New in the Library
Contents
The publications listed below are available to Washington State city/town/county officials and staff to borrow at no charge through the MRSC Library Loan Request Form. If you are not a Washington city/town/county official or employee, we suggest you contact your local public library or law library for information or research direction.
Featured Library Acquisitions
Each month, we select one or two titles from our new acquisitions that we feel will be particularly interesting to our site's visitors and feature them on this page.
Measuring Up 2.0 : Governing’s New, Improved Guide to Performance Measurement for Geniuses (and Other Public Managers)
Measuring up 2.0 : Governing's new, improved guide to performance measurement for geniuses (and other public managers), (Governing Books, 2007) is a new, updated edition of the book that started it all — in government, anyway. Nearly a decade ago, the first edition of Measuring Up took an irreverent, entertaining approach to introducing public managers to a management tool with staying power: performance measurement. The new edition provides the same clear introduction to linking resources and results, while showing how managers, executives and policymakers at every level of government are putting the techniques to use to improve services across the board.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded : Why We Need a Green Revolution, and How It Can Renew America
Hot, flat, and crowded : why we need a green revolution, and how it can renew America, (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008) explains how global warming, rapidly growing populations, and the astonishing expansion of the world's middle class through globalization have produced a planet that is "hot, flat, and crowded." Already the earth is being affected in ways that threaten to make it dangerously unstable. In just a few years, it will be too late to fix things--unless the United States steps up now and takes the lead in a worldwide effort to replace our wasteful, inefficient energy practices with a strategy for clean energy, energy efficiency, and conservation that Friedman calls Code Green.
All New Library Acquisitions
This is a listing of new materials received by the Municipal Research & Services Library in the past month.
Also see our bibliographies of selected library holdings. These bibliographies contain current and exemplary materials relating to subjects of municipal interest are also available.
These publications are available to Washington State city/town/county employees and officials to borrow at no charge through the MRSC Library Loan Request Form. If you are not a Washington city/town/county official or employee, we suggest you contact your local public library or law library for information or research direction.
Click on any one of the topics in the "Contents" list below to go directly to that topic or use your scroll bar to browse through the entire acquisitions list:
CONTENTS:
- Airports
- Cemeteries
- Construction
- Economic Development
- Elections
- Energy Resources and Conservation
- Environment
- Finance
- Franchises
- Governance [includes Management]
- Health & Human Services
- Housing
- Information Systems
- Insurance
- Legal
- Library Services
- Licensing and Regulation
- Parks and Recreation
- Personnel
- Planning, Land Use
- Property Management
- Public Relations
- Public Safety [includes Police, Fire, Emergency Services, Criminal Justice and Courts[
- Public Works and Utilities
- Telecommunications
- Transportation (includes Streets, Sidewalks, Traffic)
- Miscellaneous Publications
A comprehensive two-day conference on legal and regulatory issues in green development : new guidelines and new opportunities [seminar coursebook] / Law Seminars International, 2009 [PL 14.1000 L44 2009]
Planning and zoning for green building [electronic resource]. Chicago : American Planning Association, 2008 [C 5.1700 P53 2008 CD]
Financial Incentives. Community Investment Toolkit Volume 1. Portland, OR. : METRO, 2007[ED 3.2000 OR F55 2007]
How to evaluate (and improve) your community's marketing - Part One : planning / John L. Gann. Washington, D.C. : International City/County Management Association, 2008 [G 0.0000 I5m v.40 no.4]
How to evaluate (and improve) your community's marketing - Part Two : execution / John L. Gann. Washington, D.C. : International City/County Management Association, 2008 [G 0.0000 I5m v.40 no.4]
ENERGY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Hot, flat, and crowded : why we need a green revolution, and how it can renew America / Thomas L. Friedman. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 [EC 2.0500 H68 2008]
Planning and zoning for renewable energy [electronic resource]. Chicago : American Planning Association, 2008 [EC 2.0500 P53 2008 CD]
