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Statistical Evaluation Of Motorist And Pedestrian Behavior At Signalized Intersections In Las Vegas, Sivashankar Subramani
Statistical Evaluation Of Motorist And Pedestrian Behavior At Signalized Intersections In Las Vegas, Sivashankar Subramani
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study examines the effect of a law enforcement program implemented to check illegal and unsafe motorist and pedestrian behavior. A case study involving eight selected intersections in Las Vegas (four control and four treatment) was carried out over a period of seven months in conjunction with the pedestrian law enforcement program conducted during March and April of 1996. Pedestrian and motorist behaviors were video taped in 120 minute segments. The tapes were then reviewed to count vehicle violations, pedestrian violations, conflicts, total vehicles and total pedestrians. Violations and conflict rates for pre and during enforcement, and pre and post …
Perceptions Of Importance And Performance: A Study Of University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel College Master's Alumni, Michael F Lamb
Perceptions Of Importance And Performance: A Study Of University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel College Master's Alumni, Michael F Lamb
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to analyze the graduate program in the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with regard to its success in preparing Master's graduates for careers in the hospitality industry. All graduates of the program's 13 year history were surveyed through the mail and 58% returned valid surveys. Respondents were asked to render opinions as to the relative importance 46 competencies had on their professions. The alumni were then asked to evaluate those same competencies on the basis of how well UNLV taught the skills; The responses were …
A History Of The Las Vegas School Desegregation Case: Kelly Et Al V The Clark County School District, Ronan Matthew
A History Of The Las Vegas School Desegregation Case: Kelly Et Al V The Clark County School District, Ronan Matthew
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Kelly et al. v. Clark County School District (1972) is the title of a case initiated in 1968. The lawsuit alleged that de facto segregation existed in six elementary schools in Westside Las Vegas, 14 years following Brown v. Board of Education (1954) which called for the desegregation of American public schools. The case ended in 1972 with a victory for the plaintiffs, with the ordering of desegregation of the elementary schools in question. The purpose of this study was to examine the history of Kelly et al. v. Clark County School District (1972). Included in the study were a …
A Study Of The Landscaped Environments In Urban Resort Hotels As An Inducement For Secondary Commercial Activities: Three Case Studies In Las Vegas, Jianping Shu
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study analyzed types, layout, and space relationships of landscape environments and commercial areas in urban resort casino hotels, and investigated three resort casino hotels in Las Vegas as case studies to examine how developed landscaped environments function and provide an amenity which can enhance commercial activity. A systematic analysis of this symbiotic relationship between landscape environments and commercial space has demonstrated the relative effectiveness of combining these elements as an interactive design concept when compared with treating gardens as a feature separate from commercial space; The analysis process was conducted by site visitations to analyze the space relationship between …
The Roles Of African American Women In The Las Vegas Gaming Industry, 1940-1980, Claytee D White
The Roles Of African American Women In The Las Vegas Gaming Industry, 1940-1980, Claytee D White
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Beginning in the early 1940s in Las Vegas, African American women became the domestic work force of the glamorous strip. They dominated the "back-of-the-house" jobs for several decades. This research studied these women by investigating their migration to Las Vegas from small towns in the South and researching their working environment. Oral interviewing was the methodology used to conduct this study; This thesis examined black women's participation in the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 by comparing Las Vegas with blacks in organized labor activities in other cities in the West. The research of Quintard Taylor (The Forging of a Black …
Potential Use Of High-Salininty Shallow Ground Water Or Wash Water For Large-Scale Turf Irrigation In Las Vegas, Nevada, Kimberly S Zikmund
Potential Use Of High-Salininty Shallow Ground Water Or Wash Water For Large-Scale Turf Irrigation In Las Vegas, Nevada, Kimberly S Zikmund
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Limited water resources and a rapidly growing population combine to present water resource managers in southern Nevada with a need to identify alternative water sources. Although high in salts, there are two potential sources of water available to augment the current supply, shallow ground water and surface (wash) water. A study was conducted at Desert Rose Golf Course to determine the feasibility of using one of these alternative water sources for large-scale turf irrigation; The results of the study indicate that shallow ground water is not a feasible option at this site due to the low yields of the aquifer …
The Potential For Use Of Stormwater Detention Basins In The Las Vegas Valley For Groundwater Recharge, Timothy L Buchanan
The Potential For Use Of Stormwater Detention Basins In The Las Vegas Valley For Groundwater Recharge, Timothy L Buchanan
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
As an initial step in assessing the potential use of flood control detention basins in the Las Vegas Valley for stormwater harvest and groundwater recharge, a method for estimating precipitation on and runoff from watersheds tributary to detention basins was developed. Literature concerning geology, hydrogeology, stormwater quality, and subsurface water quality in the Las Vegas Valley, potential methods of stormwater harvest and groundwater recharge, and federal, state and local water quality regulatory requirements was obtained and evaluated in order to define the most favorable areas of the Las Vegas Valley for harvest and recharge. Based upon this review, the Red …
Caesars Palace, 1966-1996, Cherie L Guzman
Caesars Palace, 1966-1996, Cherie L Guzman
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Caesar's Palace has provided an image of an extravagant lifestyle and a formalist architecture to the public. By creating a hotel casino in which the image of living an extravagant lifestyle could be experienced in social and aesthetic terms, the longevity and success of Caesar's Palace contributed to the rise of a new standard of casino architecture. This thesis traces the impact of Caesar's Palace on casino design by illustrating and discussing the architectural language of the Las Vegas Strip prior to Caesar's Palace. This thesis displays a progressive history of Caesar's Palace. This thesis discusses and analyzes the architecture …
Controlling Urban Sprawl In The Las Vegas Valley Through A Mixed Use Zoning Strategy, Gene Paul Pasinski
Controlling Urban Sprawl In The Las Vegas Valley Through A Mixed Use Zoning Strategy, Gene Paul Pasinski
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Urban sprawl is one of the biggest issues facing communities throughout the country today. Urban sprawl is defined as a detrimental form of growth that occurs on the fringe of communities. Most urban areas in the United States are affected by this type of growth; This thesis will address the problems of urban sprawl within the Las Vegas Valley. It documents the effects of urban sprawl on the Valley's infrastructure cost, transportation, resource depletion and the environment; Strategies will be offered to control urban sprawl. Mixed use combined with increased land use density will emerge as the proposed solution for …
An Ethnography Of Homeless Men In Las Vegas, Kurt B Borchard
An Ethnography Of Homeless Men In Las Vegas, Kurt B Borchard
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Most recent research on homeless men (1) uses quantitative methods, (2) frequently blames homeless men for being homeless, and (3) does not consider the different meanings different groups assign to homelessness. These studies cannot address (1) the usefulness of other methods in studying homelessness, (2) what other factors beyond personal problems may contribute to homelessness, and (3) how different groups in different locales view the condition; In this dissertation I use qualitative methods first to think about the popular meanings of male homelessness in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the late 1990s, and second, to consider the meanings that local homeless …
A History Of Changes In The Policies And Practices Of Second Language Programs In The Public Schools Of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mark Jose Dominguez
A History Of Changes In The Policies And Practices Of Second Language Programs In The Public Schools Of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mark Jose Dominguez
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
A History of Changes in the Policies and Practices of Second Language Programs in the Public Schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada is an historical study that traced the development of Second Language Programs in the Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada. The research study examined national and federal actions which served as the bases for the initial implementation of Second Language Programs (1880-1998), historical sequential activities in Nevada that contributed to the implementation of Second Language Programs in the state, and the sequential activities that specifically dealt with the development of Second Language Programs in the Clark …