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The Power of Equity in the Fight for Sustainability
The public, private and nonprofit sectors are abuzz with the concept of the triple bottom line: the belief that success is not measured solely through profit, but also by the…
How to Make Financial Transparency Pay-Off
Citizens in the age of e-government insist on easier and faster access to government data. Constituents are accustomed to getting news and information in user-friendly formats and expect the…
White House Calls For Action on National Security, Climate Change
In a statement released May 20, 2015, President Obama reiterated the growing national security threats of climate change. The president cited a new White House report that shows how extreme…
Climate Change and State Governments
State planning and environmental agencies are headed for conflict with new requirements from the Federal Emergency Management Administration for state disaster mitigation plans. FEMA wants state agencies to address the…
Keeping Pace With Climate Change
Public administrators involved in natural resource management face the challenge of human-induced climate change. Communities across the world are experiencing the impacts of this global phenomenon and the social and…
Managing Mission Misalignment
Like most natural disasters, large-scale wildfires do not respect jurisdictional boundaries. This makes them an excellent test case for exploring the sometimes conflicting missions and approaches among the various federal,…
Approaches to Water Resources Management in Boom Areas
The nation has been experiencing population booms in the Southwest and neighboring states where water resources for residential and commercial uses require stringent management tools. With the growing population and…
ASPA and NAPA Launch Transition Project For 2016
This week, ASPA and NAPA outlined a major initiative for effective governance that will use professional administration experts as liaisons to the major political parties. The project, led by Ed…
Climate Change and U.S. National Security
Climate change is an underestimated problem. It is supposed to be one of the nation’s top priorities, according to the latest U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS), but the issue continues…
In the Climate Trenches
Politics and climate change have rarely played nice. Despite climate activists and scientific leaders ringing the alarm bell for years, sweeping climate action has moved at a pace slower than…
A Tribute to My Family of Public Administrators
As scholars and practitioners of public administration, we are fortunate to be part of a field with an abundance of role models. While we cannot fault the media for holding…