Adapting to climate change: stategies for local government / Mary L. Walsh. Washington, D.C. : International City/County Management Association, 2009 [G 0.0000 I5m v.41 no.1]
Growing cooler : evidence on urban development and climate change / Reid Ewing ... [et al.]. Washington, D.C. : ULI, 2008 [EN 10.6000 G86 2008]
Hot, flat, and crowded : why we need a green revolution, and how it can renew America / Thomas L. Friedman. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 [EC 2.0500 H68 2008]
Permit handbook : commonly required environmental permits for Washington State. Olympia, Wash. : Dept. of Ecology, 2008 [EN 3.0000 W3 P37 2008]
Post carbon cities planning for energy and climate uncertainty : a guidebook on peak oil and global warming for local governments by Daniel Lerch. Sebastopol, Calif. : Post Carbon Press, 2007 [EN 10.6000 P68 2007]
Forming successful partnerships : a practical guide for local government. Olympia, WA : Association of Washington Cities, 2006 [IG 1.0500 F67 2006]
An introduction to collateralizing public deposits / by M. Corinne Larson. 2nd ed. Chicago : Government Finance Officers Association, 2006 [F 2.3000 I586 2006]
Local government environmental purchasing starter kit : a guide to greening government through powerful purchasing decisions. Washington, DC : NACO, 2000 [F 8.1125 E68 2000]
Past performance handbook / Peter S. Cole, Joseph W. Beausoleil. Vienna, VA : Management Concepts, 2002 [F 8.7000 P38 2002]
Service contracting : a local government guide / edited by Kelly LeRoux. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C. : International City/County Management Association, 2007 [F 8.7000 S455 2007]
Tax exemptions : a study of tax exemptions, exclusions, deductions, deferrals, differential rates and credits for major Washington state and local taxes. Olympia, WA : State of Washington, Dept. of Revenue, 2008 [F 5.1720 W3 T355 2008]
Appreciative inquiry : a positive approach to building cooperative capacity / Frank J. Barrett and Ronald E. Fry. 1st ed. Chagrin Falls, OH : Taos Institute Publications, 2005 [G 9.1100 A66 2005]
Guide for consultant contracting / American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Washington, D.C. : AASHTO, 2008 [G 9.5100 G85 2008]
How American governments work : a handbook of city, county, regional, state, and federal operations / [edited by] Roger L. Kemp. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2002 [G 0.0009 H68 2002]
Measuring up 2.0 : Governing's new, improved guide to performance measurement for geniuses (and other public managers) / Jonathan Walters. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C. : Governing Books, 2007 [G 9.7000 M43 2007]
The Open Public Meetings Act : how it applies to Washington cities, counties and special purpose districts. Seattle : MRSC, 2008 [G 4.2700 O64 2008]
Performance accountability : the five building blocks and six essential practices / Shelley H. Metzenbaum. Washington, DC : IBM Center for The Business of the Government, 2006 [G 9.7025 P48 2006]
Personal services contracting manual for Washington ports. Seattle : MRSC, 2009 [G 9.5000 P58 2009]
Project citizen : a We the People portfolio-based program. Level 1. Calabasas, CA : Center for Civic Education, 2006 [G 1.6000 P76 2006]
Reaching your highest potential: executive coaching for local government leaders / Donna Zajonc, David C. Latshaw. Washington, D.C. : International City/County Management Association, 2008 [G 0.0000 I5m v.40 no. 3]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [No New Items]
Inclusionary housing. Chicago : American Planning Association, 2006 [HO 4.4000 I521 2006]
Don't make me think! : a common sense approach to Web usability / Steve Krug. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA : New Riders Pub., 2006 [IS 4.3000 D65 2006]
WSAMA Annual Spring Conference (April 30-May 2, 2008 : Whistler British, Columbia.) / Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys; Municipal Research and Services Center. Seattle : MRSC, 2008 [L 1.2000 L450 4/08]
WSAMA Annual Fall Conference (October 15-17, 2008 : Chelan, WA.) / Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys; Municipal Research and Services Center. Seattle : MRSC, 2008 [L 1.2000 L450 10/08]
LIBRARY SERVICES [No New Items]
LICENSING AND REGULATION [No New Items]
PARKS & RECREATION [No New Items]
Introduction to workplace safety and emergency preparedness [electronic resource] / Risk Management Office, Clark County. Vancouver, WA : The County, 2008 [PE 3.1000 C52 I58 CD]
IRAs, 401(k)s, & other retirement plans : taking your money out / by Twila Slesnick & John C. Suttle. 8th ed. Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2007 [PE 10.1200 I73 2007]
You & USERRA: an employer’s guide to military leave / Julie Athey.
