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Kobayashi, Yoko 1974. "Complete "and" cooperate through industry cluster public policy : a Connecticut case." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67744.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2001.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-89).<br>Even though the cluster-led economic development has received wide attention among policy makers since the 1900s, the ways it is implemented has been questioned by several researchers. One of the criticisms is that policy makers lack the understanding of specific causes of companies to cluster. Therefore, my thesis examines whether the public sector can enhance competitiveness of industries through the cluster-led economic development poli

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Minter, Susan Miriam. "Linking environmental policy with economic development : a case study in urban recycling." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68737.

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Hammer, Stephen Alan. "Urban policy for renewable energy : case studies of New York and London." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2006. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1899/.

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Despite growing attention to the issue of urban 'sustainability' and steady increases in the overall use of different renewable power technologies around the world, cities tend to have very low levels of 'green' power use or renewables technology deployment within their borders. Through field interviews and literature reviews, this thesis examines the factors that both help and hinder this situation, using New York City and London as case studies. New institutionalism and urban regime theories provide the analytical lenses through which the empirical research is viewed. Each theory examines th

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Workman, H. M. "Accessibility and public transport in Sheffield : case studies of policy implementation." Thesis, Open University, 1986. http://oro.open.ac.uk/56923/.

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The planning policies of South Yorkshire County Council are based on the philosophy of helping the "have-nots". From these policies a number of hypotheses concerning accessibility to and by public transport have been defined and tested in the Sheffield study area to gauge the extent to which the policies have been implemented. The literature on accessibility is reviewed with attention to recent work concerning accessibility by public transport. The Sheffield study area is described and the Structure Plan and other planning documents of South Yorkshire County Council are assessed with regard to

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Feldman, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Michael). "Protectionism as an industrial policy : the case of the United States automobile industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73272.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.<br>MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH<br>Bibliography: leaves 199-217.<br>by Jonathan Michael Feldman.<br>M.C.P.

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Chen, Weili 1963. "Visual display of spatial information : a case study of the South End Development Policy Plan." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65018.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.<br>Title as it appears in the M.I.T. Graduate List, June 1990: Visual display of spatially oriented quantitative information.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-101).<br>by Weili Chen.<br>M.C.P.

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Chen, Julie 1963. "The privatization of land development and parastatal policy in developing countries : a case study in Tunisia." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65032.

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Pan, Yue M. C. P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Optimal subsidy policy to promote building energy efficiency under uncertainty : the case for architectural design subsidies." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105059.

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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2016.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-54).<br>The goal of this thesis is to examine the relative cost-effectiveness of subsidies in incentivizing energy efficiency investment using a real option framework. I generalize a model of a sequential investment project involving two stages, design and construction stage, and investment lags and incorporate explicit consideration of dynamic subsidies. I apply this model to green construction projects

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Qase, Nomawethu. "Energy policy, informal sector and urban household livelihoods : a case study of meat traders in the Western Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5283.

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Bibliography: leaves 77-81.<br>This dissertation highlights the links between energy, informal sector and urban household livelihoods. The critical argument is that energy is a key input in some of the informal sector activities such as street food vending which is dominant in urban environments. The energy needs of the street food vendors are easily visible to the eye, because street food vendors are found everywhere on the street comers, taxi ranks, and other places where there is a proven flow of people. Despite this, the energy needs for informal sector activities are not well integrated i

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Baker, Lou 1961. "U.S. Forest Service policy in northern New Mexico : a case study of the Hassell Report--1967-2000." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64555.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2000.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-87).<br>As a result of a court house raid in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, on June 5, 1967, these actions of local landgrant activists made national headlines and elicited highlevel interest in the land management practices of the United States Forest Service (USFS) in northern New Mexico.' These actions were instrumental in convening the Mexican-American Conference in El Paso, Texas in October 21, 1967. After attending the Mexican-American Confere

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Webster, Joseph. "Municipal solid waste policy and universities : a case study of the Cambridge Mandatory Recycling Ordinance and MIT." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70693.

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Maclin, Stephen Alexander. "A democratic governance approach to urban economic development policymaking." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37427.

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This dissertation contributes to the literature on urban development politics. It takes a normative ideal, democratic urban governance, out of the esoteric realm of academic debate and applies it to a critical case study which concerns the most financially consequential area of urban policy, that of urban economic development. The principal elements of democratic urban governance are described, examined, and reconstructed as a framework for evaluating the policy making potentials in the present case. Beyond its academic contribution, this dissertation provides developmental policy makers with

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張裕積 and Yu-chik Jacky Cheung. "The role of work unit (Danwei) in urban housing reform of China: a case study on Guangzhou." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2000. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42128663.

