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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Urban Policies"”.
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Urban policies in Egypt : 1974 to 1986 an evaluation
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, and (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.
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Consequences of ten urban policies in the Nashville urban dynamics model
… systems theory and based Forrester's generalized Urban Dynamics Model developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the consequences of ten city development policies in Nashville, Tennessee are examined with recommendations for a "best" set of policies. The policies examined include …
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The Governance of Mobilized Urban Policies: The Case of Riyadh's Transit-Oriented Development Program
… around the world are searching for ways to plan urban development to accommodate the growing demand for public infrastructure and amenities due to high rates of urbanization. Urban policies deemed to be successful are often adopted by other cities and hence applied across contexts. Urban Policy …
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Indigeneity, Constitutional Changes and Urban Policies: Conflicting Realities in La Paz, Bolivia and Quito, Ecuador
… critically examines the role of indigeneity in urban policies and planning in a context of constitutional changes that have taken place in Bolivia and Ecuador in the recent decade. It departs from previous academic and policy research which mainly studied indigenous rights in rural areas and …
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Ocupação do solo urbano, legislação e licenciamento ambiental no bairro de Gramame – João Pessoa - PB (1992– 2013).
This study aims to analyze the influence of the urbanization process in João Pessoa, with emphasis in the neighborhood Gramame from 1992 to 2013. Our concern is to link environmental and urban problems using as instruments urban policies, such as the Master Plan, Urban Code and Municipal Code of …
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Italian Immigration in the United States
… the American society. Education, immigration and urban policies influenced the social structure of the Italian communities. Later, second generation immigrants started writing books and making movies that expressed a different perception of the Italian-American identity. At the same time, in 1950s …
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Avaliação dos imóveis residenciais na cidade de João Pessoa: um estudo a partir da metodologia de preços hedônicos no período de abril a maio de 2013
… development and implementation of housing and urban policies with the government. Attributes that influence the formation of the sales prices of residential properties in the capital of Paraiba, new apartments, is crucial to show the formation of real estate prices in the city, especially for …
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The role of engaged scholarship and co-production to address urban challenges: a case study of the Cape Town Knowledge Transfer Programme
… under increasing pressure to develop sustainable urban policies and plans to be able to mitigate and prepare for impacts of environmental change. Both city practitioners and academic researchers in Cape Town believe that one knowledge base is not sufficient to attempt to address the 'wicked …
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Examining the Relationships Between Urban Heat Island Effect and the Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Inequality
… aims to demonstrate the influence of historical policies on present day public housing and the impacts of continuously rising temperatures resulting from climate change on residents. To do so, this work relies on spatial mapping to examine the overlaps of three indicator variables to determine …
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Young people’s active travel in Asia
… factors, and explore how it is discussed in urban- related policies. **Study 1** I first investigated the association between school travel modes and physical activity levels among young people in Asia. I used an accelerometer-assessed physical activity data from 1,052 6 to 7-year-old school …
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Community Benefits Agreements : an evolution in public benefits negotiation processes
Urban redevelopment projects involve three parties: (1) the public sector (e.g. public officials), (2) the private sector (e.g. developers), and (3) the community (e.g. residents and community groups). Traditionally, decision-making power in urban redevelopment projects resided between the public …
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Geografia, percepção e turismo: uma análise integrada do roteiro para pedestres no centro histórico de João Pessoa.
… study consisted in analyzing the elements of the urban touring space on the central area of João Pessoa, emphasizing its historical, political and cultural aspects that permeate the relationship between urban planning and touring planning. Its subject of investigation concentrates on the Route for …
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Cast Out Urbanites: The Historical Problematization of Cows in Kingston
… are regularly defined and managed as problems in urban policies and practices. Despite being common, the problematization of animals is ill-understood and under-theorized in urban geography. In this dissertation, I argue that problematization is important because it has significant implications …
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Promises and costs of gentrification : the case of Dikmen Valley
… actors involved in the on-going Dikmen Valley Urban Transformation Project. The project aimed to transform an area that contained many squatter communities into an area of luxury apartments and parkland. Its implementation and the conflicts it prompted were deeply shaped by shifts towards a …
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Wicked problems and the welfare state: Segregation in Finnish urban planning policy
… state ethos. This thesis investigates how urbanplanning policy deals with the 'problem' of segregation in Finland. The four articles study the interrelationship between the social, the physical, and the perceived city and each dimension's role in the segregation cycle. The first three …
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Urban apartheid and African responses : aspects of life in Mamelodi township, 1953-1990
This thesis examines how urban apartheid affected Mamelodi residents, and how they responded to it, in the period 1953 to 1990. The thesis challenges the idea that township residents were victims of urban apartheid, and did nothing to improve their lives. It also challenges the idea that the …
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Identification of the key urban facilities management principles of a sustainable urban precinct: A case study of Ebene Cybercity, Mauritius
… of this thesis documentation was to identify the Urban FM principles and key criteria which contribute to the attainment of a sustainable urban precinct. The need for a better understanding of the relationship between buildings, people and the urban precinct to facilitate the development of an …
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'These Things Don't Happen by Magic': Charismatic autonomy in festival production in the English East Midlands
… of on-going, hidden work by festival producers. Urban arts festivals are multifaceted social phenomena reliant on complex place-based and cultural interest networks. They navigate values and norms with varied identity, place, economic and social meanings. This thesis questions how this largely …
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The effectiveness of heritage policy and practice from the perspective of liveability : the case of Kuala Lumpur
… Thus, the effectiveness of the development policies related to heritage in Kuala Lumpur is examined in this thesis as well as how liveability as a concept may benefit or inform the heritage policies in the future. Analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the existing policy frameworks will …
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