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Designing A Foodshed Assessment Model: Guidance For Local And Regional Planners In Understanding Local Farm Capacity In Comparison To Local Food Needs, Shemariah Blum-Evitts
Designing A Foodshed Assessment Model: Guidance For Local And Regional Planners In Understanding Local Farm Capacity In Comparison To Local Food Needs, Shemariah Blum-Evitts
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This thesis explores how to conduct a regional foodshed assessment and further provides guidance to local and regional planners on the use of foodshed assessments. A foodshed is the geographic origin of a food supply. Before the 1800s, foodsheds were predominantly local — within the city or neighboring countryside. Today most urban areas are supported by a global foodshed. While the global foodshed can present many benefits, it also creates tremendous externalities. In an attempt to address these concerns, promotion of alternative local foodsheds has re-emerged. A foodshed assessment serves as a planning tool for land use planners, as well …
Three State-Run Green Building Programs: A Comparative Case Study Analysis And Assessment, Haidee N. Janak
Three State-Run Green Building Programs: A Comparative Case Study Analysis And Assessment, Haidee N. Janak
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This thesis explores three state-run green building programs (California, Minnesota and New York) through comparative case-study analysis. Main topics discussed include cost benefits, health benefits, certification (i.e. LEED or other), and lessons learned from direct interviews with program staff.
Parking Regulation Strategies And Policies To Support Transit-Oriented Development, Ryan W. Lundergan
Parking Regulation Strategies And Policies To Support Transit-Oriented Development, Ryan W. Lundergan
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
This thesis identifies and explores the effects that new parking strategies and policies could have on transit-oriented development (TOD) success levels. Additionally, it makes the case for TOD parking regulation reform, and is designed to educate planners and stakeholders on how to successfully and responsibly shape parking regulation in the planning and implementation process, so that land use in the region allows the synergistic provision of sustainable transportation specifically to the Boston region.
Transit-Oriented Development is viewed and defined differently throughout research and literature, with its most common traits being compact, mixed use development near transit facilities and high-quality walking …