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Automated Word Processing Requirements For The City Of Omaha, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris
Automated Word Processing Requirements For The City Of Omaha, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris
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On April 1, 1984 the Center for Applied Urban Research initiated a study of the requirements for automated word processing for the city of Omaha. The study involved the collection and analysis of information regarding the amount and kind of typing activities in each city department in the civic center. The purpose was to determine whether automated word processing would be feasible and practical in these departments and, if so, how many word processing work stations and printers would be required.
Enrollment Potential For St. James Church School During The 1980s, David R. Dimartino
Enrollment Potential For St. James Church School During The 1980s, David R. Dimartino
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This analysis was designed to estimate the trend in St. James school enrollments through the 1980's. The trend was determined by analyzing the actual and estimated population of elementary school age from 1980 through 1989 for the area included within St. James and st. Elizabeth Ann Parishes.
New High-Value Housing In Douglas County: An Analysis, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris, Jack Ruff
New High-Value Housing In Douglas County: An Analysis, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris, Jack Ruff
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Understanding the contemporary housing market or submarkets requires knowledge of the current supply of and demand for housing stock. The purpose of this study is threefold: 1) to determine the current supply of lots and platting trends, 2) to characterize the occupants of new higher value housing through the use of census data, and 3) to estimate growth and locational preference of managerial personnel through a survey of large employers.
Legal Aid Clients With General Assistance Problems: A Study Of Housing Conditions, R. K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, Chris Wayne
Legal Aid Clients With General Assistance Problems: A Study Of Housing Conditions, R. K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, Chris Wayne
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The Omaha Legal Aid Society contacted the Center for Applied Urban Research to help assess the housing conditions of clients who had applied for legal aid with a Douglas County general assistance (GA) problem within the past 18 months. Legal Aid wanted to know what proportion of these clients were living in housing that was below minimum health and decency standards.
The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb
The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb
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This volume is about politics, crime, and criminal justice in the United States. As such, it reports on some of the fruits of an increasing amount of research that has been devoted to this topic in recent years. With the exception of one analytical essay on crime as an issue in American politics, all of the articles in the volume are based on original field research.
Analysis Of Economic And Activity Data Reported By Nebraska Non-Profit Organizations, 1983, Murray Frost
Analysis Of Economic And Activity Data Reported By Nebraska Non-Profit Organizations, 1983, Murray Frost
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This report is based on the responses of 125 arts organizations. They range from small limited-interest groups to institutions with multi-million dollar budgets. Some are run out of volunteers' homes while others have marble edifices. The respondents in this report do not include local school districts, although universities are included. A copy of the instrument and totals is included as an appendix.
Bus Ridership: An Analysis Of A Survey In The Omaha Metropolitan Area, Murray Frost
Bus Ridership: An Analysis Of A Survey In The Omaha Metropolitan Area, Murray Frost
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Metro Area Transit (MAT), the operator of the bus system in the Omaha metropolitan area, perceived an acceleration of a continuing long term trend of reduced ridership. They asked the Center for Applied Urban Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to design a study to help them develop a strategy that would halt and reverse these patterns.
A Comparison Of The Corporate Structures And Delivery Of City Services In Omaha And Manila, Roberto Lazaro, Floyd T. Waterman
A Comparison Of The Corporate Structures And Delivery Of City Services In Omaha And Manila, Roberto Lazaro, Floyd T. Waterman
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Homeowner Insurance In Omaha And The Fair Housing Act: Seeds Of Redlining: A Legal Analysis, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Homeowner Insurance In Omaha And The Fair Housing Act: Seeds Of Redlining: A Legal Analysis, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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The function of this study is to render a legal determination as to whether or not the data developed by the University of Nebraska's Center for Urban Affairs is sufficient to state a claim under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. ยงยง3601 et seq., commonly known as the Fair Housing Act.
A Study Of The Knowledge And Use Of Hospice By Health Care Professionals In Omaha, Carole Davis, Wilda C. Stephenson, Deborah Caulfield
A Study Of The Knowledge And Use Of Hospice By Health Care Professionals In Omaha, Carole Davis, Wilda C. Stephenson, Deborah Caulfield
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The primary objective of this study was to conduct a needs assessment for the Omaha Hospice Organization which would determine the knowledge and/or use of hospice concepts and programs by health care professionals.