Selected papers and publications
How State Interventions affect Municipalities Taking the Lead in Sustainability
"Our findings suggest that increased fiscal support for state energy programs enhances municipal commitments to government focused energy efficiency. We also find a positive connection between state energy efficiency standards and municipal efforts to enhance energy efficiency within their internal operations."
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State-Level Influences on Community-Level Municipal Sustainable Energy Policies"Larger percentages of state funding directed to energy programs lead to stronger municipal commitments to incentivized sustainability programs such as individual grants, direct loans and tax incentives."
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The Roles of Utility Districts and Institutional Embeddedness in Regional Partnerships for Climate Change Mitigation
"Utility districts can potentially serve as centralized organizations that can facilitate interlocal collaborative efforts for climate change between municipalities."
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State Involvement and Local Government Energy Policies
This chapter explores state-local relations around fiscal and policy interactions within the context of energy sustainability. It delves into state-local government relations by outlining the implications of state level fiscal and policy involvement in local affairs. It also highlights the interesting contrast between cities and counties considering the nature of state fiscal and policy impacts.
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Connecting Theory with Practice: The Institutional Evolvement of U.S. Counties Functioning as Regional Service Providers
"Counties with executive leadership have a greater capacity to provide regional and urbanized services than commission led counties. Specifically, counties with executive leadership on average spend more on service provision than counties under the commission form of government. The analytical results lead to four major points for consideration regarding the link between county service provision and county institutional arrangements."
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Contingent Effects of Municipal and County TELS on Special District Usage in the United States
"We find evidence of counties using special districts to circumvent the restrictions of state imposed taxation and expenditure limits. However, this effect was not observed for municipalities. Our findings indicate that the circumvention question is more complex than previous works suggest."
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Transportation Impacts of Fracking in the Eagle Ford Shale Development in Rural South Texas: Perceptions of Local Government Officials
"Counties and cities within the Eagle Ford Shale region in south Texas are experiencing significant challenges in meeting increased demands placed on their transportation system by fracking, including increased traffic and congestion, deteriorating roads, and increased cost of maintenance."
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Regional Collaboration
"This entry discusses the nature of regional collaboration between local governments, and the various elements behind this concept. Local jurisdictions will often collaborate to fill service gaps and overcome regional collective action problems."
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