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Nishimura, Yasuyuki 1969. "Application of dynamic strategic planning to urban transit projects : case studies of Boston and Osaka." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80187.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Technology and Policy Program, 1999.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142).<br>by Yasuyuki Nishimura.<br>S.M.

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Ahmad, Supian bin. "Rural-urban migration and regional policy in Peninsular Malaysia : a case study of the Klang Valley region." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.329714.

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Durán, Ortiz Juan Pablo. "Political economy, public policy, power structures, and human rights violations : the case of internally displaced persons in Colombia between 1993 and 2010." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101297.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2015.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-177).<br>Colombia is the second country with most displaced persons in the world, and one of the worst in human rights violations. Despite the popular believe that these human rights violations are due to the internal conflict with guerilla

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Law, Yeuk-tim, and 羅躍添. "Social cost of urban renewal: a case study ofthe urban renewal scheme in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31968284.

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Hou, Xueyuan 1983. "One-Child Families in Urban Dalian: A Case Study of the Consequences of Current Family Planning Practices in China." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9912.

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xi, 94 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.<br>Implemented as one of the basic national polices of China since 1978, the one-child policy has brought both advantages and disadvantages to one-child families in urban China. This thesis explores the various consequences of current family planning practices in urban Dalian. It explains the ways in which the implementation of the policy has influenced urban one-child families' everyday life and how parents and single children hand

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Sturgeon, Lianne Renee. "The Impact of Transportation Network Companies on Public Transit: A Case Study at the San Francisco International Airport." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1318.

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The emergence and rapid growth of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), such as Uber and Lyft, has challenged the transportation industry by offering a new mode of transportation to consumers. It is imperative that transit agencies and cities understand the effect of TNCs on public transit usage to make informed decisions. This study analyzes the impact of TNCs on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) ridership at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to measure the effect of TNCs on public transit. Using a fixed effects model to analyze hourly BART and TNC ridership data from 2011 to 2018,

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Roth, Kellyn E. (Kellyn Elizabeth) 1975. "The air pollution implications of the residential sector : case study of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29951.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program; and, Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2003.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-131).<br>The residential sector has been a long-acknowledged, but seldom-addressed, source of air pollution in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). The combination of high emission levels and large numbers of people directly exposed means that the indoor environment is a unique situation. If current trends of demographic growth,

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Spencer, Paul. "Investigating local creative industries development initiatives in England : case studies in Urban South Hampshire, 2011-14." Thesis, University of Winchester, 2017. http://repository.winchester.ac.uk/856/.

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In recent years the creative industries have become a focus of policy and academic discussion across the world. However, much of the existing literature has concentrated on national perspectives or on social and economic regeneration strategies in large cultural cities while data and understanding at the local level is more limited. This thesis aims to help redress this imbalance by focussing on the smaller and less established context of Urban South Hampshire on the central south coast of England. Longitudinal case studies are used to explore two key research questions, firstly, what are the

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Rodrigues, António Filipe Monteiro dos Santos Vieira. "Urbanismo e Pobreza - Caso prático da Ameixoeira." Master's thesis, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/96.

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Dissertação apresentada para a obtenção do Grau de Mestrado em Urbanismo, conferido pela Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias<br>Neste trabalho, após um relembrar de conceitos e da descrição das dimensões da pobreza e suas várias concepções, procurou-se retratar a zona da amostra, fazendo-se ainda um levantamento da qualidade urbanística e dos equipamentos mais significativos e aferindo-se do êxito, ou não, das políticas de habitação introduzidas, para se concluir pela proposta de soluções adequadas à situação.<br>In this work after remembering the concepts and the description of

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McConnell, Joshua B. (Joshua Bryan) 1974. "A life-cycle flexibility framework for designing, evaluating and managing "complex" real options : case studies in urban transportation and aircraft systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39334.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology, Management, and Policy Program, 2007.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>Designing a flexible system with real options is a method for managing uncertainty. This research introduces the concept of "complex" real options, which are composed of interconnected echnological, organizational and process components. "Complex" real options differ from the "standard" real options described in the literature in the option life-cycle activities of design, evaluation and management. To address the cha

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Inglesant, P. "Public policy, technology and lived experience : three case studies of technology in support of urban transport policies in London." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2007. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445599/.

