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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"low-income neighborhoods"”.
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Attitudes toward and interest in community gardening in two low-income neighborhoods
… community gardening needs of residents in two low-income neighborhoods, Amett Benson (AB) and Parkway-Cherry Point (PC)neighborhods in the city of Lubbock, Texas, as well as to investigate resources available for community gardening. A two-part instrument was developed by the researcher for …
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Community transportation : alternative transportation provision in a low-income neighborhoods in southeast Atlanta
… needs of a clustered "Study Area" of low-income Atlanta neighborhoods. For transit dependant residents in the Study Area, getting to the grocery store or to suburban job centers, for example, is difficult or impossible. This exploratory thesis approaches transportation access problems …
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Causes, effects, and implications of subletting : experiences from low-income neighborhoods in Third World cities
In recent years increasing numbers of low-income families in Third World cities have found it necessary to share housing accommodation. Those with access to land may be unable to afford to build their house or to pay the fees associated with their housing (particularly in upgrading or sites & …
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Dynamics of school playground use in low-income neighborhoods : Four case studies from Newark, New Jersey
… States from economically disadvantaged urban neighborhoods often lack access to quality open space. In response to insufficient outdoor play options for children in Newark, New Jersey, several existing inner-city elementary school playgrounds have been rebuilt through public-private …
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Growing Support: Localism, Nonprofits, and Food Access in Post-Katrina New Orleans
… lack of access to healthy and affordable food in low-income neighborhoods, has been an ongoing challenge in New Orleans. The damages inflicted by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent citywide flooding on the local food system reduced the numerical count of operational full-service supermarkets and …
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Environmental justice and participatory democracy: An emancipatory policy proposal
… environmental justice community centers in low-income neighborhoods.
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Bridge building : afterschool activities, youth social networks, and community development
… social networks, providing new channels for the flow of information and resources to low income neighborhoods. Drawing on research and literature from the fields of sociology, political science and adolescent development, I develop an argument for this hypothesis. The theory is tested using both …
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The Relationship Between Positive Behavior Support and Task Completion in the Elementary School Setting
<p>In many elementary schools in low-income neighborhoods, students face many everyday challenges that prevent them from developing habits of successful achievement. Children often exhibit a lack of motivation regarding task completion. Positive behavior support enhances task completion in the …
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Rethinking community benefits agreements
… projects are proposed and executed in low-income neighborhoods of large cities. Communities increasingly ask for benefits to offset negative impacts caused by new development. These requests often take the form of negotiated contracts called Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs). CBAs …
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An Ideal Model for Nonprofit Community-Based Agriculture: Growing Food Security in Low-Income Communities
… nonprofits to provide community food security in low-income neighborhoods through community-based agriculture programs (CBA). Methods: A preliminary model for nonprofit CBA was developed from a review of the literature and research on nonprofit organizations and community-based agriculture. …
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Binghamton's missing teeth: a study of city-owned vacant lots in Binghamton, New York
… urban outmigration and economic decline. Low-income neighborhoods and blight lead to conditions where vacant lots exist, consequently producing disamenities for the residents that live near them. Considered magnets of crime and stigmatized for their association with urban decay, vacant …
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Examining the Role Dietary Habits Play with Food Access, Stress, and Chronic Conditions Among African-Americans
… chronic conditions, are more likely to live in low food access communities and not adhere to dietary recommendations. Limited research analyzes African-American adults’ diet and food access by specific neighborhood. This thesis, a secondary data analysis, used Health Advocates In-Reach and …
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The domestic impact of international remittances : t he role of Dominican remittances in Washington Heights, New York
… remitting communities are often concentrated in low-income neighborhoods where many families live below the poverty line. This thesis examines the domestic impact of remittances on money-sending communities: how much money is sent abroad, what sacrifices are made to send this money, what other …
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Ripe for investment : refocusing the food desert debate on smaller stores, wholesale markets and regional distribution systems
… study of fresh produce sourcing in two Boston neighborhoods, North Dorchester and West Roxbury. Through a series of interviews with store owners, managers, distributors and wholesalers, the thesis illustrates the sourcing methods used by different store types (national supermarkets, local and …
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Community Characteristics and Trajectories of Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors: The Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage and Subjective Appraisals of Social Support as Mechanisms
… have indicated that adolescents growing up in low-income neighborhoods are at higher risk of developing internalizing and externalizing behaviors. However, knowledge of the long-term effects of neighborhood disadvantages on internalizing and externalizing behaviors and the involved mechanisms …
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The Meaning of Educational Travel in the Lives of Urban Middle School Students in a Low-Income Neighborhood: A Transformative, Sequential Mixed Methods Study
… travel in the lives of urban youth in a low-income neighborhoods. The framework for this study stems from educational travel, culturally responsive teaching, effective middle level education (AMLE), and experiential learning. First, a quantitative phase examined data from former travelers …
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Effects of a violence prevention program on the aggressive scripts and prosocial behavior of "high risk" students
… involved in this program came from primarily low-income neighborhoods, and the average rate of free/reduced lunches provided at these schools was 88.9% (67.0% - 99.4). Results suggested that this program was effective in decreasing beliefs supporting aggression, and also that decreased beliefs …
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The ambivalence of gentrifiers
… persons who choose to live in predominantly low-income neighborhoods. In particular, this thesis asks if gentrifiers are aware of gentrification and their role in it, and then how they navigate that paradox. The thesis is grounded in interviews with residents of three Boston neighborhoods …
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"You don't have a problem, until you do" : revitalization and gentrification in Providence, Rhode Island
… the extent of gentrification in Providence neighborhoods, in order to contribute to policy-relevant research on gentrification in weak market contexts and in Providence, specifically. While Providence has not been the subject of many investigations on the subject of gentrification, this …
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Neighborhood as refuge : environmental justice and community reconstruction in Boston, Barcelona, and Havana
… has revealed that communities of color and low-income neighborhoods have been disproportionally affected by 'brown' contaminating facilities and excluded from decision-making on their land, and that residents have used a variety of strategies to address such injustices (Bullard 1990, Agyeman …
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