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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 ... -
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 ... -
EVOLUTION OF SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN MILITARY MASTER PLANNING: EXAMINING PLANNERS' PERCEPTIONS
(2020-11-24)An increasingly globalized world and mounting threats to our economy, environment, and social structures have brought the concepts of sustainability and resilience into sharp focus. These threats include climate change, ... -
Evolving Telephone Policy: Universal Service
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)Important public policy decisions are commonly made that depend upon short, medium, and long term time periods to achieve success or widespread adoption. Universal Service and telephone penetration among underserved ... -
An Examination Of The Applicability Of The Citistat Performance Management System To Municipal Fire Departments
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-03-03)Local governments continue to face difficulty transitioning from performance measurement systems to performance management systems. The purpose of this research is to determine if the Citistat performance management system ... -
An Examination Of The Role For Landscape Architects In The No Child Left Inside Movement
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)The disconnection, or lack of interaction and experience, between children and nature has been coined Nature Deficit Disorder and popularized by Louv (Louv 2005, pp. 139-140). Current research and writing regarding the ... -
Examining Income Polarization Indices In The Context Of `World City Thesis': An Analysis Of Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2012-04-11)For more than three decades, the `global city thesis' or the `world city thesis' has attracted scholarly contributions from urban planners, geographers, sociologists and urban political economists interested in socioeconomic ... -
Examining individual student success through the lens of new institutional economics in an urban public school district : the great graduation gamble
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-07-14)In a perfect world, neo-classical economics and rational theory make sense. But in this imperfect world this paper has turned to Oliver Williamson and his understanding of New Institutional Economics to help us make sense. ... -
EXPLORING THE DETERMINANTS BEHIND THE MODE PREFERENCE FOR AND FREQUENCY OF USE OF APP-BASED, ON-DEMAND RIDE SERVICES AND FIXED-ROUTE TRANSIT SERVICES BY TRANSIT-DEPENDENT POPULATIONS
(2020-06-05)In recent decades, the development of diverse types of transportation systems to meet the needs of people in all parts of a country is a trend in urban development that is in line with interest in the sustainable development ... -
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE PUBLIC ADOPTION OF SHARED AND PRIVATE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES : A CASE STUDY OF DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPOLITAN AREA
(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 ... -
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOUND WITH THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT: A STRATEGIC INQUIRY ON THE IMPACTS OF AND DESIGN AND PLANNING RESPONSES TO SOUND IN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS (TODs)
(2019-12-04)Over the last decades, Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) have stimulated heated debates. Researchers have fully explored the TODs' quality-of-life characteristics; however, sound/noise impacts are under-explored in the ... -
The Extent Of Social Disparities In Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-03-10)The argument of race and segregation is an age-old debate. Nevertheless, in 2013 there are still segregated black and Hispanic neighborhoods experiencing high levels of poverty despite the Fair Housing Act, inclusionary ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSIT RIDERSHIP AND THE IMPACT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ITIS) - Case Study of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
(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 ... -
Factors Influencing The Relationship Between Nonprofit Child Care Providers And The Texas Department Of Family And Protective Services As A Predictor Of Policy Outcomes
(Public Administration, 2008-04-22)Over the past 30 plus years, there has been a shift in public administration responsibilities from providing direct services to the complex functions of contract management. Public administrators must now perform functions ... -
FACTORS MAKING A STREET A VIBRANT PLACE: COMPARING STREET USERS’ VIBRANCY PERCEPTION BETWEEN MAIN STREET, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, USA AND INONU BOULEVARD, SIVAS, TURKEY
(2017-08-04)Streets are one of the most vital parts of cities not only because they serve urban transportation, but also because they are critical elements of the public realm that people use to go to meet daily needs and interact ... -
The Factors That Influence The Development Of Performance Measures In Texas Counties
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-03-12)Over the past few decades, governments have developed performance measurement systems with the objective of improving the quality and effectiveness of services delivered to the public. However, there is scant information ... -
Farmers Markets, Low Income Communities And Government Assistance Programs
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)Since the passage in 1976 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act, there has been a sharp rise in number of farmers markets in this country, from approximately 600 in the 1970s to over 7,000 today. With this increase, ... -
Finding Common Ground: Community Garden As Connector Between Culture, Nature, And The Individual
(Landscape Architecture, 2007-08-23)In the vacant spaces between buildings, in the corners of school yards, in open fields - wherever community gardens are deliberately placed - the space between culture and nature grows smaller. Closing this gap can come ... -
Food Affordability: Sustainable Food Center Increasing Food Access Through Double Dollars Incentive
(2020-05-15)Food barriers have become a growing problem for many communities due to lower access to healthy foods. Not having access to healthy foods has been linked to health problems rising in communities. There are several food ... -
For The Greater Good Or Greed? Redistributing Private Space Through Eminent Domain Power: Relocating The Dallas Cowboys Stadium To Arlington, Texas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)The use of eminent domain power to take private land for private use continues to grow in the United States. Many American people lost their homes or businesses to city and council driven economic development in low-income ...