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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harvey, Jean.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Municipal image-building now promotes cities globally, and also to their own citizens. Image-building in Canadian Municipalities explores the decision making processes that determine how cities and towns choose to represent themselves. It also assesses the effectiveness of those 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, authors show how municipal image-making is often used to advance other policy objectives, and thereby intersects with areas such as culture, economic development, tourism, and immigration. Image-building in Canadian Municipalities shows how municipalities of all sizes are conscious of their images. Thought-provoking and instructive, it provides lessons to policy makers and social interest groups about creating better public policies. Contributors include Caroline Andrew (University of Ottawa), John C. Lehr (University of Winnipeg), Judy Lynn Richards (University of Prince Edward Island), Cristine de Clercy (University of Western Ontario), Peter Ferguson (University of Western Ontario), and Karla Zubrycki International Institute for Sustainability, Winnipeg).

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Federal Policies on Image-building: Very Much Cities and Communities""; ""3 Image-building in Manitoba""; ""4 Intergovernmental Relations and Image-building Policy in PEI""; ""5 Leadership and Image-building Policy in Four Saskatchewan Municipalities""; ""6 Conclusion""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780773587977

0773587977

9780773587960

0773587969