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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"smart growth"”.
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Energy consumption and smart growth in Massachusetts : does smart growth make a difference?
With the environmental crisis involving climate change fast approaching, all potential mitigation techniques must be explored and implemented. A key approach comes from the power towns and cities have to influence land use and building standards in their jurisdiction. This thesis uses a scenario …
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The parking policy and smart growth disconnect : obstacles to establishing and implementing smart growth parking policy
… urban development that can benefit from a Smart Growth approach to urban livability. Parking is increasingly understood to be an underlying factor in traffic generation that leads to increasing vehicle miles traveled, congestion, and several other nuisances that arise from a growing number …
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Redevelopment and smart growth at Assembly Square
… follows this shift and attempts to explain why a smart growth advocacy group found itself in the bizarre position of fighting one of the cornerstone's of Governor Mitt Romney's smart growth plan for Massachusetts, and why public opinion was first with then against this group. I conclude that the …
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The Smart Growth Implications of the Los Angeles Adaptive Reuse Ordinance
… the contributions of the ARO to transit-oriented growth in the City of Los Angeles. Two methods of analysis are used: a spatial analysis examining the number of ARO projects within a half-mile radius of Metro stations, and a statistical analysis examining the number of new buildings constructed in …
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A model for smart growth housing development along Boston's commuter rail system
… reduce expected population and economic growth. In addition, the region is expected to see a shift in demand from single-family homes to multifamily apartments as younger people enter the workforce and look for housing in urban areas. If the region's housing stock does not adapt and …
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Political Feasibility of Implementing Smart Growth Development Strategies in the Monterey Bay Area
… over the past sixty years has created patterned growth and expansion outward from city centers, separating residences from commercial areas and employment centers. This separation of land uses has increased automobile dependency, which increases vehicle miles traveled and associated greenhouse …
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Smart Growth Initiatives and Their Ability to Enhance the National Security of the U.S.
… One such alternative is the implementation of smart growth initiatives into current urban and sub-urban planning processes. The implementation of these initiatives into existing and new development will provide the United States with the strategic advantage to address security issues in the …
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"Keep it rural": the politics of planning for smart growth in South Fulton County, Georgia
… a major focus of debate since the 1950s. Urban growth management and more recently smart growth have arisen in response to the sprawling forms of development that are characteristic of most North American cities. While these movements represent the development of a broad set of tools for …
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City of South Lake Tahoe Subdivision Ordinance: An Opportunity for Smart Growth, Sustainability, and Application Streamlining
… design and approval and further the City’s smart growth and sustainability policies. However, there would need to be careful consideration for the potential increase in costs that are associated with additional fees or off-site improvement requirements. The Subdivision Ordinance would be …
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When incentives aren't enough : challenges in Chapter 40R Massachusetts Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District Act implementation
… of Massachusetts enacted Chapter 40R, the Smart Growth Overly District Act, to incentivize communities to implement zoning districts that allow dense housing by right. To date, very few communities in Greater Boston have enacted Chapter 40R districts, and once those districts are enacted, …
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Still Dispersed and Decentralized? Evaluating the Influence and Implementation of Smart Growth in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities
Since the late 1990s, the Smart Growth agenda has found broad acceptance within Canadian planning circles as a framework for sustainable development. Smart Growth emerged following decades of dispersed and decentralized growth that dominated urbanization across North America following WWII. …
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State zoning legislation and local adaptation : an evaluation on the implementation of Massachusetts Chapter 40R Smart Growth Legislation
The Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District Act (M.G.L. Chapter 40R, the Legislation) was issued in March 2005 with the mission to substantially increase the supply of housing, especially for low- and moderate-income households, and to incentivize Smart Growth land development patterns. Municipalities …
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Innovative topics in structural engineering and real estate development : blast resistant facades & incentives for large-scale smart growth development
This thesis is divided into two distinct parts. Part 1 relates to the requirements of the S.M.C.E.E. degree, and Part 2 relates to the M.S.R.E.D. degree. Part 1: The Influence of Boundary Conditions and Higher Mode Shapes on First-Crack Prediction for Blast-Resistant Glazing Systems: This study …
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Re-thinking highest and best use : implementing smart development in support of smart growth : a case study in Santa Fe, NM
… review of the costs and benefits of urban growth and generates the types of questions to ask when determining appropriate development location from a smart growth, double bottom line perspective. Using this framework it is determined that four of the top priorities for development in Santa …
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Managing Riyadh's Urban Growth: Assessing Resident Satisfaction in the Current Residential Neighborhoods and Examining Smart Growth Strategy Preferences for the Future Growth in the Context of Rapid Urbanization
Globally, urbanization and urban growth have reached unprecedented rates in cities. Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, is no exception to the rapid urbanization and growth that has occurred in a sprawling and low-density pattern. Riyadh has set a controversial target of doubling its current …
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Smart Growth's Weak Link: An Analytical Evaluation of Water and Sewer Planning in Maryland
… infrastructure costs. Maryland's adoption of the Smart Growth legislative initiatives marks a potential advancement in the continuing evolution of government policies and programs designed to reduce inefficiencies by planning and managing growth at the state level. The Smart Growth programs are …
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Participatory GIS for growth management in the Cheat Lake planning district of Monongalia County, West Virginia
… public input in local land use planning and smart growth management. PGIS-based approaches provide residents with an opportunity to discuss and map their priority land use issues and to identify land use hotspots in a way that is not typically possible in a general public meeting. This thesis …
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Flushing sprawl down the drain : is TIF an option for Vermont growth center wastewater projects?
… its traditional settlement pattern and promote smart growth, Vermont's most recent growth management policies encourage municipalities to plan for and accommodate development in dense, mixed-use growth centers. However, concentrating development in this manner requires a level of wastewater …
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Sustainable metropolitan growth strategies : exploring the role of the built environment
… options to achieve sustainable metropolitan growth, smart-growth strategies attract increasing interests due to their financial and political feasibility. Leveraging the interconnection between land use and transportation, smart-growth strategies aim to improve urban life and promote …
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Does mix matter? : comparing the performance of mixed-use and single-use retail clusters during an economic downturn
… a key principle of sprawl alternatives such as smart growth and New Urbanism is to mix land uses, and retail often occurs within a vertical mixed-use form. The purpose of this research is to study one aspect of the economic viability of smart growth by comparing the retail resilience of …
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