Cases

Threat of Terrorism (Epilogue)

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

In December 1999, only weeks after protests at the annual meeting of the World Trade Organization sparked violent protests which rocked the city, Seattle public safety officials face a new threat. An Algerian man has been arrested trying to...

Threat of Terrorism: Weighing Public Safety in Seattle

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

In December 1999, only weeks after protests at the annual meeting of the World Trade Organization sparked violent protests which rocked the city, Seattle public safety officials face a new threat. An Algerian man has been arrested trying to...

Mayor Anthony Williams and Performance Management in Washington, DC

Publication Date: February 01, 2002

When Anthony Williams is elected mayor of Washington, DC in November 1998, he inherits a city that had been close to insolvency. Although its financial picture has improved, it has historically lacked the equipment and systems to deliver...

The City of Chicago and the 1995 Heat Wave (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

The heat wave that swept across the Great Plains and Midwest in mid July 1995 was one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Regarded as one of the worst disasters ever to strike the City of Chicago, it claimed 522 lives by one count, and 733 by...

The West Nile Virus Outbreak in New York City: The City Responds (B) (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

In August 1999, in the midst of a hot, dry summer in New York City, a series of very ill, elderly patients appear at a small, hospital in Queens. Their symptoms are unusual, combining aspects of deadly viral encephalitis with a form of muscle...

The West Nile Virus Outbreak in New York City: The City Responds (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

In August 1999, in the midst of a hot, dry summer in New York City, a series of very ill, elderly patients appear at a small hospital in Queens. Their symptoms are unusual, combining aspects of deadly viral encephalitis with a form of muscle...

The West Nile Virus Outbreak in New York City: On the Trail of a Killer Virus (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

In August 1999, in the midst of a hot, dry summer in New York City, a series of very ill, elderly patients appear at a small hospital in Queens. Their symptoms are unusual, combining aspects of deadly viral encephalitis with a form of muscle...

The City of Chicago and the 1995 Heat Wave (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 2002

The heat wave that swept across the Great Plains and Midwest in mid July 1995 was one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Regarded as one of the worst disasters ever to strike the City of Chicago, it claimed 522 lives by one count, and 733 by...

"A Multiplicity of Roles": The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Search for a Director (Sequel)

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

Two years after cutting the ribbon on a dramatic new building, the trustees of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art face a crucial decision: whom to hire as the museum's new executive director. It's a decision that arises in the context of...

"A Multiplicity of Roles": The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Search for a Director

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

Two years after cutting the ribbon on a dramatic new building, the trustees of the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art face a crucial decision: whom to hire as the museum's new executive director. It's a decision that arises in the context of...

The Tampa Museum of Science and Industry: The Fowler Avenue Land Problem (Epilogue)

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

When the fast-growing Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida finds out that a key, privately-owned parcel of land adjoining its "campus" is up for sale, it moves quickly--but unsuccessfully--to convince the owner to sell the land...

The Tampa Museum of Science and Industry: The Fowler Avenue Land Problem

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

When the fast-growing Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida finds out that a key, privately-owned parcel of land adjoining its "campus" is up for sale, it moves quickly--but unsuccessfully--to convince the owner to sell the land...