{"title":"The City of Boulder and Recreational Marijuana: Forecasting Under Extreme Uncertainty","authors":"S. Kavanagh, Daniel W. Williams","doi":"10.1002/NCR.21316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/NCR.21316","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":"10-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/NCR.21316","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45476405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Young Voices at the Ballot Box: Lowering the Voting Age for Local Elections in 2017 and Beyond","authors":"Generation Citizen","doi":"10.1002/NCR.21319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/NCR.21319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/NCR.21319","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45576039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishing a Pattern of Healthy Lifestyles in Asheboro, North Carolina","authors":"Michael McGrath","doi":"10.1002/ncr.21322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ncr.21322","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":"52-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/ncr.21322","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44018776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond Distrust: When the Public Loses Faith in American Institutions","authors":"Michael McGrath","doi":"10.1002/ncr.21321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ncr.21321","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":"46-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/ncr.21321","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48401004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Building and Maintaining Solid Infrastructure in the Town of Gilbert","authors":"S. Kavanagh, Daniel W. Williams","doi":"10.1002/ncr.21317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ncr.21317","url":null,"abstract":"The media often uses words like “crisis” and “crumbling” to describe the state of local infrastructure in the United States, and not without reason — one out of every nine bridges in the United States is considered deficient, and nearly a third of major roads are in poor condition. The worst examples, like collapsed bridges and sink holes, make national news and even claim lives. In other instances, infrastructure failures create large, unplanned expenditures, disrupt the local economy, and reduce citizens’ trust in government.","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":"18-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/ncr.21317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45431279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"D for Deterioration: The High Cost of Low Infrastructure Spending","authors":"R. Kemp","doi":"10.1002/NCR.21318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/NCR.21318","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":"25-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/NCR.21318","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45307630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Los Angeles’ “Clean Up, Green Up” Ordinance: A Victory in the Environmental Justice Fight","authors":"C. Kimbrough","doi":"10.1002/NCR.21309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/NCR.21309","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"47 1","pages":"3-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/NCR.21309","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"51014950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Best Practices for Youth Engagement in Municipal Government","authors":"A. Augsberger, M. Collins, Whitney Gecker","doi":"10.1002/NCR.21304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/NCR.21304","url":null,"abstract":"The role of citizen participation is widely understood to be crucial for effective democratic governance. Youth are citizens too but their participation in government, while often thought to be a good idea, is not widely practiced and understood. Several arguments have been advanced to underscore the importance of youth involvement. First, youth may benefit from participation in government process. Often identified under the concepts of civic engagement and positive youth development, benefits that accrue to the young person include feelings of empowerment, competence, and connection. They gain information about their options and rights, develop decision-making skills, develop an understanding of decision processes, and gain a sense of control in these processes. Thus, participation may also enhance young peoples’ interests and propensity to engage in community service, political action, or other forms of public engagement. For some, it may facilitate career interest and development in public service. Second, the community may gain from youths’ participation. Youth can provide relevant information that leads to better-informed decisionmaking, particularly, in regard to policies that affect young people. Third, as a matter of social justice, youth have a right to engage in decisions that impact their lives. Even in the absence of other measurable beneficial outcomes, the process of including youth is central to a well-functioning democratic institution.","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":"9-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/NCR.21304","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48843175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"National Implications of Maine Adoption of Ranked Choice Voting","authors":"R. Richie","doi":"10.1002/NCR.21312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/NCR.21312","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":82070,"journal":{"name":"National civic review","volume":"106 1","pages":"20-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/NCR.21312","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42301309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}