National Civic Review articles from September 2010

National Civic Review archives from September 2010

Note from the editor.(Editorial)
September 22, 2010... As Joel Mills writes in his article in this special issue of the National Civic Review, there is a strong connection between civic capacity and the ability of communities to address the issue of sustainability. Sustainability requires planning,...

The civics of sustainability: an overview.(Essay)
September 22, 2010... For those working in the field of community sustainability, reading the news these days might seem depressing. The challenges are dramatic. On April 20, 2010, the explosion of a British Petroleum oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico ignited what is now...

Optimism and a thousand charrettes.(Urban Charrette)
September 22, 2010... During the development of Tampa, Florida's Comprehensive Plan in late 2007, our organization, the Urban Charrette, saw an opportunity to engage various stakeholders to help contribute by addressing planning and sustainability for neighborhoods...

Defining, inspiring, and implementing sustainability.
September 22, 2010... Situated in a beautiful, natural location along the Mississippi River, Dubuque is distinctive because of its steep hills and river bluffs--geographic features that many people do not expect to find in Iowa. Dubuque has been gaining recognition...

Small physics in social change: Chattanooga's visioning process.
September 22, 2010... Promoting civic engagement regionally is as overwhelming as it is nebulous. Planning agencies, government programs, and private foundations in the Southeast have historically operated with the experience of the individual in mind, and healthy...

Sustainable democracy in downtown Los Angeles.(Case study)
September 22, 2010... With municipal budgets declining across the United States, local governments (city and county) must learn to work more efficiently and with far fewer resources. The economic downturn is an opportunity to take a fresh look at how community needs...

Creating a civic vision for the Central Delaware Riverfront.(Reprint)
September 22, 2010... The Delaware River is a significant natural resource that begins in upstate New York and empties into the Atlantic Ocean 360 miles to the south. Along its route, the river creates the border between the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and...

Moving beyond recovery: sustainability in Rural America.
September 22, 2010... There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark, 1915 Rural communities across the country are in crisis and searching for prosperity. Whether caused by a disaster or steady decline, this...

The envision Utah process.
September 22, 2010... Along with those inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, most Americans consider mobility to be one of their most basic and precious freedoms. This is understandable, because transportation systems support almost every...

Local governments and the economics of community sustainability.
September 22, 2010... The late John W, Gardner who chaired the National Civic League (NCL) board of directors during the early 1990s, often said that the key in community change was finding ways to awaken and unleash the human potential within its residents. Indeed,...