Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Louisville, 2009. / Department of Urban and Public Affairs Vita. "May 2009." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-121).

At its heart, homeland security is a challenge of coordination;(Kettl 2003; Kettl 2004; Waugh and Tierney 2007) however, coordination is an ambiguous term that is difficult to define or measure (Selznick 1984). To build a coordinated homeland security system, the federal government has introduced a number of policy changes including introduction of the Urban Area Security Area Initiative (UASI). (DHS, 2007) Given that over 80% of the nation's population lives in metropolitan urban regions, (Bureau 2008) homeland security threat, risk, and funding is weighed heavily towards protecting these areas. UASI provides funding to high risk/high population urban areas and is designed to build coordinated regional metropolitan homeland security systems. To meet UASI funding requirements, the nation's largest and most vulnerable metropolitan areas have formed regional homeland security networks. While the National Capital Region (NCR) UASI is representative of the challenges other areas face, the nature of metropolitan regionalism and distilled federalism creates complexity few other homeland security networks face. Policy and service delivery co-exist at the operational/technical levels of the sub-network and better understanding how agencies, functions, and nodes coordinate is important to shaping future homeland security policies. This research studies how one functional node of the regional metropolitan homeland security network, the NCR fire service, coordinates its UASI funding requests throughout the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 grant cycle. Examining the historical context of regional coordination and formal structures and informal elements the research identified nine characteristics of coordination as it is practiced at the operational/technical level of the network. These characteristics include elements such as standardized national policy direction, leadership, organizational commitment, trusted relationships, shared purpose, political support, time, balance of formal and informal elements, and balance between operational and administrative responsibilities. The research builds on Kettl's concept of contingent coordination by describing how the practice of coordination occurs within the homeland security network and begins to expand our understanding of how we organize, integrate, and coordinate a national model. The research also provides important insight into the translation of policy to operations by describing how technical subject matter experts coordinate both operationally and administratively within the homeland security network. / Ph. D.

The purpose of this thesis was to examine the metropolitan regional planning programs of four case study areas in which one form or another of metropolitan governmental reorganization had occurred. The case studies selected are representative of four different types of areawide reorganization. Five federally funded planning programs, representing both physical and social planning, were selected as the basis upon which the case study planning programs would be evaluated. Within each of the four metropolitan regions the responsibility for each of the five planning programs was evaluated, along with the interrelationships between the various planning agencies. The compatibility of the case study organizations with the federal planning program criteria is the major determinant of the viability of the case study organizations as viable metropolitan regional planning bodies. / Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Thesis (B.A.)--Princeton University, 1968. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-134).

Mémoire (M.E.S.R.)-- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1993. / Résumé disponible sur Internet. CaQCU Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Frances S. Berry, Florida State University, College of Social Science, Askew School of Public Administration and Public Policy. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 7, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 117 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Mary E. Guy, Florida State University, College of Social Sciences, Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 15, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 196 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Geraldo Biasoto Junior / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T17:52:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Semeghini_UlyssesCidade_D.pdf: 1220469 bytes, checksum: 76fe149625be2d9d172736c4d1334e5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O tema central da tese é o da gestão e financiamento metropolitanos. Sua prática no Brasil, mesmo em seu período mais efetivo (segunda metade dos anos 70), parece pouco encorajadora, olhada retrospectivamente. Não obstante, as razões para efetivação de formas integradas de gestão metropolitana permanecem válidas. No caso do Brasil, essas justificativas tornam-se ainda mais relevantes, dada a escala dos problemas, a limitação de recursos e os tremendos desequilíbrios sociais e espaciais. A tese inicialmente procura esboçar um quadro conceitual sobre as metrópoles e a evolução de seus aparatos institucionais de gestão e financiamento. Na seqüência, reconstituem-se as trajetórias demográfica, econômica e financeira recentes, bem como os processos determinantes da evolução da mancha urbana no caso da Região Metropolitana de Campinas. Nos capítulos finais é feita uma apreciação crítica da experiência recente de gestão e de financiamento na RM de Campinas À guisa de conclusão, procura-se destacar elementos que podem representar um salto de qualidade na constituição e no desempenho do aparato de gestão e financiamento para a Região Metropolitana de Campinas / Abstract: Not informed. / Doutorado / Teoria Economica / Doutor em Ciências Econômicas

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The Council of Governments is a significant new approach to metropolitan cooperation. Of the approximately 150 councils (as of January, 1970), all but 14 have been established since 1965. Councils across the country are characterized by great variety in organization and representation. This paper examines this complexity, particularly in terms of membership, representation and voting. The first chapter is primarily a short history of the council movement and the forces which have helped to shape its development. The second examines the variety of council functions, organizational structures and financial arrangements. Chapters III, IV and V are devoted to a detailed study of membership, representation and voting patterns. While the third and fourth chapters are concerned with the general aspects of these patterns, Chapter V examines in detail the arrangements used by twelve specific councils. The effect of the "one man, one vote" concept on councils is discussed in the sixth chapter. The concluding chapter analyzes the external and internal problems facing councils and their success in meeting these problems. The future development of councils is also explored. While the future of the councils and the movement may take one of many avenues, including evolution into regional governments, it appears that the likely development will be mixed. Uniformity will continue to be imposed by HUD regulations, but the local councils will continue to explore for experimental solutions to satisfy their own individual problems and needs.