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High-quality public services can support policy outcomes in many areas of government this thesis focuses on public policy in transport. An essential factor, often overlooked, is the usability of public services. Usability is crucial to e-government, both because quality of service is a public value, and because poor public perception of services may weaken policy acceptance. However, usability, as developed in the Human-Computer Interaction research tradition, has not been prominent in the theory or practice of public policy. This is a critical shortcoming, since policy decisions inscribed in

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Lee, Elizabeth H. "Perceptions and Evaluation of an Urban Environment for Pedestrian Friendliness: A Case Study." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2010. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/391.

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Public health is an increasingly important issue addressed from both environmental and public health sectors for the future development of urban environments. From a planning perspective, one possible solution is to increase walkability throughout the cities. Many assessment methods are being developed and administered to evaluate the quality of existing urban environments to promote walkable cities/communities. The results from using these methods provide policymakers and stakeholders with valuable information regarding the existing physical conditions of the environment. Although several US

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Wong, Chi-hung, and 黃志鴻. "Urban renewal policy in Hong Kong: an analysis of its formulation and implementation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B30110865.

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Close, Bowen. "Niche to Mainstream in Sustainable Urban Food Systems: The Case of Food Distribution in Portland, Oregon." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2006. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/9.

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To address the negative environmental, political, and social consequences of the dominant, industrialized global food system, communities around the world have developed goals and values underlying a sustainable food system. Conceptualizing food production, distribution, and consumption as systems helps clarify the ways food affects social and natural environments, with the distribution element as the critical juncture where the product reaches the consumer. Urban food systems are a particularly important environment in which to study movements toward sustainability. This paper focuses on t

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Pham, Khanh Katherine. "Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Economic Development and Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam." PDXScholar, 2018. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4498.

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This thesis explores 1) the ways that three Vietnamese infrastructure development projects undermine their cities' climate change adaptation goals and 2) the political and economic forces driving these developments. In-depth interviews highlight four main perspectives of planners and decision makers, which explain why these infrastructure projects often undermine cities' climate resilience goals. I describe how the mainstream climate change adaptation planning approach, with its emphasis on participatory planning, good governance and green growth, implicitly reinforces the neoliberal growth mo

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Greco, Michael Angelo III. ""Riots and Sociability : a case study of human interaction networks in Qatif Saudi Arabia"." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95576.

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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2014.<br>Thesis: S.M. in Technology Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-81).<br>Since the onset of the Arab Spring in late 2010, waves of political activism have reverberated across much of the Arab world. A growing body of literature has emerged that explores how new communications and social media technologies have contributed to,

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Beem, Lisa A. "Connecting Urban Residents to Their Watershed with Green Stormwater Infrastructure: A case study of Thornton Creek in Seattle, Washington." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2014. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/339.

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Lau, Wai-keung, and 劉偉強. "Recreation planning and provision of urban open spaces for elderly in Hong Kong: a case study in Mongkok." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31258931.

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Williams, Richard A. Sr. "Post-Katrina Retention of Law Enforcement Officers: A Case Study of the New Orleans Police Department." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2018. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2500.

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This dissertation is a case study of the New Orleans Police Department and identified factors that affected the retention of law enforcement officers post-Hurricane Katrina. The NOPD was chosen because the agency was an extreme case and experienced the unprecedented separation of over 300 officers during and post- Hurricane Katrina. The variables examined included tenure, age, salary, education, and job satisfaction, as well as, race, sex, marital status, and New Orleans residency. This research is significant because in a time of decreasing budgets and increased cost to replace employees, whe

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Lee, Chang-Bin. "An investigation into the interrelationship between tourism and cultural policy in the discourse of urban regeneration : case studies in Birmingham and Liverpool." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2007. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5080/.

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In recent years, tourism and cultural policy have been seen as an important means of the revival of many western cities. A number of post-industrial cities- some whose principal concern is of improving their economic and physical structures and of transforming their image- have adopted these means as a key element of urban regeneration. This research examines two case studies featuring urban regeneration strategies that have been instrumental in developing tourism and cultural policy and the thinking behind them. Focusing on the case studies of Birmingham and Liverpool, it critically investiga

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Choo, YeunKyung. "Strategies for Urban Cultural Policy: The Case of the Hub City of Asian Culture Gwangju, South Korea." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1420732989.

