TY - BOOK AU - Patton,Carl V. AU - Sawicki,David S. TI - Basic methods of policy analysis and planning SN - 9780137495092 U1 - 320.6 PAT PY - 2013/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson KW - Policy sciences KW - Public administration KW - Political planning KW - City planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-453) and index; Preface -- List of figures -- Methods -- The need for simple methods of policy analysis and planning -- The policy analysis process -- Crosscutting methods -- Verifying, defining, and detailing the problem -- Establishing evaluation criteria -- Identifying alternatives -- Evaluating alternative policies -- Displaying alternatives and distinguishing among them -- Monitoring and evaluating implemented policies -- Cases -- Downtown development -- Defending against accusations of discriminatory housing practices -- Municipal garbage : solid-waste collection methods -- University on campus parking policies -- Emergency aid for home heating fuel : developing an allocation formula -- A state tax on plastic shopping bags -- Public-private redevelopment projects : the case of underground Atlanta -- Bibliography -- Index ER -