题 目：Local Government Actions in Sustainability in the US: From a Multi-Level Governance Perspective
美国地方政府的可持续发展政策行动：基于多层治理视角的分析
主讲人：George C. Homsy 美国纽约州立大学宾汉姆顿分校公共管理系 助理教授
主持人：刘志林 294俄罗斯专享会 副教授
点评人：戴亦欣 294俄罗斯专享会 副教授
时 间：2016年6月23日（星期四）14：30-16：30
地 点：294俄罗斯专享会 422教室
讲座摘要：
In the United States, the federal government drove much of the environmental cleanup actions during the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, as issues became more complex and the U.S. national government retreated from many environmental issues, local governments have been thrust to the forefront of sustainability. Big cities, such as New York, Boston, and Chicago, garner a lot of publicity for their sustainability successes. However, most Americans live in smaller communities that lack the capacity and/or political will to act on issues of environmental protection, social justice, and equitable economic development, especially when those issues deal with regional or global challenges. In his talk, Professor George Homsy will discuss his research into the drivers of sustainability policymaking by local governments. Homsy’s findings also describe the circumstances and strategies that allow some communities to overcome the hurdles to action and the ways in which local policies work better in multilevel governance systems.
讲座人简历：
George C. Homsy，美国纽约州立大学宾汉姆顿分校公共管理系助理教授，于康奈尔大学城市与区域规划系获得博士学位，并在2012年春秋季担任康奈尔大学城市与区域规划系客座讲师。他的研究聚焦于地方政府在可持续发展领域的政策制定、实施及其效果评估，特别是从多层治理的视角考察推动地方政策可持续发展政策行动的影响因素。Homsy教授目前合作主持一项由美国农业部资助的探索农村社区可持续发展行动的研究项目，并与美国市县政府管理协会（ICMA）和美国规划协会（APA）合作参与地方政府的规划与政策实践。Homsy教授已在《Urban Affairs Review》、《Environment and Planning C》等SSCI期刊上发表多篇学术论文。
George C. Homsy, PhD, AICP, is an assistant professor in Binghamton University’s Department of Public Administration. His research explores the drivers of sustainability policy change at the municipal level, strategies for implementation, and evaluation of the results. His interest lies in small- to medium-size cities and towns. He is the co-principal investigator on a research project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture examining sustainability in rural communities. George frequently links his academic research to planning and local government practice through collaborations with the International City/County Management Association and the American Planning Association (APA). Prof. Homsy has published widely in top SSCI journals including Urban Affairs Review and Environment and Planning C, as well as a recent monograph entitled Incentive Zoning: Understanding a Market-based Planning Tool (Cornell University Press, 2015). Prof. Homsy earned his PhD and Masters of Regional Planning from Cornell University and his BS from Tufts University. He has held AICP certification since 2007.
