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The three major research questions are: What factors influence ridership for different types of transit systems? Is there a relationship between transit system design and accessibility? Does one type of transit system design provide...
Urban informality is a large part of employment and housing provision in many developing world cities and helps define daily living for many. It is established that productivity of informal firms is limited, particularly in Africa, ...
This thesis work addresses two research questions regarding sustainability that may be of interest to the planning profession, namely, is it useful and meaningful to measure the sustainability of residential neighborhoods in terms of...
Much research has been done on transportation accessibility of the central-city minorities and its impacts on income, automobile ownership, and employment. The proportion of people using transit for any purpose in the U.S. is so...
Many states within the U.S., including Florida, have seen steady population growth since the 1950s. While population growth can lead to economic growth, excessive growth of urban areas can lead to negative externalities such as road...
Quantification, Analysis, and Management of Intracoastal Waterway Channel Margin Erosion in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of twenty-six such reserves in the United States established with the intent of protecting coastal estuaries. GIS-based analysis of aerial photographs of the southern...
The percentage of older adults residing in America’s auto-oriented suburbs is projected to grow significantly in the coming decades. When these individuals are no longer able to safely drive themselves, they may seek alternative modes of...
This paper applies six theoretical models of metropolitan decision-making to analyze the history of rapid transit planning in Charlotte, North Carolina. The political models employed include: the elitist model, the pluralist model, the...
Rapid urbanization in the Third World is one of the major developmental issues that have attracted the attention of policy makers at international, national and sub-national levels. However, emphasis on the distinction between rural and...
The goal of this research is to understand the role, influence, and attitudes of downtown Atlanta business elites on downtown redevelopment policies. The downtown business elites has dominated the local politics of Atlanta for decades in...
This study seeks to understand the everyday experiences of Muslim women in public spaces of a multicultural environment. Moreover, it explores how planning should address the experiences of this particular group. The urban context of...
Despite billions of dollars spent and hundreds of studies conducted, there seems to have been progress made in meeting the housing and infrastructures shortages in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) (Akinyemi, 1988; Scott, 1998; Easterly, ...
The world is experiencing a rapid urbanization process since decades ago, and more than half of the world’s population now are living in urban areas. United Nations has projected that the population growth in urban areas will continue...
There has been no such study to date to investigate the residential origin of the varying categories of homeless. This study investigates the spatial distribution of residential origins of the varying categories of homeless and the...
The Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) is a program designed to motivate private corporations to contribute resources to assist community development projects performed by Community Development Organizations (CDOs). In order to...
Schools are seen as an access of future opportunity for children. Consequently, school quality is often identified as a significant influence on housing choice and thereby monetary housing value. This cross-sectional study employs...
It has been assumed that paid work leads to greater autonomy for women. This dissertation focuses on how education and employment relate to different dimensions of autonomy. Four dimensions of autonomy are discussed. They are economic...
Many community-dwelling older adults spend a significant amount of time in their homes, neighborhoods, and nearby areas. Much is known about the effects that the physical environment has on older adults, but comparatively less is known...
Decentralization strategies have been applied widely in both developed and developing countries. Previous research analyzes decentralization from above by dealing with two aggregated levels of government: the state and the local....
Collaborating to Break Free of the Forest Management Rigidity Trap: Listening, Learning and Leading in the Development of the 2012 Forest Service Planning Rule
The US Forest Service has embarked on new approaches to collaboration that surpass the traditional requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of review and comment on public documents. Decades of litigation, adversarial...
Governments in the developing world continue to struggle to find a solution to the issue of high risk informal settlements. The issue has been addressed with multiple approaches, the most popular of which is relocation. Unfortunately, ...
The concept of coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP), a tool now used globally, was established as a way to manage increasing interests in development and conservation of coastal and ocean areas. Planning literature has recognized...
Voluntary cooperative arrangements are being established among local governments for economic development purposes. However, there is a lack of empirical research that explains the conditions under which cooperative joint ventures are...
This dissertation highlights the results of an investigation of the effects of uncertainty on siting decisions involving Locally Unwanted Land Uses (LULUs). Focusing specifically on the siting of natural gas-powered energy facilities in...
Urban containment strategies have long been a central part of Florida's growth management system but literature advocating municipal adoption of an urban containment strategy has far outweighed rigorous analysis of Florida's primary tool...
The exodus of residents and employment opportunities from central cities has greatly impacted the low income residents which have remained as suitable employment opportunities are locating further from their residence. This trend has...
