The Present and Future of Urban Affairs Research

On February 3, 1983, Senator John Heinz (R., Pa.) introduced in the 98th Congress, with Senator John Chafee (R., R.I.) as principal cosponsor, a proposal to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977. The bill had been approved by the Senate on November 23, 1981, after the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs had made certain changes in the amendments originally proposed by Senator Chafee. Although a subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held extensive hearings on the FCPA, it never reported the proposed legislation, and the 97th Congress adjourned in December 1982 without completing action on the proposal.

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Strained intergovernmental relations, jurisdictional complexity, and political posturing : the federal government's intervention in the development of Toronto's central waterfront through the Harbourfront Corporation

10.32920/ryerson.14663790 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jill Valentina Sonego

Keyword(s):

Federal Government ◽

Intergovernmental Relations ◽

Urban Affairs ◽

History Of ◽

Waterfront Redevelopment ◽

The Creation

This paper explores the role that the federal government has played in the development of Toronto's central waterfront. Specifically, it focuses on the role and operation of the Harbourfront Corporation, a federally-owned organization that was charged with orchestrating the redevelopment of the central waterfront. This paper provides a brief history of Toronto's waterfront and an overview of the roles of the levels of government in Canada with respect to urban affairs and waterfront redevelopment. It analyzes the creation, operation, and dismantlement of the Harbourfront Corporation, with special attention paid to the organization's objectives, relations with other levels of government, and contributions to the waterfront. Finally, it outlines some lessons to be learned from the Harbourfront project.

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INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF URBAN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES (CASE STUDY: PARS ABAD CITY)

GÃªnero & Direito ◽

10.22478/ufpb.2179-7137.2019v8n3.47627 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Gholam Reza Mirie ◽

Mohsen Sadeghi

Keyword(s):

Physical Space ◽

Field Method ◽

Business Environment ◽

Popular Participation ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Urban Affairs ◽

Management Institutions ◽

The City

The purpose of the present study was to determine the performance of responsible organizations in urban affairs administration as an important factor in the development of the city of Pars Abad. The statistical population of this research includes inhabitants of Parasabad city and managers and experts of urban affairs in 1396. The method of this study is descriptive-practical study. For data collection, library and field method is used for urban data and questionnaire. These data are analyzed using SPSS software and also used to test the hypothesis of T-test. The results of this study show that the performance of the responsible unit in the affairs of the city has a significant relationship with the management and organization of the physical-space development process, equipping the service space and organizing facilities and facilities in the city of Parsabad. While the responsibility of the responsible authority in affairs of the city is not significantly related to the development of the employment and business environment and the establishment of effective communication channels with citizens and the development of popular participation

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