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Challenging Tradition: Parkland Dedication In Subdivision Development
(Landscape Architecture, 2008-04-22)Growth patterns of the last half century have been urbanizing the American landscape (Corrigan, et al, 2004). This new landscape has been created by the horizontal development of single-use, single-family residential housing ... -
The Children Of Mexican Immigrants In U.s.public Schools: Exploring Their Parents' And Teachers' Perception And Knowledge Gaps
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)The influx of Mexican immigrants has posed enormous challenges to the nation's public school systems where migration is rapidly increasing. The high Hispanic dropout rate points to a failure in educating Latinos and has ... -
City Hall Square, Waco, Texas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 1986-05)A Town Square has existed in Waco since the city was established in 1850. The history of the square in Waco is similar to the development of other cities and open spaces in the nineteenth century American west. In attempting ... -
City of Arlington 2009 Water Conservation Plan: Low-Flow Toilet Program Evaluation
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-05-09)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The report examines the 2009 City of Arlington Water Conservation Plan, specifically the progress of their residential toilet program, "Go with the Flow." A thorough ... -
City of Arlington Animal Services: Strategic Planning Retreat Draft Report
(University of Texas at ArlingtonSchool of Urban and Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Arlington, September ) -
City of Arlington, Texas, Blackland Prairie Preserve Master Plan
(City of Arlington, Texas, 2013)The City of Arlington acquired the Blackland Prairie site in 1998 after a group of concerned citizens identified its value as possibly the last blackland prairie remnant site in the city. Encouraged by the Arlington ... -
City of Burleson Community Development Department Performance Review
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2010-12)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The City of Burleson, Texas requested that The University of Texas at Arlington School of Urban and Public Affairs conduct a study to create employee performance ... -
City of Kennedale Compensation Analysis
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-05)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The City of Kennedale has tasked our project team with developing a compensation plan that will act as a compliment to the organizational philosophies. Additionally ... -
The City of Kennedale Historic Preservation Plan
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2011-05)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The City of Kennedale's adoption of the strategic plan, Imagine Kennedale 2015, details several unique opportunities to heighten the City's image with regard to ... -
City of North Richland Hills Financial Analysis: Property Tax Revenue Needed to Fund Emergency Services to Support Population Growth
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2019-05)The City of North Richland Hills is situated eleven miles northeast of Fort Worth in the heart of the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex. NRH is completely within Tarrant County and has a contiguous city limit without ... -
City of Sansom Park - Fire and Emergency Service Report
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2014)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This report introduces and characterizes a framework of options that may be used by the City of Sansom Park and surrounding cities to ensure adequate preparation ... -
City of Southlake Open Spaces Project
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2019-04)The City of Southlake, Texas, currently has a population of roughly 31,000 residents and is approaching build-out. The city's estimated build-out population is 34,188. They could reach build-out as late as 2050. As Southlake ... -
CLASSIFYING DESIRE PATHS UTILIZING A CAMPUS MASTER PLAN STUDY: A METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING URBAN DESIGN FLAWS
(2021-05-07)Desire paths are the informal pathways created from the erosional effect of repeated foot traffic. These footpaths come in many shapes and sizes and can occur in spaces where there are no formal pathways for pedestrians. ... -
Climate change planning in Dallas-Fort Worth: Discourse and public participation in a politically conservative region
(2016-05-09)Climate change is one of the greatest challenges currently facing our world, and in the field of planning there has been much attention paid to climate action planning by environmental leader cities. However, political ... -
Closing The Gap In Higher Education: African American Male College Students Perceptions Of Advising At A Two Year College
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-07-14)The attrition of minority students is fast becoming a salient issue in higher education. Academic advising has long been viewed as a determinant of participation, persistence and success. Persistence focuses on retention. ... -
Collaboration Among Federal Managers: Administrative Conjunction In Faith Based And Community Initiatives
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2009-09-16)The role of government is less clear than ever in an increasingly complex world. As a result, working in government has also become more challenging. In this information driven society, government workers are asked to ... -
Communihood: Being a planning activist in the twenty-first century
(2014-09-17)Introducing communihood as a hybrid concept and defining planning activism as a planners' role outside the dominant planning power structure are two main contributions of this dissertation in scholarly debates among planning ... -
Community Design Centers (CDCs) on the Upsurge: Investigating Perceptions Amongst CDC Leaders and Administrators in Texas
(2016-05-10)For several decades, community design centers (CDCs) have specialized in professional design and planning assistance to non-profit groups, agencies, and individuals that lack the funding or resources to otherwise receive ... -
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding and other Area Community Development Targeting Approaches As Public Policy to Reduce Poverty and Improve Social Mobility, Social Integration and Cultural Assimilation of Minority Population:
(2017-01-30)This research is an expansion of previous research to study and provide empirical evidence on the influence that Community Block Grant (CDBG) funding has on the improvement of social mobility for low-income minority ... -
Community Garden Suitability Analysis For A South Dallas Community
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-03-12)Community gardens have been proposed as a solution to combat the ongoing and escalating food desert problem in low-income communities. As planners, community leaders and residents look to implement this solution and convert ...