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Recent Submissions
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Beggs, Wayne Mitchell; 0000-0001-7558-6892
This dissertation considers contemporary urban development and urban change as framed by emerging forces of neoliberalism and globalization and applies critical theory lenses to discuss how policy approaches developed in ...
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Murdoch, James C. III
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 ...
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Khan, Muhammad Arif; 0000-0001-9290-5285 (2022-12-20)
Transportation systems are vital in providing accessibility and mobility to city residents. Auto-oriented transportation systems have faced several challenges, including traffic congestion, crashes, and environmental ...
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Greywoode, Matthias St. Clair; 0000-0002-0894-3914 (2022-08-12)
This study was the first comprehensive study of the transnational housing investments of Gambian emigrants in the Gambia and contributes to the literature on immigrant populations in host countries by illuminating the ...
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Ghaffari, Nazanin; 0000-0002-1560-3950 (2021-08-03)
Privatization has been frequently criticized for diminishing the inclusiveness of public space. This dissertation examines whether private signature parks are more exclusive than their public counterparts utilizing Lefebvre’s ...
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Hafiz, Mohammed; 0000-0003-4940-7832 (2021-05-20)
The relationship between the built environment and health outcomes, including obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, asthma, and heart diseases, has been significantly related (Chandrabose et al., 2019). Urban ...
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Alqannas, Musaed Khalid A K. (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 ...
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Zandiatashbar, Ahoura; 0000-0001-8198-4619 (2019-05-17)
The economy in the 21st century has expanded the depth of creativity, speed, and flexibility in production, high-tech industry, and innovation. Hence, the new economic norm and high dependency on innovation and creativity ...
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Lloyd, Earnest R; 0000-0002-5168-5551 (2019-03-21)
Becoming a core U.S. military mission in 2005, Stability Operations deals with the political, economic, social and structural resiliency of a county or region. It is conducted to support and develop a host nation’s government, ...
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Carter, Lorin R; 0000-0002-2628-3139 (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), ...
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Namin, Sima (2016-08-22)
Although application of ecological concepts and looking at the city as an “ecological space” or ecosystem is not new in planning (e.g. Chicago school), in the context of environmental justice research there is a need for ...
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Syed, Sana Salma; 0000-0002-1008-1049 (2018-12-10)
The conceptual framework for this research builds on Manuel Castells’s work to find the specific network configuration of actors, interests, and values that engage in their power-making strategies to operationalize a ...
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Daqrouq, Ahmed Ismail (2018-12-05)
Transit ridership is at the heart of transportation policy making and the success of any transit system. Urban planners have been focusing on the need to reduce car dependence and promote more sustainable transportation ...
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Hajjafari, Hamid (2018-08-14)
Although the self-driving technology promises to solve several urban issues, the deployment of the autonomous vehicles (AV) is an evolutionary process that depends on different factors. One of these factors is the public ...
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Bireima, Mohamed A. (2017-05-09)
Interest in the cultural industries as a source for economic growth has risen to prominence in recent decades. The purpose of this research is to explore the role and contribution of the cultural industries for economic ...
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Foster, Nicole; 0000-0003-3888-3198 (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 ...
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Foss, Ann W (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 ...
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Topham, Megan (2015-12-09)
As population continues to grow the need for creating efficient and effective built environments that balance the three pillars of sustainability, environment, economic and equity, becomes even more pertinent. This ...
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Clark, Nita
The theory of representative bureaucracy has been suggested as an equity oriented tool that could work to alter the negative aspects of majority rule. Ongoing debates over the best way to ensure and enhance equity for ...
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Apell, Steven
The use of transit-oriented development (TOD) as a policy intervention is a popular strategy for metropolitan areas seeking to advance sustainable urban growth. At the same time, urban areas in America are experiencing ...
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