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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, ... -
The Search For Appropriate Form: The Relationship Between Landscape Architecture And Art In Three Time Periods
(Landscape Architecture, 2008-09-17)Art and landscape architecture are both a means through which man can explore the natural world around him; they provide an opportunity for self expression and reflection. This thesis is based on the hypothesis that several ... -
A Search For Creative Class Trail User Experiences Along The Katy Trail
(Landscape Architecture, 2008-08-08)This research focused on preferred urban trail attributes and related these to restorative places and user experiences. Focused interviews were employed in the study. Restoration was shown in aspects of naturalness and ... -
A Search For Design Appropriateness Using Qualitative Techniques To Contrast The Mountain Resort Community Cores Of Vail Village And Beaver Creek Village
(Landscape Architecture, 2011-03-03)This study uses in-depth interviews to compare the mountain resort village cores of Vail Village and Beaver Creek Village to determine levels of design appropriateness in each. Design appropriateness for a village core ... -
Semiotics And New Urbanism In North Texas: Comparing Designer Intention And User Perception
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-03-20)Design is a means of communication and the conduit for transmitting a message between designers and users of their built work (Fiske, 1990). The design work resembles the cultivated construction and carrier of a message ... -
Shared Land Use Impacts Between Military Installations And Contiguous Communities (post-BRAC): Fact And Opinion Differences In Planning And Public Policy
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-08-08)How a policy or planning tool (e.g. BRAC) contributes to real and perceived conclusions from policy implementation is the main focus of this research. This research examines differences between real and perceived encroachment ... -
SOCIOECONOMIC AND SPATIAL IMPACTS OF RAIL TRANSIT STATIONS ON THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH REGION: CHANGES IN HOUSING VALUES, RACIAL MAKE-UP, AND POPULATION DENSITY
(2017-04-28)Dependency on the automobile in the United States has been associated with many urban problems, such as urban sprawl, traffic congestion, air pollution, etc. As the use of automobiles increases, negative externalities also ... -
Socioeconomic Background And Parental Values: An Examination Of Approaches To Bureaucratic Discretion At The Street-level
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-10-11)Scholarly literature on policy implementation at the street-level generally focuses on how workers act in response to external pressures. Pressures can include policy rules, organizational culture, and the identities of ... -
SPATIAL AND DWELLING DETERMINANTS OF ADULT ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGION
(2020-08-24)Asthma is an important public health concern as it is one of the major chronic diseases and is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The asthma situation is deteriorating in the North Central Texas. In such ... -
Spatial Decision Support Systems Use in Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Analysis: Spatial Analysis for U.S. Army Civil Affairs Civil Information Management
(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, ... -
Spatial Patterns And Determinants Of Industrial Regional Growth In Mexico, 1993-2003: Implications For Regional Planning And Public Policy
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)This research investigates industrial regional growth and its determinants in Mexico from 1993 to 2003. Strategies of local economic development, usually based on industrial promotion, require knowing main determinants of ... -
Stakeholders' Perceptions Of Pedestrian Accessibility To Green Infrastructure: Fort Worth's Urban Villages
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-07-19)Green infrastructure refers to a strategically managed network of natural and open spaces that provides ecological benefits for human and wildlife populations in urbanized areas (Benedict and McMahon, 2006; Sandstrom, 2002; ... -
Stakeholders' Perceptions On The Design And Feasibility Of The Fused Grid Street Network Pattern
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-03-20)The fused grid is a newly developed street network pattern for laying out neighborhoods and districts (Grammenos 2002). It uses the fusion of two traditional North American street designs: the traditional nineteenth-century ... -
STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE UTILIZATION OF UNDEVELOPED LANDS WITHIN DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT BOUNDARY: AIRPORT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
(2018-12-10)The purpose of this research is to investigate and propose a sustainable stormwater management improvement for the Dallas Executive Airport future master plan development while carefully considering wildlife preservation ... -
STREAM DAYLIGHTING RESTORATION AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: A VISUAL PREFERENCE SURVEY FOR THE FUTURE REVITALIZATION OF DALLAS' MILL CREEK
(2015-11-24)The purpose of this research is to study the visual design elements of stream daylighting through a visual preference survey and apply them to a site along the Mill Creek flowline in Dallas, Texas. This research begins ... -
Study Of Cultural Landscapes In Texas: An Inquiry For Policy Recommendations
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-07-22)The object of this thesis is to understand the status of preservation of Texas cultural landscapes and encourage policy recommendations. To do this, the thesis examines the procedure for nominating cultural landscapes ... -
Subsurface Wastewater Treatment Wetlands: Understanding The Barriers To Implementation In The Landscape
(Landscape Architecture, 2014-03-12)The purpose of this research is to address the barriers to implementation of, the role of landscape architects in, and the potential for acceptance of constructed subsurface flow wastewater treatment wetlands. Landscape ... -
Suburban Landmarks In North Arlington: Perceptions Of Experts And Non-experts
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-03-03)Each individual perceives the world differently and attains knowledge in distinct ways (Rapoport 1977). With regard to perception about specific places, some individuals function as "insiders." This means their perceptions ... -
Sustainability In The Private And Public Sectors: A Comparison Of Motivators, Actions, Barriers And Reporting Of Results
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)The concept of sustainability has developed over the past 40 years and continues to advance as organizations implement sustainable practices, quantify sustainability results, and communicate their accomplishments to key ... -
Technology-based Learning On At-risk High School Students: An Evaluation Of The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Technology Center After-school Program
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-04-22)Objective. High school students across North Texas are failing to meet the academic standards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In response, after-school programs have been implemented to support cognitive and ...