As global tourism continues to rise, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continues to encourage the use of tourism as an economic development strategy for poverty reduction in many developing countries. The Caribbean...
A 2001-2002 survey designed and implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, the Large Analysis and Review of European Housing and Health Survey (LARES), provides data on the number of households that...
In this dissertation, I explore how a community in East Los Angeles, California planned a urban greenway routed by local schools and to what extent schoolchildren use the trail. Previous research has largely focused on greenways as a...
Planning to Reduce Worry: Designing an Intergenerational Planning Process to Lessen Relocation-Related Anxieties Experienced by Those Displaced in the Pursuit of a Hope VI Revitalization Grant
While city planners have not typically sought the insights of children to inform planning practice, this is beginning to change. Planning activities involving children have cropped up across the country. Such initiatives include...
Institutional Informalism in City Life and the Public Sector: Its Implications for Planning, Policy and Local Governance and Urban Residents' Access to Public Services in Accra
First, this study draws on a multidisciplinary social science literature on institutions to outline the concept of institutional informalism, which is then developed further into two related sub-concepts: urban informalism and...
Urban containment policies have gained importance over the past decades in the American land-use policy landscape. Urban containment programs aim at containing urban growth and at protecting farmlands, open spaces and environmentally...
Structuring Collaborative Implementation on US National Forests: How Formality and Inclusivity Influence Effectiveness in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program
This research examines how recommendations for ecological restoration at a landscape scale are collaboratively developed and integrated into the United States Forest Service (USFS) decision-making and implementation processes. As the...
Existing research continues to debate the existence and strength of the land use-transportation relationship. Research efforts have tested this relationship in numerous residential settings; however, non-residential venues like...
Provision of basic urban services, such as potable water, sanitation and refuse collection is vital and instrumental to health and economic well being of any society. However, the delivery of adequate urban services in the cities of...
Regional planning and management are problematic in many countries. Control over land and natural resources is fragmented among different levels of government and agencies with narrow missions. Interorganizational collaboration is...
Several recently published studies have demonstrated that employing planning strategies oriented on improving the internal characteristics of transit service, including frequency, coverage, intermodal integration, and seamless...
Neighborhood walk-friendliness has become a focus for researchers and practitioners who wish to improve the health of older adults by incentivizing and providing opportunities to walk as part of daily routines. However, most research has...
This multiple-case study looks at perceived tenure security in three informal settlements in Lahore and the effects of provincial government-driven tenure regularization program on perceived tenure security. It investigates the...
This research examines the Villagisation Policy in the extreme post-conflict circumstances of Rwanda. The goal of this research is to investigate the implementation of the policy and to evaluate its effects on poverty reduction. The...
This dissertation examines David Mamet's non-dramatic writings and interview responses to posit in an organized manner his theories about the power and potential of dramatic language in order to clarify his dramatic language strategy to...
Imagine a Florida without fresh Florida oranges or fresh Florida orange juice. Now imagine that same Florida with even more massive cities spreading up the southeast coast into central Florida, across to the west coast up into the Big...
The development of the third world has been based on economic development and the opportunity for expanded markets, the exploitation of labor and the exportation of first world values. Yet, over time, the focus of development has been...
The Western Australian Planning Commission, Planning Policy 3.2: "Planning for Aboriginal Communities" provides a framework for the planning of large permanent Aboriginal communities through Community Layout Plans. The policy also...
Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is practiced all over the world and impacts millions of women and girls every year. The negative health and social consequences of FGC have been well documented and many interventions to end the practice have...
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is one of the most popular tools used by state and local governments to foster local economic development. Under this approach property tax revenue generated by development in a TIF designated area is...
In a post-modern society, creativity is the key to both cultural and economic prosperity in the U.S. and in the world. The creative sector has become an important element of the economy, and it also contributes to the cultural wellbeing...
Over the past sixty years, many cities in the United States have experienced the evaporation of independently owned neighbourhood grocery stores and the proliferation of large, full-service suburban supermarkets, leaving behind 'grocery...
As a low-impact activity that can cover longer distances than walking, cycling is not only good for older adult's health, but can also be a viable low-cost mode of transportation. Cycling can allow older adults to maintain mobility, ...
Since natural resource issues, such as the changes in species habitat due to drought or sea level rise, are occurring at larger scales, it is challenging for a single entity to govern them independently. As a result, large scale...
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