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Governing Well:
- Coping with suddenly "down-loaded" responsibilities from higher levels
of government, securing authority and resources to match those responsibilities.
- Rebuilding confidence in government after a major scandal, such as
the misuse of public funds for failed projects, the arrest of senior
officials, or revelations that local police are routinely killing suspects.
- Redressing years of neglect of certain areas of cities or certain
population groups, such as those in urban "slum" neighbourhoods.
Choosing Wisely Among Technologies and Delivery Formats:
- Earning money and making savings through "demand management" in relation
to specific services, such as energy, water supply, wastewater treatment
and solid waste management.
- Determining which major technologies to chose for providing services,
for example, among light-rail, streetcar, underground, trolley-bus,
and other forms of mass transit.
- Selecting among options for ownership and provision of urban services,
for example, between public and private sector provision of water.
Managing Risks and Responding to Opportunities for Prevention:
- Recovering from a major disaster, especially when a municipality
has been caught unprepared and confidence is low.
- Building prevention and greater day-to-day safety into future activities
and investments on a day-to-day basis, looking for ways to do so without
adding significantly to costs of construction and operation.
- Increasing public awareness of risks and commitment to behaviour
that increases safety and security without causing panic or undermining
confidence, for example, by showing exactly how other municipalities
have been successful in reducing losses, street crime, etc.
Budgeting and Setting Program and Project Priorities for Greatest
Effectiveness:
- Working to curb costly "sprawl" or development of new "slums" in
day-to-day decisions.
- Employing both urban environmental management policies and operation-specific
Environmental Management Systems to protect the habitat and to make
financial savings in municipal programs and operations and also to reduce
their environmental impacts.
- Measuring effectiveness and cost-benefit relationships in selecting
among programs and projects based on past experience of cities around
the world.
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