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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Urban core"”.
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Study of an urban core--Stoneham, Massachusetts
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, 1952.
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Design of an urban core: Stoneham, Massachusetts
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1953.
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A simulation model of the development process in an urban core.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1970. M.Arch.
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A Gathering of Voices: Storytelling with Nilo Cruz and Students in the Urban Core
… Storytelling with Nilo Cruz and Students in the Urban Core” examines the importance of storytelling and the impact it can have in our lives through theatre, literature, and our own context and experiences. Chapter One covers the origins of Nilo Cruz and the impact moving from Cuba to the United …
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Urban Core vs. Suburban Fringe: Asymmetrical Fiscal Effects of Tax and Expenditure Limitations in Metropolitan Areas
… of public debt of local governments serving urban cores and suburban fringes of the largest metropolitan areas in the US. The first part of the dissertation consists of 4 chapters. Chapter 1 examines the formal aspects of TELs; Chapter 2 explores historical evolution of fiscal limits between …
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A Narrative Study of The Perceptions Of Education for Globalization Held by Teachers in the Urban Core
… the thoughts, perceptions and experiences of urban K-8 educational professionals regarding education for globalization. The goal of this study is to collect the understandings and perceptions of education for globalization held by urban teachers in the 21st century as it relates to their …
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The case for pension plan and university endowment equity investment in brownfields in the urban core of major metropolitan areas
… equity investment in brownfields in the urban core of major metropolitan areas. Pension plans and university endowments are the primary institutional investors focused on in the study, due to the implied obligation to seek economic and social returns associated with their investments. The …
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The Safer [D]urban Core: An exploration of urban safety and the use of situational crime prevention in the inner-city of Durban, South Africa
… cities. The project examines the inner city of Durban specifically, grappling with the issues of crime and grime and the perceptions of the city as a space of vulnerability. The project examines the historical and current context of Durban with regards to perceptions held about the inner city. …
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Innovative Goods Distribution at the Human Scale
… environmental design and, more specifically, of urban goods distribution. Through a variety of design-research based methodologies, it has been shown that the use of a modern breed of cargobikes, with roots in the 19th century, can provide a human-scale goods distribution model with a seamless …
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Megaform : a frame of opposition
The city is no more, only an endless urban corridor remains. As our cities have grown outwards over the past 100 years civic identity has been destroyed and the public realm has been lost. Inexpensive land values, the widespread adoption of the internal combustion automobile, government subsidies …
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Spatial Accessibility to Public Outdoor Recreation Destinations from Austin, Texas, 2010
… wilderness areas from origins within the Austin urban areas to determine relative levels of accessibility to the outdoors from the urban core. We also seek to discover demographic characteristics of those with a high or low degree of spatial accessibility to the outdoors.
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Land Use on the Urban Fringe
Due to their location on the urban fringe, many historically agricultural counties face development pressure from a spreading urban core. These local communities must contend with often conflicting objectives of providing economic development opportunities while at the same time protecting their …
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The accessibility and development impacts of new transit infrastructure : the Circle Line in Chicago
… rail transit line which will serve the urban core of the Chicago region, and is likely to significantly affect both land use and travel patterns.
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Principals’ Perceptions Of Teacher-Student Interactions In Diversifying Suburban Middle Schools
… manage. Personal interview data from nine suburban middle school principals as well as a group interview with four of the nine participants followed an interpretivist paradigm. This study found that the tense teacher-student interactions are triggered by conflicting perceptions held by …
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Rediscovering the River Bièvre : the feasibility of restoring ecological functions in an urban stream
… numerous towns before disappearing into the urban hydraulic network upon its approach to Paris's dense urban core. Recent plans to restore the stream and uncover its buried sections outside of the core have lead to current plans to reintroduce the stream within Paris proper. Analysis of the …
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Micro-level return and volatility drivers in Boston's single family home market
… commonly target neighborhoods close to the urban core and with low median incomes as potential growth markets. Investments in these areas however are often perceived by private sector capital as being high risk and low return. An understanding of the predictors of investment volatility and …
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Impacts of Urban Areas on Vegetation Development Along Rural-Urban Gradients in the Upper Midwest: 2003-2012
… projected to increase by 2.5 billion by 2050 in urban areas alone (United Nations 2014). The rapid urbanization of our planet drives global environmental changes in hydrosystems, biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, land use and land cover, and climate (Grimm et al. 2008). Urban areas alter local …
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Process: A Strategy for developing Community Life and Place Attachment
… visually, economically, and culturally to the urban core. Efforts to revitalize these neighborhoods will need to address the economic, cultural, and social structure of the neighborhood. Resident groups, in particular long-time and newer residents, will likely be affected by the cultural …
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Applying a Spatio-Temporal Approach to the Study of Urban Social Landscapes in Tianjin, China
… economy, ushered in a phase of accelerated urbanization. Influenced by the economic transition and taking advantage of its privileged geographic and historic position, Tianjin has seen dramatic changes in its social landscape during the last three decades. Given this context, this study aims …
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Jright-sizing [sic] as an iterative process for the Kansas City, Missouri school district
… OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Urban education requires leadership and implementation as key drivers of change. However, educational leaders often find themselves at odds with what is best for children and adult agendas. As complicated as urban education is, one aspect is …
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