Mike Spicer recently published an article entitled "Some Reflections on Rationality, and Conflict" in Administrative Theory and Praxis, September 2011, Volume 33, pp. 473-477.

Mark Salling's article "Public Participation Geographic Information Systems for Redistricting. A Case Study in Ohio" has been published in the URISA Journal. To view an electronic copy, go to: http://www.urisa.org/files/Salling.pdf.

Michael Spicer published an article entitled "Arthur Bentley and the Narrative of Politics in Public Administration" in Public Administration Review Vol 71, Issue 4: 645-649.

Nancy Meyer-Emerick's article was published in Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management by Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress). To read it online go to: http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/vol8/iss1/27/.

A recent Plain Dealer article entitled "House, Senate keep historic tax credits in Ohio budget, but boosters worry about $25 million cap" references a study which was a collaboration of Levin College's Center of Public Management and Team NEO. To read the article go to: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/general_assembly_appears_likel.html.

Kevin O'Brien and Claudette Robey had an article published in Economic Development Quarterly's February 2011 issue. Additional co-authors are Jim Robey and Jacob Duritsky of Team NEO.The article, entitled "What should EDA Fund? Developing a Model for Preassessment of Economic Development Investments" describes a comprehensive study of regionalism conducted by a joint team of economists and economic development specialists for the U.S. EDA.

Mark Salling submitted an abstract in the Journal of the Urban and Regional Informational Systems Association entitled/"Public Participation Geographic Information Systems for Redistricting, A Case Study in Ohio".

Joel Elvery's paper entitled "City Size and Skill Intensity" is the lead article in the November issue of the journal Regional Science and Urban Economics.

Nancy Meyer-Emerick's article ,"Teaching Management in the Slovak Republic: Lessons Learned and Encouragement for Potential Fulbright Scholars" was published in the October issue of the Journal of Management Education, 34, 5, 700-722.

The May 2010 Air and Waste Management Association newsletter features an article by Sanda Kaufman, Wendy Kellogg and Nick Zingale. To read the newsletter go to: http://www.nocawma.org/documents/spring2010.pdf

Dennis Keating and Roby Simons have book reviews in the Fall 2011 issue of the Journal of Planning Education and Research. Dennis reviewed: "Takings International: A Comparative Perspective on Land Use Regulations and Compensation Rights" (Rachelle Alterman) and Roby reviewed: "Environmental and Social Justice: An International Perspective" (Doreca Taylor, ed.).

Wendy Slone submitted an article to the Oxford Round Table that will be published soon. Wendy also has a text book that was accepted for publication with University Press. The title of the book is: "Discretion and the Administrator: The Case of Child Care Reform in Ohio". The book will be out Spring 2011.

Vera Vogelsang-Coombs, Lawrence Keller, and Sylvester Murray, published and article together titled "Council-Manager Government at 100: Facilitative Governance and Citizenship Ethics in the Administrative State" was published by Palgrave Macmillan as Chapter 8 in the following book: /Citizenship: A Reality Far From Ideal/, edited by Andrew Kakabadse, Nada Kakabadse, and Kalu N. Kalu (pp. 171-186).

Iryna Lendel co-authored a book chapter that has just been published: The Emerging Industry Puzzle: Optics Unplugged Maryann P. Feldman and Iryna Lendel. The book is titled Beyond Territory.

Race, class and spatial dimensions of mortgage lending practices and residential foreclosures , 2010.
by Sugie Lee, Mark S. Rosentraub, and Timothy F. Kobie. Journal of Urbanism (3):1.

Mark Salling and Ellen Cyran published an article along with Ziaozing Z He, from the Department of Health Sciences, in the publication Human Resources for Health titled "National trends in the United States of America physician assistant workforce from 1980-2007". To read the article go to http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/86

Vera Vogelsang-Coombs, Lawrence Keller, and Sylvester Murray, published and article together titled "Council-Manager Government at 100: Facilitative Governance and Citizenship Ethics in the Administrative State" was published by Palgrave Macmillan as Chapter 8 in the following book: Citizenship: A Reality Far From Ideal, edited by Andrew Kakabadse, Nada Kakabadse, and Kalu N. Kalu (pp. 171-186).

Christine Ledvinka has an article out in the September 2009 issue of the Review of Public Personnel Administration. The article is co-authored with Paul Battaglio and the title is: "Privatizing Human Resources in the Public Sector: Legal Challenges to Outsourcing the Human Resource Function".

Dr. Wendy Kellogg has a paper published in the June volume of the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management entitled "Ohio's Balanced Growth Program: a case study of collaboration for planning and policy design." The article is based on eight years of participation in the state-level program and research conducted as the basis of a set of policy papers for the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. JEPM is an international journal that focuses on environmental planning and management and is read primarily in the United States and Europe.

