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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 ...
Understanding Social Networks In Frazier Courts HOPE VI Development
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-03-03)
The HOPE VI program enacted in 1992 represented a shift in public housing by addressing resident's needs through physical design improvements, self-sufficiency programs, and the deconcentration of poverty. Funding through ...
Preparing For The HEARTH Act: Preventing And Ending Homelessness At The Local Level
(City & Regional Planning, 2012-04-11)
The HEARTH Act of 2009 expands care to people experiencing homelessness by giving communities more freedom in allocation of their resources based on their ability to produce measurable results. Although regulations have ...
Modeling The Impact Of Transportation On Public Health Using Fuzzy Logic
(City & Regional Planning, 2014-03-12)
Research has proved that built environment affect public health in various ways ranging from direct impacts like physical activity to indirect impacts such as housing affordability, employment accessibility, social capital ...
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 ...
Planning Cities For The Other Percent Of The Residents: Impacts On The Elderly And Disabled Community
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)
The urban environment has evolved in the time since the Second World War. Advances in technology have been a catalyst for numerous urban problems; urban sprawl, poverty and a shortage of low to moderate-income housing, ...
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 ...
Scenarios For Sustainable Conservation Planning And Development In Texas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2009-09-16)
This thesis reviews sustainable conservation development patterns of land use for potential adoption by Texas cities and counties. It will include a summary literature and professional reports' review, market analyses, ...
Narrowing The Sustainability Paradigm - How Meaningful Participation Builds Socially Equitable Communities
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)
This work contributes to the third leg of the sustainability paradigm by addressing socially equitable communities in the field of Planning. It uses a case study of neighborhood planning in Seattle, Washington as its basis ...
Do Green Buildings Influence People's Lifestyle Decisions And Support For Environmental Policy?
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-08-08)
This thesis explores the possibility that experience with green buildings influences peoples' behavior in ways that help bridge the gap between, on one hand, public concern for the natural environment and on the other hand, ...