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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Planning Paradigm"”.
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A planning paradigm for electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa : a case study of Tanzania
… in context of Tanzania, of the primary paradigmatic approaches to electrification - centralized, large-scale grid systems conceived through least-cost-planning; and decentralized, small-scale off-grid systems administered through entrepreneurial pilots. My thesis offers a new paradigm, a …
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Toward Empowered Participatory Planning: The Role of Planners in the Local Planning Paradigm Change in Indonesia
… study demonstrated that the process of shift of planning system toward an empowered participatory planning occurred in the district government of Bandung. This transformation is indicated by the change of planning practices and values covering the change of the context of planning, the …
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Framing the local resilience unit as a post pandemic planning paradigm. A case study in the city of Turin, Italy
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An analysis of spatial development paradigm for enhancing regional integration within national and it’s supporting spatial systems in Africa
… research is to postulate a spatial development paradigm for regional integration in developing countries - more specifically, the research prospects to conceptualize form-based spatial planning theory for Africa. This was considered necessary on two grounds: first, the need for spatial regional …
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Participatory Zoning: Collectivity, contradictions, and the politics of inclusion in neighborhood planning
… continue to be made and the participatory planning paradigm continues to be entrenched. This thesis aims to show that, despite the limited—maybe even predetermined—outcomes of resident participation in land use decision-making, their engagement in such processes generates alternative ways …
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Engaging communities : participatory planning in Los Angeles neighborhoods
As the planning paradigm in Los Angeles shifts away from sprawled development and towards smart growth and transit-oriented development, low-income communities are weary of the changes future investment and development will bring. Several studies have shown that the introduction of rail stations …
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Daylit density : a simulation-based framework towards performance-aware zoning and real estate development
… and related space constraints have led to a planning paradigm that promotes living and working in high-density urban areas. Increasing urban density, however, leads to a conflict between space-use efficiency and access to daylight. To manage this conflict and to ensure sufficient solar …
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Application of spatial planning strategies to achieve sustainable transport systems in rapidly urbanizing cities : a study of Abuja, Nigeria
… these impacts to the legacy of the Modernist Planning/Master Planning paradigm which prevails in rapidly urbanizing cities in the global south region. While this strategic instrument is considered relevant and dominate the centre-stage of physical planning in most global south cities, earlier …
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The road to redevelopment: New Urbanism, nostalgia, and the process of downtown revitalization in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This qualitative study focuses on a planning process in Baton Rouge, Louisiana called Plan Baton Rouge, which began in the summer of 1998 and continues through the present. The overriding goal of the Plan Baton Rouge process is to revitalize downtown Baton Rouge and promote economic and cultural …
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Land use change and bordering in the Greater Mapungubwe transfrontier conservation area
… These areas are a product of a conservation planning paradigm that embraces bioregion at a larger scale as opposed to a bioregionalist social movement that encourages bioregionalism at a smaller scale. As with all types of regions, bioregions are not prearranged, but are rather socially …
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Environmental integration in infrastructure planning: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of the trans-European transport network
<p>Planning theory is turning again towards the question of power, particularly in relation to recent claims to a new communicative planning 'paradigm'. This thesis investigates how Foucauldian discourse analytics, embracing concepts of discourse, power/knowledge, rationality and space can …
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Planning studies for distribution grids with high penetration of distributed energy resources: the challenge of fairness in future electricity networks
… changing landscape, the traditional approach for planning in distribution networks of "oversize, fit and forget" is not enough. A review of the literature in grid planning shows that the current focus is on transmission-network-inspired methods that are not realistically scalable for the …
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Deconstructing the Mississippi River : restoring a continental system through the integration of flexible infrastructure
… research is to create new methods of design and planning from ecological scale thinking. This thesis uses the Mississippi River as a case to illustrate how ecological scale thinking can reframe present urban design and planning paradigm. The research aims to answer the following questions: What …
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An exploration of the parameters of liveable urbanism through inclusive incremental development
… people over the same period. Current policy and planning practice in developing countries has not been able to cope with such pervasive rapid urbanisation. By 2050 the United Nations predicts two-thirds of the global population will live in cities. Of which as many as one-third of this population …
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Leveraging Geospatial Data to Understand Social Mixing in Cities
… and challenges of urban living. Various urban planning paradigms and design approaches, such as the 15 minute city, aim to foster social connections and accessibility across communities. However, evaluating the effectiveness of these paradigms is difficult given the complexity of measuring …
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Physical Space in Retail Digitalisation: An Investigation into How Experiential Consumption and Spatial Organisation is Reconfiguring the Retail Value Chain
… of the public sector in retail organisation and planning.
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A strategic planning approach for the operational-environmental problem of air transportation system terminal areas
… need, this thesis proposes a strategic planning approach to investigate the operational-environmental nature of the air transportation system, as well as the adequacy of solution alternatives for terminal areas in the formulation of a portfolio. The state of the art currently …