Governing Ourselves?: The Politics of Canadian CommunitiesUBC Press, 01/11/2011 - 352 من الصفحات Popular rhetoric suggests that the twenty-first century has ushered in an era of homogeneity. Urbanization, globalization, amalgamation, media conglomeration, and technological convergence have become familiar terms. Given the pressures of integration and assimilation, how are people within communities able to make decisions about their own environment, whether individually or collectively? To what extent can they govern themselves? Governing Ourselves? explores issues of influence and power within local institutions and decision-making processes using numerous illustrations from municipalities across Canada. It shows how communities large and small, from Toronto to Iqaluit, have distinctive political cultures and therefore respond differently to changing global and domestic environments. Case studies of Prince George, Sherbrooke, Saint John, and Kitchener-Waterloo are used to illuminate historical and contemporary challenges to local governance. This stimulating book covers traditional topics such as government structures and institutions and intergovernmental relations. It also reaches more broadly into areas of inquiry relevant to geography, urban planning, environmental studies, public administration, sociology, and Canadian studies. |
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... Organizations / 64 Advisory Committees and Consultative Initiatives / 66 Government Funding and Grants to Civil Society/68 Challenges of Collaborative Decision Making / 70 Conclusion / 72 PART 2: SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES ...
... Conclusion / 153 8 The Politics of Urban Planning/ 154 Growing Cities / 155 Planning Processes Today/ 159 The Community Plan / 160 Organizing Socio-Political Territory/ 161 Economic Status and Spatial Organization / CONTENTS iX.
... Organization / 164 Gender, Family, and Space / 164 Cultural/Linguistic Communities / 166 Conclusion / 171 9 Environmental Challenges: Redefining the Public lnterest/ 172 The Quest for Sustainability/ 173 The Struggle to Define the ...
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Introduction | 3 |
LOCAL DEMOCRACY A CONTESTED NOTION | 11 |
SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS | 75 |
THE POLITICS OF SPACE PLACE AND ECOSYSTEMS | 139 |
THE BUSINESS OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY | 199 |
SURFING INTO THE TWENTYFIRST CENTURY LOCAL POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS | 255 |
Notes | 285 |
Selected Bibliography | 307 |
Photography Credits | 315 |
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