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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Development control"”.
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Delivering sustainability : development control in a market economy
… capacity, and that current levels of development could not be sustained without significantly affecting the development of future generations. In urban areas, the environmental, economic and social dimensions meet most strongly. As cities are the driver of a nation's economy, economic …
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A viable systems analysis of development control services in English Local Planning Authorities
Development Control in England is an important element of the Town and Country Planning process and the economic structure of the country: it is the process which approves or prevents development. Despite this, there is comparatively little research into the processes involved in, and the …
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Development Control in Transitional Urban China from an Institutional Perspective: Shanghai in the “Era of Redevelopment” as Case Study
… national policies since 2012 to promote urban redevelopment to improve land use efficiency and sustainability. These national policies aimed to contain urban expansion, which had been leading to adverse social and ecological effects. As a response, Shanghai, one of China’s largest cities, issued …
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Archaeological evaluation, land use and development: an application of decision analysis to current practices within local government development control processes.
… a statistically sound Case Study sample of 100 development-led archaeological interventions is recorded using new characterisation and quantitative measurement methodologies. This information is fed into the Process Model of Decision-making Point 12b to provide a measured degree of confidence in …
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The effective use of three dimensional visualisation modelling in the routine development control of urban environments : a thesis submitted to Adelaide University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy / by Susan Mary Pietsch.
Investigates technical and cultural issues in using three dimensional computer visualisation modelling in a busy Australian city planning office, the local Council of the City of Adelaide, taking two directions: a modelling approach that emphasizes abstract, quick to create 3D models; and, by …
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Athlone in the early twentieth century - a precursor to working class housing on the Cape Flats, 1900-1930
… wood-and-iron buidlings in order to aid later development control decision-making. to a large extent, it was the results of the fieldwork, which both uncovered a need for further research and directed later archival and textual research.
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The changing role of urban design in China's urban development
… urban planning agendas to improve design control in China. The reason for undertaking this research was due to the general perception that urban design did not play the role that it deserved in China. Despite an increasing number of initiatives, the question of how to address urban design …
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From negotiation to auction : Land-Conveyance Reform in China and its institutional and social impacts
The land market and the associated land-development-control mechanism in China have been experiencing a series of reforms since the 1990s, of which Land Conveyance Reform (LCR) in 2004 is a very recent and an important one. LCR-the formal procedure to transfer the land-use rights (LURs) from the …
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Design of low-power permanent-magnet synchronous motor for use in high-density heat pump
… Finally, power electronics with a sensorless control scheme are designed and incorporated using a custom-designed printed circuit board at an all-inclusive cost of under $50, which is well below the price of typical development control boards used to test prototype motors. Speeds of up to 7000 …
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The performance evaluation of environmental impact assessment in selected environmental improvement projects : enhancing and detracting factors
… its overall goal of promoting sustainable development. Principles for EIA effectiveness are articulated in different countries in general and in South Africa in particular; which describe the current state of knowledge on EIA effectiveness. A framework for evaluation of the two cases is …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Conformance-Based Plans: Attributing Built Heritage Outcomes to Plan Implementation Under New Zealand's Resource Management Act
… theory were not realised during the development control process. Plan quality was a significant factor, as was the commitment and capacity of developers to comply with the plans. The institutional fixation on consent processing speed rather than environmental outcomes was a further …
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Mechanisms of molecular switching in the Wnt signal transduction pathway
… is a critical cellular communication pathway controlling cell fate in all metazoan organisms. Timely activation of this pathway is crucial to coordinate development, control homeostasis of adult tissues, and to avoid cancer. Wnt signal transduction depends primarily on the activities of three …
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Regulating sustainable development : an enabling model for consistent collaboration between planning and building control services in England
Planning (often termed as development control) and building control have existed as public regulatory services on a national basis in England since the expansion of industrialisation in the 19th Century. Since then, the professions have collectively served the interests of local communities but …
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Evaluation of herbicides for no-till corn establishment
… (1,1'-dimethyl 4,4'-bipyridinium ion) for the control of vegetation existing at the time of no-till corn establishment. These herbicides were applied alone or in combination with 2,4-D [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid] or dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid) at three timings of …
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Design, Development, and Control of an Assistive Robotic Exoskeleton Glove Using Reinforcement Learning-Based Force Planning for Autonomous Grasping
… exploration encompassing the design, development, control and the application of reinforcement learning-based force planning for the autonomous grasping capabilities of the innovative assistive robotic exoskeleton gloves. Exoskeleton devices have emerged as a promising avenue for …
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Design: the quintessential business transaction
… focus for exemplars and case studies. The development was carried out under the scrutiny of constant validation and testing in live situations with several industrial partners. Guide is built on industry standard tools and uses relational database technology to store frame-based …
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Evaluation of the effect of urbanization on urban thermal behaviour using urban heat island indicators: the case of the CBD of Accra.
… housing, commercial and other infrastructural developments. For Accra however, this drive has resulted in a sharp reduction in urban greenery. Despite the obviously warm-humid climate that is prevalent in Ghana, no UHI study had previously been carried out in the country. Due to its …
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Planning for sustainable tourism development in the Lake Victoria shore region of Uganda : a physical environment planning approach
This study examined whether sustainable tourism development could be achieved in the Lake Victoria shore region of southern Uganda, based on the physical environment indicators of sustainable tourism. This arose out of the observation that tourism in this region was developing in an unplanned …
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Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Natural Character in New Zealand's Coastal Environments
… importance in the Resource Management Act 1991 (development control legislation) and one of the purposes of the Reserves Act 1977 (protected area legislation). There has, however, been no quantitative measurement or systematic monitoring of changes in overall natural character. The purpose of …
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Computer aided design and construction of a multi-point positioning actuator system
This thesis investigates the development, control, modelling and analysis of single-phase tubular linear induction actuators (TLIA) for the application of multi-point positioning.<br/><br/>A novel TLIA has been successfully developed in the research project. This actuator makes use o f the …
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