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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Livability"”.
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Livability and quality of life indexes in planning for sustainable communities
… thesis examines issues surrounding the use of Livability and Quality of Life Indicators in a sustainable planning process. Planning literature is rife with references to quality of life and livability, as is other literature dealing with the urban environment. There are numerous existing …
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Redeveloping modern housing sites : improving the livability of the ground plane
Le Corbusier's "towers in the park" urban design plan had a profound impact on city form in the United States. Its precepts were used to inform many urban renewal schemes of the 1950s and 1960s that tore down existing urban fabric and replaced it with towers surrounded by undefined open space. …
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Livability and variformity : a study of a concrete component system for housing
Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.A.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Transportation performance management for livability and social sustainability: developing and applying a conceptual framework
… that is closely related to the concepts of livability and social sustainability. Public-sector agencies are charged with promoting the well-being (i.e. QOL) of the public, and they often must work within a complex inter-organizational context, with overlapping and intersecting jurisdictions …
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Downtown living: for families? : the Vancouver, BC urban livability experience and lessons for other cities
… BC as a case study, this thesis explores urban livability in general and with specific reference to Vancouver's family-oriented downtown as one component of livability. Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the world's most livable cities and has been a pioneer city in embracing …
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HOW HEATWAVES ARE CHANGING URBAN LIVABILITY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES: A CASE STUDY IN TEN COMMUNITIES
<p>Heatwaves are an important type of extreme climate event and directly result in more than 130 deaths and thousands of morbidities per year across the United States. Heat waves increase demands on water and energy, particularly in urban areas, because people use more water for drinking, …
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Incorporating livability benefits into the Federal Transit Administration New Starts project evaluation process through accessibility-based modeling
… of Transportation's announcement of the "Livability initiative" for major transit projects in January 2010 has prompted the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to reassess the criteria used in the evaluation of New Starts projects. There is concern that the evaluation criteria for transit …
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An evaluation and comparison of the livability of prototypical and conventional house types: the development and testing of a methodology
… was to develop a methodology for evaluating the livability of single-family houses and to test it on conventional and prototypical house types. The House Plan Evaluation Checklist and the Housing Satisfaction Scale were developed and analyzed for content validity using the responses of randomly …
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Feed intake in chickens: genetic and social factors
… factors influencing ingestive behaviors, growth, livability, and dietary self-selection were investigated in three experiments. In Experiment I, ingestive behaviors, livability, and body weight were measured in lines of White Plymouth Rock chickens selected for high (HW) and low (LW) juvenile body …
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Effect of juvenile dietary regime and time of beak trimming on pullet growth, subsequent egg production and incidence of prolapse in Leghorns
… significantly lower than all other treatments. Livability for the 20-week growing phase did not differ among dietary treatments. The influence of age when beaks were trimmed (Week-1 or Week-8) on feed, protein, and energy intake, body weight or livability for the 20-week growing period did not …
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Toward a Smart Civic Engagement: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in E-Government Applications
… urban-development projects benefit public livability, municipalities face a challenge to motivate the public to engage with and evaluate these projects. In particular, municipal governments are beginning to engage citizens in public art programs because they are an important part of urban …
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Factors that Influence the Social Life and Vitality of Public Open Spaces in Maracaibo - Venezuela. Case Study: Plaza de la Madre and Plaza de la República
… attributes that contributed to its enjoyment and livability than Plaza de la Madre. People preferred to be in spaces where others congregated and socialize for security reasons. Plazas have an important role in the social life of cities. Therefore, the study of these settings from a social …
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The intersection of environmental planning and social justice : Denver's Platte River Greenway
… to open space, recreational opportunities, and livability. Environmental planning affects and can enhance justice by reducing risks and providing benefits (including benefits not traditionally associated with the environment, such as employment opportunities). I consider planning process issues, …
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Tradition, quality, housing, development : a new paradigm for urban Bhutan
… industries while embracing notions of urban livability. Prevailing urban livability theorists argue that built form is a physical manifestation of the expression of culture and agree that cultural heritage is important to a community's sustainability and identity. The central hypothesis is …
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A study in housing for a low-income group
… dwellings for this project with a maximum of livability, structural soundness, pleasing aesthetic quality, and economy. 4. To investigate the financing of this housing project with several types of ownership in order to ascertain their feasibility, and to determine which offers the greater …
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Neighborhood as refuge : environmental justice and community reconstruction in Boston, Barcelona, and Havana
… equitable revitalization and improve the livability and environmental quality of their neighborhoods through parks, playgrounds, community gardens, fresh markets, and improved waste management. Furthermore, previous studies have not examined the role of historic marginalization, threats of …
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Genotype by feeding regimen interactions in growth selected chickens
… titer to sheep red blood cell (SRBC) antigen and livability than ad libitum fed birds. Body weights were similar by 56 days of age, and there was sexual dimorphism for rate of accelerated growth. Long term obesity, but not short term weight gain, was detrimental to reproductive performance, feed …
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Software for facilitating the creation of parametric urban resource models
… of an area while maintaining or improving its livability, a critical challenge in our rapidly-urbanizing world. Preliminary feedback regarding this limited early prototype of the software has been promising. Parametric Urban Resource Modeling software such as this may eventually become an …
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Influence of Street Trees on Frequency of Vehicle Collisions in Seattle
… in Seattle, WA, focusing on the implications for livability and safety. While previous literature initially suggests a potential negative relationship between trees and crashes, the present study finds no significant correlation in the case study area of Seattle. Additionally, the study highlights …
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