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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Planning regulations"”.
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Barriers to the development of affordable housing on well-located land: A qualitative study of planning regulations and by-laws in Cape Town
… and perpetuating spatial inequality in the city. Planning system plays a dynamic role in enabling adequate housing. It is important to distinguish between planning systems that ‘control' and ones that are ‘flexible'. This study critically explores the role of planning regulations and by-laws in …
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Evaluating and Role of Standards and Guidelines in National Forest Planning
There is longstanding conflict related to planning standards and guidelines (S & Gs) used by the U.S. Forest Service to guide and constrain National Forest System land management. The role these prescriptions have played in the past in forest management, and the role they ought to play in the …
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Evaluating and Role of Standards and Guidelines in National Forest Planning
There is longstanding conflict related to planning standards and guidelines (S & Gs) used by the U.S. Forest Service to guide and constrain National Forest System land management. The role these prescriptions have played in the past in forest management, and the role they ought to play in the …
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Your Mess, My Life: The Junction between Land Use Planning and Street Vending in the Accra Mall Enclave
… sprawl, jobless growth, and informality. Urban planning practice in Ghana has retained colonial legacies that outlaw informality, be it economic, such as, street trading or housing, such as, slums. This has led to the marginalisation of the urban poor, who make up the majority of urban dwellers. …
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Establishing Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) on the ground : case-based analysis of implementing TOD in China
… process, from general acceptance, to urban planning capacity and regulations, to government administration and the real estate market. Misunderstanding and incomplete understanding prevent people from fully adopting the idea of TOD. In planning and design, main challenges are in the form of …
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Assessing forest plan revision under the 2012 planning rule: understanding policy implementation and organizational learning
… the U.S. Forest Service promulgated a new planning rule that was a significant change from past planning regulations. For example, the concepts of ecological integrity and climate change adaptation were introduced as important management priorities. This research identified lessons learned, …
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The illusion of community participation: experience in the irregular settlements of Bogotá
… all developed in contravention of the city’s planning regulations. Data were collected using a sample household survey and in-depth interviews with community leaders, local inhabitants and the representatives of outside organisations. In the 1990s, clientelistic practices became less effective …
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A Quantitative Analysis of the Economic Incentives of sub-Saharan Africa Urban Land Use Planning Systems: Case Study of Accra, Ghana.
… deficiency of sub-Saharan Africa urban land use planning regimes has received extensive discussion in the literature. As yet, little is known of the extent and magnitude of the economic impact of these planning regimes on the economic wellbeing of individuals and the society. This situation is …
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FUELS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE
… of this policy in fuels management project planning at the national forest and ranger district levels. The policy guiding fuels management is broad and ambiguous but may be summarized as: 1) reducing the risks posed by wildland fire and 2) restoring or maintaining ecosystem health and …
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FUELS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE
… of this policy in fuels management project planning at the national forest and ranger district levels. The policy guiding fuels management is broad and ambiguous but may be summarized as: 1) reducing the risks posed by wildland fire and 2) restoring or maintaining ecosystem health and …
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Social marketing, financial, and regulatory mechanisms for adoption of water conservation and stormwater management practices by single-family households
… While these efforts include land use planning, regulations on new development, and partnerships with industrial, commercial, and institutional stakeholders, this study looks specifically at single-family households. Their high percentage as a portion of the population and the impact of …
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Sustainable Beach Resort Development: A Decision Framework for Coastal Resort Development in Egypt and the United States
… tool to assist them. In Egypt, design and planning regulations have not changed for decades, resulting in non-sustainable beach resort development. This study provides a "decision framework," a conceptual "Sustainable Design Model," which shifts the focus of stakeholders from the …
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Deviant fertility in China
… scholars emphasize the success of Chinese family planning programs, this dissertation focuses on fertility behavior which violates family planning regulations in China. The study contributes to a better understanding of the Chinese "deviant" fertility by conceptualizing the phenomenon in a …
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Assessing shopping mall led urban restructuring in Lusaka: location factors and key actors.
… malls are driven by the developers who lack planning professional expertise. The developers have high interest and high power to drive the process of location of shopping malls. Their interest is making sure that they get approval of the potential site they have identified with or without …
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The role of alternative food networks in agricultural landscape conservation: some evidences from Italy and Spain
… and how practices are promoted in spatial planning projects regarding alternative forms of production. The case studies are based on the qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews: 13 producers in Spain and 25 in Sardinia (including organic and conventional ones), and on the analysis of …
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Essays in Empirical Microeconomics
… for the future minimum wage law and city planning regulations. I use local occupation and geographic information to assess how highly productive occupations and local consumption amenities sort workers and generate local wage differentials. I also use this information to construct …
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The effect of construction activity on SPA waterfowl: a case study of the Abberton Reservoir Enhancement Scheme
… both the reservoir’s importance to waterfowl and planning regulations, extensive waterfowl surveys were undertaken pre-construction and used to assess and predict the potential impacts arising from construction activity. Findings were used in the overall consideration of the development, with …
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Guiding green stormwater infrastructure planning through socio-ecological vulnerability: An integrated and spatially scalable prioritization framework
… Current approaches used for the spatial planning of GSI are often limited to a specific spatial scale (e.g., household, neighborhood) and are only intended for the evaluation of a specific objective (e.g., heat mitigation, flooding) by a particular stakeholder (e.g., homeowners, …
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The dynamics of culture in an urban setting: a study set in western Kenya
… are not formally planned. Often the building and planning regulations have not been enforced. Thus there is uncontrolled growth. Past research in some towns has shown that the occupiers of the urban edge and other areas of uncontrolled growth still structure their life according to their cultural …
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Urban Design and Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Warm Climates. Studies in Fez and Colombo
… simulations and studies of the urban planning process. Field measurements were conducted in areas with significantly differing characteristics, including variations in urban geometry and distance to the sea, to map variations in microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort within each …