TY - GEN AU - Patton, Carl V. AU - Sawicki, David S. AU - Clark, Jennifer TI - Basic methods of policy analysis and planning: Carl V. Patton, SN - 9780137495092 U1 - 320.6 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - PL N1 - The need for simple methods of policy analysis and planning -- The policy analysis process -- Crosscutting methods -- Verifying, defining, and detailing the problem -- Establishing evaluation criteria -- Identifying alternatives -- Evaluating alternative policies -- Displaying alternatives and distinguishing among them -- Monitoring and evaluating implemented policies -- Downtown development -- Defending against accusations of discriminatory housing -- Municipal garbage: solid-waste collection methods -- University on campus parking policies -- Emergency aid for home heating fuel: developing an allocation formula -- A state tax on plastic shopping bags -- Public-private redevelopment projects: the case of underground Atlanta N2 - Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning presents quickly applied methods for analyzing and resolving planning and policy issues at state, regional, and urban levels. ER -