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Neighborhood Transformation: The South Wedge Exploring Gentrification And The Impacts Of Displacement, Emily Royce

Theses

Gentrification is a process that transforms declining urban neighborhoods into stable, desirable communities. Mid-size cities are experiencing gentrification as they look to revitalize the urban realm and there is concern of indirect displacement pressures through this process on existing lower-income residents. This research is a case study of the South Wedge neighborhood in Rochester, New York. The research explores the nature of gentrification in mid-size cities and the experiences of residents through the transformation, looking for policy implications as other cities and neighborhoods navigate this process.

The following is a mixed-methods approach of thirteen resident interviews along with data analysis …

The Influences Of Different Socioeconomic Scenarios In Bioinformatics And Biotechnology Research: The Ethical Issues Arising From Technological Advances, Marcia Miki Sato

Theses

In the last couple decades, we could see the combination of technology and biology taking large steps in science. As new fields, bioinformatics and biotechnology also led to important discussions between excited scientists and social thinkers. The divergent opinions argue about the amazing possibilities of human advances and the social issues that follow the progress. This paper discusses ethical matters of new developments and compares policy choices with respect to research and use of biotechnology and bioinformatics in different countries. Even though the world is increasingly globalized, the comparisons suggest that different cultures have different ethical responses and public policies …

Energy Savings And Marginal Emissions Factor Approach To Emissions Reductions From Household Appliance Efficiency Improvements, Courtney N. Smith

Theses

The goal of this thesis is to estimate the total emissions avoided from replacing residential lighting and air conditioning with more energy efficient versions, while showing that the marginal emissions factor (MEF) approach to estimating these avoided emissions tends to be a more accurate method than the average emissions factor (AEF) approach. This thesis is the first to use MEFs to analyze emissions avoided from household energy efficiency improvements. This approach considers emissions avoided from the last power plant that would have been dispatched to meet demand, in contrast to the more commonly used AEF approach that considers emissions avoided …