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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Public property"”.
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Converting public property into public policy : the disposition of government real estate by the Boston Redevelopment Authority in the 1980's
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1991.
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Commoning the Public: Federal Land as a Site of Housing Struggle in Rio de Janeiro
… de Janeiro concentrates the largest number of public lands and buildings under federal ownership in Brazil, a legacy of the former colonial, imperial, and federal capital status of the eponymous city. Many sit vacant, failing to fulfill their constitutionally required social function. In this …
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"It's just a cross, don't shoot": white Supremacy and Christonormativity in a small midwestern town
… and feminist theories, examines public discourse that emerged in response to a controversy over whether a large cross should be removed from public property in a highly visible location in Grand Haven, Michigan. Situating the controversy within the context of the election of U.S. …
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Economic linkages between Australian REITs and the commerical real estate market
Commercial property investments have been favoured by investors because of the portfolio diversification benefits and the ability for property investments to hedge against inflation. Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) are market traded forms of property investments but do not suffer …
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Assessing public-private-partnerships in South Africa and how administrative law should respond
… societies, it has become more difficult for public entities to maintain high quality public services, especially given recent ecological concerns. Thus, many public entities have turned to privatisation, promising to maintain public service with the efficiency of private companies and …
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Forging city and lake: Marquette's waterfront beyond the ore dock legacy
… forward-thinking and do not secure the site as public property. This thesis explores planning options for Marquette’s waterfront while establishing criteria for a design that will ultimately make the city function better and secure its place as an operational site for the future. Through the …
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Objects of home : a place for architecture in the making of street-homes
… the inconspicuous relationships formed between public space and its inhabitants. These moments of encounter produce places of social renegotiation, contestation, and collaboration that reshape the margins of a public space and through their recurrence and begin to transform the territory beyond …
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Property management in the public sector has specific characteristics which differentiates it from the private sector: evidence from an analysis of the South African market
This thesis investigates the perception of public sector property management professionals on the differences between public and private sector management in South Africa. The main objective of the research is to ascertain if private sector property performance measures are appropriate and …
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Sustainable development of maritime cultural heritage in the Gulf of Maine
… responsibility in protecting and managing the public interest in this cultural heritage: government should enact law that asserts public property ownership and protection of all maritime cultural resources in waters under U.S. federal jurisdiction, implement a regional governance structure …
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An examination of the Relationship between rationale, Practice and Outcomes in Municipal Property Asset Management – A Comparative Study of the UK and Russia
… globally is evolving in response to rising public expectations, changing socio-demographic factors and a growing focus on efficiency. The asset base used by municipalities in its service provision is changing to reflect this evolution. A new discipline of asset management has emerged …
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Influence of Tree Planting Program Characteristics on Environmental Justice Outcomes
… entities, reduced planting responsibility for property owners, and concentrated plantings that utilize public property locations to a high degree are likely to improve program penetration into low-income and minority areas. These findings provide urban forestry practitioners with guidance on …
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Extent of Alabama's terrestrial nature reserve system in representing ecosystem diversity: a coarse filter gap analysis
… and biodiversity. In this study, Alabama's public and private reserve lands were analyzed to see how representative they were of biodiversity. The spatial distribution and characteristics of Alabama's nature reserves were examined using gap analysis, a technique used to assess the …
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"Compulsion": The Fictionalization of the Leopold-Loeb Case and the Struggle for Creative Control of "The Crime of the Century"
… Once an artistic work is made accessible to the public, it all but becomes public property as it is reinterpreted and re-released in different forms. In the case of literature, everything from plagiarism to unauthorized publishing can take place. Some methods of “stealing,” such as fan fiction, …
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General assessment of urban community forestry activities in Iowa 1994 to 1996
… for every tree that was being removed from public property. This is the reverse of earlier trends in Iowa. For the communities represented in the volunteer survey, it appears that the existence of structured organization and grass roots support increased the short-term benefits of …
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Agriculture, modern biotechnology and the law: An examination of the property paradigm in the context of plant genetic resources
… law instruments regulating trade, intellectual property, food and agriculture, environmental, and human rights law. The narrative of the international trade and intellectual property instruments, buttressed by the liberal rhetoric of property, is one of long-term, sustainable, economic and …
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Viešojo ir privataus sektorių partnerystės (viešosios privačiosios partnerystės (VPP)) teisinės formos Lietuvos Respublikoje /
Public-private partnership has been widely used in many countries for many years already. Due to changes in politics and increasing demand from the side of society for qualified public services, this model of cooperation is becoming increasingly important in Lithuania. One of the main prerequisites …
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Jokes on the Four Books: Cultural criticism in early modern China
… the jokes of the late Ming were considered as public property used by people regardless of authorship. Chapter two investigates jokes in relation to the civil service examinations. Through examination books in the bookmarkets, we know the commercialized texts available for the prospective …
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Geological mapping of the inner shelf off Cape Town's Atlantic Seaboard, South Africa
… and sea cliffs and cause damage to private and public property are likely to increase in the future