Once again, the Public Policy Center partnered with the City of Lincoln Mayor’s office to gather public opinions on particular issues of importance to Lincoln residents. The 2016 Taking Charge resident survey and Community Conversation addressed issues relating to a budget shortfall, as well as allow residents to given input into future City priorities. Residents […]
Abdel-Monem, T., Herian, M. N., Hoppe, R., PytlikZillig, L. M., & Tomkins, A. J. (2016). Policymakers’ perceptions of the benefits of citizen-budgeting activities. Public Performance & Management Review, 39:4, 835-863. doi:10.1080/15309576.2015.1137774
Hamm, J., Hoffman, L., Tomkins, A. J., & Bornstein, B. H. (2016). On the influence of trust in predicting rural land owner cooperation with natural resource management institutions. Journal of Trust Research, 6, xx-yy. doi: 10.1080/21515581.2015.1108202.
Hoffman, S., Shank, N., & Walther, J. (2016). Employee survey results: Department of Natural Resources. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. Unpublished survey.
Center staff worked with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) to develop content and materials that NDEQ staff could use during public engagement events held all across the state. Materials were designed to help the general public understand the Clean Power Plan so that they could give informed input on preferred carbon mitigation strategies […]
Researchers from the Public Policy Center provided facilitation and process expertise to the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to assist in the development of a strategic plan for the agency. This resulted in a thorough review of internal documentation and a five year strategic plan that incorporated feedback from key internal and external stakeholders […]
Public Policy Center staff piloted a survey developed by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to stakeholders across a spectrum of attitudes and viewpoints, conducted interviews, and compiled a list of recommendations for possible changes to the survey. Center researchers presented their recommendations in a final report.
The Public Health Solutions District Health Department is conducting a “Rural Heart Rescue” project that aims to increase survival of cardiac events within a five-county rural area in Nebraska. The project equips bystanders to intervene during cardiac events through the placement of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) units in public places and increases bystander awareness of […]
Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) can revolutionize the study of the atmosphere, but their routine application for studying and surveilling the atmosphere requires careful consideration of the public response to such proposed use in the United States (US) national airspace system. The Public Policy Center will help CLOUD-MAP project researchers understand likely public reactions to large-scale […]
PytlikZillig, L., DeTour, J. (2015). Taking Charge 2015 final report. Unpublished report.
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