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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"civic community"”.
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Crime in New Orleans: applying the civic community perspective to urban violence
Civic community theory is a macro-level social control perspective that has emerged within the past 10 years as an explanation of community variation in crime rates. The theory is based on the assumption that well-integrated communities are better able to regulate their members’ behaviors than …
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Nonprofit organizations in the making of civic community : exploring how the structure of nonprofit sectors matters for community wellbeing
In this dissertation, through the lens of the civic community perspective, I examine the role of nonprofit organizations in enhancing community wellbeing. The primary contribution of this dissertation to existing literature on civic communities is the theoretical development of the concept of …
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Urban Canopy
… explores the definition of an urban canopy, how civic architecture can create a space for the pedestrian in the city, and the elements which can compose such a space. Experimentation in the urban canopy allows definition into the protective nature of such an archetype. Filtering and entrance …
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Containers and flows : investigating systems of spatial construction in an aquarium
… filter between the aquatic ecosystem and the civic community. If we consider the aquarium building type as a 'living machine' (i.e., one that needs to sustain life), it can then be described as having a symbiotic relationship with the organisms it sustains . The aquarium can then be considered …
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The Leadership Metro Richmond Program: its effect on interpersonal networks and community organizational memberships
… in this study was the effectiveness of a community leadership development program in training identified emerging community leaders to develop networks of communication and understanding between the governmental, economic, and educational elements of the city and to use these contacts in …
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Pilietinio ir etninio nacionalizmo takoskyra Rusijoje. Kokia nacionalizmo kryptimi Rusijos prezidentai po Sovietų Sąjungos žlugimo formuoja Rusijos vidaus politiką? /
… bachelor thesis, which topic is “Division of civic and athnic nationalism in Russia. Nationalism concepts in domestic policy of Russian presidents after the collapse of Soviet Union, focuses on nationalistic ideas (determining them to civic and ethnic) formed in Russian domestic politics by …