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Report: 10 p., digital file ; The objective of this project will be to design, establish and implement a system of two-way information flow to enable policymakers in government to understand the perceptions and reactions of people on a range of policy proposals and programs, to provide, through improved information, greater use and effectiveness of government programs,to transmit needs and concerns of people in their efforts to cope with a changing urban environment. Built into this system will be mechanisms to ensure co-operation between the different jurisdictions of government and a means of developing consultation. It is felt that the urban forum concept properly designed and implemented would lead to more effective programs and policies by means of greater citizen, group and tri-level involvement, in the formulation and acceptance of programs and policies.

"September 1980." ; "Public Technology, Inc." ; "U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Economic Research Division." ; Bibliography: p. 60-61. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Distributed by NTIS. ; Prepared for U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration Office of University Research ; DOT-OS-50240. ; Prepared by Alan Altshuler, James Womack and John Pucher ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation Studies. ; Cover title. ; Chapter 8 of: The urban transportation system : politics and policy innovation / Alan Altshuler, with James P. Womack, John R. Pucher. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Final report. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Written by a man who has been for some years in the centre of the unusual and dramatic pressures that have been at work on the foundations of social, political and educational institutions in Quebec, this account offers a picture in action of several of the issues that are the subject of a more theoretical treatment elsewhere in this Journal. Robert Lavery considers the financial and socio-political developments among the school boards of the City of Montreal that are changing the administrator's role in the system, against a background of increasing drop-out rates and a disturbing sense of discontent with its pedagogical effectiveness.

Report: 66 p., digital file ; The urban environment has technology, talent, resources, interested and involved citizens and policy-makers. It does not however have much citizen involvement in public policy-making nor does it have much two-way communication between the different sectors of the environment. In order for people and governments to survive in an ever increasingly complex environment, two-way communication on vital matters becomes a necessity. To effect such a two-way system requires little more than the conscious decision to use the existing technology to serve the public interest by expanding the flows of information and giving citizens access to the media. The need for this type of system has become obvious to people all across Canada, and all across Canada people have been attempting to create their own little public communication systems. The following reports are sketches of the type of attempts being made in urban centers across Canada and the directions that they are going in, and include recommendations as to how an urban forum system, involving two-way communication between people and various levels of government might be instituted.

This is a conference paper. ; The high rate of population growth in developing countries in recent times has created intricate sanitation problems which governments can no longer ignore. The problem is further accentuated by the constant drift of rural dwellers to the few urban centres in search of jobs and other opportuni­ties offered by urbanization. Urbanization and its concomitant housing problems have created the situation where urban slums have become a regular feature of most urban centres. High population density, temporary structures used as living quarters and lack of proper sanitation are conspi­cuous features of these slums. The predominant method of excreta collection known to these slum dwellers is the night soil system. This paper examines some popular methods of excreta collection and puts forward another possible method of excreta management in high density urban slums.

This is a conference paper. ; Contractor built latrines located in urban developments are more likely to lead to the success of a pit latrine project than either direct labour or self help construction. Contractors are not constrained by govern­ment regulations and can often, for example, use alternative methods to obtain materials in short supply, or pay incentive wages to the labour force for work not just atten­dance. A self help construction project is likely to be successful in a rural environ where the community is united under a central figure -the village elder. But the fight to survive in an urban habitat often results in mater­ials being sold for more important things such as food and medicine, and not the construction of the latrine. Urban Government direct labour built latrines can suffer from the severe restrictions of government rules and regulations which dictate the purchasing procedures, but not how much is necessary to bribe storekeepers to release materials to the project.

Reprint of General statistics of cities, 1909, by the Bureau of the Census, first published in 1913 by the Govt. Print. Off., Washington; of General statistics of cities, 1916, by the Bureau of the Census, first published in 1917 by the Govt. Print. Off., Washington; and of Historical statistics on State and local government finances, 1902-1953, by the Bureau of the Census, first published in 1955 by the Govt. Print. Off., Washington ; Mode of access: Internet.

Compared with Europe, our cities and towns have a relatively short history. In addition, there are fewer old buildings. Therefore, the need to preserve our heritage is underlined. Attention is drawn to the fact that not only individual buildings, but also building groups and indeed even larger areas and the surrounding landscape that form part of an overall conservation strategy should be included. In this article we look at some general principles with regard to conservation and applicable legislation and other mechanisms that can be used to protect these sensitive areas.

(Thesis) Thesis--University of Florida. ; (Bibliography) Bibliography: leaves 132-136. ; Typescript. ; Vita. ; (Statement of Responsibility) by Margaret Allen Aiesi.

Paper presented to the Harrison Liberal Conference, held in Harrison Hotsprings, British Columbia, November 20-23, 1969. Also published in The Structure of Policy-Making in Canada. Edited G. Bruce Doern and Peter Aucoin Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited 1971. ; Conference paper: 12 pp., digital file

Prepared for the Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers; Southwest Social Science Association 1977 Spring Meeting in Dallas, Texas, April 1, 1977. ; Sponsored by U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. ; Prepared by William G. Barker and Mary Beard ; North Central Texas Council of Governments. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Volume 1 prepared for the Washington State Legislative Transportation Committee; Volume 2 prepared for the Grays Harbor Regional Planning Commission; Volume 3 prepared for the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Regional Planning Commission; Volume 4 prepared for the Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference. ; Sponsored by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. ; Prepared for the Washington State Highway Commission. ; v. 1. Summary report.--v. 2. Grays Harbor urban area public transportation study.--v. 3. Kelso-Longview urban area public transportation study.--v. 4. Tri-state urban area public transportation study. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This is a conference paper. ; The paper reviews the present status of composting in various cities and towns of India and brings into focus some of the basic shortcomings in the technology that is holding up the progress of an other­wise sound programme. The authors suggest an appropriate technology with optimal degree of mechanisation suited to the refuse character­istics and techno-economic resources of the local government bodies in India, in the light of their experiences in the pilot compost plant in South suburban municipality, Calcutta.

An interrupted time-series quasi-experiment is employed to test the basic hypothesis that reformed cities (with city manager, at-large elections, and nonpartisan ballots) tax and spend less than unreformed communities. Eleven cities with populations of 25,000 and above which significantly changed their political structure between 1948 and 1973 are compared with 11 matched control cities that made no changes. We found that over an 11-year period, variations in fiscal behavior were virtually unaffected by changes in city government structure.