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La Violencia Fronteriza Requiere Políticas Específicas Con Acuerdos Amplios, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El Ecuador no ha contado con una política criminal explicita, manifestada en un Plan Nacional reconocido socialmente y legitimado políticamente. No obstante, durante estos últimos años han existido intentos por diseñarlo, tomando en cuenta tres dimensiones importantes, primero, que se lo considere más allá del binomio delito-pena, segundo, que en su diseño y práctica deban participar un conjunto de instituciones, y tercero, que su estrategia pueda ser sostenida en el tiempo como política de Estado.

Sky-Field: A Vertical Farming Solution For Urban New York, Justin White

Architecture Theses

Farming has not changed significantly in thousands of years. We still go about blanketing the ground with acres and acres of crops far away from the people who eat it. “We now have to talk and bring the green movement into our food supply. We will find a place in NY to do this,” states Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President. The concept is to design a vertical farm tower which will feed thousands of local residents, allowing them cheaper, organic, disease-free crops. The supply structure of the agricultural industry needs a big change. It is no longer becoming economical due …

Accessible Architecture: Creating Possibilities For Adults With Cerebral Palsy, Caitlin M. Mayo

Architecture Theses

This project is an assisted residence and day facility for adult with cerebral palsy. It includes facilities for education, recreation, dining, community activities, administration and housing. The design was created with wheelchair bound in mind.

Islamic Architecture Of Mosques In The Town Of Vushtrri And Its Surrounding, Sami Isufi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Business Tower, Florim Krasniqi

Theses and Dissertations

The structure of the city should be the central compact development with greater direction towards the southeast and southwest. In this I’m led urban development schemes should offer compact structure. Should provide a boulevard which will be associated with radical roads some of which exist which will be fundamental element of structure that must be rings associated with creating, new urban space which will be planned around the high buildings with parking space to open. Areas of residence or a modern metropolis Pristine must have a different territorial walk according to natural conditions and existing conditions. This should corresponding territorial …

A Solution To Seismic Bracing Restrictions, John W. Lawson

Architectural Engineering

No abstract provided.

Identification Of Physical Changes To A Steel Frame, Daniel Eric Means

Master's Theses

The thesis utilized physical testing and computer modeling to determine the feasibility of identifying a change to the mass or stiffness of a steel frame. Physical testing was performed using an accelerometer, linear shaker, and arbitrary function generator. Two methods of laboratory testing were developed: ambient vibration testing (AVT) and forced vibration testing (FVT). AVT was able to preliminarily identify the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the frame. FVT was able to precisely identify four distinct natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping ratios. The baseline frame then underwent two physical changes: the addition of mass to its roof, and …

E-Perspective 1 February 2010, College Of Architecture And Design

E-Perspective

No abstract provided.

The North Broadway Redevelopment Plan, Scott Kaiser

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Breaking The Mould 4 : Condensation Risk Analysis – The Standards And The Issues, Joseph Little

Articles

The ‘Breaking the Mould’ series of articles was written to explore the range of issues associated with upgrading single leaf walls with a focus on occupant and building health as much as energy, just as the Home Energy Saving Scheme was launched. A year on from the first article the need for greater understanding and clear guidance for the Industry is greater than ever. This is because the Government’s ‘Energy Demand Reduction Target’ (EDRT), under the 2006 EU ‘Energy Services Directive’, is bringing energy utilities (e.g. ESB, Bord Gáis) into the refurbishment market.

Chains And Ladders: Exploring The Opportunities For Workforce Development And Poverty Reduction In The Hospital Sector, Laura Wolf-Powers, Marla Nelson

Laura Wolf-Powers

In this article, the authors investigate the potential of hospitals to offer low- and semiskilled workers employment and advancement options. This study uses the job chains approach to measuring economic development impacts devised by Persky, Felsenstein, and Carlson to compare hospitals with three other industries highly concentrated in central cities and examines the practical challenges facing workforce development professionals. The findings suggest that growth in hospital employment has the potential to outstrip the impact of growth in accommodations, legal services, and securities and commodities on the well-being of low-income workers and should prompt economic development practitioners to take the sector …

Safe Haven Infant Protection : Incidence Of Use And Characteristics Of Surrendered Infants And Relinquishing Users, Sallie Anne Porter

Dissertations

Background: Safe Haven Infant Protection (SHIP) laws are variously-titled state-level laws that permit infants to be surrendered to designated persons and/or places in a generally anonymous fashion with prescribed limits on prosecution.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the number of infants surrendered under SHIP laws in the United States, detail the characteristics of surrendered Safe Haven (SH) infants and relinquishing users, and directly compare the SH infant/relinquishing user population and the discarded infant/discarding mother populations.

