The objective of this paper is to examine the importance of federally funded programs to enhance joint efforts in emergency preparedness. Following Carroll (2001, 467), we referred to emergency preparedness as the actual planning, training, placement of resources, mutual aid agreements across...

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the institutional constraints associated with municipal bonds. Specifically, the influence of state level rules on the behavior of local governments.While much has been written about municipal bonds, few have examined various statutory frameworks...

Purpose: Neoliberal urban regimes focus on redeveloping downtowns to compete for economic development. Chattanooga has been lauded by urban development organizations such as Brookings and the Urban Institute for its public-private partnership model dubbed the Chattanooga Way. The paper aims to...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to elaborate pros and cons of two coding methods: the rapid network assessment (RNA) and the manual content analysis (MCA). In particular, it focuses on the applicability of a new rapid data extraction and utilization method, which can contribute to the...