Performance measurement in local sustainability policy / Susan M. Opp, Samantha L. Mosier, and Jeffrey L. Osgood, Jr. with Mark W. Davis.
| Author/creator |
Opp, Susan M., 1979- author. |
| Other author/creator | Mosier, Samantha L., author. |
| Other author/creator | Osgood, Jeffery L., Jr., author. |
| Other author/creator | Davis, Mark W., 1968- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Description | xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Public administration and public policy series Public administration and public policy. ^A105677 |
| Contents | Part I. Introduction to local sustainability policy. Introduction to local sustainability and performance measurement -- Sustainability and performance measurement overview -- Part II. Measuring efficiency and effectiveness in sustainability. Transportation sustainability -- Pollution prevention -- Energy and resource conservation -- Sustainable economic development -- Smart growth and land-use planning -- Social equity and social sustainability -- City organizational sustainability efforts -- Conclusions of local sustainability and performance measurement. |
| Abstract | "Without an honest and robust examination of both the effectiveness and the efficiency of local sustainability policies, the success of the entire sustainability movement in the U.S. is uncertain. This book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of what constitutes local sustainability and why it matters. This book focuses closely on local sustainability policy covering everything from environmental initiatives, economic development issues, and social equity concerns. Each chapter delves into major aspects of sustainability and offers both an accounting of the policies being adopted and a close look into the performance measurement activities of cities in that policy area. Finally, readers are introduced to the metrics that American cities are using to measure the performance of their sustainability efforts. From the discussion of performance metrics, this book provides potential benchmarks and comparison statistics that may be used to develop and evaluate the performance assessment efforts in their own sustainability programs. Students of public administration, urban planning, and political science will find this book useful as they begin to understand the complexity of sustainability and local government. Public officials will find this book useful as they begin to approach their own challenges with sustainability"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017048656 |
| ISBN | 9780815373056 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0815373058 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC79 .E5 O547 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |