Image-building in Canadian municipalities / edited by Jean Harvey and Robert Young.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harvey, Jean, 1955-

Young, Robert.

Series:

Fields of governance ; 4.

Fields of governance: policy making in Canadian municipalities ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City promotion--Canada.

City promotion.

Municipal government--Public relations--Canada.

Municipal government.

Place marketing--Canada.

Place marketing.

Municipal government--Public relations.

Canada.

Physical Description:

viii, 206 pages; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Image-building in Canadian Municipalities explores the decision-making processes that determine how cities and towns choose to represent themselves, both locally and globally. It also assesses the effectiveness of both the image-building processes and of the images themselves.

Documenting how image-building policies vary across municipalities and provinces, contributors focus on the interaction between various levels of government and on the involvement and influence of business organizations, heritage associations, environmental groups, and other social forces. Delving into largely unexplored areas of research, with a particular interest in smaller towns and cities, the authors show how municipal image-making is often used to advance other policy objectives, thereby intersecting with areas such as culture, economic development, tourism, and immigration.

Image-building in Canadian Municipalities shows how municipalities of all sizes are image conscious. Thought-provoking and instructive, it provides lessons to policy makers and social interest groups about creating better public policies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Jean Harvey Harvey, Jean 3

2 Federal Policies on Image-building: Very Much Cities and Communities / Caroline Andrew Andrew, Caroline 27

3 Image-building in Manitoba / John C. Lehr Lehr, John C., Karla Zubrycki Zubrycki, Karla 49

4 Intergovernmental Relations and Image-building Policy in pei / Judy Lynn Richards Richards, Judy Lynn, Heather Gushue Gushue, Heather, David Bulger Bulger, David 92

5 Leadership and Image-building Policy in Four Saskatchewan Municipalities / Cristine De Clercy Clercy, Cristine De, Peter A. Ferguson Ferguson, Peter A. 124

6 Conclusion / Robert Young Young, Robert 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780773540965

0773540962

9780773540972

0773540970

OCLC:

793221999