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28 September 2017 | Rebuilding after the storms: The constitutional foundation, By Robert K. Christensen*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

The recent hurricanes have also concentrated our attention, including the President’s–if for just a moment–on the role and value of the action arm of the Constitution: public administration and public administrators. So what is the foundation of public administration? The study of administration.

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Learning what not to do from the New England Patriots football team

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From " Design Thinking ," American Libraries, 2008 I used action planning concepts when I did a pedestrian and bicycle plan for Baltimore County (" Best practice bicycle planning for suburban settings using the "action planning" method ," 2010).

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