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Full-Text Articles in Architecture
Perceptions Of The Quality Of Life Among Residents Of Crete, Nebraska, James Potter, Rodrigo Cantarero, X. Winston Yan, Steven Larrick, Blanca E. Ramirez, Heather Keele
Perceptions Of The Quality Of Life Among Residents Of Crete, Nebraska, James Potter, Rodrigo Cantarero, X. Winston Yan, Steven Larrick, Blanca E. Ramirez, Heather Keele
Community and Regional Planning Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity
Crete, Nebraska, (population 6,028) is on the cutting edge of a global economy in which people are migrating to places that offer jobs and a better quality oflife. In the year 2001, when this study was conducted, Crete's local Farmland pork processing plant was expecting to increase its workforce from 1,200 to 1,650. In today's economy, these 450 new jobs are likely to attract workers from around the world. In recent years, for example, workers have come to Crete from Vietnam, Korea, Laos, Croatia, Serbia, Iraq, and from countries throughout Latin America.
Demographic changes like these are having profound impacts …
Vorhizomeid: Nodes Of Community Services Connecting Albany, Ny, Andrew Watkins
Vorhizomeid: Nodes Of Community Services Connecting Albany, Ny, Andrew Watkins
Architecture Thesis Prep
"The contention is to reposition terrain vague into the urban fabric recreating a continuum of the urban system while attempting to detract neither from the scale of the infrastructural system, nor that of the human body. Terrain vague muse be approached in a different manner than that of the traditional urban city. Establishing community through terrain vague should be done by measure of the forces, flows, and rhythms of space."
The Performance Of Urban Form In The Construction Of A Place: Quality Of Design In A 1930'S Residential Area In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Vicente Del Rio
The Performance Of Urban Form In The Construction Of A Place: Quality Of Design In A 1930'S Residential Area In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Vicente Del Rio
City and Regional Planning
How much of the original urban design of an area leads to its perceived qualities, to its public image, and to its recognition as a special place by its users? In this paper we present the preliminary results of a comparative study of residential areas in the city of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil that are highly regarded as special places by both their communities and the population at large. Our research tries to understand which aspects of the original design of these places still remain today and may be held responsible for their popular success, and which design fundamentals …
Review Of Rainforest Cities: Urbanization Development, And Globalization Of The Brazilian Amazon By John O. Browder And Brian J. Godfrey. Review Of Traditional And Modern Natural Resource Management In Latin America By Francisco J. Pichon, Jorge E. Uquillas, And John Frechione, Hemalata C. Dandekar
City and Regional Planning
No abstract provided.
Celebrating 25 Years Uta City & Regional Planning, City And Regional Planning Program
Celebrating 25 Years Uta City & Regional Planning, City And Regional Planning Program
School of Urban and Public Affairs Publications
The 25 year celebration event program and brief history of the City and Regional Planning Program at the University of Texas at Arlington. Also listed are CIRP graduate advisors, School of Urban and Public Affairs faculty, graduates from August 1978 to December 2000, the CIRP Program 2001 Advisory Committee, and event sponsors.
Msrdc And Mumbai-Pune Expressway: A Sustainable Model For Privatising Construction Of Physical Infrastructure?, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Sulakshana Mahajan
Msrdc And Mumbai-Pune Expressway: A Sustainable Model For Privatising Construction Of Physical Infrastructure?, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Sulakshana Mahajan
City and Regional Planning
This case study of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway points out that delivery of infrastructure like road and highways, especially mega projects, totally through the private sector is currently difficult. In the absence of such private sector capacity to take on this responsibility, the role has been creatively shouldered by the Maharashtra government by forming and supporting a road development corporation - carved out of its public works department in its primary mission, the building of essential projects in a timely fashion. The experience of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway indicates that the public sector, freed of political intervention and outdated organisational structure and …
Connecticut River Economic Adjustment Project, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Connecticut River Economic Adjustment Project, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this study was to inventory various environmental and economic criteria for the region. In the second phase the data was analyzed for implications for development potential. In phase three the Net Available Land Analysis methodology will be allied on the town level to two towns that meet one or more of the three Economic Development Administration criteria. The region chosen was Enfield, Connecticut and Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Economic Development And Planning Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Economic Development And Planning Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report identifies the planning and economic development needs of the tristate region between the Blackstone River Valley and Quinebaug-Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridors in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The Economic Impact Of Housing Investment Through The Community Preservation Act In Boston, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
The Economic Impact Of Housing Investment Through The Community Preservation Act In Boston, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report attempts to look at the need for affordable housing and economic impacts of housing in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Its premise is that the economic impact of housing is significant and involves a multitude of factors, from the monetary effects of the construction process to the impact of personal income on the local economy.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy For Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy For Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this report was to establish the goals and objectives that would guide the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. These goals and objects were the result of deliberations of the countywide CEDs Coordinating Committee.