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Presentation | 2012
Adding Value: The Link between Engineers and Municipal Infrastructure Finance and Governance
Lesley Herstein
The Canadian water and wastewater deficit has been estimated to be in the billions of dollars. Drawing upon the political, economic, and technical history of the Southern Ontario water sector, IMFG Graduate Fellowship winner Lesley Herstein explores how short-term decision-making has often resulted in greater municipal expenditure over time on water assets.
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Presentation | 2012
Crossing Boundaries: Governing Transportation in the Toronto City Region
Scott Sams
As the city region expands and the number of actors increases, governing transportation becomes more and more complicated. IMFG Graduate Fellowship winner Scott Sams discusses whether an effective, accountable, and coordinated transportation system can be achieved without resorting to amalgamating all existing transit authorities into one.
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Presentation | 2012
Challenges in Metropolitan Management: the Indian Experience
Simanti Bandyopadhyay
Although the metropolitan areas of Mumbai, Dehli, and Kolkata contribute a major chunk to the growth and income of India, only 52 per cent of urban households have tap water, only 741 out of 1000 urban dwellers have access to toilets, and 77 per cent of the urban households are covered by closed surface drainage. Faced with these major challenges, can Indian cities find the revenues they need to improve services?
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Presentation | 2012
Funding Municipal Infrastructure in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack on April 4, 2012 to the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association.
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Presentation | 2012
Shared Spaces: Funding and Managing Libraries and Parks in Tough Times Session 2
Martin Gomez
This session examined the changing role of libraries in the digital age along with their role in the broader public learning continuum. In an era of fiscal austerity, are there new operating models for libraries which could prove more effective at responding to changing civic needs and rapid changes in information technology?
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Presentation | 2012
Shared Spaces: Funding and Managing Libraries and Parks in Tough Times Session 2
Gillian Mason
This presentation examines the changing role of libraries in the digital age along with their role in the broader public learning continuum. In an era of fiscal austerity, are there new operating models for libraries which could prove more effective at responding to changing civic needs and rapid changes in information technology?
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Presentation | 2012
Municipal Finance and Governance Issues in Canada and Abroad
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack on February 9, 2012.
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Presentation | 2012
Funding Public Parks in Tough Times: An Innovation Agenda
Jamie Torres Springer
This presentation focuses on the role that parks and libraries play as contributors to broader urban policy objectives. How do libraries and parks affect and leverage the quality of life, sustainability, and economic growth in the city? In a period of fiscal austerity, what are the appropriate roles for the public sector, the private sector and the scope for partnerships in both the funding and management of these spaces?
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