The University Greening Movement: Is Carbon Neutrality Enough To Avert A Climate Crisis?,
2019
Fordham University
The University Greening Movement: Is Carbon Neutrality Enough To Avert A Climate Crisis?, Sean R. Finlay
Student Theses 2015-Present
Because of the impact that educational institutions have on the intellect of the American youth, universities play a crucial role in our nation’s path towards sustainability because of their ability to guide educational focus toward the well-being of the environment. Through a unified movement among these institutions called the “University Greening Movement”, or UGM, campuses are utilizing current technological breakthroughs to their advantage by implementing them into the structures and foundations of their campuses to reduce and even eliminate carbon emissions. However, as monumental as these technological advancements and this movement has been, the question arises of whether or not …
Book Review: Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into The Heart Of America,
2019
Providence College
Book Review: Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey Into The Heart Of America, Keith Morton
eJournal of Public Affairs
Book review of James and Deborah Fallows, Our towns: a 100,000 mile journey into the heart of America
Rideshare Issues And Implications For Curb Management,
2019
University of Texas at Arlington
Rideshare Issues And Implications For Curb Management, Brandon Leonard Utterback
Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive
As autonomous vehicles continue to prove themselves on our roads today, a look at the considerations of implementation will be necessary. The potential for rethinking our infrastructure requirements, as a result of this new technology, could be a significant benefit to everyday life in terms of safety, congestion, and travel behavior. We must also consider the potential impact on the environment, which is often overlooked. If automobile infrastructure such as roads and parking lots are reduced in urban areas, how will this rediscovered urban space be used? How will planners, designers, and policymakers adapt our infrastructure needs when less pressure …
Mechanical Connection For Concrete Structures,
2019
Omaha , NE
Mechanical Connection For Concrete Structures, George Morcous, Raed Tawadrous
Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Faculty Publications
A system and method for connecting precast concrete structures includes anchoring a sleeve within a pocket formed in one of the concrete structures , and placing the concrete structures in contact with one another such that the pocket is diposed around a protruding end of a shear connector embedded in the other concrete structure . A bridge is inserted around the protruding end of the shear connector and a fastener is installed onto the protruding end of the shear connector to engage the bridge and urge the bridge in abutting relation with a lip of the sleeve . The pocket …
Crazy Rich Karachi — Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold,
2019
Institute of Business Administration
Crazy Rich Karachi — Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold, Murtaza Irfan Ali
MSJ Capstone Projects
Karachi happens to be Pakistan’s economic powerhouse but the irony is it never received its fair share of development. Which is why, to this day, I have no clue where to park, when I visit the southern district of the city. The random and sporadic parking has costed me with a hundred scratches and 2 pairs of side-view mirrors during the course of a year. So to find exactly where I could safely and “legally” park, I set out to find some answers.
Engendering Houses: The Topological Conception Of Gender Pioneered By Stephen And Christine Hugh-Jones,
2019
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
Engendering Houses: The Topological Conception Of Gender Pioneered By Stephen And Christine Hugh-Jones, Klaus Hamberger
Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America
Stephen and Christine Hugh-Jones were the first anthropologists not only to demonstrate that the gender value of places and directions depends on the frame of reference and the point of view but to turn this insight into a fruitful principle on which to base transformational analysis. By analyzing the metamorphoses of gender brought about by changes of perspective or scale, they have brought to light the spatial character of the gender concept. As their examinations of Barasana architecture, ritual performance, and domestic work have shown, the relativity of gender is at its core an aspect of the relativity of space. …
A Bridge Between Earth & Sky: How The Natural World Shaped The Civilizations Of Ancient And Early-Modern Persia,
2019
James Madison University
A Bridge Between Earth & Sky: How The Natural World Shaped The Civilizations Of Ancient And Early-Modern Persia, Sophia Cabana
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
This project seeks to investigate the ways in which nature shaped the culture of ancient Persia through technology, architecture, agriculture, and art. Furthermore, this project investigates how the symbols and mentalities of ancient Persia were carried forward into the early-modern period. Achaemenid Persia and Babylon are studied as societies which influenced one another and combined to create the foundation of Persian culture as it is currently understood, which then combined in later centuries with other Middle Eastern and Central Asian cultural movements to produce the Safavid and Mughal Empires. The Safavids and Mughals imitated and revived Persian culture in order …
