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Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Theses/Dissertations

2016

Public policy

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Policy Recommendation For Integrating Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems With Aviation Facilities In North Central Texas, Mike Branum Dec 2016

Policy Recommendation For Integrating Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems With Aviation Facilities In North Central Texas, Mike Branum

Planning Theses

Prevalent availability and use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) have placed this technology at the forefront of federal, state, and local policy discussions. With the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) August 2016 release of regulatory conditions for civilian and commercial uses of unmanned aircraft, states and local governments are seeking to enact their own regulations to protect citizens, vital infrastructure, and economic assets including airports. This study analyzed results of aviation stakeholder and public safety professional responses to a survey, administered by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), to identify municipal concerns about the integration of sUAS with …

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Community Development Block Grant (Cdbg) Funding And Other Area Community Development Targeting Approaches As Public Policy To Reduce Poverty And Improve Social Mobility, Social Integration And Cultural Assimilation Of Minority Population:, John V. Dawson Aug 2016

Community Development Block Grant (Cdbg) Funding And Other Area Community Development Targeting Approaches As Public Policy To Reduce Poverty And Improve Social Mobility, Social Integration And Cultural Assimilation Of Minority Population:, John V. Dawson

Planning Dissertations

This research is an expansion of previous research to study and provide empirical evidence on the influence that Community Block Grant (CDBG) funding has on the improvement of social mobility for low-income minority population in primarily concentrated and segregated low income minority neighborhoods. The study examines and evaluates changes in select elements based on Census 2000 and Census 2010 data for specific Block Groups within a Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA). The study evaluates targeted areas within the Fort Worth-Dallas areas and examines the change of four (4) important key social economic elements to social mobility for low-income minorities for …

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