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The 2012 Point-In-Time Estimate Of Homelessness: Volume I Of The 2012 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, Alvaro Cortes, Meghan Henry, Rj De La Cruz, Scott Brown, Jill Khadduri, Dennis P. Culhane

Dennis P. Culhane

On a single night in 2012 there were 633,782 homeless people in the United States, including 394,379 who were homeless as individuals and 239,403 people who were homeless in families.

The Unique And Combined Effects Of Homelessness And School Mobility On The Educational Outcomes Of Young Children, John W. Fantuzzo, Whitney A. Leboeuf, Chin-Chih Chen, Heather Rouse, Dennis P. Culhane

Heather Rouse

This study examined the unique and combined associations of homelessness and school mobility with educational well-being indicators, as well as the mediating effect of absenteeism, for an entire cohort of third-grade students in Philadelphia. Using integrated archival administrative data from the public school district and the municipal Office of Supportive Housing, multilevel linear models were estimated to test these associations while adjusting for nesting of students within schools. Findings demonstrated that homelessness had a unique association with problems in classroom engagement, school mobility was uniquely related to both academic achievement and problems in classroom engagement, and experiencing both homelessness and …

The Unique And Combined Effects Of Homelessness And School Mobility On The Educational Outcomes Of Young Children, John W. Fantuzzo, Whitney A. Leboeuf, Chin-Chih Chen, Heather Rouse, Dennis P. Culhane

Dennis P. Culhane

This study examined the unique and combined associations of homelessness and school mobility with educational well-being indicators, as well as the mediating effect of absenteeism, for an entire cohort of third-grade students in Philadelphia. Using integrated archival administrative data from the public school district and the municipal Office of Supportive Housing, multilevel linear models were estimated to test these associations while adjusting for nesting of students within schools. Findings demonstrated that homelessness had a unique association with problems in classroom engagement, school mobility was uniquely related to both academic achievement and problems in classroom engagement, and experiencing both homelessness and …

New Perspectives On Community-Level Determinants Of Homelessness, Thomas Byrne, Ellen Munley, Jamison D. Fargo, Anne Elizabeth Montgomery, Dennis P. Culhane

Dennis P. Culhane

Understanding the root causes of homelessness is important for developing effective solutions to the problem. This fact has not gone unnoticed by researchers, who have made numerous attempts to identify the underlying structural determinants of homelessness by modeling inter-community variation in the rate of homelessness as a function of community-level variables. Yet, prior studies in this area have a number of serious limitations, principally their reliance on methodologically flawed estimates of the size of the homeless population. The present study addresses this and other limitations by using newly available and more reliable estimates from the U.S. Department of Housing and …

¿La Violencia Se Toma El Fútbol?, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Estamos viviendo un final del campeonato nacional de fútbol sumamente violento. Si hasta el año 2006 la violencia se limitaba a riñas relativamente controladas, desde este año hay una transformación: existe un promedio de un fallecido por año. Pero seis años después -esto es, en este 2012- se han producido hasta ahora dos fallecidos y el aparecimiento de inéditas formas de violencia. Uno de los asesinatos se produce en el “Puente de la Unidad Nacional” cuando un grupo de hinchas del Barcelona iba de Durán hacia el Monumental. Esto es nuevo: el Barcelona es un equipo que no representa solo …

The 2011 Annual Homeless Assessment Report To Congress, Alvaro Cortes, Louise Rothschild, Rj De La Cruz, Meghan Henry, Claudia Solari, Jill Khadduri, Dennis P. Culhane

Dennis P. Culhane

Between 2007 and 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released an annual report on the extent of homelessness in the United States—the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). The report documents how many people are using shelter programs for homeless people, and how many people are in unsheltered locations that are often called “the streets.” The AHAR is delivered each year to the U.S. Congress, and its contents are used to inform Federal, State, and local policies to prevent and end homelessness. This 2011 AHAR presents the most recent national estimates of homelessness, focusing on people …

Jos Museum Arabic Manuscripts Conservation (Jmamc) Project 27-31 August 2012, Michaelle L. Biddle

Michaelle Biddle

The Jos Museum Arabic Manuscripts Collection is one of the oldest and largest manuscript collections in Nigeria. Because of the collection’s importance, its extremely poor housing and condition, the Jos Museum Arabic Manuscripts Conservation (JMAMC) Project was created. The goal of the week-long project was to gather fine-grained, detailed information as to the state of the collection so that a more comprehensive conservation, cataloging and digitization project could be formulated. Biddle details why the collection should be transferred on long-term loan to Arewa House Kaduna.

Jos Museum Arabic Manuscripts Conservation (Jmamc) Project 27-31 August 2012, Michaelle L. Biddle

Michaelle Biddle

The Jos Museum Arabic Manuscripts Collection is one of the oldest and largest manuscript collections in Nigeria. Because of the collection’s importance, its extremely poor housing and condition, the Jos Museum Arabic Manuscripts Conservation (JMAMC) Project was created. The goal of the week-long project was to gather fine-grained, detailed information as to the state of the collection so that a more comprehensive conservation, cataloging and digitization project could be formulated. Biddle details why the collection should be transferred on long-term loan to Arewa House Kaduna.

