A message from the team

Heather

Yedigaroff Chief Operating Officer heather.yedigaroff@lgiu.org

Hannah Muirhead

Head of International Operations hannah.muirhead@lgiu.org

Ingrid Koehler

Head of Content ingrid.koehler@lgiu.org

Freya Millard

Content Manager freya.millard@lgiu.org

Merle Zierke

Australia Content Commissioner mzierke@sgsep.com.au

Dr Andrew

Walker

Head of Research andrew.walker@lgiu.org

Welcome to our first edition of the Global Local magazine, brought to you by the Local Government Information Unit. We are a not-for-profit, non-partisan membership organisation. We are for local government and anyone with an interest in local democracy and finding local solutions to the global challenges that we all face.

LGIU offers local government memberships in Australia, England, Scotland and Ireland. We provide information services, briefings and analysis to support innovation, improvement and the information you need every day to support your communities. Through making connections between our core countries, it became clear that the different perspectives from different circumstances could bring fresh ideas to common challenges. That’s why we created Global Local. To highlight ideas from different places and share learning across the global local government community. Everyone, everywhere can sign up for a free account and join in.

The stories you’ll read in the pages that follow are all sourced from our weekly newsletter, also named Global Local. Each week, we explore a new topic within the wide breadth of the local government remit and showcase inspiration and best practice examples from all around the world. From interviews to case studies, and in-depth analysis to practical guidance, at the LGIU, we’ve got you covered as you strive to improve the lives of your communities.

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Contents

Communities

• A nudge in the right direction p.3

• Read the room: Europe’s innovative libraries p.5

• The sanctuary of local government p.7

Housing

• Big problem, tiny solution p.9

• Short-term rentals: gold mine or housing catastrophe? p.11

Infrastructure

• The mystery of the vanishing toilets p.13

• A rural flush p.14

• The black hole of local politics p.16

Climate action

• Tackling nature with nature p.17

• Biofuels make the world go round p.19

• Beat the heat: the Miami-Dade way p.21

Welfare and equalities

• Building bridges with Indigenous communities p.23

• Protecting all ways of life p.24

• Uncovering what truly matters: progress to a wellbeing economy p.25

• Permanent visibility equals permanent acceptance p.26

Democracy

• Young people and democracy: it’s complicated p.27

• LGIU@40 for the future of local government p.30

Technology

• Fact vs. fiction p.31

• Is data the saviour of our health? p.33

Health

• Going online: the future of sexual health services p.35

• The legacy of the Iceland model to tackle teen substance use p.37