Brentwood, TN : M. Lee Smith Publishers, 2008 (
340 KB) [PE 6.8200 Y68 2008]
Big-box swindle : the true cost of mega-retailers and the fight for America's independent businesses / Stacy Mitchell. Boston : Beacon Press, 2006 [PL 5.2242 B55 2006]
A comprehensive two-day conference on legal and regulatory issues in green development : new guidelines and new opportunities [seminar coursebook] / Law Seminars International, 2009 [PL 14.1000 L44 2009]
Food systems planning. Chicago : American Planning Association, 2007 [PL 5.2300 F66 2007]
Great places in America : great streets and neighborhoods, 2007 designees. Chicago : American Planning Association, 2008 [PL 14.0000 G75 2008]
Planning and zoning for green building [electronic resource]. Chicago : American Planning Association, 2008 [C 5.1700 P53 2008 CD]
Planning and zoning for renewable energy [electronic resource]. Chicago : American Planning Association, 2008 [EC 2.0500 P53 2008 CD]
Rivertown : rethinking urban rivers / edited by Paul Stanton Kibel. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2007 [PL 5.2900 R58 2007]
Retrofitting suburbia : urban design solutions for redesigning suburbs / Ellen Dunham-Jones, June Williamson. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009 [PL 3.5000 R58 2009]
Small city resource manual : a guide for Washington's small cities and towns / Association of Washington Cities. Olympia, WA : The Association, 2008 [PL 3.6000 A95 S63 2008]
Strengthening communities through historic preservation : the Washington State historic preservation plan 2004 / produced for State of Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation ; by Betsy Czark & Associates and Groupsmith. Olympia, Wash. : Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, 2004 [PL 10.3000 W3 S87 2004]
Visions for a new American dream : process, principles, and an ordinance to plan and design small communities / Anton Clarence Nelessen. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ill. : Planners Press, American Planning Association, c1994 [PL 14.2000 V58 1994]
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT [No New Items]
PUBLIC RELATIONS [No New Items]
Emergency management grant administration for local government / David A. McEntire. Washington, D.C. : International City/County Management Association, 2009 [G 0.0000 I5m v.41 no. 2]
PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES - GARBAGE, SOLID WASTE [No New Items]
PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES - GENERAL [No New Items]
PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES - SEWER & WASTEWATER
Recommended practice for backflow prevention and cross-connection control / American Water Works Association. 3rd ed. Denver, CO : American Water Works Association, c2004 [UW 2.3100 R43 2004]
PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES - WATER
Getting started : water use efficiency guidebook. Olympia, WA : Washington State Dept. of Health, Div. of Environmental Health, Office of Drinking Water, 2007 [UW 4.7000 W3 G58 2007]
TELECOMMUNICATIONS [No New Items]
TRANSPORTATION - [Includes Streets, Sidewalks, Traffic]
Trip generation. 8th ed. Washington, D.C. : Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2008 [T 4.1100 T75 2008]
Urban street geometric design handbook. Washington, DC : Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2008 [S 2.1000 U73 2008]
The Medici effect : what elephants and epidemics can teach us about innovation / Frans Johansson. Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, 2006 [G 0.0009 M54 2006]