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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 ...
Transitions in Public Administration Theory Through Presidential Approaches To Healthcare Policy
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-03-12)
Through interdisciplinary research of twelve presidential administrations and their various approaches to national healthcare policy, a better understanding of the borderless transitions (which I term "melting points") ...
The Walkable Neighborhood Based On Retail Requirements: Impact Of Population Density On Market Area
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-03-03)
Recent planning thought has focused on how to configure the city to reduce dependence on private automobiles. One important strain of this thinking is how to promote a city where daily needs can be satisfied on foot. Using ...
Understanding Gentrification: The Role And Abilities Of Community-based Organizations In Changing Neighborhoods - A Case Study Of Post-Katrina New Orleans -
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2010-11-01)
The goal of this study is to identify the roles and barriers of community-based organizations in post-disaster changing neighborhoods and to examine how community based organizations support residents in dealing with ...
North Texas Stakeholders: Perceptions Of Extensive Green Roofs
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-03-03)
Green roofs are not a new technology. The first recorded green roof was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife Amyitis who missed her lush homeland (Osmundson 1999). However, since the ...
Planting Design And Its Impact On Efficacy In Therapeutic Garden Design For Dementia Patients In Long-term Care Facilities In North Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2014-07-14)
This research addresses planting design and its therapeutic benefits for bringing lifeenhancing therapy to people dealing with dementia. The senses heightened by plants have proven to be powerful stimulators of early, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Aggregate Relation Between Residence And Workplace Travel Time in Large Urban Areas
(City & Regional Planning, 2014-03-10)
The formation of urban areas is a function of locations of residence and workplaces. Urban areas grow because more residents move in the area due to economic, life style, or other opportunities. This research presents a ...