Research guides: PADM: Public Administration: PADM 260

Featured e-books

Societal Learning and Change by Steve Waddell
Call Number: Online book. Click title for access.
Includes some Canadian content i.e. First Nations rights and a sustainable forestry case study in BC.
Collaborative Innovation in the Public Sector by Jacob Torfing (2016)
Call Number: Online book. Click title for access.
Governments worldwide struggle to remove policy deadlocks and enact much-needed reforms in organizational structure and public services. Torfing explores collaborative innovation as a way for public and private stakeholders to break the impasse.
Urban Aboriginal Policy Making in Canadian Municipalities by Evelyn J. Peters
Call Number: Online book. Click title for access.
Individual chapters highlight the unique issues related to policy making in this field - the important role of diverse Aboriginal organizations, the need to address Aboriginal and Treaty rights and the right to self-government, and the lack of governmental leadership - revealing a complex jurisdictional and programming maze.

Talking it through : a discussion guide for local government staff on climate adaptation
This resource was created to help municipal staff talk to decision-makers and elected officials about adapting to the local impacts of climate change. Includes a pdf of the guide as well as a customizable PPT presentation

Suggested search terms

Consider Canadian or American spelling when you're searching e.g. programme, program

Local government land use regulation
Info on permit areas, zoning bylaws, land use agreements, etc.
Official community plans for local governments
What the OCP should contain, policy statements, etc.

A multi-party partnership site:

BC Climate Action Toolkit
This initiative is provided by a three-way partnership between the Green Communities Committee (with representatives from the Province and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities) and the Fraser Basin Council. A good site to explore OCPs, zoning, etc.