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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Economic Revitalization"”.
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Historic Preservation as an Economic Planning Tool: the Case Study of Mount Vernon, Missouri
… pride, educate the young and revitalize the economic atmosphere of blighted urban areas. The Missouri Main Street Program is intended to revitalize historic small town commercial districts. Using techniques developed by the National Main Street Center, the program seeks to foster economic …
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Re-constructing place and community : urban heritage and the symbolic politics of neighborhood revitalization
… residents, and serve as catalysts for economic revitalization. Despite the prominence of such claims in professional and policy discourse, the social and political implications of heritage revitalization strategies remain largely unexplored. This exploratory study therefore builds a …
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The impact of legalized casino gambling on regional economic development: The case of Atlantic City
… situation whereby, as the city was experiencing economic decline, casino gambling became an option that could help the city become revitalized. Even though many questions accompanied this option, Atlantic City did pass a referendum to legalize casino gambling; This thesis illustrates both the …
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A study of the effects of business activity diversity on economic growth in small towns, as a consideration to landscape architectural site programming
… other designers have used many approaches for economic revitalization of deteriorating commercial centers. Examples of projects designed to revive sluggish downtown economies have shown varied, and often uninspiring, results in stimulating downtown economies. This problem is most pronounced in …
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Space wars in Bogotá : the recovery of public space and its impact on street vendors
… fiscal decentralization, and (3) the political-economic marginalization of traditionally obstructive Bogotá vendor unions. Field work was carried out in metropolitan Bogotá to determine the impact of the public space recuperation on vendors who were relocated by the Mayor's Office of Bogotá. …
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Neoliberalism in Higher Education?: A Case Study of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
… ideology has emerged as the current hegemonic economic discourse. Therefore, Harvey contends that neoliberalism has permeated every aspect of society, including institutions of higher education. However, the role of neoliberal ideology is perceived as a form of common sense, and thus proponents …
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The City and its interfaces: An Approach to Recover the Natural and Cultural Landscape at the Beachfront in St. Augustine Beach, Florida
… place, support human gatherings, and encourage economic revitalization. This thesis and its research analyzes the components of the natural regional landscape in recovering waterfronts in order to avoid the loss of the uniqueness of a place. A section of beachfront in St. Augustine Beach, …
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Alternatives to permanence : reflections on temporary use in planning
… not only have a rising profile in the context of economic revitalization and commercial/cultural placemaking; they have also been recognized by municipal governments, private design firms, and community organizers as a means of engaging and involving citizens in the planning process. Temporary use …
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Examining the impact of residential segregation on rapid transit development in Chicago's South Side
… 26,705 mostly white residents is a thriving economic center that has realized gains in property values and commercial investment. Nearby Woodlawn and Englewood have experienced declining populations, lower densities, lower property values, and increased vacancies that border Hyde Park, …
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Planning a community cultural festival : the power of politics
… tangible and long lasting. They have significant economic effects, stimulating local and, at times, citywide development. In some cases, festivals spur urban design projects that have permanent consequences for the neighborhoods and cities where the event takes place. In addition to the economic …
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Encouraging reuse in rural Italy: A case study implementing new frameworks to collect local data and understand feasible reprogramming strategies in Guadagnolo
… most strategic buildings for reuse to support economic development. With one in three Italian municipalities losing population since 1951, this new framework aims to equip municipalities with critical data that can inform strategic reprogramming efforts and strengthen funding applications …
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Japanese version of private finance initiative and future prospects of the market in the conduction industry
… up to over 140% of GDP in 2002. To overcome the economic crisis, since June 2001, the Koizumi Cabinet has advanced wide-ranging structural reforms. Those include economic revitalization strategies, tax reform and reforms in major government expenditures expressed as a commitment to small …
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Arresting the cycle : design for porous prisons
… and people they house to be culturally and economically an integral part of urban community. Nevertheless, the money spent on prisons is housed outside of the communities. This thesis does not claim to be a reformation to prison system but, rather, to prison architecture. Through the medium …
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Revitalizing commercial streets in historical district : evaluating a case in Fuzhou, China
… out to examine the case of commercial street revitalization in Fuzhou, China. In modern China the focus of revitalization models has evolved from poverty and environmental quality in 1980s to economic revival and social policy in 2000's. Due to the lack of empowerment of local community, the …
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A Comparative Case Study of Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Interacting Imaginaries of Place and Energy in Renewable Energy Transitions
… as a springboard to local and regional economic revitalization. In contrast, the Cornell Earth Source Heat project in Ithaca, NY, is positioned as an exploratory project that will lead to regional and national energy security through the campus-level “data mining” to gather knowledge and …
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Patrimonio artístico y paisaje en torno al Canal de Castilla (ramal norte, 1750-1936)
… but also rail and roads, as instruments of socio-economic revitalization of this area. Material progress that led resulted in a variety of architectural contributions in terms of urban form, institutional buildings, work constructions and houses. All these elements that make up the landscape, are …
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Preserving the ethos of industry at the Carrie furnaces: the redevelopment of an industrial heritage site and the interpretation of manufacturing culture
… commitments of historic preservation, weighs economic growth imperatives, explores how the Carrie Furnaces could be made to cultivate public memory of industrialism, and examines competing visions of significance, authenticity, and interpretation of heritage sites, particularly in the context …
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Community attachment, sense of place, and attitudes toward tourism: a study of residents in the Mt. Rogers area of Southwest Virginia
… and historic resources as new sources of economic revitalization. Unfortunately, while both government officials and residents have come to accept tourism as a potential boon to local economies, relatively little attention has been given to its potential for creating both social change and …
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When did these buildings become historic? : preservation meets public housing in post-Katrina New Orleans
… of historic preservation on public housing revitalization efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans. Through this case study, I analyze the possibilities for a more expansive and social justice-oriented approach to historic preservation at complicated sites through broadening the concept of …
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Festival modernism : downtown plans & pedestrian malls, 1956-1974
… urbanism, and "better blocks" as a strategy for economic revitalization. By coding the visual material of downtown plans published from the late 1950s through the early 1970s, this paper traces the evolution of critical motifs, themes, and ideas embedded within plans that featured pedestrian …
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