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Meekyaa, U. J. "Housing and urban development policy for small towns in Nigeria : An evaluative and prospective study for housing and urban development in small towns with case studies in Benue State." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376827.

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Onyebueke, Victor Udemezue. "Policy implications of the spatial and structural relationships of the informal and formal business sectors in urban Nigeria : the case of Enugu (1990-2010)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79889.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The 21st Century is witnessing the concurrence of neoliberal globalisation and widespread informalisation. To this extent, the informal sector or economy is perceived as a permanent ‘feature of modern capitalist development’ (Chen 2007: 2). Its expansion, particularly in developing countries, has far reaching implications for employment generation, occupational or livelihood diversification, urban form dynamics, urban planning, as well as the general economic outcome. The historical evolutionary truth of the informal origin of m

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Howard, Jacob M. "Form Based Codes and Economic Impacts: A Multivariate Regression Analysis and Case Study." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2018. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2044.

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After a 100-year history, traditional zoning practices are being challenged as a contributing factor in a number of social, heath and economic problems facing cities in the United States. In this context, form based codes have emerged as a possible alternative way for cities to guide development. Growing out of the New Urbanist movement, form based codes frequently mix uses, allow for a greater variety of housing types and encourage development that is both denser and more compact. Despite an established literature which links land-use regulations, and zoning in particular, to fiscal outcomes,

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Abdullah, Moha Asri. "Government policy support, inter-firm linkages and the success of urban small firms in developing countries : a case study of small textile and clothing firms in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320223.

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Rozance, Mary Ann. "Recognizing and Addressing Risk Ambiguity in Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning: a Case Study of Miami-Dade County, Florida." PDXScholar, 2019. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4673.

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As coastal cities around the world identify and implement adaptations to sea level rise, they are faced with competing interests around what should be done and how to prioritize actions. Often, environmental problems--like confronting the challenge of sea level rise--are posed as requiring expert driven, technical solutions to identify and mitigate risks across the landscape. This framing, however, ignores the way in which diverse knowledge can help inform long-term planning horizons that address complex ways that sea level rise affects communities. The failure to integrate diverse knowledge i

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Arriaga, Cordero Eugenio. "Explaining Unequal Transportation Outcomes in a Gentrifying City: the Example of Portland, Oregon." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3509.

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This dissertation examines unequal outcomes of urban transportation policies in the neoliberal era. It focuses on inequalities in the Portland, Oregon metro area between 1994 and 2011 as measured in three key areas: 1) access to public transit; 2) the journey-to-work; and 3) "household-serving" trips. Growing concern over the harmful impacts from an increasing dependence on cars has led planners in the U.S. to encourage a modal shift from private car to public transit, bicycling, and walking. The required policies to make this modal shift possible, however, might inadvertently be benefiting "c

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Ssekibuule, Henry Jacob Festus. "An evaluation of citizen participation in low-income housing settlement in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: the case of the Tyutyu Housing Project in Buffalo City Municipality (1985-2010)." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/337.

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The provision of housing is a developmental practice and development cannot prevail without public participation. This is echoed in the Manila Declaration on People‟s Participation and Sustainable Development, 1989 as follows, “Public participation is an essential part of human growth that is the development of self-confidence, pride, initiative, responsibility, cooperation. Without such development within the people themselves, all efforts to alleviate their poverty will be immensely more difficult, if not impossible” (Burkey, 1993:56). Housing provision plays a vital role in meeting basic ne

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Cho, Seong Yun. "Environmental Justice in Natural Disaster Mitigation Policy and Planning: a Case Study of Flood Risk Management in Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon." PDXScholar, 2018. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4502.

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This study aims to explore the possibility of environmental justice as social consensus and an institutional framework to reduce socioeconomic differences in natural disaster vulnerability through a case study of flood risk management in Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon. First, by analyzing institutions, policies, and currently ongoing flood mitigation projects, this study investigates how federal and local governments are addressing and responding to current flood problems. Second, through flood expert surveys and GIS spatial analysis, this study examines various factors that contribute to com

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Millward, Alison J. "Affordable downtown housing : innovative U.S. municipal initiatives and a case study of Seattle." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29996.

