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Variation In Commercial Property Tax Appraisal Accuracy In Texas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)Article 8 of the Texas Constitution requires property taxation to be "equal and uniform," and state law requires nearly all real property to be assessed at 100% of market value. Despite these requirements, evidence exists ... -
Vernacular Assets: Planning For Local Culture And Environment
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2009-09-16)This paper examines how fast-growing cities in Texas with populations over 100,000 plan for local cultural and environmental resources. In the face of globalization, cities in the United States attempt to craft unique ... -
Vidor, Comprehensive Land-Use Plan
(University of Texas at ArlingtonSchool of Urban and Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Arlington, October 20) -
Vital Publics: DIY Urbanism and the Right to the City
(2016-08-24)Lefebvre’s concept of Right to the City has been predominantly employed by critical theorists to analyze resistant spatial practices such as Occupy Wall Street (e.g. Marcuse 2009). However, influenced by Nietzsche, Lefebvre’s ... -
The Walkable Neighborhood Based On Retail Requirements: Impact Of Population Density On Market Area
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-03-03)Recent planning thought has focused on how to configure the city to reduce dependence on private automobiles. One important strain of this thinking is how to promote a city where daily needs can be satisfied on foot. Using ... -
The Waltz House
(Studio Martin Price, 2014)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The Waltz House echoes the rising and falling of the profile of the pine forest along the inland waterway. A continuously flowing stair rises above the ground to ... -
Weighing In On The Hallmarks Of Nonprofit Marketization: Organizational Factors Impacting Financial Performance Indicators Of Scalability And Sustainability
(Public Administration, 2014-12)Nonprofit organizations have experienced continued revenue growth despite a decrease in government funding, increase in competition among organizations, and greater accountability to both public and private funders. ... -
Wet Ponds as a Stormwater Management Tool and an Alternative Water Source for Irrigating Parks in Arlington, Texas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-12)A growing population in the Dallas - Fort Worth area will lead to water shortages if alternative water sources are not utilized. This reports looks into the aspects of utilizing wet ponds as a source of water for irrigating ... -
What If Hewlett And Packard Had Started A Band Instead?... Denton Texas' Music Scene As Economic Cluster And Its Broader Implications For The City's Economy
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-07-14)A growing body of research examines the production processes, economic activity, and symbolic value of the arts in the urban economy. This research often broadly considers all arts disciplines together, masking structural ... -
"Why Didn't They Ask Us?": Memories Of Muslim Young Adults In Public Schools In The U. S. September 11, 2001
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2010-11-01)Where were you on September 11, 2001? How did that day change your life? How would you remember September 11, 2001 if you were a young Muslim in the United States during this time, if you become the "enemy"? Young ... -
Why People Remain in Socially Disorganized Communities: A Critique of Social Disorganization Theory
(2020-09-03)The literature surrounding social disorganization has typically focused on crime and a communities inability to influence existing social rules of behavior upon individuals (Paulsen & Robinson, 2004). This qualitative study ... -
The Work House, Arlington, Texas
(Studio Martin Price, 2014)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The Work House, Fielder Bridge Office Building, Arlington, Texas. The work house appears to grow out of the prairie-like land of its site and form an undulating ... -
Working Librarians' Perceptions Of The Role Of The Public Library In The 21st Century
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-09-17)Tax-supported public institutions with often-insufficient resources, public libraries in America can only provide a limited array of programs, services and materials. Recent surveys of the public show libraries are important, ... -
Zoliborz Vistula River Complex, Warsaw, Poland
(Studio Martin Price, 2014)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Zoliborz, which translates to "Beautiful Forest" is a 1.5 km long site adjacent to the Vistula River north of downtown Warsaw. It contains 404,700 sq meters, will ...