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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"planned communities"”.
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Planned communities for coal miners
Thesis (M.C.P.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1952.
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Private wilderness playgrounds : understanding the competitive effects of environmentally oriented master-planned communities
… effects of developing second-home master-planned communities in an environmentally oriented fashion. The competitive effects, are understood by examining the "traditional" land development approach and comparing it to the approach used in two case studies in this research-Spring Island and …
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Physical activity levels among master planned community residents compared to traditional neighborhood residents
Master planned communities (MPC) are considered one possible solution to urban sprawl around the world and provide amenities to residents, create a sense of community, often include mixed-land use, and various housing types. The inclusion of amenities and sense of community have many potential …
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The changing community/industry relationship in resource-oriented boom towns: a case study of the Overthrust Industrial Association
… boom towns demonstrated an improvement with well-planned communities resulting. The improvements in the community/industry relationship have occurred because of a public/private partnership approach to urban planning. This partnership approach was the outcome of a delicate balance between …
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The M.I.T. Endicott House : a study in highest and best use
… construction and sale of single-family homes and planned communities.
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Acts of Livelihood: Bodies and Nature in International Garden City Movement Planning, 1898-1937
… of town and country through a singular, pre-planned, “healthy” community, balancing spaces of “countryside” and “nature” with affordable, well-built housing and plentiful cultural attractions associated with city life. The book catalyzed an early twentieth-century international movement for …
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Building strong community health partnerships : assessing collaboration between researchers and local representatives in a master-planned community
… community health partnership (CHP) in a master-planned community, through the lens of Community-Based Participatory Research (CPBR). Before a formal partnership structure had been adopted, researchers from the imminent CHP reached out to DUSP to assist in articulating the potential opportunities …
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The Fabric of a Neighborhood: Hilton Village in Newport News, Virginia
This thesis is an analytic study of a neighborhood. Using Hilton Village in Newport News, Virginia as an example, the graphic analysis encompasses all levels of the neighborhood fabric and considers several possible interventions thereto. The study includes a brief discussion of the traditions and …
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Critical regionalism in the Rio Grande Valley: A single family housing development
Facility Statement: This project will be a middle class single-family housing development in McAllen, Texas. The complex will include a community center for residents as well as shared outdoor space to provide for community gatherings. Context Statement: McAllen is located in the Rio Grande Valley, …
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Imagineering the community: The vagrant spaces of the malls, enclave estates, the filmic and the televisual
… shopping malls and the ever more visible master planned communities. These sites present nostalgic impulses of a community which is in harmony with itself, specifically drawing upon the concert of no idealised 'village' ethos which speaks of a more simple life enhanced by an intimate relationship …
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Controlling solar radiation through urban form manipulation to improve thermal performance of outdoor spaces in Upper Egypt
… local microclimates, planning of new urban communities in Upper Egypt does not amply account for the requirements of the arid climate that they are situated in. The thermally stressful conditions resulting from this can have negative implications on sustainable lifestyles and energy …