Dime Quién Financia El Centro Histórico Y Te Diréqué Centro Histórico Es, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El financiamiento es un elemento crucial en la definición del tipo de centralidad urbana y, apesar de ello, no se leha dado laatención que requiere, tantoen lainvestigación, en los debates como en eldiseño de las políticas públicas. La relación entre financiamiento ycentros históricos no puede ser dejada de lado por ser un elemento determinante yconstitutivo de lacentralidad. El financiamiento no sólo permite concretar su construcción y desarrollo, sino definir el tipo de centralidad al que se aspira. De allí el nombre del presente trabajo "Dime quién financia los centros históricos y te diré qué centro histórico se proyecta". Sin embargo, …

El Nuevo Aeropuerto Se Demora En Despegar, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El aeropuerto de Tababela ha sufrido su cuarto aplazamiento en estos tres últimos años. Es probablemente este último el más significativo porque tiene varias razones, todas ellas justificables técnicamente. Cada uno de los casos de diferimiento fueron producto de los siguientes elementos: la renegociación del contrato que produjo un importante lucro cesante, la inconclusión de las obras de infraestructura vial generó problemas en la ruta crítica, porque todas ellas están enlazadas y, este último diferimiento tuvo mucho que ver el importante componente político-electoral. Tan significativa fue esta última prórroga que el Concejo Municipal tuvo que intervenir para tomar la decisión …

Understanding Multisystem Youth And Their Patterns Of Services Use, Dennis P. Culhane, Steven Metraux, Jung Min Park, Chin-Chih Chen

Dennis P. Culhane

This study integrates data from public schools (absenteeism/truancy), foster care, juvenile justice, homelessness and behavioral health services, to better understand the prevalence and types of multisystem services use in Philadelphia. Results suggest that some multisystem services use is intentional, such as transfers from juvenile justice to mental health residential treatment, whereas other patterns reflect the complex and overlapping needs of youth moving among service sectors. Results may suggest areas of collaborative service planning and integrated service strategies, to improve outcomes and reduce costs and duplication of services.

Evolução Da Greve Nas Instituições Federais De Ensino Superior, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Marcos Normativos De Um Paradigma Cognitivo E Estratégico Para A Paz, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras

Elói Martins Senhoras

No abstract provided.

Los Angeles County's Enterprise Linkages Project: An Example Of The Use Of Integrated Data Systems In Making Data-Driven Policy And Program Decisions, Thomas Byrne, Stephen Metraux, Manuel Moreno, Dennis P. Culhane, Halil Toros, Max Stevens

Dennis P. Culhane

Governments at all levels are tasked with administering public programs that serve large numbers of people. The use of integrated data systems (IDS), which can be used to link administrative records from multiple public agencies into one database, offer a unique mechanism for providing the type of comprehensive information that is important for understanding the complex needs of vulnerable populations and for making data-based policy and program decisions that translate into more effective and efficient policies. In this paper, we draw on recent efforts to restructure Los Angeles County’s General Relief (GR) Program – a cash assistance program for indigent …

Narcotráfico: Estrategia En El País, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Hace siete días se accidentó una avioneta Cessna en la provincia de Manabí: tenía matrícula mexicana y dos tripulantes de la misma nacionalidad originarios de Sinaloa. En ella se encontraron un millón tres cientos mil dólares. Un día después y a un kilómetro de este accidente la Policía Nacional encontró una pista clandestina y a 40 minutos de este lugar desmanteló un laboratorio clandestino de procesamiento de droga. El lunes de esta semana la Policía Nacional decomisó 203,1 kilogramos de cocaína que tenía como destino a México y en el operativo detuvo a dos ciudadanos: uno mexicano y a otro …

El Ecuador, Un Hub Del Narcotráfico, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

EL HUB (o router) es, en el mundo de los sistemas de redes, un elemento indispensable para su funcionamiento, porque es el que le da estructura y orden a la operatividad. Se trata de una computadora que permite la interconexión de varios puertos que reciben y transmiten simultáneamente información o datos. Hoy este concepto se extendió a los puertos aéreos y marítimos, con la finalidad de transportar personas, servicios e información que llegan y salen del mismo lugar y en tiempo real. El narcotráfico le ha posicionado al Ecuador como un HUB gracias a la reestructuración global del narcotráfico en …

Human-Capital-Centred Regionalism In Economic Development: A Case Of Analytics Outpacing Institutions?, Laura Wolf-Powers

Laura Wolf-Powers

Teaching Planners To Deal: The Pedagogical Value Of A (Simulated) Economic Development Negotiation, Laura Wolf-Powers

Laura Wolf-Powers

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of And Behavior Toward The Visual Retail Environment: Function Of Consumers’ Visual Aesthetic Sensitivity, Sarah Eubanks Wilhoit

