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Artículo Político Campaña Electoral 2011, Pablo Rosser

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Artículo de opinión del autor, como miembro del PSOE en Alicante.

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

Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Studio and Student Research and Creative Activity

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 …

Preservation Ethics In The Case Of Nebraska’S Nationally Registered Historic Properties, Darren Michael Adams

Department of Geography: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This dissertation focuses on the National Register of Historic Places and considers the geographical implications of valuing particular historic sites over others. Certain historical sites will either gain or lose desirability from one era to the next, this dissertation identifies and explains three unique preservation ethical eras, and it maps the sites which were selected during those eras. These eras are the Settlement Era (1966 – 1975), the Commercial Architecture Era (1976 – 1991), and the Progressive Planning Era (1992 – 2010). The findings show that transformations in the program included an early phase when state authorities listed historical resources …

British Civic Architecture In The United States Of The Ionian Islands, Nicholas Patricios

Nicholas Patricios

On 5th November 1815 the United States of the Ionian Islands was established under British protection through signature of the Treaty of Paris. British Residents were subsequently stationed on each of the seven Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece as governors of each Island. During the Protectorate period, 1815-1864, the Residents carried out numerous public works from public buildings and structures to roads and harbors. The most prolific Resident was Charles Napier in Kefalonia. The civic architectural style of the public buildings and structures designed by British architects and engineers was inevitably Neo-Classical, ironically a new style for …

Identifying Cultural Attitudes And Values In Community Landscapes, Elizabeth Brabec

Elizabeth Brabec

Understanding culture and its attitudes and values towards space, place and nature is a critical aspect in determining appropriate approaches to a wide variety of planning actions. Actions such as gaining support for protected areas, designing new developments, and integrating tourism facilities in existing communities all depend on an understanding of cultural norms and values for their success. But understanding the relationship between cultural attitudes and culturally defined space can be difficult, falling prey to the observer’s own cultural norms and biases. This project uses a method based on individual interviews and expert observation of physical traces, to develop an …

Revealing Iberian Woodcraft: Conserved Wooden Artefacts From South-East Spain, Pablo Rosser

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Yolanda Carrion & Pablo Rosser Six wells at Tossal de les Basses in Spain captured a large assemblage of Iberian woodworking debris. The authors’ analysis distinguishes a wide variety of boxes, handles, staves, pegs and joinery made in different and appropriate types of wood, some – like cypress – imported from some distance away. We have here a glimpse of a sophisticated and little known industry of the fourth century BC.

Comprehensive Academic And Classroom Facilities Plan, Joel Nordberg, Alex Wing, Jeff Funovits, Emily Blaze, Jenna Beltram, Ann Storer, Bryan Harvey, Ludmilla D. Pavlova-Gillham

Campus Planning Books

In 2009 UMass Amherst, under the direction of Chancellor Robert Holub, engaged in a Framework for Excellence initiative and a commitment to elevate the national profile of the institution. The Framework for Excellence called for the recruitment of 250 additional faculty and an increase of 2,500 undergraduate students over the next 10 years. More space and improved, state-of-the-arts facilities was recognized as key in attracting and retaining the highest caliber faculty and students.

The Comprehensive Academic and Classroom Facilities Plan was funded by the MA Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM), which hired Burt Hill to initiate an …

Fragmentación Urbana. El Caso De Quito, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Oscar R. Ospina Pol.

Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa

El presente artículo es un resumen de una investigación más extensa realizada por los autores. Como corresponde a un trabajo académico, tienen numerosas y rigurosas referencias a las fuentes de las que se han tomado ideas o informaciones, cuya inclusión en el artículo haría que éste tuviera una extensión y una lectura incompatibles con el carácter de Vivienda Popular.

Enhancement Plan For Downtown Cayucos, Ca, Rachelle Sarai Sneh Lopez

Master's Theses

An area can be torn by the competition between the preservation of its character and the desire for new development. Cayucos’ downtown area is recognized by both residents and visitors as a special place with a strong, small, coastal town feel. However, issues such as accessibility, public amenities, parking, maintenance, and general development needs have to be dealt with. This thesis deals with the issue of how to plan for change while maintaining the character of Cayucos, and presents an enhancement plan proposal for its downtown. The development of this plan was based on a research-based design methodology, which included …

Land Conservation And Land Use In New England: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities, Amanda Loomis, Tom Devine, Andrea Small, Brittany Howard, Brett Richardson, Stephanie Dulac