The Relationship Between Separated Bicycle Lanes And Bicycle Crashes In Denver, Colorado,
2019
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The Relationship Between Separated Bicycle Lanes And Bicycle Crashes In Denver, Colorado, Wonsun Chang
Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses
Cyclists feel more comfortable when they ride in a bike facility separated from traffic. Therefore, cyclists tend to prefer separated bicycle lanes over other lanes. It follows that cities are increasing the installation of separated bicycle lanes for bicycle utilization and bicycle safety. However, previous research has proven that separated bicycle lanes cause more crashes. Through empirical study, this paper examined the impact of both separated bicycle facilities and shared roads on bicycle crashes and which is safer or dangerous among methods of the separation. This study deals with bicycle accidents in Denver from 2013 to 2019. This research creates …
Forensic Investigation Of Building Failure – The Harbour Cay Condominium Disaster,
2019
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Forensic Investigation Of Building Failure – The Harbour Cay Condominium Disaster, John Airis
Publications and Research
When a building suffers collapse, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is tasked with conducting an investigation into the cause. Often OSHA will request technical assistance from the National Institute for Standards and Technology to assist in the forensic technical aspects determining a most probable cause. This forensic effort entails many actions. The Harbour Cay Condominium disaster occurred on March 28, 1981 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. It was a total collapse of a five story reinforced concrete structure during the last stage of roof construction, resulting in 11 deaths and 24 injuries. The investigation report revealed structural design …
Saving Software And Using Emulation To Reproduce Computationally Dependent Research Results,
2019
Yale University
Saving Software And Using Emulation To Reproduce Computationally Dependent Research Results, Euan Cochrane, Limor Peer, Ethan Gates, Seth Anderson
Yale Day of Data
Using digital data necessarily involves software. How do institutions think about software in the context of the long-term usability of their data assets? How do they address usability challenges uniquely posed by software such as, license restrictions, legacy software, code rot, and dependencies? These questions are germane to the agenda set forth by the FAIR principles. At Yale University, a team in the Library is looking into the application of a novel approach to emulation as a potential solution. In this presentation, we will outline the work of the Emulation as a Service Infrastructure (EaaSI) program, discuss our plans for …
Developing A Computational Framework For A Construction Scheduling Decision Support Web Based Expert System,
2019
University of Southern Mississippi
Developing A Computational Framework For A Construction Scheduling Decision Support Web Based Expert System, Feroz Ahmed
Dissertations
Decision-making is one of the basic cognitive processes of human behaviors by which a preferred option or a course of action is chosen from among a set of alternatives based on certain criteria. Decision-making is the thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options. When trying to make a good decision, all the positives and negatives of each option should be evaluated. This decision-making process is particularly challenging during the preparation of a construction schedule, where it is difficult for a human to analyze all possible outcomes of each and every situation because, construction of a project …
Managing The Effects Of Wireless Sensors On Vehicle Ad Hoc Network (Vanet) Safety,
2019
Indiana State University
Managing The Effects Of Wireless Sensors On Vehicle Ad Hoc Network (Vanet) Safety, Melvin Hayes
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This paper proposes to conduct research on the vehicular ad hoc networks (VANET) area of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) with a focus on investigating safety methods that will significantly reduce passenger vehicle collisions which ultimately will help to save lives and reduce property losses. Key areas of this ITS research will include highway infrastructure or wireless sensor networks (WSN) to the cloud (web service) and the cloud (web service) to highway infrastructure or wireless sensor network (WSN). In turn, the cloud (web service) will communicate with passenger vehicles as components of a highway infrastructure (WSN) to vehicle (I2V) systems and …
Effectiveness Of Campusclarity By Everfi’S Sexual Harassment Prevention Program On Victimization Rates,
2019
Indiana State University
Effectiveness Of Campusclarity By Everfi’S Sexual Harassment Prevention Program On Victimization Rates, Harold Leon Seifers Iii
