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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"City councils"”.
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Interaction Between City Managers and City Councils.
Most studies about city managers begin with an ominous statement on how the future of America's cities hinges on city managers. One author, for instance, refers to them as "central participants in the efforts to improve and enrich life in communities large and small, and in the struggle to cure the …
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Factors Influencing Value Added Public Services in Maldives
… in moving to a more democratic society, the city councils play a key role in delivering a range of services to the public. While this is the case, there are a lot of questions around the ability of and willingness to deliver effective services to the public by the civil servants. Based on …
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Wohnmobilität in der Großregion -- eine interurbane Diskursanalyse mit Fokus auf den Städten Arlon, Thionville und Trier.
… regions can be perceived very differently by city councils or planners and the local population. This dissertation focuses on the perceptions of population mobility and dwelling in a transnational cross-border polycentric region in western Europe. The economic development of the Grand Duchy of …
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Evaluating the application of planning legislation : the Resource Management Act 1991 and forestry investment
… Resource Management Act (RMA). The RMA directs councils to write planning rules for their district based on the effects of activities on the environment. This study is concerned with evaluating how the RMA has been applied to forestry by the District and City Councils and the effect that this …
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Exploring the factors that influence adoption of open government data for commercial service innovation in cities
City councils produce large amounts of data. As this data becomes available, and as information and communication technology capabilities are in place to manage and exploit huge amount of data, open government data is seen as becoming more and more valuable in several contexts. Information Systems …
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At Limbe, Malawi: Space-placemaking through the integration of street trading practices
… advances. It also suggests the need for city councils to effectively engage with traders and provide infrastructure that speaks to their urban realities and practices. The Limbe CBD, on James Street, in Blantyre, Malawi, is the study area for the project, where I engaged with traders and …
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Resilience through Building Back Better: Assessing Christchurch Recovery following the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquakes
… or natural, are characterised by a multiplicity of factors including loss of property, life, environmental degradation, and psychosocial malfunction of the affected community. Although much research has been undertaken on proactive disaster management to help reduce the impacts of natural …
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'Scéal to Storia': creating a framework for cultural heritage education, outreach learning methodologies and international exchange in primary schools
… and Design (HEAD), as well as both respective city councils. This thesis examines the development of this project through its design and implementation, and analyses the outcomes. This analysis provides insight into a variety of learning methodologies, and arts and cultural education in the …
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Pedestrian traffic monitoring using Wi-Fi technology
… by many organizations such as governments, city councils and businesses. The knowledge of pedestrian traffic behaviour can be useful for planning better services for citizens. To perform the surveys for obtaining this knowledge, a number of methods were developed for pedestrian monitoring, …
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Beroepsopleiding by tegniese kolleges vir Blankes tot 1975
… of churches, commercial organisations, city councils and the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, in this respect, is emphasised. * A period of divided control over vocational education, 1910-1925. During this period vocational education was controlled by the four provinces and five different …
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Essays on Local Political Economy in Brazil and the United States
… Evidence from fieldwork suggests that larger city councils in Brazil may be more autonomous from the executive and engender a better check on executive power.</p> <p>Chapter 2. Many factors contribute to the size and composition of public spending. Research that examines the role of …
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Parameter estimation of urban drainage models
… sites of seven urban drainage catchments in four city councils in Victoria. The infiltration parameter values found in this study were in general significantly different to the values given in DRAINS and XP-UDD software user manuals.