229.00
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The Mikado to Matilda - Thomas S. Hischak - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions - Doug Alderson - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Embracing Sisterhood - Katrina Bell Mcdonald - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

The Future of Emergency Management after 2020 - Robert Mccreight - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

The Future of Emergency Management after 2020 - Robert Mccreight - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

2020 was a year unlike any other in U.S. history. Emergency managers were confronted with a rapidly evolving deadly virus coupled with widespread economic devastation. On top of increasingly destructive hurricanes and other extreme weather as well as ongoing drought and wildfires, there was societal upheaval. All of these crises created a witch''s brew of challenges for public safety and emergency management in the middle of 2020 that continues today. For emergency managers in 2020, better strategies were needed to overcome these major crises and disasters that triggered instability and upended normal life. Mega-disasters and cascading catastrophes now must be imagined and managed for effectively. This completely updated edition of The Future of Emergency Management After 2020: The New, Novel, and Nasty looks at the new normal and at the issues that alter the scope, complexity, and priorities of emergency management. It references the last ten years, where the tragedy of 9/11 redefined priorities in the field. Drawing on the authors'' extensive experience while canvassing the opinions of other emergency management professionals, this thought-provoking book offers new strategies for the crises we''re now seeing—and the novel crises we might see in the future. Faculty, students, and practitioners of emergency management will find this book extremely pertinent and valuable.

DKK 994.00
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Going Platinum - Brett Ermilio - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Al Schmitt on the Record - Al Schmitt - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Global Development 2.0 - - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Global Development 2.0 - - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

" The fight against global poverty has quickly become one of the hottest tickets on the global agenda—with rock stars, world leaders, and multibillionaires calling attention to the plight of the poor at international confabs such as the World Economic Forum and the Clinton Global Initiative. The cozy, all-of-a-kind club of rich country officials who for decades dominated the development agenda has given way to a profusion of mega-philanthropists, ""celanthropists,"" and super-charged advocacy networks vying to solve the world''s toughest problems. Supporting the development glitterati is a sizable rank and file made up of the mass public—as evidenced by the abundance of ""Make Poverty History"" wristbands, an Internet-enabled spike in charitable giving at all income levels, and record involvement in overseas volunteering. While philanthropic foundations and celebrity goodwill ambassadors have been part of the charitable landscape for many years, the unprecedented explosion of development players heralds a new era of global action on poverty. Global Development 2.0 celebrates this transformative trend within international aid and offers lessons to ensure that this wave of generosity yields lasting and widespread improvements to the lives and prospects of the world''s poorest. Contributors include Matthew Bishop (Economist), Joshua Busby (University of Texas–Austin), J. Gregory Dees (Duke University), Vinca LaFleur (Vinca LaFleur Communications), Homi Kharas (Brookings Institution),Ashok Khosla (Development Alternatives Group), Mark Kramer (FSG Social Impact Advisors), Jane Nelson (Harvard University), Joseph O''Keefe (Brookings Institution), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Brookings Institution), Darrell M.West (Brown University), and Simon Zadek (AccountAbility). "

DKK 273.00
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