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between the number of reported incidences of rape and stalking on college campuses and campuses that utilize CampusClarity by EVERFI as an educational tool to “reduce risky student behavior and prevent sexual assault on your campus.” The study investigated the relationship between the dependent variables, incidences of rape and stalking, versus the independent variables: partnership, men’s population, women’s population, on-campus drug crime, on-campus alcohol crime, on-campus domestic violence, and on-campus dating violence. The 11,181 campuses that report crime data required by the Clery Act were included as …
The Bridge Newsletter Winter 2019,
2019
Missouri University of Science and Technology
The Bridge Newsletter Winter 2019, Missouri University Of Science And Technology
The Bridge Newsletter
-Dehghani joins S&T
-Life after death of solar panels
-Civil engineering senior studies in Hong Kong
-Planning for future climate changes in the Artic
The Design Of Tiny Homes And Their Significance To Simplistic Living,
2019
East Tennessee State University
The Design Of Tiny Homes And Their Significance To Simplistic Living, Monica Garcia-Guzman
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This research examines the design of tiny homes and the importance they play in the lives of those that would usually have not been able to afford a house. The research will also focus on designing a tiny home with the use of design software to fully understand the extent of the characteristics of a tiny home. The design of these small dwellings, usually about 400-500 square feet, allows for a minimalist lifestyle that can be very low cost. The same materials that are used in traditional constructed homes are used for tiny homes because it makes them more durable …
Lost In Translation? Assessing The Intercultural Sensitivity Levels Of Planners In The Dallas- Fort Worth Area,
2019
University of Texas at Arlington
Lost In Translation? Assessing The Intercultural Sensitivity Levels Of Planners In The Dallas- Fort Worth Area, Eihua Corinne Olivia Shaw
Planning Dissertations - Archive
The inclusion of minorities in the public participation process is one of the greatest challenges within the field of planning. However, the political structures around public participation make it difficult for practitioners to respond to the challenges and needs of an increasing number of cultural minority groups in urban regions. Scholars have advised planners to be more sensitive to the needs of minorities, but there are no tools in the planning field to evaluate cultural sensitivity in practice. This dissertation examines public participation related to intercultural sensitivity. In particular, this research adds to a better understanding of the role of …
Planning Practices For The Public Mental Health,
2019
University of Texas at Arlington
Planning Practices For The Public Mental Health, Kaitlin A. Mcbride
Planning Theses - Archive
The rapid urbanization taking place in the 21st century poses its own unique set of public health concerns. In addition to changing lifestyles around the world, mental illness rates are higher in our cities. While the conversations surrounding public health usually focus on the physical, mental health has an equal impact on the overall wellbeing of individuals and populations. Just as the planning profession finds it crucial to be involved in efforts to improve the physical public health in cities, we must do the same for the public mental health. Like most professions, planning is guided by our theories. These …
Projektimi I Shtepisë Efiçiente,
2019
University for Business and Technology - UBT
Projektimi I Shtepisë Efiçiente, Lirak Goga
Theses and Dissertations
"Ngrohja globale" është një prej faktorëve madhorë të "ndryshimit të klimës". Ky ndryshim që po i ndodhë ekosistemit tonë është i vërtetë dhe rreziku është shumë i madh, dhe nuk duhet të injorohet. Ne jemi në pozitë jo të volitshme për shkak se gjenerata e gjyshërve dhe prindërve tanë nga mosdija i kanë injoruar dëmet të cilat i kanë shkaktuar në ambient. Nëse ne vazhdojme të injorojmë impaktin tonë negativ në ambient, do të jetë shumë e vështirë jeta në planet për gjeneratat e ardhshme. Për fat të mire gjenerata jonë jo vetëm përmes protestave për vetëdijësim, por edhe në …
Biblioteka Me Qendër Shoqërore Multifunksionale,
2019
University for Business and Technology - UBT
Biblioteka Me Qendër Shoqërore Multifunksionale, Erzë Pallaska
Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Shtëpi Banimi B+P+1,
2019
University for Business and Technology - UBT
Shtëpi Banimi B+P+1, Ramize Ismaili
Theses and Dissertations
Duke e marrë parasysh se Prishtina si qytet ështe shum i ngarkuar me ndërtime të mëdha e të paplanifikuara, te cilat nuk i ndjekin normativat dhe nuk i anlizojnë mundësite që krijon gjendja eksistuese e këto ndërtime po paraqesin probleme të shumta si në zhvillimin e jetës së banorëve, në komunikacion ashtu edhe në hapësirat publike. Duke i marr parasysh të gjithë këto probleme qytetarët më shum parapëlqejnë të jetojnë në periferi të qytetit duke i’u shmangur mbi ngarkesave të shumta të krijuar në qytet. Mënyra e planifikimit dhe krijimit të ndërtesave në pjesët e qytetit nuk i përmbushin kërkesat …