Sarah Eubanks Wilhoit

The primary goal of retail environments is to stimulate positive behavior from consumers viewing the fulfilled plan of the designer or architect. This study explores the influence of the consumer trait, visual aesthetic sensitivity, upon the visual aesthetic design features of the store environment and consumer behavior. Treatment of the visual aesthetic design features of the retail environment as an integrated, holistic arrangement demonstrate the dynamic interrelation of the environment and perception as explained by Gestalt theory. Data was collected through traditional survey techniques. Statistical analyses using exploratory factor analysis, ANCOVA, and MANCOVA reveal distinct differences between consumers with high …

Fairmount Greenway - A Community Initative, Leah H. Bamberger, Liliana Carvajal, Mary F. Dehais, Yuanfang Gong, John E. Hulsey, Eric C. Kells, Kimberley Klosterman, Pamela Jo Landi, Adam G. Monroy, Seth A. Morrow, Bryan O'Bara, Jie Su, Arianna Thompson, Owen M. White

Mary Dehais

This studio was based on the Fairmount Greenway that was developed through a series of public meetings with the neighborhood community and with consultants from the firm Crosby, Schlessinger and Smallridge (CSS). The Fairmount Greenway, while drawing its identity from the traditional greenway model is in fact a reinterpretation of an urban greenway. The greenway path follows along both primary and secondary city streets because of the lack of space along the rail right-of-way. The Fairmount Greenway begins at what will be a new station stop at New Market South Bay near Upham’s Corner in northern Dorchester. The greenway follows …

From The Quadrangle To The River: Revitalizing The Heart Of Downtown Springfield, Mary F. Dehais, Yuanfang Gong, John E. Hulsey, Pamela Jo Landi, Adam G. Monroy, Seth A. Morrow, Alexander G. Seib, Jie Su, Kate A. Tooke, Owen M. White, Emily S. Wright, Kuang Xin, Xiao Zhou

Mary Dehais

This studio report explores community service learning in the graduate urban design studio taught in the in Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and instructed by Professor Frank Sleegers. The project will began with a visioning workshop, conducted to engage community members in the shaping of project goals and objectives within the project area of downtown Springfield. These findings were brought to the studio and guided the design process and outcomes. Five design teams developed five alternative master plans for the core area of downtown Springfield with focus on the revitalization of open …

2011 Scholars And Artists Bibliography, Mark Tebeau

Mark Tebeau

This bibliography was created for the annual Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Scholars and Artists Reception, recognizing scholarly and creative achievements of Cleveland State University faculty, staff and emeriti. Mark Tebeau was the guest speaker

A Vision And Method In Studying Abdul-Wahab El-Bayyati Poetry, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.

Prólogo. Nuestras Pobres Ciudades, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq.

Jaime Erazo

Prólogo escrito para el Tomo I de la Colección Hacedores de Ciudades titulado "Políticas de empleo y vivienda en Sudamérica" del Grupo de Trabajo Hábitat Popular e Inclusión Social del Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales. El prólogo da cuenta de las condiciones de los fenómenos urbanos, las acciones de nuestros gobiernos locales y las consecuencias de la combinación de ambos, la pobreza urbana es de interés particular. Son temáticas del prólogo las siguientes: Llegar para ¿qué tener?, La capacidad de los relegados, El 'actuar y tomar' frente al sólo producir, Lo auto, lo hecho y la creación colectiva anónima y …

Prólogo. Dimensiones Del Hábitat Popular Latinoamericano, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Teolinda Bolívar B. Arq.

Jaime Erazo

Prólogo escrito para el Tomo II de la Colección Hacedores de Ciudades titulado "Dimensiones del hábitat popular latinoamericano" del Grupo de Trabajo Hábitat Popular e Inclusión Social del Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales. El Tomo II fue reconocido con el Premio Nacional en la categoría Teoría, Historia y Critica de la Arquitectura, el Urbanismo y el Paisaje, en la XVIII Bienal Panamericana de Arquitectura de Quito.

Prevalence And Risk Of Homelessness Among Us Veterans, Jamison Fargo, Stephen Metraux, Thomas Byrne, Ellen Munley, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Harlan Jones, George Sheldon, Vincent Kane, Dennis P. Culhane

Dennis P. Culhane

Introduction

Understanding the prevalence of and risk for homelessness among veterans is prerequisite to preventing and ending homelessness among this population. Homeless veterans are at higher risk for chronic disease; understanding the dynamics of homelessness among veterans can contribute to our understanding of their health needs.

Methods

We obtained data on demographic characteristics and veteran status for 130,554 homeless people from 7 jurisdictions that provide homelessness services, and for the population living in poverty and the general population from the American Community Survey for those same jurisdictions. We calculated prevalence of veterans in the homeless, poverty, and general populations, and …

Helping L.A.'S Foster Kids Grow Up, Byrne Thomas, Dennis P. Culhane, Stephen Metraux

Dennis P. Culhane

No abstract provided.

Precursors To Planning The Streets Of Los Angeles, California, C 1880-1920, Renia Ehrenfeucht

Renia Ehrenfeucht

No abstract provided.

Recovery In A Shrinking City: Challenges To ‘Rightsizing’ Post-Katrina New Orleans, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Marla Nelson

Renia Ehrenfeucht

No abstract provided.

Sprawl And The Ideology Of Nature, K. Valentine Cadieux

K. Valentine Cadieux