Land Conservation

Sprawling development patterns accelerated across the New England landscape in the last three decades and consumed the region‘s forests, farms, and open spaces at an unprecedented rate. New England‘ers in all six states formed land trusts, supported statewide conservation organizations, and collaborated with state and federal partners to protect some of their most-prized recreation lands, wildlife habitats, and working lands. The current economic recession has slowed development pressures across the region and offers an opportunity to build on recent successes. The time is right to plan a coordinated New England conservation strategy that protects and links the region‘s natural assets. …

South Burlington Vt: New Urbanist South Village, Jack Kartez, Richard Barringer

Planning

The 220 acre master plan for South Village, the largest project in the City of South Burlington’s history, encompasses multiple housing types and innovative provisions for affordable housing. It integrates housing with open space and natural resource conservation, including a major Community Supported Agriculture project developed by a nonprofit partner, the Intervale Foundation. While not a mixed-use project (that is, commercial as well as residential development), South Village nonetheless represents a qualitative change in approach for South Burlington by incorporating large-scale open space preservation as part of development and multiple housing-types in one project. The case study recounts events leading …

An Assessment Of Natural Resources Management Conflicts In The Working Landscapes Of Mediterranean Turkey (Turkiye): Koprulu Kanyon National Park, Nedim Kemer

Open Access Dissertations

Environmental conservation and natural resources management are critical global issues of the 21st century. The management of protected public lands emerges as a challenge particularly in developing countries because of the biophysical and socio-cultural importance of these lands. These lands are often referred to as 'working landscapes' where the natural systems and the collective actions of local residents have shaped one another in well-balanced interactions for generations. The working landscapes of the Köprülü Kanyon National Park (KKNP) in Turkey have provided the case study for this dissertation. Eleven villages exist within the park with a total of approximately 7,100 residents. …

La Accesibilidad En Centros Históricos / Accesibility In Historic Centres, Yanet Lezama-López

Yanet Lezama-López

A través de una revisión crítica de la teoría y la práctica de la planificación urbana predominante en México, basada en el paradigma del movimiento modernista o lecorbusiano desde el Siglo XX, el artículo presenta elementos teóricos (principios o cualidades y aspectos del diseño urbano) que facilitan tanto el establecimiento de indicadores para el análisis, evaluación y manejo de los paisajes históricos construidos (PHCs), como la comprensión de su accesibilidad desde la perspectiva de la calidad del entorno urbano. Por cuanto a la accesibilidad (física, social y visual), esta se mejora si los entornos urbanos son diseñados respondiendo a esas …

Dolarización Y Generación De Vivienda Formal: Su Lectura En Ecuador, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Oscar R. Ospina Pol.

Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa

El sector inmobiliario, como proceso que articula la producción y circulación del espacio edificado urbano, se constituye en uno de los reflejos más inmediatos de las transformaciones económicas y espaciales que experimentan las ciudades. Precisamente las dinámicas coyunturales de estabilidad y confianza, generadas por la dolarización de la economía ecuatoriana a principios del presente siglo, dinamizaron procesos de inversión, los cuales, asociados a lógicas tradicionales de renta, recursos descongelados del sistema financiero y capitales retornados del exterior, se orientaron a la adquisición de bienes raíces en un contexto de especulación, incremento de rentas percibidas por alquileres y altos índices de …

Inter/Secciones Urbanas: Origen Y Contexto En América Latina, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq.

Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa

La ciudad y sus habitantes han sido un tema recurrente en literatura. Profundas descripciones no solo del entorno urbano, sino de la hondura psicológica de quienes habitan lo urbano, construyen ciudades de ficción textual para nada alejadas de la realidad latinoamericana: Macondo, Comala, Lima, Quito, Guayaquil y muchas ciudades más han sido escenario de múltiples obras literarias que muestran esas complejas inter/secciones urbanas, sociales, económicas y culturales de las que habla esta selección de artículos académicos. En las ciudades, hay tópicos que unen, rompen y originan acciones o hechos causales en lo urbano; aquí algunas de ellas: Han transcurrido casi …

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.

