MPPA 570/Civic Engagement Take Home Quiz 2 Fall 2016 Below youll find a series of questions for Quiz 2. You are expected to answer two of the questions. Question 1 must be answered by all. Again, try to keep your responses to about 3 pages, and given the fact that this is open book, my expectation are high. You are expected to incorporate the concepts that we have discussed in class within the context of your responses. (All must answer this question.) You are working in the City Managers Office in a local City, and youre boss the City Manager, serves on a planning committee that is working on a regional plan for growth. This plan will lay out an urban blue print for the future, including areas reserved for agriculture and opens space, and residential districts, and areas for business/job development. Your City Manager is a strong believer in Civic Engagement. She feels the public needs to be part of this dialogue. However, not everyone on this committee is
comfortable with the prospect of involving the public. Your City Manager has asked you to make a five minute presentation to the Committee on the importance of Civic Engagement in the creation of this long term plan. In as few pages as possible, describe what elements you would include in your presentation. Why is Civic Engagement important? (Remember your audience!) For your second question, choose one of the following: We have discussed the value of diversity in a couple of contexts first, from a sociological/equity perspective, and more recently, from a cognitive sense of utility. What is the value of diversity from both perspectives? What does government lose by simply putting a sign on the door that says open for business? Discuss the difference between The old public service paradigm, and the new public service, and the role that Civic Engagement played in both schools of thought. How does Civic Engagement build social capital and community capacity?