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Showing 1 to 20 of 104 for “"U.S. cities"”.
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Evolving technologies for disaster planning in U.S. Cities
… three questions: 1) What types of technology are cities currently using in disaster management, 2) Which factors are most influential in determining how cities select emergency management technology, and 3) How can future technology development better address the needs of emergency managers? …
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Determinants Of Financial Condition: A Study Of U.S. Cities
… calculated from a database of over 1,600 U.S. cities compiled by the Government Finance Officers Association. Financial management capacity and its relationship to financial condition were measured with a survey of the chief financial officers of almost 500 of the sample cities. This research …
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THE CHOICE OF WATER SUPPLY SOURCES FOR U.S. CITIES
… it is important to know what choices U. S. cities are making in developing new sources of supply and, in particular, how U.S. environmental policies are influencing the range of water supply alternatives. This research inquiry was constructed based on four hypotheses: 1) development of large …
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The Relation Between Mayoral Authority and the Quality of the Life in U.S. Cities.
… broad programs channeling large subsidies to the cities.
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Homicide Clearance Determinants: An Analysis of Police Departments of the 100 Largest U.S. Cities
… homicide clearance rates in the 100 largest U.S. cities in 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, and 2000. The model estimation for this panel data is the Ordinary Lest Squares regression using Fixed-Effects Lease Squares Dummy Variables approach. The model examines the effect of the number of officers, the …
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The War on Who? An Analysis of Drug Possession Arrests in Four U.S. Cities
… and policing of illicit drug use in American cities. Despite this policy of criminalization and punishment, large numbers of Americans from all backgrounds continue to use illegal substances, despite the risk of arrest or incarceration. However, the burden of enforcement is not borne evenly …
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Pillars of stone or pillars of sand? An analysis of sustainability discourse in U.S. cities
… in addressing environmental concerns, cities currently operate at the forefront of the sustainability movement. City governments have taken up the task of translating the broad precepts of sustainability into concrete policy decisions and planning trajectories. Despite its widespread …
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Full house : occupancy standards, normative zoning, and the responses of U.S. cities to changing households
… homes and living arrangements. Have cities adapted to changing household trends? If so, how? Whether they have or not, what influences their responses? This thesis addresses these questions through a qualitative analysis of the occupancy standards- specifically family or household …
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U.S. Cities Taking Sustainability Seriously: The Impacts of Sustainability Policies on Economic Growth and Poverty
… to Kent Portney's seminal two-part study, cities across the U.S. are taking sustainability seriously by implementing a range of sustainable policies and programs. Yet by doing so, low-income people are seemingly pushed further into poverty. Local government officials and policymakers …
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The Effects of Population Size, Density, Growth and Potential on The Prices of Goods and Services Across u.s. Cities
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A study of how supportive AIDS housing programs in select U.S. cities are meeting the special needs housing challenge
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1992.
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Social Media Responsiveness in the Public Sector: A Study of Social Media Adoption in Three Functional Departments of U.S. Cities
… survey of 157 department managers from 261 large cities across the U.S. shows that 82% of the respondents are currently using some form of social media tools to engage citizens. The results show that perceived organizational influences and perceived administrator preconceptions of social media …
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Subsidized Housing, Private Developers and Place: A Spatial Analysis of the Clustering of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties in the 25 Largest U.S. Cities
… led to clusters of subsidized housing in some cities. It is hardly surprising that some clustering would exist in a program in which the housing is constructed and owned by private developers. Despite the significant number of units produced by the program and despite the potential tendency for …
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Trade relations between Southern U.S. cities and Latin America: A study of how the port cities New Orleans, Houston, and Miami fare against one another amid increasing competition for trade with Latin America
… in international trade. Trade is important to cities because it affects growth, jobs and standard of living among other contributors to local economies. The effects of globalization at the local level are manifested in three Southern U.S. cities with business-generating ports linked to Latin …
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Brass cities : Innovation policy and local economic transformation
How have some former industrial cities become hubs for high-wage jobs while others continue to grapple with economic stagnation? This dissertation aims to show how government interventions have shaped U.S. cities' paths to income and employment growth. In the 1980s, nearly every state government in …
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Gender and Site-Name Recall of Geographic Sites Varying in Distance.
… of campus buildings, campus city sites, regional cities, U.S. cities, U.S. states, world cities, world countries, and world continents/bodies of water matched correctly were determined. A demographic questionnaire was also presented. Overall, men performed significantly better than women on the …
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An Aggregate Measure of Bicycle Commuting and its Relationship with Heart Disease Prevalence in the United States
… commuting and heart disease. Furthermore, U.S. cities need guidance on how to increase bicycle commuting rates. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between U.S. bicycle commuting rates and heart disease prevalence and to identify infrastructure and policy factors most …
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Measuring climate adaptation : assessing the use of indicators in U.S. coastal cities
… of climate change, in recent years many U.S. cities have developed climate adaptation plans. However, they have made limited progress implementing these plans and even less progress evaluating the effectiveness of them. Indicators have the potential to help cities track the implementation and …
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