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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, ...
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 ...
The Issue Of Governance In Neighborhood Planning Programs
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)
Neighborhood planning programs are a kind of initiative cities all across the country utilize to engage communities in planning processes affecting their own neighborhoods and to target resources and city initiatives within ...
Developers' Perceptions Of Opportunities & Obstacles To Building New Urbanist Communities In DFW
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)
The recent housing crash has done great damage to the American economy and has affected millions of households. Pre-crash, New Urbanist Communities became more popular to build, yet sprawl development remains the norm. ...
The Nonprofit Sector's Involvement In Prisoner Reentry : A Mixed Methods Analysis
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)
The 1990's were plagued with crime and high recidivism rates, and the State of Texas responded by embarking upon the largest expansion of a criminal justice system in its history. Having served their sentences, record ...
The Impact Of Institutional Support Networks: A Case Study Of A Small Texas Public School District
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)
This thesis project focuses on a small independent school district in Texas that serves a high-poverty population yet excels at graduating economically disadvantaged students. Using the concepts of cultural and social ...
The Influence Of A Marketing Plan On The Professional Practice Of Small Landscape Architecture Firms
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-03-20)
This thesis examines the marketing practices of small landscape architecture firms to determine whether a marketing plan enables small firms to focus their practice and thereby gain business opportunities in North Texas. ...
Developing Methods To Measure Naturalness Of Stream Restoration Projects: Learning From Johnson Creek
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-03-20)
The purpose of this research is to develop methods to assess the naturalness of restored stream environments by studying user perceptions and preferences in the Johnson Creek project in the Dallas and Fort Worth (DFW) ...
A Neighborhood Foreseen: Identifying Social Capital On Congo Street
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)
The small Southeast Dallas community of Congo Street is not only unique because of its location within Jubilee Park neighborhood, but rather, it is a place where a group of five homeowners made history by cooperatively ...
Crime In Transit Oriented Districts: Learning From Dallas, Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-07-22)
Recognizing that the components of the built environment may effect crime in urban areas, emerging transit station areas and Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) and districts (TODT) present new challenges for designers and ...