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Data Sharing Between Transportation Planning And Public Health: Issues And Opportunities Using A Regional Eco-logical Framework
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-10-11)Transportation planning has been shown to strongly impact public health yet collaboration and data or information sharing between the two communities is lacking. The Eco-Logical approach is a potential solution designed ... -
Decentering Neo-Bohemia in the Creative City: Cultural Marginalization, Economic Violence, and an Alternative Agenda of Diverse Cultural Scenes
Creative cities policy is an approach that advocates the planned development of consumption-oriented, mixed-use urban neighborhoods supporting artistic activity and a vibrant nightlife to create economic benefits. The ... -
DECODING THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT: AN ANALYSIS OF GREEN GENTRIFICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF RAILS-TO-TRAILS POLICY
(2019-05-07)Recent urban public policies and planning initiatives have resulted in increased efforts to improve stewardship of our limited natural resources (sustainability), increase defenses against natural stressors (resiliency), ... -
Demographics and Legal Representation in Pretrial Release
(SageCollege of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2017)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Misdemeanor bail schedules use the seriousness of the alleged crime and the defendant’s criminal history. Court officials contend the schedules ensure that only ... -
Demystifying Native Plants Polycultures
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2023)Landscape architects have an important duty to be forward leaning stewards of the environment in the development process. There is also an increasingly important imperative to reverse the ecological decline that has ... -
Design And Implementation Processes Of Low Impact Development In The Dallas - Fort Worth Area
(Landscape Architecture, 2012-07-25)In 1999, The EPA published The Stormwater Phase II rule, which instituted the implementation of "techniques, measures or structural control to manage and improve the quality of stormwater runoff" otherwise known as Best ... -
The Design Attributes Of Identity In Revitalized Commercial Districts: Implications Of Stakeholders' Perceptions Of The Bishop Arts District
(Landscape Architecture, 2014-07-14)This thesis uses qualitative research methods to study the design attributes of identity in revitalized neighborhood commercial districts. Using the Bishop Arts District as a case study, the thesis analyzes the perceptions ... -
Designers' Perspectives Of Walkability And Accessibility Of DART's Downtown Transitway Mall In Dallas, Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-03-03)Providing quality urban spaces including plazas and pedestrian malls encourages use of the Central Business District (CBD) and stimulates a vibrant atmosphere for casual strolling, window shopping, and browsing (Rubenstein, ... -
Designing Cemeteries for Personal Expressions in the San Francisco Bay Area
(2022-08-15)Our country’s largest cities have become more racially and ethnically diverse than they were in 2010 (US News, 2020). Differences are present and yet, our cemeteries, originally catering to a predominantly Caucasian market ... -
Designing for Best Use of the Downtown I-345 Corridor in Dallas, TX: Stakeholder Perspectives
(2022-12-12)What is a city? It’s more than a location where many people live and work. It is a conglomeration of shared experience over generations. One generation informs the next, which informs how each subsequent generation adds ... -
Designing Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure (GI) to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Industry-Adjacent Communities through Air Pollution Mitigation in Joppa, Texas
(2022-05-17)Ambient outdoor air pollution kills roughly 4.2 million people every year worldwide and is linked as a contributing factor to diseases such as asthma, cancer, infertility, and neurological disorders. In the United States, ... -
DESIGNING PLAYGROUNDS FOR ALL CHILDREN: ALL-INCLUSIVE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND FOR THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS
(2019-05-16)A child’s play is an essential part of his/her connection to a community, social relations, and physical activity and mentality. Through play, a child gains an understanding of himself and his /her world. “Limiting children’s ... -
DESIGNING THE CIVIC COMMONS: HOW DESIGN CAN FOSTER SOCIAL CAPITAL IN CIVIC SPACES IN THE CONTEXT OF URBAN SPRAWL
(2020-06-05)In modern America, people gather in civic public spaces for many reasons: to celebrate family, gather as a community, engage in commerce, or protest injustices. The design of these spaces is critical to their ability to ... -
Designing Transit-Oriented District Station Areas for Pedestrian Activity: Learning from Dallas, TX
(2023-05-22)Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Transit-Oriented Districts (TODt) are planning and development strategies that look to leverage close access to public transit to create places or districts that are dense, walkable ... -
Detailed cost estimation for landscape architecture: an indicator of final construction costs in the DFW Metropolitan area
(2015-12-10)This thesis uses quantitative research methods to study detailed cost estimating to determine how accurately this estimating procedure helps landscape architects forecast construction costs in the Dallas - Fort Worth ... -
Developers' Perceptions Of Opportunities & Obstacles To Building New Urbanist Communities In DFW
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)The recent housing crash has done great damage to the American economy and has affected millions of households. Pre-crash, New Urbanist Communities became more popular to build, yet sprawl development remains the norm. ... -
Developing Eligibility Criteria For Daylighting Streams As Applied To Dallas' Mill Creek
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)Daylighting is a deliberate act of exposing the full or partial flow of previously buried rivers, creeks and streams into restored surface waterways. Human development has encroached upon natural streams and confined them ... -
DEVELOPING HOUSING FINANCE FRAMEWORK AS AN APPROACH TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE FINANCE MECHANISMS FOR MIDDLE INCOME CITIZENS AND HOUSING DEVELOPERS IN SAUDI ARABIA
(2016-05-04)With high economic growth rate, population rate, increased employment, and income opportunities, the demand for housing has increased, along with the lack of affordable finance mechanisms. A main concern of the housing ... -
Developing Methods To Measure Naturalness Of Stream Restoration Projects: Learning From Johnson Creek
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-03-20)The purpose of this research is to develop methods to assess the naturalness of restored stream environments by studying user perceptions and preferences in the Johnson Creek project in the Dallas and Fort Worth (DFW) ... -
The Development And Testing Of The Academic Information System Survey
(Landscape Architecture, 2008-09-17)The Academic Information System (AIS) is a database for academic administrators and educators in landscape architecture programs which are members of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), an international ...