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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Chicago Area"”.
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Subdivision control in the Chicago area
Thesis (M.C.P.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of City and Regional Planning, 1949.
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An Arts Center for the University of Chicago area
Thesis: B. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 1960
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Inclusive ethnoburbia? A portrait of inclusion in Chicago area ethnoburbs
This dissertation studies inclusion in Chicago area ethnoburbs. The beginning point for this study is geographer Wei Li’s conception of ethnoburbs, which are multiracial, multiethnic suburbs that haved formed in large metropolitan areas across North America in recent decades. My study asks a …
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Songbird community ecology and habitat selection in the Chicago area
… to strongly impact wildlife communities in urban areas are habitat loss and fragmentation, which expose organisms in remnants to increased stressors associated with edges. Another potential stressor is the encroachment of invasive vegetation. Invasive plants are highly successful colonizers of …
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Development options for a corporate headquarters in the Chicago area
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.
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Hydrodynamic and water quality modelling of Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS)
Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is a highly branched network of natural rivers and man-made canals. The total length of CAWS including rivers and canals is about 250 kms (156 miles). Although not very long CAWS is famous for the engineering feat that reversed the flow of Chicago River (CR), an …
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The role of lake enhancement in the evolution of the 2011 Chicago-area Groundhog's Day blizzard
… to the no-lakes simulation was seen in the Chicago area, downwind of Lake Michigan's long axis, but even this was barely over half a centimeter. The frontal inversion limited atmospheric moisture uptake. Large differences, however, were noted in downwind temperature and dewpoint fields, and …
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Identification of Young Tills and Study of Some of Their Engineering Properties in the Greater Chicago Area
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T23:56:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6408368.pdf: 18184903 bytes, checksum: 9ce3c81b7b6b9985847412d29d753e95 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1964
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Wetland mitigation banking in the Chicago area: an assessment of ecological outcomes and compliance with performance standards
… of banks in relation to natural wetlands in the Chicago region, which possesses one of the country’s most well-developed banking markets. In Chapter 1, I conducted a review of wetland mitigation policy documents and independent research examining banks to provide a definition and thorough …
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Impact of combined sewer overflows on hydrodynamics and sediment transport during flow reversal events in Chicago area waterway system
The student, Chieh Ying Chen, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-04-18 at 15:28.
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A Study of Adult Bilingual-Bicultural Programs of Post-Secondary Education for People of Limited English-Speaking Ability of Hispanic Background in the Chicago Area
… education to Hispanic adults in the city of Chicago. In order to gather the necessary background for the study, pertinent literature was researched from both fields, i.e., adult education and bilingual-bicultural education. The research approach to this study was exploratory in nature and was …
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Hypoxia and eutrophication - a closer look at the water quality problems facing the Chicago area waterway system (CAWS) through a 3-D environmental fluid dynamics model
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Hydraulic modelling of Chicago Area Waterways System (CAWS) to assess the impact of hydrologic separation on water levels and potential flooding during extreme rainfall events in Chicago, Illinois
… model (HEC—RAS) was implemented for the Chicago Area Waterways System (CAWS) for two configurations: i) current conditions, and i) physical separation with barriers. Hydrologic conditions were those for the 100-year storm event observed in September 2008. Combined Sewer Overflow …
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Adoption by Foster Parents
… foster parents and children residing in the Chicago area. The children were between the ages of seven and 13 at the time of the interview.
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Understanding Streamflow Change at the Scale of a Major City: Chicago
… watersheds in and around the Greater Chicago area. A novel statistical method, the Procedure for Change Pattern and Signi ficance (PCPS), is developed to detect non-stationarity and identify the timing and duration of these shifts in hydrologic records. This method uses the rank …
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Combined Travel Demand Forecasting Model With Detailed Modal Access Considerations
… The model is applied to a portion of the Chicago area. The quality of the solution convergence, the evaluation of model performance compared to the observed travel pattern, and the model sensitivity with regard to the level of aggregation and errors in the parameter values are reported.
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Development and Evaluation of a Modified VFR Lighted Flyway Marker
… as a visual marker along the VFR flyway in the Chicago area. Further investigations will be necessary to fully understand the capability of the MVLFM as well as its impact on aviation around the Chicago area.
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Modeling Interactions of Aircraft Emissions With Global and Regional Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate
… on analyzing the impact of aircraft flights from Chicago O'Hare and Midway Airports on the regional air quality of the region using the Community Multiscale Air Quality Model (CMAQ) system. Our results suggest that the aircraft traffic at the Chicago O'Hare and Midway Airports do not contribute …
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Perceptions of Value and Perceived Strengths of Arts Education During an Age of Accountability: Conditions and Qualities That Shape a Citizenry - Implications for Leadership
… for the value of arts education within the Chicago area. It is intended to help leaders understand how we can learn from our past through revealing cyclical behaviors that can guide future decisions about how best to lead a school.</p><p>This study utilized a mixed methodology of historical …
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Father's Perception Of Roles And Personal Growth: A Mixed-Methods Study Assessing Positive Fatherhood Development In Chicago
… involvement intervention on fathers in the Chicago area and what encourages fathers to be involved with their children. This study explored what factors are most predictive of involvement in their child's life. Overall, the study uses secondary data from a sample of existing survey and focus …
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