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Alternative suburban settlements
This Thesis begins with two premises. As architects: I. We assume responsibility for the built environment. II. We should perceive and address change in society. The focus is an exploration into possible solutions to the paradigm of the suburban settlement. 1995 The condition of life in suburbia is …
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Mechanics of biocell landfill settlements
Prediction of landfill gas generation and settlements are of concerns in design and maintenance of biocell landfills. Accurate settlement prediction is essential for design of piping systems used for the delivery of re-circulated leachate and recovery of landfill gas. Landfill settlement is the …
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Foundation settlements of English cathedrals
In this thesis, the structural and geotechnical components that contribute to the settlement of English cathedrals are analyzed. The stress at the base of tower and nave piers was found and compared to the allowable bearing capacity. The expected settlement range of each cathedral's tower and nave …
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A Study of Omaha Social Settlements
The social settlement as defined by John Lewis Gillin is "a center in which men and women of education, wealth and leisure, may meet on terms of neighborly friendliness the less fortunate citizens of their community, where each may learn from the other and through friendship render service to each …
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Negotiating better Superfund settlements : prospects and protocols
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988.
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Solid waste management in informal settlements of Windhoek
… management of solid waste in the three informal settlements of Windhoek, which are Babylon, Okahandja Park and Okuryangava. Before independence, the apartheid government forbade natural urban expansion in "black" suburbs. This resulted in grossly overcrowded conditions, often with an entire …
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Tolerable Settlements of Powerplants and Turbine-Generator Bases
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T23:56:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6801846.pdf: 6643008 bytes, checksum: 905c13d57df5fee800eb372e4faab372 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1967
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Prototype development for low income settlements, Nairobi, Kenya.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1974. M.Arch.A.S.
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Urbanization of agricultural land : informal settlements in Cairo
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981.
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Migrant sarifa settlements and state-Building in Iraq
… encounters with migrant subjects and their settlements between 1920 and 1970. Rural migrants in the capital were central to communist agitation, protest movements, demands for land and housing, and the 1958 anti-monarchic revolution that transformed the modern state of Iraq. By examining how …
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Wildfire Risk Management for Informal Settlements in Chile
… the nation’s highest concentration of informal settlements. Despite this double vulnerability, the city has inadequately integrated wildfire resilience into its disaster risk management (DRM) framework, creating an urgent need for policy reform. Through combined statistical and geospatial …
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Sustainable Living: Integrating Climate Adaptation in Bangkok's Informal Settlements
… PAT presents an opportunity to relocate informal settlements in the Lock 1-2-3 and 70 Rai communities, proposing multipurpose wetlands that serve as flood control, recreation areas and a market plaza that encourage social interaction and community cohesion.
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A history of Straits Settlements foreign trade 1870-1915
… and commodity composition of Straits Settlements trade in the period 1870-1915. It endeavours also to analyse the character of this trade and to examine the influences that affected it. The thesis can be divided into five sections: Section 1 (Chapter I) The causes for the founding of …
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Empowerment: A Hegemonic Approach for Women in Informal Settlements
Informal settlements are often a challenge to planning. However, such settlements provide shelter and employment to many low- and middle-income households. Some argue that informality should be regulated, organized, and prepared for integration into formal urbanization. Others believe that …
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A history of Straits Settlements foreign trade 1870-1915
… and commodity composition of Straits Settlements trade in the period 1870-1915. It endeavours also to analyse the character of this trade and to examine the influences that affected it. The thesis can be divided into five sections: Section 1 (Chapter I) The causes for the founding of …
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Predictive settlements of clay foundations subjected to cyclic loading.
Thesis: Sc. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, 1977
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Physical guidelines for popular urban settlements in developing countries.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1970. M.Arch.
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Popular urban settlements in Guatemala : guidelines for physical development
Thesis (M.Arch.A.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980.
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