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Whose Sustainable World? Choosing Hope in Creating a Sustainable World with Indigenous Populations
The relationship we have with our environment helps us to define our view of a sustainable world. When we set about creating a sustainable world the first thing we must…
Local Governments and Sustainability: The Power of Public Goods
Public goods are what governments produce every day on behalf of their citizens. The government produces them because the market cannot or because a society decides that all citizens should…
Creating a Sustainable Community in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fernandina Beach, located on Amelia Island, is a small 12 square mile city on the Atlantic Ocean in Northeast Florida with a population of 11,500 people. The city has an…
Sustainability: A Vital Public Administration Value
Most of the readers of this article probably have some appreciation for the natural world around them and connect this outdoor appreciation with recreational pursuits or with active involvement in…
The Role of Government Regulation and Leadership in Increasing Sustainability
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Kenneth B. Malmberg June 17, 2013 The purpose of…
Exploring the Application of an Integrated Strategic and Change Management Framework to the Issue of Mass Shootings
Acts of gun violence against innocents, particularly mass shootings, are generally agreed as heinous. Yet, government’s effort to legislate on the issue is arguably failing. This article explores an alternative…
Using Regulatory Agencies to Implement Environmental Sustainability Programs for the New York State Energy System
New York state has made progress during the past 10 years in using regulatory agencies to make the state’s energy system more environmentally friendly. Specifically, New York state has developed…
Sustainability and Public Reality
The word sustainability gets mentioned a lot these days in the popular press, in academia and in government. We are told that humanity is faced with the threat of dwindling…
How Might Immigration Reform Affect Implementation of the Affordable Care Act?
A raging debate continues in Congress between those who want a legalization pathway for the nation’s 11.2 million undocumented workers and others who view such an approach as amnesty. Even…
Are the Best and Brightest Attracted to Public Service?
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” -Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy During the 1960s and 1970s, interest in…
The Nonprofit Leader’s Big Break
The role of the nonprofit is in a transition, especially for those who seek to lead within this world. For the first time in modern history, opportunities to lead within…
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