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The Uno Department Of Planning And Urban Studies Was Included In The New Orleans City Business Story “Uno Students Complete Homeownership Program Study.”, Michelle Thompson Dec 2010

The Uno Department Of Planning And Urban Studies Was Included In The New Orleans City Business Story “Uno Students Complete Homeownership Program Study.”, Michelle Thompson

Michelle M. Thompson

No abstract provided.


Néstor García Canclini: Consumers And Citizens: Globalization And Multicultural Conflicts, A Review, George Yudice Jan 2010

Néstor García Canclini: Consumers And Citizens: Globalization And Multicultural Conflicts, A Review, George Yudice

George Yúdice

No abstract provided.


Nuevos Modelos De Producción Y Distribución, George Yudice Dec 2009

Nuevos Modelos De Producción Y Distribución, George Yudice

George Yúdice

No abstract provided.


Implementing Cultural Rights And Diversity Requires Newsworthiness, Citizen Intereest, And Political Will, George Yudice Dec 2009

Implementing Cultural Rights And Diversity Requires Newsworthiness, Citizen Intereest, And Political Will, George Yudice

George Yúdice

No abstract provided.


Trust, Preparation And Transparency: Negotiating Roles In Youth-Adult Partnerships, L. Ross, T.J. Downs, R. Dezan, A. Tejani, Kate Lowe Dec 2009

Trust, Preparation And Transparency: Negotiating Roles In Youth-Adult Partnerships, L. Ross, T.J. Downs, R. Dezan, A. Tejani, Kate Lowe

Kate Lowe, PhD

No abstract provided.


Activist Intellectuals In A Wired World, George Yudice Dec 2009

Activist Intellectuals In A Wired World, George Yudice

George Yúdice

No abstract provided.


Derechos Culturales, George Yudice Dec 2009

Derechos Culturales, George Yudice

George Yúdice

No abstract provided.


Planning Urban Sidewalks: Infrastructure, Daily Life, And Destinations, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris Dec 2009

Planning Urban Sidewalks: Infrastructure, Daily Life, And Destinations, Renia Ehrenfeucht, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris

Renia Ehrenfeucht

Sidewalks have become important to diverse planning concerns that range from walking for health and transportation to economic development, recreation and environment improvement. Given their multiple roles in rapidly changing cities, this paper asks ’how should we plan sidewalks?’ We contend that planners can create better cities for more people by reconsidering three facets of sidewalk planning: sidewalks as infrastructure, sidewalks as spaces of everyday life, and sidewalks as leisure destinations. The objective is to build quality infrastructure and more adaptable spaces throughout the city


Sprawl In Canada And The United States, Michael E. Lewyn Dec 2009

Sprawl In Canada And The United States, Michael E. Lewyn

Michael E Lewyn

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain (1) whether suburban sprawl is as widespread in Canadian metropolitan areas as in their American counterparts, and (2) whether Canadian government policies, and in particular Canadian municipal land use and transportation policies, encourage sprawl. The thesis concludes that sprawl is less widespread in two respects. First, Canadian central cities have not declined to the same extent as American central cities. Second, urban and suburban Canadians are less dependent on automobiles than are Americans. The thesis goes on to point out that in Canada, as in the United States, government land use and …