TY - GEN AU - Patton, Carl V. AU - Sawicki, David S. TI - Basic methods of policy analysis and planning SN - 9780137495092 PY - 2013/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Pearson Education KW - Policy sciences KW - Research KW - Public administration KW - Political planning KW - City planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -