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A Comparative Study Of Performance Measurement In Korean Local Governments Using Data Envelopment Analysis And Stochastic Frontier Analysis
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-04-22)This study examines efficiency as a key component of performance, applies new performance measurement techniques to the measurement of local government performance, and verifies theoretical debates on economic, financial, ... -
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE DYNAMICS INFLUENCING URBAN AND ECONOMIC LAND DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND DALLAS LOVE FIELD AIRPORT
(2019-12-02)With the surrounding layout of both Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport and Dallas Love Field (DAL) Airport being shaped by and through differing contributing influences, one intriguing question for this diverse ... -
A Comparison Of Economic Development Between Texas Cities Using The Economic Development Tax 4A/4B And Texas Cities Not Using The Tax
(Public Administration, 2012-07-25)Over the last three decades, economic development has been a major policy issue in the State of Texas. But after the amendment of the Development Corporation Act of 1979 and subsequent amendments, municipalities are using ... -
A Comparison Of Perceptions Among Amateur And PGA Professional Golfer To The Five Design Principles Of Golf Course Architecture
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-07-19)Golf was originally a game played primarily on landscapes that were not manipulated by humans. As the game has matured, humans have exerted increasing influence on the design of golf courses. As in art, golf course ... -
Compatibility Of Urban Edible Landscaping To The Sustainable Sites Initiative's Goals And Design Criteria.
(Landscape Architecture, 2011-03-03)This research addresses edible landscapes through the lens of The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES). The Sustainable Sites Initiative is a collaboration of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), The Ladybird ... -
Complete Streets Design Elements And Their Impact On Travel Behavior: Learning From The Bagby Street Reconstruction In Houston, TX
There are several studies linking travel behavior to various other topics within urban design but none directly examine Complete Streets. This travel behavior study is significant in that it looks at specific streetscape ... -
The Connection Between Landscape Architecture And Water Quality: A Survey Of Landscape Architects In Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2007-08-23)For local jurisdictions and consumers, water quality has become importantas development pressures and expanding population has increased the strain on existing water supplies. Aging infrastructure, limited financial ... -
The Connections Between Lynch's Four Methods Of Increasing Adaptability And Fort Worth's Urban Villages Program
(2014-09-17)The purpose of this thesis is to identify the relationship between Lynch's (1981) four methods of increasing adaptability and the planned changes in city form of Fort Worth's Urban Villages program. The four methods of ... -
Converting Paved Deserts into Solar Parking Lots in Urban Areas: Implementing Photovoltaic Systems into the Parking Lots of the City of Arlington
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-12)This presents projected costs and benefits of a carport style photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system, as well as its potential implementation sited in the City of Arlington. The goal was to estimate the amount of electricity ... -
Creating A Cohesive Triple Bottom Line: Helping The Urban Planner As A Liaison To The Citizen
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2012-07-25)This thesis is an attempt to create a viable liaison tool for the urban planner to create a cohesive idea of the Triple Bottom Line of sustainability between the citizen and the government of the city. By using consistent ... -
Creating a Farmersville Treasure: The City of Farmersville Personnel Policy Manual Project
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2011)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The objective of this project was to produce an updated municipal personnel policy manual that was clear, precise and ready for the City's review and approval. This ... -
Creating Connections: A Community-Driven Plan for Northeast Economic Development Summit
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Creative Collaboration in Rural Texas Communities
(2022-12-12)The body of research investigating collaboration has grown exponentially in recent years with the realization of its potential in generating innovative solutions to complex problems. Even though an abundance of literature ... -
Crime In Transit Oriented Districts: Learning From Dallas, Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-07-22)Recognizing that the components of the built environment may effect crime in urban areas, emerging transit station areas and Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) and districts (TODT) present new challenges for designers and ... -
Crisis In Police Recruitment: Public Service Motivation And Changes In Generational Preferences
(Public Administration, 2012-04-11)The purpose of this research project was to determine if a downward trend exists in the number of people who are motivated to become police officers and to explore whether there has been a shift in motivational factors ... -
CULTIVATING A SENSE OF PLACE THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LANDSCAPES: THE REDESIGN OF DOWNTOWN PROSPER, TEXAS
(2021-05-07)Many rural Texas towns are being enveloped by urban sprawl. Former small, rural towns with tightly-knit communities and storied historic places are being replaced by mass residential and retail developments. These enveloped ... -
Cultivating Charismatic Landscapes: Designing for Preservation and Resilience of Texas’s Natural Swimming Holes
(2023-05-23)The swimming hole landscape provides a unique, immersive interface between humans and the natural world within a riparian corridor. Distinct characteristics of local watersheds and regional ecological systems result in an ... -
Cultural And Historic Preservation Planning In Small Cities And Suburbs: A Study Of A Cultural Asset Inventory Of Kennedale, Texas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2012-04-11)This thesis examines how smaller communities, which often lack the financial resources and the so-called "high culture" or marketable culture found in larger cities, can overcome challenges and develop cultural and historic ... -
Cultural Differences: a Cross-Cultural Study of Urban Planners from Japan, Mexico, the U.S., Serbia-Montenegro, Russia, and South Korea.
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the efficacy of Hofstede's indexes of national culture in the context of public planning agencies across six countries - US, Mexico, ... -
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND CATTLE RANCHES: A NEW PROTOCOL FOR DOCUMENTING AND PRESERVING HISTORIC WORKING CATTLE RANCHES IN TEXAS. FEATURING A CASE STUDY AT THE DUDLEY BROTHERS RANCH IN COMANCHE, TEXAS USING TX-CLEVR (TEXAS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE EVALUATION FOR RANCHES)
(2021-05-07)The Texas cattle ranch is a vernacular landscape of historic significance, threatened by population-driven land use change and unsustainable exurban development (Kjelland, 2007). A vast majority of Texas cattle ranches ...