Earth Is A Nice Little Planet: Who Will Save It?

About the Book

The population of the United States is projected to grow by almost 120 million people in the next 45 years.  This growth, and change in population composition, will present local governments across the nation with unprecedented challenges.  As cities and towns work to provide more services to their residents with fewer and fewer resources, managers and elected officials will be forced to face national issues such as transportation, food and fresh water supply, healthcare provision, and even global warming.  Local governments will have to learn to rely less on their state and federal counterparts, and more on local resources.  Services provided by local governments, more so than at any other level, are “people-driven,” and the public will look to those officials closest to them for answers. 

About the Author

Christina Park

Christina Park graduated in May of 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.  In December of 2006, she completed her Master’s degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs where she met her co-author and mentor Orville Powell.  It was while studying under Orville Powell at that Christina decided to pursue a career in city management.  Christina currently lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago and works as an analyst for the Mount Prospect Fire Department.  She hopes to always be a “student” of local government issues. 

Orville Powell