After reading the cases scenario, please respond to the following questions: What are the key issues or central problems in the case? To what extent do the mayor and agency officials have an obligation to listen to and act upon citizen recommendations?

QUESTION

Please download the PDF file on Blackboard to read the case scenario.

After reading the cases scenario, please respond to the following questions:

1. What are the key issues or central problems in the case?
2. To what extent do the mayor and agency officials have an obligation to listen to and act upon citizen

recommendations?

3. What are the advantages of inviting citizens to shape the future of their neighborhood in this case? What

are the challenges and/or costs on the other hand? Do you think the advantages outweigh the costs?

4. What suggestions or practical recommendations would you provide for Arnold to solve the

complications and improve citizen engagement process in this case? How can citizen engagement be

best designed and used to enhance social equity and justice in this case?

Further Tips from Instructor:

• When you write your responses to these questions, please make sure to link to the specific concepts,

themes or tools that you learned from the required reading materials (especially the two required

online readings this week). This is critical for getting a high grade in this assignment.

• Your case analysis can be written either in an essay format, or in a “question and answer” structure;

either way you should write your answers as detail and in depth as possible.

• The grading rubrics are listed below, please carefully read the rubrics before you write your analysis, I

will closely use this rubric for grading.

Case Discussion Grading Rubrics Maximum Points

All required questions are answered by providing detailed and

relevant responses; the responses demonstrate a good

understanding of the issue as well as to provide your own

insights into how to solve it. Answers should be relevant,

detailed, and insightful.

4 points

The written responses frequently link to relevant concepts,

themes, tools, and ideas that we covered in class and/or

discussed in the textbook and other required materials. In other

words, the case is discussed in the academic language and/or by

using professional terms. (You may cite further resources and

literature if you like).

2 points

The writing is clear, well structured, and free of mechanical

errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.). Cited the sources in

the APA (6th ed.) format

2 points

Responded to at least two peers’ posts with substantial

comments.

2 points

Total 10

ANSWER