Patton, Carl V. <br/><br/>
Basic methods of policy analysis and planning / 
Carl V. Patton, David S. Sawicki, and Jennifer J. Clark. 
 - Third edition 
 - Upper Saddle River, NJ :  Pearson Education,  2013. 
 - xv, 464 pages:  illustrations;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1: Methods -- Chapter 1: The Need for Simple Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning -- Chapter 2: The Policy Analysis Process -- Chapter 3: Crosscutting Methods -- Chapter 4: Verifying, Defining, and Detailing the Problem -- Chapter 5: Establishing Evaluation Criteria -- Chapter 6: Identifying Alternatives -- Chapter 7: Evaluating Alternative Policies -- Chapter 8: Displaying Alternatives and Distinguishing among Them -- Chapter 9: Monitoring and Evaluating Implemented Policies -- Part 2: Cases -- Chapter 10: Downtown Development -- Chapter 11: Defending against Accusations of Discriminatory Housing Practices -- Chapter 12: Municipal Garbage: Solid-Waste Collection Methods -- Chapter 13: University On Campus Parking Policies -- Chapter 14: Emergency Aid for Home Heating Fuel: Developing an Allocation Formula -- Chapter 15: a State Tax on Plastic Shopping Bags -- Chapter 16: Public-Private Redevelopment Projects: The Case of Undergroumd Atlanta 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780137495092 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Institutional Fund 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Policy sciences--Research.<br/>Public administration.<br/>Political planning.<br/>City planning.