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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"Small Towns"”.
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Small towns, small computers...big decisions? : the introduction and use of microcomputers in small towns
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
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Water, climate change and small towns
… between “water, climate change and small towns”. The research question is framed in three parts: 1) can climate change be integrated into existing planning frameworks? 2) can small towns build resilient strategies against projected climate change impacts? and, 3) is adaptation to …
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Rural Infrastructureland. The rearticulation of urban processes in Chinese small towns
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Community capitals, community attachment, and migration in the Iowa small towns
… factors affect in- and out-migration in Iowa small towns. The study uses data from a survey of 99 small Iowa communities combined with information from the American Community Survey in 2014 to examine the extent to which community attachment and four community capitals (social capital, …
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Making Music and Making Place: Mapping Musical Practice in Irish Small Towns
… created in otherwise banal locales in all three towns, including schools, churches, pubs, hotels, commercial venues, civic and community centres, and theatres. Through the work of musicking, musicians were nurtured, sustained and cared for in particular places, work which led to personal …
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Place-making on Main Street : society, design and policy in small towns
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1992.
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Growth in Massachusetts small towns and the implications for real estate developers
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988.
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The development hub as an integrated strategy to accelerate LED in small towns
… sustainable local economic development (LED) in small towns. Through an extensive review of the literature and best practices of LED among South African and international municipalities, viable and reproducible strategies were examined and compared. The focus of my indepth research falls …
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Do small towns have the potential for generating development? : the situation in Kenya
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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Urban decay and regeneration strategies in small towns: a case study of Thohoyandou, South Africa
Evidence of urban decay in small South African towns has been increasingly discernible over the years. Undoubtedly, other small rural towns face a myriad of challenges attributable to historic apartheid planning. They are distressed and underperforming despite having urban regeneration strategies …
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Assessment of Solid Waste Management in Small Towns: A Case of Himo Township, Moshi District
… of Solid Waste Management, case of Himo township in Moshi district. The aim of the study was to address the problem of poor SWM that resulted in littering of the town, carried out between July, 2010 and December, 2012. Four specific objectives namely; characterization of the solid waste, …
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A study of the effects of business activity diversity on economic growth in small towns, as a consideration to landscape architectural site programming
During the past 40 years, landscape architects and other designers have used many approaches for economic revitalization of deteriorating commercial centers. Examples of projects designed to revive sluggish downtown economies have shown varied, and often uninspiring, results in stimulating downtown …
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Urban design for small town regeneration: A socio-ecological approach
South Africa is a country with many small towns, each rich in heritage and culture and with their own unique spatial character. Unfortunately, most small towns are in distress. The focus of investment to bring about spatial transformation has typically been in either cities, or villages; i.e. urban …
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Street smart: Do effective design guidelines exist for enhancing the main streets of rural small towns in New Zealand through landscape architecture? : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University
Rural small towns are significant contributers economically, culturally, recreationally and socially In New Zealand. They often function as service centres for surrounding agriculture operations, as well as key settlements for tourism, both of which are the counties top two export industries. …
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The Evolution of Heritage Tourism Development in Two Small, Central Mid-Western Towns
… also serve as an economic development tool. Many small towns in the Central Midwest are struggling economically due to various factors such as changes in farming, manufacturing shut-downs, and depletion of natural resources. These small towns often do not have many economic opportunities to choose …
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Assessment of small town form and patterns
… provide context for new development proposals. Small towns are becoming more attractive to people looking for a place to live. Therefore, these areas are experiencing rapid growth. There is a need for a method that can be used to assess the physical forms and patterns of small towns. The …
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O circuito inferior e o meio construído nas pequenas cidades do Seridó Ocidental Paraibano.
… economy and changes in the built environment of small towns in the West Seridó of Paraíba in the context of contemporary globalization. This work resulted from some methodological procedures, such as literature, readings and underlined, collecting secondary and primary data (field research). The …
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The analysis of retail business trends at small college towns in Iowa: as a case study of town and gown relationship
… study focused on retail business environment at small college towns in Iowa, in order to find if rural small towns had prevented their economic decline by the presence of higher educational institutions. Eleven small towns with four-year private colleges were selected as research objects. Besides …
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