Dr. Sugie Lee and Steven P. French have a paper published in the June volume of the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management entitled “Regional impervious surface estimation: an urban heat island application.” This paper describes a GIS-based estimation method that can be used to forecast future amounts of impervious surface as a mitigation measure for urban heat island effect in a metropolitan region. The method is unique because it employs a regression model that links the existing amount of impervious surface to population and employment at the census tract level.

Rosentraub, Mark S. and David Swindell. 2009. “Doing Better: Sports, Economic Impact Analysis, and Schools of Public Policy and Administration”. Journal of Public Affairs Education 15(2) 219-242.

Swindell, David, Mark Rosentraub, and Alexandra Tsvetkova. (2009). “Public Dollars, Sports Facilities, and Intangible Benefits: The Value of a Team to a Region's Residents and Tourists.” Journal of Tourism. 9(2): 133-159.

Dr. Mark S. Rosentraub and David Swindell have a new publication "Of Devils and Details: Bargaining for Successful Public/Private Partnerships between Cities and Sports Teams," Public Administration Quarterly, 33: 1 Spring 2009 pp. 118-148.

Professor Norman Krumholz has an article in the American Planning Association's publication, The Commissioner (Spring 2009) titled "Social Equity and the Cleveland 2020 Citywide Plan." Krumholz is a member of the Cleveland City Planning Commission.

Jeffrey L. Brudney, Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies and Public Service, and Tamara G. Nezhina, DePaul University, published an article, "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: More Bark than Bite for Nonprofits", in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, January 6, 2009

Revitalizing Distressed Older Suburbs
November 2011
This report focuses on the suburbs of older industrial cities and how best to address the challenges they face. Using census data, literature review, and four in-depth case studies, the authors provide a detailed portrait of the underlying forces shaping distressed suburbs. It highlights a range of best practices used in case study cities for fostering growth and reducing poverty.

Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs: 2010-2011 Biennial Report- Report to the Community
October 2011
The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs prepares students to build sustainable American cities through public service, management, development, and planning. This annual report highlights the College's activities over the current academic year.

Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs: 2007-2009 Biennial Report- Levin-Changing America's Cities
December 2010
Read highlights from the 2007-2009 biennial report.

Innovation and Product Development in the 21st Century.
February 2010
This report, by Gary Yakimov and Lindsey Wollsey, lays out the complex realities of the manufacturing industry, identifies responses of successful firms to the dynamic technological and economic changes in front of them, and suggests opportunities for action that can be taken to help leading manufacturers retain their global competitiveness while helping all manufacturers navigate the difficult terrain before them. Dean Ned Hill serves as the chairman for the advisory board for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

The long road to recovery from the recession of 2007.
November 2009 update
Ned Hill, Dean of the Levin College at Cleveland State University, released his December update of macroeconomics conditions. This data-rich presentation covers the latest economic forecasts and the fiscal condition of the federal government. The presentation deck covers the performance of the following markets: currency, trade, labor, housing, commercial property, and auto. It also reports on the most current data on consumer sentiment and the investment sentiment of multinational CFOs.

Northeast OHio High-Tech Economy Report, prepared by the The Center for Economic Development examined the high-tech sector in Northeast Ohio (NEO). It focuses on two time periods: 2004-2007, the last recovery period, and 2006- 2007, the latest one-year change. Four major perspectives are reflected in this year’s analysis: (1) changes in overall NEO high-tech trends in comparison to the Midwest and the United States, (2) analysis of technology groups within the high-tech sector, (3) detailed analysis of bioscience in Northeast Ohio using the industry definition adopted by BioOhio, and (4) track of the NEO research and development activity in industry and academia. The study includes an analysis of four indicators of high-technology: employment, average wages, gross regional product, and productivity.

The Sky isn’t Falling Everywhere looks at the consequences of treating Cuyahoga County’s housing market as “one market” versus a shrinking but relatively price stable market and a submarket plagued by abandonment and foreclosure. Brian Mikelbank, Director of the Center for Planning Research and Practice, was interviewed about the study on WCPN. org on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15259/

Brian Mikelbank, Charlie Post, Ivan Maric, and Tom Bier are doing research for the City Council of Cleveland on the housing market, foreclosures, and home equity. The results of the foreclosure impact study were discussed at the council meeting on November 11, 2008. The study is available at http://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/Home/News/November%20102008/tabid/581/Default.aspx.

The Urban Center released a report, "A Scan of Attributes in County Government Structure", prepared for The Commission on Cuyahoga County Government Reform (October 24, 2008).