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Lecture Notes

Lecture 1 - Introduction to the course (PDF)

Lecture 2 - Canada (PDF)

Overview:

- Jerry Mitchell, Professor of Public Administration, City University of New York, 4/7
- Assignment 1 Due – Crafting a Comprehensive Definition
- Assignment 2 – A Short Research Paper
 A short research paper that carefully examines one BID organization
 Meet with instructor for approval and direction
 Three parts: context, description, and policy success
 Allow time for primary data collection
- Readings (Levy and Mitchell on Stellar; Houstoun and Briffault at Rotch)
- Toronto this week; Philadelphia next…

Lecture 2, Continued – The Origins of the BID Movement (PDF)

Lecture 3 - United States (PDF)

Overview:

- Return Assignment 1 Due - Crafting a Comprehensive Definition
- Questions/Concerns on Assignment 2 - A Short Research Paper
- Lecture 2 Wrap-up
- Need more time for case studies; integrate the theory lecture? Comparative analysis?
- BIDs in the United States: Philadelphia
- Philadelphia and Cape Town next week

Lecture 4 - The Advancement of the BID Movement (PDF)

Overview:

- Questions/Concerns on Assignment 2 - A Short Research Paper
- Lecture 3 Wrap-up; An Empirical Examination of Philadelphia's BIDs
- Begin Cape Town and comparative analysis next week

Lecture 5 - Crossing the Ocean  (PDF)

Overview:

- Questions/Concerns on Assignment 2 – A Short Research Paper
- Lecture 4; South African BIDs - Cape Town and Johannesburg

Lecture 6 - Findings from Lectures 1 through 5 (PDF)

Lecture 7 - Guest Speaker, Jerry Mitchell (PDF)

Lecture 8 - Which nations will soon adopt the BID concept? (PDF)

Lecture 8 - Australia/New Zealand (PDF)

Lecture 8 - Japan (PDF)

Lecture 8 - United Kingdom (PDF)