Sentences with phrase «city decision makers»

The benefit of this analysis for the City was twofold; first, the analysis provided officials with an independent market - based estimate of the city's hurricane risk and second, by incorporating resiliency measures directly into Swiss Re's underwriting tools, city decision makers received a cost - benefit and could see which resiliency measures made sense financially, and which they considered too expensive.

City decision makers can see how much people are willing to pay for a project if it achieves a particular mix of outcomes,» she said.

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The New York City area, with its many interest rate - sensitive industries, has prospered when decision - makers in the public and private sectors could have confidence that the Federal Reserve was committed to a rigorous set of policies that promoted price stability, in a growth - oriented economic environment.

If, as the source suggests, City do land the playmaker in January, decision - makers at White Hart Lane and the Emirates Stadium might well be kicking themselves.

With the findings due at the end of April, it appears decision makers have whittled things down to two sites — the city's former railroad hub the Central Terminal or Canalside near the downtown waterfront.

Perhaps Saugerties decision - makers could benefit from consultation with their Colonial City counterparts.

On its website, Freshwater claims it can help firms to «influence decision - makers openly, effectively and ethically - in Westminster and Whitehall, the devolved national governments and assemblies, London's City Hall and local authorities across the UK».

City Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio said he deems it always better to be around the table with decision makers.

As the Department of City Planning testified, we believe that the pre-certification process provides value to applicants, to decision makers in the public review process and to the public.

With inside access to the players, decision makers, and supporters who were central to the formation of New York City Football Club and its historic inaugural season, Win!

Also, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has to be defined and adapted regionally, nationally and locally, for nations, cities and communities to understand their particular sustainability challenges, their needs and available resources as well as to empower them to undertake concrete actions and efforts to enhance the mindset of decision makers and all citizens.

«It appears that the decision - makers in the Baltimore city school system are sending a clear message to the citizens of Baltimore that the schools are extremely safe,» Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, president of the school police union.

But go check out KCDA's site — there is more response to the city reaction there, as well as a note sent to the city council by city manager Wayne Cauthen that tries to justify this decision to our city's policy - makers.

If the director is a city or county employee, then personnel decisions, budgetary choices, and setting policy may happen at a higher level of city government, where the ultimate decision - maker is not solely focused on No Kill.

The two - day conference brought together close to 150 decision makers from major cities in Asia with the same goal of understanding what opportunities in the hospitality sector the Indonesian market has to offer.

In 1984 he wrote that he had let go of that negative view of New York, which reflected his ambivalence towards his own country: «This city of the elect and the privileged, of wielders of power and decision - makers, which implacably raises up and destroys, producing superstars and derelicts, which is so merciless and at the same time so beautiful, charming, dreamlike, paradisal.

This manual provides practical tools for city planners and decision makers to reform urban planning and infrastructure design according to the principles of eco-efficiency and social inclusiveness.

If you're a decision - maker with a city or town, business, or college or university, download our 100 % Committed Roadmap to learn the first steps forward.

«This landmark conference beside the Pantanal will gather an overview of the status of global wetlands, identify knowledge gaps, create greater collaboration and consistency in wetland science worldwide, and offer a plain - spoken policy prescription for decision makers with an appeal to adopt it with urgency,» said Professsor Paulo Speller of Brazil's Federal University of Mato Grasso which is hosting the meeting, the 8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference meeting, held July 21 - 25 in the city of Cuiaba on the edge of South America's Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland.

Cities can use a range of principles and approaches to integrate the environment in urban planning and management.This report is intended to encourage and support urban decision - makers in this process.

About 150 decision - makers and influencers from cities, towns and villages dependent on the Hudson River attended Hudson River on the Rise: Waterfront Planning for Communities and Nature.

It has to be done internally, whether you're a private company, a nonprofit, a city entity... It's the language you use, who you hire, how you hire, who the decision makers are, how you do outreach... It has to be inherent in the work you do day in and day out.

New York City's third key step is bringing together city decision - makers, infrastructure managers, citizens groups and other key actors with researchers to develop shared understanding of New York's specific climate change vulnerabilities and climate science neCity's third key step is bringing together city decision - makers, infrastructure managers, citizens groups and other key actors with researchers to develop shared understanding of New York's specific climate change vulnerabilities and climate science necity decision - makers, infrastructure managers, citizens groups and other key actors with researchers to develop shared understanding of New York's specific climate change vulnerabilities and climate science needs.

David Whitten, partner of Whitten and Lublin LLP recently discussed the City of Toronto's buyout package for municipal employees in Novae Res Urbis — «a limited circulation news service that helps important decision - makers stay current... Read More

A question of law that is of «central importance to the legal system... and outside the... specialized area of expertise» of the administrative decision maker will always attract a correctness standard (Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., at para. 62).

For example, the SCC clarified that the «expertise» of tribunals (that warrants deference by courts) does not depend on «the qualifications or experience of any particular tribunal member», but arises at an institutional level, where decision - makers «can be presumed to hold relative expertise...» (Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd., 2016 SCC 47 at para. 33).

Speaking generally, it may be true (as Laws J said in a passage also quoted by Lord Bingham from R v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ex p First City Trading [1997] 1 CMLR 250, 278 - 279) that «Wednesbury and European review are two different models — one looser, one tighter — of the same juridical concept, which is the imposition of compulsory standards on decision - makers so as to secure the repudiation of arbitrary power».

It helps community groups understand and use legal tools to advance their concerns; works with policy - makers at all levels of government to create better processes for making environmental decisions; and provides free advice and education to people who have questions about a broad range of topics including pesticide use and conserving greenspace in cities, impacts of gravel pits, saving agricultural land or addressing the impacts of the oilsands.

Why would Justice Khullar hedge somewhat on the standard of review applicable to a decision by a Tenancy Dispute Officer, particularly in light of the precedent in Hetland and the presumption (at para 17) most recently articulated by the Supreme Court of Canada in Edmonton (City) v Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd, 2016 SCC 47 (CanLII)(at paras 22 — 24) that the standard of review will be reasonableness where a statutory decision - maker applies and interprets its home statute?

We interacted with 41 decision makers in seven cities across Canada and the United States and spent more than 21 hours listening to issues, ideas and challenges.

At the same time, LinkedIn is an invaluable tool for jobseekers to search for companies in their industry and city as well as connect with key decision makers and potential employers.

How have we let decision makers avoid accountability on the fact that, on any measure, health outcomes and health access are worse in rural and remote Australia than in the cities?

RAHB's success in influencing decisions and decision - makers have led to our association being a respected resource for the City.