Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      viiiPreface      Introduction      Part One: The TheoryA Public Planning Perspective on Strategic Planning      Applying Private-Sector Strategic Planning to the Public Sector      Strategic Management in Local Government      Strategic Management by Design      Initiation of Strategic Planning by Local Governments      Part Two: The ApplicationThe Bellingham 2000 Project—An Experiment in Mid-Sized Community Planning      The Charlotte-Mecklenburg 2005 Plan—Managing Through Strategic Planning      Putting Strategic Planning to Practical Use in Cleveland Heights      Clifton Prepares for the 1990s—The Future Vision Project      Duarte’s Resurgence—Strategic Planning for the Year 2007      Strategic Planning in Hampton—Choices and Challenges      Strategic Planning in Hennepin County—An Issues Management Approach      Charting the Course for Kirkwood’s Future      The Results of Strategic Planning in McKinney      Scenarios for Milwaukee—Citizen Participation in Projecting Futures      Oak Ridge—Strategic Planning for a Strategic City      The Placentia 2000 Project—Long-Range Planning in Local Government      San Francisco—The Unveiling of a Strategic Plan      Santa Barbara County’s Transformation Program—Meeting the Challenge of a New Reality      Strategic Planning in Local Government—The West Hartford Approach      Part Three: The FutureThe Future of Strategic Management      Forces Shaping Local Government in the 1990s      Cities for the Future      The Management Challenges      Glossary      About the Contributors      Index

“timely [and] accessible for readers interested in local government”—Booklist.

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      viiiPreface      Introduction      Part One: The TheoryA Public Planning Perspective on Strategic Planning      Applying Private-Sector Strategic Planning to the Public Sector      Strategic Management in Local Government      Strategic Management by Design      Initiation of Strategic Planning by Local Governments      Part Two: The ApplicationThe Bellingham 2000 Project—An Experiment in Mid-Sized Community Planning      The Charlotte-Mecklenburg 2005 Plan—Managing Through Strategic Planning      Putting Strategic Planning to Practical Use in Cleveland Heights      Clifton Prepares for the 1990s—The Future Vision Project      Duarte’s Resurgence—Strategic Planning for the Year 2007      Strategic Planning in Hampton—Choices and Challenges      Strategic Planning in Hennepin County—An Issues Management Approach      Charting the Course for Kirkwood’s Future      The Results of Strategic Planning in McKinney      Scenarios for Milwaukee—Citizen Participation in Projecting Futures      Oak Ridge—Strategic Planning for a Strategic City      The Placentia 2000 Project—Long-Range Planning in Local Government      San Francisco—The Unveiling of a Strategic Plan      Santa Barbara County’s Transformation Program—Meeting the Challenge of a New Reality      Strategic Planning in Local Government—The West Hartford Approach      Part Three: The FutureThe Future of Strategic Management      Forces Shaping Local Government in the 1990s      Cities for the Future      The Management Challenges      Glossary      About the Contributors      Index

“timely [and] accessible for readers interested in local government”—Booklist.

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      viiiPreface      Introduction      Part One: The TheoryA Public Planning Perspective on Strategic Planning      Applying Private-Sector Strategic Planning to the Public Sector      Strategic Management in Local Government      Strategic Management by Design      Initiation of Strategic Planning by Local Governments      Part Two: The ApplicationThe Bellingham 2000 Project—An Experiment in Mid-Sized Community Planning      The Charlotte-Mecklenburg 2005 Plan—Managing Through Strategic Planning      Putting Strategic Planning to Practical Use in Cleveland Heights      Clifton Prepares for the 1990s—The Future Vision Project      Duarte’s Resurgence—Strategic Planning for the Year 2007      Strategic Planning in Hampton—Choices and Challenges      Strategic Planning in Hennepin County—An Issues Management Approach      Charting the Course for Kirkwood’s Future      The Results of Strategic Planning in McKinney      Scenarios for Milwaukee—Citizen Participation in Projecting Futures      Oak Ridge—Strategic Planning for a Strategic City      The Placentia 2000 Project—Long-Range Planning in Local Government      San Francisco—The Unveiling of a Strategic Plan      Santa Barbara County’s Transformation Program—Meeting the Challenge of a New Reality      Strategic Planning in Local Government—The West Hartford Approach      Part Three: The FutureThe Future of Strategic Management      Forces Shaping Local Government in the 1990s      Cities for the Future      The Management Challenges      Glossary      About the Contributors      Index

“timely [and] accessible for readers interested in local government”—Booklist.