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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Austin, TX"”.
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Thermal mass applications in the hot‐humid region of Austin, TX
… implemented in the hot‐humid region of Austin, TX especially when well designed and with supplementary aids like nightcooling and day‐lighting. This study shows that in some situations thermal mass can be actually more beneficial at reducing electricity demands in hot‐humid regions than …
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Connecting backyard wildlife habitats in Austin, TX : case study of Wildlife Austin
… habitats and wildlife gardens. The City of Austin, Texas initiated Wildlife Austin in 2007. Wildlife Austin coordinates backyard habitats in Austin as a National Wildlife Federation Community Wildlife Habitat [trademark]. My research analyzes the goals of the Wildlife Austin from the …
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Visceral approaches in planning practices : a study of neighborhood centers in Austin, TX
… & Ortiz Escalante, 2015). As the 2012 Imagine Austin comprehensive plan is being implemented, this study tests a visceral approach to investigate the relationship between the physical social spaces, and how people using the spaces feel internally, i.e. sensations, moods, physical states of …
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Tracing the input and evolution of municipal water in springs and tributaries of the Bull Creek watershed, Austin, TX
… watershed, a rapidly urbanizing watershed in Austin, Texas, to achieve a better understanding of the processes of geochemical evolution as anthropogenically-sourced water recharges natural systems. Urbanization patterns in the Bull Creek watershed have created a contiguous expanse of urban …
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The development of a municipal bond market in Brazil : a comparative case study of the Deodoro F1 race track : Rio de Janeiro & COTA, Austin, TX
… Brazil and Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, TX: a case study which examines alternative banking solutions, transparency through regulatory reforms, and the viability of subnational capital markets for improving social inclusion in Brazil. By developing a municipal bond market in …
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Imagery use in fencing
… Fencing Association's 2000 Summer Nationals in Austin, TX. Psychometric characteristics of the SIQ were calculated and indicated that most items measured the predicted factors. The data from the SIQ were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance. The results indicated that, regardless of …
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Repowering the void : negotiating connectivity
… Using a large, commuter rail site in east Austin, TX, the project initiates reconnection of the east side to the city center, where the need for connectivity coalesces.
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Strategic Planning and Deployment of Aerial Assets
… of Japan and package deliveries in the Austin, TX metropolitan area.
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The Relationship Between Alexithymia, Wellness, and Substance Dependence
… in residential treatment in New Orleans, LA, and Austin, TX, and undergraduates from the University of New Orleans and the University of Texas at Austin. The total sample size for the study was n = 200. Each participant was administered the TAS-20 and the WEL. Four groups of n = 50 were formed …
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The Effect of Antecedent Dry Time on Water Quality Inflow and Outflow to Wet Ponds and Pollutant Removal Efficiency
… flooding and pollutant loading. The City of Austin (COA), TX utilizes wet ponds to improve storm water quality before it is discharged into surface water. This study analyzed how antecedent storm event time affects the water quality discharged into and from wet ponds located in Austin, TX. …
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Improving the urban ecology of northern Waller Creek through citizen implemented green infrastructure to benefit pollinators
… urban ecology of Waller Creek, an urban creek in Austin, TX given its unique social and environmental characteristics? This research aims to accomplish three things: 1. Better understand strategies to create successful green infrastructure that supports pollinators; 2. Understand obstacles and …
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Mapping Urban Infrastructure: Temporal Metropolitan Geographies of Nonprofit Human Service Organizations
… analysis of eight MSAs in 2010 and 2018: Austin, TX; Buffalo, NY; Cleveland, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Philadelphia, PA; Research Triangle, NC; Sacramento, CA; and Seattle, WA. Two quantitative methods explored these questions. First, a spatial analysis used density-based clustering to …
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Native Speaker Stance-Taking In A Multinational Conference Call
… call from a multinational company based in Austin, TX. Subjects are native and nonnative co-workers or specialists in the field of home vacation rental and a native director. The analysis aims at finding what different stance-taking measures are enacted by the director throughout this …
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Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value
… of the adaptive reuse of Highland Mall in Austin, TX. Through an intricate public-private partnership agreement, 1.2 million square feet of dying retail was able to be master planned into a thriving mixed-use development. Research material is derived from existing writings and personal …
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Stories of the Sharing Economy: Comparing Narratives and Regulatory Responses to TNCs across American Cities
… operation in four U.S. cities: Indianapolis, IN, Austin, TX, Portland, OR, and Washington, DC. This dissertation explores the ways in which narratives emerge and change around TNCs, how those narratives are influenced by existing urban regime dynamics, and how they influence policy making.
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Using high-resolution topography for advancing the understanding of mass and energy transfer across landscapes
… extraction therein. An urban dataset from the Austin, TX area is tested and the optimal settings for GeoNet are identified; field work at the site is used to validate the results. The recommendations resulting from this work aim to improve in the functionality and versatility of GeoNet, and …
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Land value taxation as a mechanism to relieve housing supply constraints in Austin, Texas
… the author looks at the Highland neighborhood of Austin, TX - a marginal neighborhood with recently completed light-rail stops, a regional mall being redeveloped into a mixed-use project anchored by a community college, and building typologies which do not comply with current zoning - and proposes …
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A history of Austin Ballet Theatre at the Armadillo World Headquarters
… inquiry is to investigate the performances of Austin Ballet Theatre at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, TX from 1972 to 1980. Austin Ballet Theatre was an amateur ballet company performing classical and contemporary works at the Armadillo World Headquarters, a psychedelic music club. …
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Information Analysis of Spatiotemporal Data Stream–Models, Algorithms and Evaluations
… One simulated dummy WDS and one simulated WDS at Austin, TX, are used for model validation and comparison.
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Impact of pavements on the urban heat island
… variety of pavement sections in Chicago, IL and Austin, TX to represent two different climatic conditions. A new method to calculate the Radiative Forcing (RF) and the corresponding Global Warming Potential (GWP) over the analysis period was proposed. The RF of a pavement was found to be most …
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