Methods: Non-profit reports and communications, government documents and communications, and media reports provided the basis of the national SH estimate. Data …

Tune In: Berklee College Of Music, Center For Music Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, Nicholas Proto

Architecture Theses

The design proposal is a center for music technology for the Berklee College of Music. The technology of music will blend with the technology of design to create a new, different place. The concept is to develop generative proposals that break the norms of “everyday life” through the creation of digital tools and processes. The ability to “disrupt someone’s lifestyle” is not done out of negative intentions, but to inspire one to break out and experience something new and exciting. Digital technologies enhance the process to provide key information in order to design and construct.

Urban Form In Europe And America, Pietro S. Nivola

Brookings Scholar Lecture Series

Why do America's cities sprawl whereas European cities remain comparatively compact, and what difference do the patterns of urban development make? Pietro Nivola, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, addresses these questions. Nivola examines two kinds of determinants of urban form: (1) market forces, including those influenced by geography, demographics, and technological change, and (2) public policies shaping national transportation systems, tax policy, educational institutions, and more. He also discusses the implications of the different cityscapes for energy consumption.

Cook, Matthew Allen (Mss 302), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 302. Matthew Allen Cook's drawings of some architectural elements of the Centre Family Dwelling, South Union, Kentucky. Includes dimensions and details of fireplaces, doors, windows, built-in cupboards, chair rails, and peg rails; also floor plans.

Manifest Greatness The Final Original Version By Emmanuel Mario B Santos Aka Marc Guerrero, Emmanuel Mario B. Santos Aka Marc Guerrero

Emmanuel Mario B Santos aka Marc Guerrero

MANIFEST GREATNESS vf24jan2010 WE COME TOGETHER THERE OUGHT TO BE NO POOR WE TAKE CHARGE.

Economía De Frontera Y Violencia Fronteriza, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La economía de frontera integra dos o más economías asimétricas por ser funcionales entre sí.

En la frontera norte ecuatoriana, se ha instalado con fuerza una paradoja: existe un auge de la economía fronteriza que está produciendo un desarrollo de fuertes inequidades, inmigración poblacional y crecimiento de violencia. O sea que hay una atracción poblacional que minimiza el alto riesgo para la vida gracias al crecimiento económico.

Este hecho se sustenta en los cambios funcionales de las fronteras: de espacio de encuentro de los Estados a plataformas de proyección internacional de economías poderosas. En la frontera Ecuador-Colombia, se suman las …

The Ocular Orientation Center: Using The Built Environment As A Means Of Wayfinding, Kara Lane Smolca

Architecture Theses

WAYFINDING encompasses all of the ways in which people orient themselves in a physical space and navigating from place to place. The idea that the built environment can provide a means to WAYFIND suggests that architecture must be more than an iconic image. It must be enhance all of the senses in order to lead the way for those needing direction. The OOC provides a place for the Blind and visually impaired to learn about eye care as well as interact with those experiencing the same difficulties and life changes. The center concentrates the shared experiences and places where socialization …

Pico Y Placa, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

En diciembre los problemas estructurales del transporte urbano de Quito se evidencian de manera significativa; debido a las fiestas aniversarias de la ciudad, a las navidades y al cambio de año. Muchas de estas actividades estacionales significan un cambio en el uso del espacio público y un incremento de la utilización del parque automotor. A ello se suma un problema coyuntural: la crisis energética que produjo problemas en el sistema de semaforización, en la iluminación y en el abastecimiento del trolebús.

Frente a esta realidad se tuvo una demanda creciente de la población canalizada por los medios de comunicación, las …

Estimation Of Flight Delay Costs For U.S. Domestic Air Passengers, Hojong Baik, Tao Li, Naveen K. Chintapudi

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Evaluating the economic value of flight delays has always been a keen interest of research groups as well as of federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA. However, because of the complexity of the question as well as the incompleteness of available data sets, the estimation of flight delay costs is considered a challenging task in practice. This paper presents a method for estimating domestic air passengers' delay costs incurred by flight delays in U.S. airports. a unique feature of the method is that the costs incurred by flight delays relative to the original flight schedules …