Cuidemos Juntos El Centro Histórico. La Exposición De Ciencia Y Tecnología Del Estado De Querétaro Y La Participación Del Instituto Nacional De Antropología E Historia (Inah)/ Let’S Take Care Of The Historic Centre. The Participation Of The National Anthropology And History Institute At The Science And Technology Exhibition Of The State Of Querétaro, Yanet Lezama-López

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El artículo describe el ejercicio interactivo que el Centro INAH Querétaro presentó en la Exposición de Ciencia y la Tecnología en septiembre de 2008. Utilizando una maqueta y rompecabezas tridimensionales de las tipologías edilicias del centro histórico de Santiago de Querétaro, se transmitió a aproximadamente 1400 infantes de 4 a 12 años de edad qué es el patrimonio cultural edificado y cómo ellos pueden contribuir a su conservación y mejora.

The paper describes the interactive exercise that INAH’s Querétaro Centre presented at the Science and Technology Exhibition in September 2008. Nearly 1400 children between four to twelve years old learned …

Santiago De Querétaro, Ciudad Dispersa Y Fragmentada ¿Un Futuro Sostenible? / Santiago De Querétaro, A Fragmented And Sprawl City. A Sustainable Future?, Yanet Lezama-López

Yanet Lezama-López

A través de una revisión crítica de la teoría y práctica de la planificación urbana predominante en México, basada el paradigma del movimiento modernista o lecorbusiano desde el Siglo XX, esta ponencia toma como estudio de caso la ciudad de Santiago de Querétaro para mostrar cómo este paradigma, sumado a la discrecionalidad que ejercen las autoridades locales responsables de su planificación urbana, la han convertido en una ciudad en dónde el interés público se ha subordinado al de los agentes privados. Esto se evidencia en el modelo de ciudad “dispersa”, de bajas densidades, y al mismo tiempo fragmentada, en dónde …

Conflict And Cultural Heritage Production Processes: The Case Of Coyoacán/ El Conflicto En Los Procesos De Producción Del Patrimonio Cultural Unpublished Phd Thesis. Joint Centre For Urban Design. Jcud. Oxford Brookes University, Yanet Lezama-López

Yanet Lezama-López

Abstract of the PhD thesis carried out at the Joint Centre For Urban Design, Oxford Brookes Univiersity. Director of Studies: Professor Ian BentlyResumen de la tesis doctoral (PhD) en Diseño Urbano realizada en el Centro Adjunto de Diseño Urbano, en la Universidad de Oxford Brookes, bajo la supervisión del Profesor Ian Bentley

Ciudad Afuera, Mercado Al Centro, Vivienda Adentro, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Oscar R. Ospina Pol.

Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa

Son diversos los motivos que provocan cambios de contenido en la composición de las ciudades; éstos dan lugar a nuevos protagonismos y a nuevos fines, ambos de distinta índole. Los cambios son integradores, cuando los hechos (procesos y consecuencias) socioeconómicos, culturales, urbanos, entre otros, son visibles dentro del marco global (efectos en red) y del característico de cada urbe. Son históricos, cuando estos hechos se acaban y el fin de la ciudad como entidad de algo, termina. Son resientes, cuando son acciones de ir hacia adelante y el inicio de la ciudad como entidad de algo, empieza. Y los cambios …

Portland Me: Affordable Housing V. Open Space, Patrick Wright, Brett Richardson, Richard Barringer

Planning

Amid an acknowledged “affordable housing crisis”, a first-time developer approaches the City to release part of a tax-acquired property, promising a smart-growth development that would provide sorely needed starter homes for working families. The case highlights the complications of balancing competing interests in Portland ME. It shows where rational planning fails in the presence of strong neighborhood opposition, a disjointed city staff structure, and the absence of political will among City Councilors. It highlights the need for champions within local government when a project evokes competing interests. It demonstrates the extent to which “words matter” to policy outcomes, and who …

Brunswick Me: De-Militarizing The Bnas, Anne Holland, Brett Richardson, Richard Barringer

Planning

Closure of the Brunswick Naval Air Station in 2011 will have profound economic impacts on the entire mid-coast Maine region of Maine, with an estimated loss of 6,500 jobs and $330 million annual income. Throughout the Base Realignment and Closure process, Brunswick, the region, and the State of Maine followed federal rules and developed the federally-funded Brunswick Local Redevelopment Authority (BLRA) to plan for reuse of the 3300 acre base. In its planning process, the BLRA adhered to a number of well thought-out Guiding Principles, including the use of extensive public participation and the consideration of “smart growth” principles and …

Las Políticas Públicas Para La Conservación Del Centro Histórico De Santiago De Querétaro, Qro. (2004-2006): Una Visión Desde La Perspectiva De Su Conservación Integrada / Pubic Policies For The Conservation Of The Historic Centre Of Santiago De Queretaro (2004-2006) : A View From Its Integrated Conservation, Yanet Lezama-López

