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Mapping Places Of Play And Prey With Denver Kids, Bambi L. Yost
Mapping Places Of Play And Prey With Denver Kids, Bambi L. Yost
Bambi L Yost
In this study, GIS is used to investigate Denver neighborhoods through children's eyes. This community-based research project teaches inner-city children about the power of mapping and voicing preferences and concerns. Using GIS technology, neighborhood surveys, handdrawn maps, photographs, and other methods of exploration, children create maps of schoolgrounds and surrounding neighborhoods, revealing quantitative and qualitative data in a creative and informative way. This research serves to empower students and educate city officials about the benefits and deficits of inner-city living for Denver youth. Special emphasis is placed on places of play and physical activity as well as on places of …
كتاب المكان واللامكان: الفصل الأول, Mansour M. Elbabour
كتاب المكان واللامكان: الفصل الأول, Mansour M. Elbabour
Mansour M Elbabour
No abstract provided.
كتاب المكان واللامكان: مقدمة المترجم, Mansour M. Elbabour
كتاب المكان واللامكان: مقدمة المترجم, Mansour M. Elbabour
Mansour M Elbabour
No abstract provided.
كتاب المكان واللامكان: الفصل الثاني, Mansour M. Elbabour
كتاب المكان واللامكان: الفصل الثاني, Mansour M. Elbabour
Mansour M Elbabour
No abstract provided.
Harnessing Growth Spillovers For Rural Development: The Effects Of Regional Spatial Structure, Edward Feser, Andrew Isserman
Harnessing Growth Spillovers For Rural Development: The Effects Of Regional Spatial Structure, Edward Feser, Andrew Isserman
Edward J Feser
Many rural development strategies seek to leverage urban to-rural growth spillovers. This paper concludes that their success depends on the spatial structure surrounding the target rural counties. We develop a county-level spatial growth model to identify the positive spread and negative backwash effects of urban to rural spillovers in the lower 48 states over the 1990-2000 period. Instead of the conventional, fallacious substitution of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan for urban and rural, we consider the urban and rural character of each county. Mostcounties have both urban and rural populations, and we classify each as urban, mixed urban, or rural depending on …