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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Developable Land"”.
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Town of Airfield : creating a prototype for suburban development at the Naval Air Station site in South Weymouth
… population growth, their requirements for developable land are immense, creating the phenomenon known as suburban sprawl. Another complication, associated with this model of development is its accompanying increased traffIc volume, which has proven to be staggering and has perpetuated the …
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Union Station, Tacoma, Washington : a design study for a surplus rail site
… in railroads, mergers, major shifts in urban land use patterns, and declining rail passenger travel has resulted in a surplus of urban rail lands. These lands represent a significant resource for land poor cities. An unparalleled opportunity exists for major new intervention without the usual …
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How different home styles are valued in the Salt Lake City market
… might be in the two areas where considerable developable land remains.
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Effects of the Washington State Growth Management Act on housing development in the greater Seattle area
… effects of constricting the region's supply of developable land, and to identification of development costs associated with denser housing typologies. Because the GMA envisions a network of Greater Seattle "Urban Centers" having high employment and household densities together with good access …
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Bellville reborn exploring infrastructural transformation as a mechanism for designing sustainable environments - the case for Bellville
… - specifically due to the lack of sufficient developable1 land that could accommodate the urbanization phenomenon. To this end, spatial planning (in it's various forms - i.e. town and regional planning, urban design and architecture) is seen as central to fixing the challenges which come about …
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An Institutional Analysis of the Chinese Land Conversion Process
… system to control the conversion of farmland to non-farming uses. Its rigidity and other problems, however, have led to a large informal and decentralized market that serves to accommodate the demand for developable land. This dissertation, based on a case study in a county on China's …
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Industrial organization of housing supply : explaining spatial variation of home builder size in U.S.
… supply is affected by the market, regulation, land use, and capital. Research has revealed a strong variation between the supply sector and builders' behavior patterns. Understanding these variations will contribute not only to better performance of private homebuilders, but also to more …
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Fiscal and Spatial Impacts of Church-Owned Property on a Municipality -- A Case Study of Lee's Summit, Missouri
… run, because the City would face a shortage of developable land after several decades
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Hedging a Falling Knife: Investing Through the Post Covid-19 Dallas-Fort Worth Housing Correction Utilizing Real Options Strategies
… and employment growth, combined with abundant developable land, have created the ideal environment for developers and homebuilders to achieve the stable production of new single-family housing. In the face of rapid population growth, the high elasticity of housing supply in DFW has enabled the …
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Public Housing on Risky Ground: A National Study of Flood Risk and Two Case Studies Investigating the Legacy of Environmental Inequality
… greater exposure to flooding, particularly in inland regions and especially in inland Alaska. The second and third studies each use a combination of qualitative methods, including elite interviews, document analysis, observation, and archival research, to examine two local housing authorities …
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A real options analysis of a vertically expandable real estate development
… in dense urban centers with a limited amount of developable land, market uncertainty may still exist. Therefore, flexibility in that type of environment could allow a developer to be better positioned should a market improve or decline. One way to provide this type of flexibility on urban sites …
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The Densification of Historic Districts: Applying Metabolism to the Cast Iron
… over the next twenty years will constrict the island’s developable land and threaten low-population/under-developed areas, which include a portion of the fifty-two protected historic districts. The South of Houston neighborhood (SoHo) and its stock of cast iron structures, some almost 150 years …
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Job accessibility in the San Juan Metropolitan Region (SJMR) : maximizing the benefits of Tren Urbano
… the effects of supplementary transportation and land use strategies in further enhancing job accessibility in the region. A comparative study method in combining with simple simulations is used for this research. Comparisons of accessibility levels are made between Tren Urbano-Build and No-Build …
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Determinants of the spatial dynamics of housing prices in Chengdu, China, 2005-2010
… to developer who can make sound assessment on developable land with better understanding of its potential value. The more inclusive analysis of spatial housing price dynamics will assist policy maker to establish proper urban policy in the effort to balance urban structure between housing and …
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The feasibility of residential development in the newly master planned Ship Creek area of Anchorage, Alaska
… Due to Anchorage's dwindling supply of developable land, Ship Creek will eventually be redeveloped. Ship Creek's close proximity to downtown, combined with the belief that Anchorage has unmet demand for empty nester housing, makes the Ship Creek area attractive. However, because this …
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Growing with transit : creating transit supportive development in an automobile-focused world
… develops a practical framework for the use of land use techniques in station areas to bolster transit ridership. Linking land use with transportation is increasingly important as more cities face the difficult issue of maintaining effective movement in a car-focused world. Many cities are …
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Urban narrative and reinvention in Hicks-Logan-Sawyer : creating an effective gateway to a vital New Bedford
… Hicks-Logan-Sawyer has large expanses of developable land, beautiful mill buildings, and a waterfront location. Most importantly, with the construction of the rail, Hicks-Logan-Sawyer will function as the gateway to the city for tourists, residents, and participants in New Bedford's …
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An investigation into the availability of urban lad and its implications on national security of Namibia: A case study of Windhoek (Khomas region)
… was to investigate the availability of the urban land and its implication for national security in Namibia using the case study of Windhoek (Khomas Region). The City of Windhoek has been faced with the problem of slower pace of allocating affordable land and servicing that has seen the gap between …
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Assessing the effectiveness of reduced parking requirements in facilitating transit-oriented development: a case study of “PT areas” in Cape Town
… resulting in the freeing up of at least 18ha of developable land for more productive use. This does not include the additional gross lettable area potential created by reduced parking requirements, specific to each erf and land use. The research concludes that a tool such as the “PT offering” can …
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Land administration and regulation model for improved formal delivery and accessibility of urban lands in Nigeria.
Acquiring developable land for property development in suitable locations especially in urban areas is considered as a global problem, and is no exception in Nigeria. Some of the reasons responsible for this phenomenon are uncontrolled urbanisation, increasing demographic growth, complex …
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