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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Residential Developments"”.
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The creation of disaster risk through residential developments : a case study
This study examines the extent of integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into urban development planning processes, the barriers and challenges to integration, as well as potential opportunities. Two case studies were used: Sedgefield, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Knysna …
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Impact of design on social interaction within urban residential developments in Scotland.
… and the social sustainability of urban developments. Recently, the Scottish government and local authorities have started to revisit and refine their policies and guidelines in order to promote positive social interaction between residents, which is a critical factor in creating a sense …
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Impacts of residential developments on local sustainability : case study in Metro Boston
… As a noticeable component of urban form, local residential developments may have great influence on local and regional sustainability. However, few studies have addressed the impacts of individual residential development projects on local sustainability and the underlying implications for …
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Salt marsh creation and coastal residential developments: principles and guidelines for landscape architecture practice
… guidelines for salt marsh creation and coastal residential development. Model approach applies the technical information and processes of salt marsh creation provided by scientists and engineers to the landscape architecture design process. The model approach encourages involvement of the client …
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Policies and model of urban residential developments for low and middle income sectors in Bangladesh.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1972. M.Arch.A.S.
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Genesis and legacy : a study of traditional, contemporary and proposed systems of control over residential developments in Cairo, Egypt
This thesis deals with contemporary residential developments presently being carried out by the formal private sector in Cairo. These developments are typical of many other cities in Egypt, and indeed throughout the Middle-East and other Arab and Muslim countries. The thesis stems from my …
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Green or Greenwashed? A case study of Urban Greenery in Sustainable Residential Development in Vancouver
… of nature-based solutions (NbS) in high-rise residential developments in the City of Vancouver and critically examines how greenwashing practices may undermine their authenticity and effectiveness. Employing a qualitative case study approach, the research analyses urban greenery proposals and …
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Impact of the Miami 21's parking requirements on the real estate developments in the city of Miami
… of parking spaces in new real estate developments throughout the city, encouraging people to own and use cars even more. The excess of parking spaces due to the former parking requirements, in practice, generated two distinct, immediate effects: (i) an increase in the number of cars …
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The people or the place? : revitalization / gentrification in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point
… and public investment in largely market-rate residential developments, large-scale commercial development, new transit service, and massive environmental remediation of abandoned toxic sites. With this renewed interest in the area comes the potential for speculation, rising property values, …
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Embodied Carbon Reduction in British Columbia Municipalities’ New Residential Development Projects
… standards for reducing embodied carbon in new residential developments, municipal buildings, and infrastructure projects. This thesis explores local governments’ policies related to embodied carbon in the design, construction, and end-of-life dismantling of new and existing buildings. Based on …
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Land Use and River Systems: Impacts of Suburban Residential Development on Channel Stability and Water Supply, Oak Ridges Moraine, Southern Ontario
… of streams running through small, primarily residential developments in the Humber River headwaters. Local scale impacts were analyzed by comparing paired upstream reference reaches to reaches downstream of developments in Caledon East, Palgrave, and Bolton. Channel morphology was assessed …
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Precarious luxury
… to integrate low income units into luxury residential developments, this thesis seeks to integrate two allergic constituencies within a single typology type: housing. Among these two parties, varying requirements are necessary, yet within present culture, there is evidence of a movement …
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The City Coding Project : an investigation into some presumed maxims for residential design in Hong Kong
… primary components: * Through the study of how residential developments in Hong Kong are 'coded' the first part of this thesis seeks to understand the underlying logic of the city's zoning regulations, programming conventions, construction practices and building codes in order to earn one degree …
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Mixed-Value/Income Housing: a Study of Attitude-Acceptance Or Rejection, Springfield, Missouri
… information that can be used in planning future residential developments. Mixed-income and mixed-housing frequently utilizes higher density land uses, which often require re-zoning or variances.
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Globalization and Urban Structure in Latin America: The Case of Export Processing Zones in El Salvador
… (EPZs) and the emergence of new post suburban residential developments occurring nearby, thirty kilometers away from the city. A random sample household survey was conducted in two sites in order to get information about the processes of spatial movement of these populations and their …
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Live-work artisan's community in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
… to understand how to design dwellings and plan residential developments that would provide privacy and comfort for their residents, while becoming an integral and sustainable part of a larger community. A client (either a developer, or a committee of future residents), as well as local …
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Realising the density dividend? Changes in urban lifestyle and culture as compact developments emerge on Cape s public transport corridors
… the development of some higher density residential and mixed-use development on Cape Town's transport corridors, laying the basis for more efficient and sustainable lifestyles in areas of the city served by public transport and paratransit services. The research aims to explore the …
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Private wilderness playgrounds : understanding the competitive effects of environmentally oriented master-planned communities
… adopted as an approach to create value in future residential developments. The study derives its information from personal interviews and secondary research on the two developments. The research then presents a comprehensive synopsis of the competitive strategies so that the subtle relationships …
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