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NEOLIBERAL PARK GOVERNANCE REGIMES AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS SIGNATURE PARKS
(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 ...
Representative Bureaucracy And The Indirect Effects Of Substantive Co-worker Representation
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 ...
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 ...
Evaluating The Unintended Impacts Of Socio-economic And Demographic Shifts In Transit Served Neighborhoods On Mode Choice And Equity
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 ...
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT COMMITMENTS AND OUTCOMES ON RESPIRATORY HEALTH: A LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY OF TWO TEXAS CITIES
(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 ...
Communihood: Being a planning activist in the twenty-first century
(2014-09-17)
Introducing communihood as a hybrid concept and defining planning activism as a planners' role outside the dominant planning power structure are two main contributions of this dissertation in scholarly debates among planning ...
Evaluating Usage, Acceptance, Integration, and Safety Impacts of Demand Responsive Transportation (DRT) Services
(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 ...
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 ...
POLICY MOBILITIES AND WEST DALLAS DREAM: CONSIDERING TRANSACTIVE AND COMMUNICATIVE POLICY IDEAS TESTED IN VANCOUVER AND ASSEMBLED IN DALLAS
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 ...