Unlimited vision : ideas for building inclusive, sustainable communities by Columbia Institute (Vancouver, B.C.). Centre for Civic Governance instant download

Unlimited vision : ideas for building inclusive, sustainable communities by Columbia Institute (Vancouver, B.C.). Centre for Civic Governance instant download

128 pages : 23 cm, \"A selection of inspiring leadership stories, provocative thinking and concrete accomplishments in community governance. This collection reveals the passion, expertise and wisdom of people who have made a different through leadership, teamwork and perseverance\"--Introductionpages, Includes bibliographical references, Part 1. Rising to the challenge : courage in leadership. Liberal leadership in a conservative environment / Rocky Anderson -- Grassroots leadership : persistent, insistent and consistent / John Rodriguez -- Educators : connectors, visionaries, sustainability revolutionaries / Stevern Cullis-Suzuki -- Part 2. Big ideas : where can we go from here? What you need to know : a climate change primer / John Fyfe -- Tax-shifting : a sustainability power tool / Donna Morton -- The revolution will be urbanized / Jeb Brugmann -- Part 3. Citizen engagement building your constituency. Reflections on coalition building / Murry Krause -- Staff are the forgotten constituency / Joan Sawicki -- Citizen action for democratic communities : the path in Guelph / Karen Farbridge -- Pushing the leadership envelope / John Sewell -- Community engagement : building a community voice / Garland Yates -- Part 4. On the ground : ideas in action. How we did it : sustainable successions in Dawson Creek / Emanuel Machado and Josha MacNab -- Hot tips for smart -- and affordable -- growth / Cheeying Ho -- Banning plastic bags and building environmental awareness / Bond Ryan -- Living wage : an opportunity for hope / Jaimie McEvoy