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The past decade has witnessed both steep reductions in federal housing assistance and an intensification of local housing problems including homelessness. In light of these trends, this study explores alternative means available to municipalities of meeting the housing needs of low-income households. The methods chosen to accomplish this were two-fold: a literature review and a case study. The literature review revealed that in response to the Reagan administration's 1981 cutbacks to housing programs a new low-income housing delivery system, based largely on public-private partnerships, has e

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Movahed, Arezu. "Physical and Environmental Features that Contribute to Satisfaction with Hospice Facilities." PDXScholar, 1995. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1283.

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Improving the quality of remaining life for individuals who are terminally ill and their families is an issue that has become increasingly important in recent years. This issue has evolved from perceived deficiencies of conventional health care institutions in meeting the needs of people who are in the final stages of their life, when curative measures are no longer deemed appropriate. In response to deficiencies in care of the terminally ill and their families, there has been a movement toward humanizing conventional health care and making it more holistic. Hospice care, which is consistent w

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Boyles, Julie. "Women's Actions and Reactions to Male Migration: A Case Study of Women in San Juan Guelavía, Oaxaca, Mexico." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/659.

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Using a mixed methods, interdisciplinary case study approach, this research project explores the benefits, risks, and challenges of male migration for women who reside in San Juan Guelavía, Oaxaca, Mexico. In a unique approach in the field of migration studies, this project considers not only women whose husbands have migrated--absent husbands--but also the impact of male migration on women whose husbands have returned as well as women whose husbands have never left--anchored husbands. Women with returned husbands and even women with anchored husbands feel the threat, worry, and fear that male

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Jerolleman, Alessandra. "The Privatization of Hazard Mitigation: A Case Study of the Creation and Implementation of a Federal Program." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2013. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1692.

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This dissertation explores the role of the private and public sectors in hazard mitigation, an important part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) performance requirements from the Stafford Act. Hazard mitigation is the effort to reduce societal impacts from natural disasters by reducing their risk to people, property and infrastructure; before hazards occur. The goal of the work is to contribute to the literature examining the national trend towards privatization and reliance on the free market economy for the provision of government social services, through such public manag

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Fuhrman, Sefla. "Women in Nontraditional Occupations: a mixed methods qualitative case study on women in the U.S. concrete-construction industry." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2017. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2323.

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The purpose of this mixed methods qualitative case study is to gain a deeper understanding about the factors that contribute to and/or hinder women’s participation in the construction industry by examining women’s experiences within one very industry-specific, male-dominated nontraditional occupation (NTO)—the concrete industry. In this study I utilized a combination of methods including interviews and survey research, as well as case analysis of an organization specifically involved with this population, the Women In Concrete Alliance (WICA). This investigation identifiesd some of the reasons

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DeLaTorre, Alan Kenneth. "Sustainable, Affordable Housing for Older Adults: A Case Study of Factors that Affect Development in Portland, Oregon." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/714.

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Portland, Oregon, is considered to be a leader in sustainable development. Government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and businesses have been innovators in policymaking and practice that is aimed at creating a more sustainable city. Despite population aging, little is known about how or whether planners and developers consider older persons in terms of sustainable development. Thus, this study examined the case of sustainable, affordable housing developed for low-income adults aged 55 and older. Interviews with 31 key informants were conducted in order to answer three research questions: W

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Lazarus, Dayna J. "Making a Case for Equity Planning in Transportation Development: Identifying Indicators and Building a Framework for Hillsborough County, FL." Scholar Commons, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7840.

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The idea that planners should work toward an equitable society has been part of the profession since the 1960s, largely based on the work of planning theorists like Paul Davidoff, Sherry Arnstein and Norman Krumholz. Transportation planning, however, has been slower than other sectors of the profession, such as housing, to embrace equity planning concepts. That has begun to change as concerns about income inequality, environmental justice and climate change have become more salient. This thesis makes the case that in order to improve social equity outcomes, transportation planners must make so

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Jaffery, Zafreen. "Making Education Accessible: A Dual Case Study of Instructional Practices, Management, and Equity in a Rural and an Urban NGO School in Pakistan." PDXScholar, 2012. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/409.

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Two- thirds of Pakistan's primary aged children are enrolled in school and less than one-third complete fifth grade. Decades after the inception of the goal of primary education for all of its children, the state is unable to fulfill its promise of providing access to universal primary education. The failure of the government to provide for a system that ensures equitable opportunities for all of its children has resulted in individuals, for-profit organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) intervening to fill the void. In particular, international donor agencies (IDAs) have come

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