Yanet Lezama-López

Tomando como base dos de los paradigmas presentes en la práctica de la conservación (Ashworth, 1994): la preservación -de todo lo preservable- y el heritage, el patrimonio es considerado una mercancía que se selecciona, empaca y vende con fines meramente comerciales, esta ponencia presenta, desde la perspectiva del diseño urbano contemporáneo, los principios de la conservación integrada de paisajes históricos construidos propuestos por la autora (Lezama-López, 2005) para el contexto mexicano. En 2004 la autoridad municipal asume la responsabilidad de elaborar un Programa de Manejo para la Zona de Monumentos Históricos de la ciudad de Santiago de Querétaro, conocida también …

Seis Mil Años De Historia De Alicante: El Tossal De Les Basses., Pablo Rosser

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Catálogo de la exposición Seis mil años de historia de Alicante, realizada en el edificio anexo a los Pozos de Garrigós, Alicante, en donde se mostraban y explicaban las distintas culturas que se asentaron en este yacimiento, el más antiguo e importante de Alicante.

The Application Of British Neoclassical Design Principles: The Greek Island Of Kefalonia, Nicholas Patricios

Nicholas Patricios

A fascinating example of taking available designs and then engaging in the act of designing new designs is the application of the British Neoclassical architectural style to new buildings in the Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece. This occurred when Britain occupied these Islands in 1809 which then received independent status in 1815 under the British crown. It is ironical that the country that created classical architecture had neoclassical architecture introduced from the outside. The largest of the Ionian Islands, Kefalonia, provides an insightful case of the application of British neoclassical design principles to new civic buildings and …

El Patrimonio Cultural De La Ciudad De Alicante: Avance Para Un Catálogo. Bienes Inmuebles., Pablo Rosser

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Primer avance de fichas patrimoniales sobre el patrimonio cultural de Alicante, en su aspecto de Bienes inmuebles.

The Re-Emergence Of Traditional Architecture In Greece: Kefalonia And Ithaka, Nicholas Patricios

Nicholas Patricios

The interest in antiquities in Greece began after the conclusion of the revolution that led to independence of the country in 1832. A brief history of the legislation to protect the country’s architectural heritage is traced up to the historic landmark law of 2002 that defined the concept of cultural heritage and the re-organization of government departments to achieve the law’s objectives. Beginning in the 1920s and parallel with the protection of antiquities a movement to preserve Greek vernacular architecture was undertaken that was recognized in the landmark law of 1978. The application of the laws of protection and preservation …

Las Políticas De Planeación De Usos Del Suelo Y La Conservación Integrada De Las Zonas De Monumentos Históricos (Zmhs) / Land Use Policies And The Integrated Conservation Of The Historical Monuments Zones, Yanet Lezama-López

Yanet Lezama-López

Los usos de suelo desempeñan un papel crucial para la conservación de zonas de monumentos históricos (ZMHs). Pese a que el INAH es la entidad federal responsable de la conservación del patrimonio cultural, entre otras funciones sustantivas, la ley otorga la facultad de la planeación y diseño de la distribución de usos del suelo a la autoridad central en el Distrito Federal (SEDUVI) y a la local en los estados (a los municipios). El control y la expedición de licencias de usos del suelo se ejercen también localmente, las delegaciones y municipios, respectivamente. Hoy es bien sabido que la habitabilidad …

South Kingstown Ri: New Zoning For An Historic Mill, Maggie Jones, Richard Barringer

Planning

The village of Peace Dale in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, developed around several mills that commenced operations in the 1800s. One mill, known as the Palisades, is still partially active and in excellent condition, but much of its square footage is unutilized. A citizens’ group of artists and business people joined with the mill owners and the town of South Kingstown to develop new zoning regulations to make more flexible the permitted uses for the mill site. The proposed zoning will allow the mill complex to feature a mix of retail, residential, and manufacturing uses, while preserving …

Changing Maine, 1960-2010: Teaching Guide, Richard Barringer, New England Environmental Finance Center

Maine History & Policy Development

Unlike forty years ago, none of us is now certain what the future holds for Maine – except that it will be different. Maine has been transformed by the events of the recent decades. We have come into a new world, a new time – a new historical era, if you will. This new era, like previous eras in Maine history, will require of us new ways of thinking, new ways of understanding, new ways of organizing ourselves as a community of people, if the values and culture we share and cherish are to endure and flourish.