Search Results for: International and Comparative
Perspectives Paper | 2016
National Urban Policy: A Roadmap for Canadian Cities
Abigail Friendly
The 21st century has seen a renewed interest internationally in national urban policies. This paper draws on the experience of countries that have explicitly pursued national urban policies to solve complex and interrelated urban challenges.
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Presentation | 2016
Improving Local Government Revenue in New South Wales: What Are the Options?
Enid Slack
Enid Slack headlined the Local Government New South Wales Finance Summit in Sydney, Australia on August 17, 2016.
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IMFG Paper | 2016
Good Governance at the Local Level: Meaning and Measurement
Zack Taylor
This paper situates Canadian local governance practices within a review of international perspectives on the meaning and evaluation of governance quality. The author finds that Canadian authorities have construed local good governance largely in utilitarian terms, as the efficiency of service delivery.
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Presentation | 2016
Land Value Capture for Social Benefits: Comparing Toronto and São Paulo
Abigail Friendly
IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellow Abigail Friendly compares the use of LVC in two cities – São Paulo and Toronto – with a focus on acquiring local benefits and services such as park improvements, childcare and recreational facilities, and social housing.
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Presentation | 2016
Accessibility, Transportation Planning, and Fairness
Karel Martens, Steven Farber, Monica Campbell, and Linda Weichel
In this presentation, Professor Karel Martens discusses the consequences of “the accessibility turn” - arguing, first, that the assessment of accessibility is not merely an option, but a moral obligation for transportation authorities, and second, that the focus on accessibility inevitably requires these authorities to explicitly address questions of fairness.
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Presentation | 2016
Funding Democracy: Participatory Budgeting in Canada
Josh Lerner
Participatory budgeting gives the public the right to propose, deliberate, and vote on a part of the city budget. Does participatory budgeting actually improve democracy, transparency, and accountability, or is it simply another consultation tool in disguise?
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Video | 2016
Funding Democracy: Participatory Budgeting in Canada
Josh Lerner
This video features Josh Lerner, Director of the Participatory Budgeting Project, in conversation with Shelley Carroll, Alex Mazer, and Peter MacLeod.
Participatory budgeting gives the public the right to propose, deliberate, and vote on a part of the city budget. Does participatory budgeting actually improve democracy, transparency, and accountability, or is it simply another consultation tool in disguise?
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Presentation | 2016
When Debt Meets Public Approval: Municipal Bond Elections in San Antonio, Texas
Jacqueline Peterson
Municipal bonds are one way to raise money for long-term infrastructure investments. In several U.S states, bond approvals are put to a public referendum. This presentation looks at one such case in San Antonio, Texas.
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