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Showing 1 to 20 of 232 for “"sprawl"”.
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The SPRAWL distributed stream dissemination system
… up costs. In this dissertation, we present SPRAWL, a distributed stream processing layer to address the wide-area data processing and dissemination problem. SPRAWL provides two key functions. First, it is able to generate a shared and distributed multi-query plan that transmits records …
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Indeterminate liberal form : public space in sprawl
The question of public space in sprawl is largely ignored, even as sprawl becomes the contemporary reality for more and more of us. This thesis defines a theory of Indeterminate Public Form and proposes the use of computational media to define and enable new forms of public space in sprawl. In …
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Domesticating sprawl : Dearborn Michigan and the Green Moat
… the traditional city, and transformed into sprawl. The homogenous landscape of sprawl is characterized by repeating horizontal imagery of featureless buildings foregrounded with grass berms, planned for experience through the mediating frame of the car's windshield. Contemporary design …
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Latino lifestyle & the new urbanism : synergy against sprawl
… preserving the environment or increasing urban sprawl and slums. A central argument of this thesis is that, given their household characteristics, the growing Latino population (the future majority population group) may become a key player in the construction of more compact cities in …
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Framing dispersal : urban strategies for Mexico City's sprawl
Within the framework of Mexico City's urban sprawl, this thesis investigates one specific type of territorial occupation: the urbanization of subsidized housing developments on the periphery, which accounts for 17% of the city's total urban footprint, and has generated unlivable neighborhoods. …
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A GIS Assessment of Urban Sprawl in Richmond, Virginia
In the United States, the urban sprawl debate has closely paralleled urban growth trends over the past few decades. Many studies indicate that it is the pattern, density, and rate of new urban growth that create the appearance of sprawl. Population dynamics are often cited as a driving force behind …
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Urban sprawl: land-use, travel behaviours, and emissions in Ireland
… have historically been characterised by urban sprawl, a developmental form which creates spatially segregated human settlements characterised by car-centric transport networks. Evidence suggests that these patterns inefficiently (and therefore unsustainably) use natural resources, like land, …
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The Alternative to Sprawl: A Civil Consolidation - Integrated Interdisciplinary Approach
… modified. I present to you: The Alternative to Sprawl : A Civil consolidation. This thesis considers the redevelopment of three shopping centers, in Bailey's Crossroads of Fairfax, VA, into a transit-oriented mixed-use community. It is an interdisciplinary integrated approach, based on social …
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Form in the [middle]-ground : urban/suburban sprawl in Georgia & Tennessee
… land area has been expanding to create a sprawling landscape of housing developments, shopping centers, and industrial parks. Sprawl has created a sense of disorientation as the spatial growth has blurred the boundaries between the rural landscape and urban/suburban cities and towns, …
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Growth equilibrium modeling of urban sprawl on agricultural lands in West Virginia
… with rural lifestyles. This study models urban sprawl on agricultural land in a growth equilibrium modeling approach where the population-employment simultaneous equations system is estimated using two-stages-least-squares while changes in agricultural land is estimated using OLS on West …
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A UK Market Town Maintaining Identity Amidst Urbanizing Sprawl: A Learning History
… specific emphasis on issues of growth, urban sprawl, and the decline of the historic downtown area. The resulting narrative has the potential to inform new stakeholders participating in current and future market town processes. Ideally, this transfer of knowledge will serve locally to smooth …
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New urbanism in US-amerikanischen Stadtregionen : ein effektives Planungskonzept gegen Urban Sprawl?
The research project examines Urban Sprawl in the United States and evaluates the alternative planning concept New Urbanism on a regional and local scale. The combination of qualitative and quantitative data sources explores the effectiveness of regional planning agencies on a macro level, as well …
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The sprawl of the wild : a new infrastructural landscape in Silicon Valley
California faces an immediate and dire water shortage. The San Joaquin River Delta water supply system - which provides Silicon Valley with most of its fresh water - periodically draws down water delivery due to drought and environmental degradation. Currently, these policyscale decisions may only …
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The local land use process in New Hampshire: Does it contribute to sprawl?
<p>In New Hampshire, local communities confront development related impacts, such as, environmental degradation, loss of open space, economic and social structure-based changes, and community character. Local land use regulation is the principal tool available to the municipality that seeks to …
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Evaluating Strategies to Protect Open Space and Slow Sprawl in the Philadelphia Region
… to demonstrate the negative effects that urban sprawl has on regional quality of life and the natural and built environment. The paper shows that open space conservation initiatives sponsored by governing bodies and land conservation groups may not be able to keep pace with the rate of sprawl or …
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Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainability in Urban Planning and the Energy Impact of Sprawl
… the differences in the energy intensity of sprawl versus compact living. This is particularly relevant to urban sustainability as cities and towns are places where a large portion of the energy is consumed by end users. We find that even though sprawl-related factors account for about 83% of …
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Importing growth management strategies to curb urban sprawl in the Pearl River Delta, China
… River Delta area of Guangdong province. Urban sprawl with uncoordinated land uses has sprouted around Guangzhou, as well as other smaller cities. This urban development has occurred mostly at the expense of agricultural lands in the Delta. Estimates have been made claiming that one third of the …
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A building system: an alternative to the urban sprawl in contemporary metropolitan San Juan
The intent of this thesis is to develop a concept for a structural and enclosure building system that will be applicable to the typical existing housing units in San Juan, P. R. The system will respond to criteria based on environmental, socio-cultural and architectural concerns.
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Flushing sprawl down the drain : is TIF an option for Vermont growth center wastewater projects?
In keeping with a long history of striving to preserve 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 …
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