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Book Intergovernmental Management for the 21st Century

Download or read book Intergovernmental Management for the 21st Century written by Timothy J. Conlan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brookings Institution Press and the National Academy of Public Administration publication America's complex system of multi-layered government faces new challenges as a result of rapidly changing economic, technological, and demographic trends. An aging population, economic globalization, and homeland security concerns are among the powerful factors testing the system's capacity and flexibility. Major policy challenges and responses are now overwhelmingly intergovernmental in nature, and as a result, the fortunes of all levels of government are more intertwined and interdependent than ever before. This volume, cosponsored by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), defines an agenda for improving the performance of America's intergovernmental system. The early chapters present the current state of practice in intergovernmental relations, including discussion of trends toward centralization, devolution, and other power-sharing arrangements. The fiscal underpinnings of the system are analyzed, along with the long-term implications of current trends in financing at all levels. The authors identify the principal tools used to define intergovernmental management–grants, mandates, preemptions—in discussing emerging models and best practices in the design and management of those tools. In tergovernmental Management for the 21st Century applies these crosscutting themes to critical policy areas where intergovernmental management and cooperation are essential, such as homeland security, education, welfare, health care, and the environment. It concludes with an authoritative assessment of the system's capacity to govern, oversee, and improve. Contributors include Jocelyn Johnston (American University), Shelley Metzenbaum (University of Maryland), Richard Nathan (SUNY at Albany), Barry Rabe (University of Michigan), Beryl Radin (American University), Alice Rivlin (Brookings Institution), Ray Sheppach (National Governors Association), Frank Shafroth (George Mason University), Troy Smith (BYU–Hawaii), Carl Stenberg (University of Nor

Book Scenario based Strategic Planning

Download or read book Scenario based Strategic Planning written by Burkhard Schwenker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world characterized by increasing complexity and volatility, managers must be able to flexibly adapt their strategies to changing environmental conditions. Traditional strategic management frameworks often fail in this context. Therefore, we present "scenario-based strategic planning" as a framework for strategic management in an uncertain world. Previous approaches to scenario planning were complex and focused on the long term, but the approach developed by Roland Berger and the Center for Strategy and Scenario Planning at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is different. By designing appropriate tools and integrating scenario planning into strategic planning, we have made our approach less complex and easier for firms to apply. We illustrate the approach with examples from different industries.

Book Managing Water for Drought

    Book Details:
  • Author : William J. Werick
  • Publisher : DIANE Publishing
  • Release : 1997-04
  • ISBN : 9780788141713
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book Managing Water for Drought written by William J. Werick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes methods for improving water mgmt. during drought developed during a 4-year study. The methods were tested & refined in 4 filed studies in different parts of the country, in which teams of water managers & users worked together to reduce drought impacts. This report explains the procedure for coop. Fed.-state Drought Preparedness Studies, to indicate how these studies relate to the longstanding principles & guidance for Fed. water resources investigations, & to indicate the means of implementing conclusions arrived at in any given region. Tables.

Book Staff Report on Replies from Federal Agencies to Questionnaire on Intergovernmental Relations

Download or read book Staff Report on Replies from Federal Agencies to Questionnaire on Intergovernmental Relations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Native Waters

    Book Details:
  • Author : Daniel McCool
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 2006-10-26
  • ISBN : 9780816526154
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Native Waters written by Daniel McCool and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of the reservation era, the bitter conflict between Indians and non-Indians over water rights was largely confined to the courtroom. But in the 1980s the federal government began to emphasize negotiated settlements over lawsuits, and the settlements are changing water rights in fundamental waysÑnot only for tribes but also for non-Indian communities that share scarce water resources with Indians. In Native Waters, Daniel McCool describes the dramatic impact these settlements are having both on Indian country and on the American West as a whole. Viewing the settlements as a second treaty era, he considers whether they will guarantee the water future of reservationsÑor, like treaties of old, will require tribes to surrender vast resources in order to retain a small part of their traditional homelands. As one tribal official observed, "It's like your neighbors have been stealing your horses for many years, and now we have to sit down and decide how many of those horses they get to keep." Unlike technical studies of water policy, McCool's book is a readable account that shows us real people attempting to end real disputes that have been going on for decades. He discusses specific water settlements using a combination of approachesÑfrom personal testimony to traditional social science methodologyÑto capture the richness, complexity, and human texture of the water rights conflict. By explaining the processes and outcomes in plain language and grounding his presentation in relevant explanations of Indian culture, he conveys the complexity of the settlements for readers from a wide range of disciplines. Native Waters illustrates how America is coming to grips with an issue that has long been characterized by injustice and conflict, seeking to enhance our understanding of the settlements in the hope that this understanding will lead to better settlements for all parties. As one of the first assessments of a policy that will have a pervasive impact for centuries to come, it shows that how we resolve Indian water claims tells us a great deal about who we are as a nation and how we confront difficult issues involving race, culture, and the environment.

Book Water Research Foundation Act of 1985

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  • Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Water Research Foundation Act of 1985 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Water Supply Planning

Download or read book Water Supply Planning written by David W. Prasifka and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a source of reference material for the practising water engineer or water manager, this book outlines a strategy for projecting water consumption for specific types of land use and selecting a water conservation programme to maximise the beneficial use of a limited natural resource - a situation that typifies new development nationally and worldwide.

Book Living Within Constraints

Download or read book Living Within Constraints written by Institute for Water Resources (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of Publications Issued by the Government of the United States

Download or read book Catalogue of Publications Issued by the Government of the United States written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1977-03 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index

Book Intergovernmental Decisionmaking for Environmental Protection and Public Works

Download or read book Intergovernmental Decisionmaking for Environmental Protection and Public Works written by United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Monthly Catalogue  United States Public Documents

Download or read book Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-03 with total page 1482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2002  Testimony of members of Congress and other interested individual and organizations

Download or read book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2002 Testimony of members of Congress and other interested individual and organizations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2002

Download or read book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2002 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 107 1 Hearings  Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2002  Part 7  2001

Download or read book 107 1 Hearings Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2002 Part 7 2001 written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Networked Governance

Download or read book Networked Governance written by Jack W. Meek and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a unique contributed volume that features chapters written by top scholars paired with practitioner responses, students can see just how much the landscape of intergovernmental relations has evolved in recent years, with diminishing vertical flows of resources, and increased horizontal flows in the form of cross-jurisdictional and interlocal collaboration. Contributors include Robert Agranoff, J. Edwin Benton, Beverly A. Cigler, Brian K. Collins, Mauricio Covarrubias, Raymond W. Cox II, John Kincaid, Christopher Koliba, William Lester, David Y. Miller, Beryl A. Radin, Juan M. Romero, and Eric S. Zeemering.