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Food Hubs And Rebuilding Missing Middle Market Structure In Agriculture: The Social In Supply Chain Development, Stephen Luoni

Community Design Center Faculty Publications and Presentations

Tens of millions of Americans became food insecure during the COVID-19 pandemic as independent farmers dumped millions of tons of food due to economic lockdowns. Yet contract growers looped into vertically integrated monopoly supply chains escaped system breakdowns. Food provisioning is often seen as polarized between local scale and continental/ global market scale. Food supply and consumption are functions more of market structure than scale. Farmers reliant on direct sales to local restaurants, schools, universities, and hospitals saw their markets evaporate overnight. This Food Away from Home market constitutes 54 percent of food consumed nationally yet is vulnerable since direct-to-consumer …

Evaluating Urban Parks Accessibility And Equity: A Case Study Of Hartford, Ct And New Haven, Ct, Natalie Roach, Mara Tu

Honors Scholar Theses

Public parks provide cities with environmental benefits, positive health effects, recreational opportunities, community building, educational spaces, and public amenities. However, certain populations have been systematically denied their fair share of these benefits because of unjust practices in the creation and maintenance of urban parks. With a lens of environmental justice, the goal of this research was to assess park quality and accessibility of two Connecticut cities, Hartford and New Haven, by gathering publicly available information as well as using GIS tools.

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has an existing ParkScore rating system that evaluates the quality of a city’s …

A Spatial Analysis Of Supply-Demand Of Public Transportation In Jefferson County, Kentucky., Nastaran Abdoli

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Public transportation is important as it serves individuals, especially the transit-dependent population, by providing a basic mobility service to these people and all others who rely on public transportation. This research utilized estimating public transportation demand and supply to analyze the spatial patterns of public transportation in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The study focuses on the transit-dependent population, and it considers indicators of age, poverty status, vehicle ownership, and foreign-born population with less than five years residency in the United States. This study conducted a public transit supply-demand analysis to identify areas with imbalanced supply and demand in Jefferson County at …

An Indicator Based Transportation Sustainability Assessment In Regional Development: A Case Study For Cache County, Utah, Humaira Yusuf Nabeela

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Evaluating sustainability for a key system like transportation can be vital for both planners and citizens alike, as planners provide the system and citizens use the system. A sustainable transportation system not only builds a prosperous economy, but it also ensures social equity and a healthy environment for years to come. There are differing scales of sustainability assessment, ranging from neighborhood to global. However, a sustainability scale between the local and national scale is not very common in practice. Therefore, this study offers a regional scale sustainability assessment for the transportation system that will address local changes while also reflecting …

Going Green: A Comparative Analysis Of Green Urbanism In Paris And Shanghai, Jeanne Torp

Honors Theses

As climate change becomes more pressing with each day and as we scramble to slow down the challenges it poses, adapting the means of operation within our cities will become an invaluable tool for reducing humanity’s carbon footprint. This paper seeks to study the ways in which green infrastructure in global cities can be used to do just that—adapting to and mitigating the effects of challenges resulting from climate change. In order to provide a broad overview of the effectiveness of such green infrastructure systems across the globe, this research will focus on two cities that vary greatly in their …

Social And Solidarity Economy Organizations Allies To Promote Sustainable Development In Colombia, Natalia Patino Gonzalez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

We have been talking for several decades about what development is and what is not, we have added greater attributes to it, and recently we have begun to understand that, like most processes and dynamics that require the interaction of living beings, we must be open to the development does not behave like a straitjacket, unique and homogenizing for all. In this transfer, different elements have been added, and a greater number of actors have begun to have relevance. Aspects such as sustainability and greater participation have meant today we can count on ways through which we do not seek …

Understanding Spaces Of Abandonment Through Virtual Frameworks In Landscape Architecture, Aus Perez

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

In recent years, design professionals have implemented many contemporary landscape architecture projects across the United States. With a primary goal of returning nature to urban environments, contemporary landscape architects and other transdisciplinary partners work diligently to sculpt physical spaces that reflect the human-living experience. However, a leap into the world of video game design could allow landscape architects and urban planners to more freely create virtual social environments to address rising issues of abandonment in today’s urban and rural spaces. Video game mechanics and methodologies can be used extensively in the disciplines of design that value participatory processes, like landscape …

On The Wrong Side Of The Track: The Role Of Karachi Circular Railway In Determining Intra-City Boundaries, Aneela Kiran, Dr. Faisal S. Qadri

CBER Conference

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Urban Resilience And Impact On Utility Services - Panel Discussion Iii, Noman Ahmed, Laeeq Ahmed, Sadia Dada, Javed Younas

CBER Conference

The government services departments are ill-equipped to provide sufficient services to the people of Karachi. The authorities are solely responsible for lack of provision of services resulting in the city’s dysfunction in the event of natural disasters. The physical existence of service delivery corridors should be notified to the public and a comprehensive plan needs to be put in place to create awareness about the rights of the consumers and utilities service providers. 75% of Karachi today does not experience load-shedding, adding that the illegal encroachment in the city is leading to safety impairment. Currently the eco-system is not conducive …

Tool Kit For Community Control, Evan Beck, Emily Griffin Kim, Elena Hamburg, Emily Ontiveros, Brittney Sawyer, Heem Yang

Design and Planning Assistance Center - Projects

This publication reveals how community organizations can take control, shaping the built environment around them. It catalogs contemporary initiatives, from green jobs programs to housing cooperatives, to reveal how grassroots organizations can shape housing, new business development, public space, education, and transportation. This work complements DPAC’s community engagement work in Midtown, Santa Fe, in its efforts to spark change.

Landfill Pollution Assessment In Residential Urban Spaces In Lebanon, Yasmine Amkieh

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Landfill site is a significant and risky part at the same time in the city. In planning an urban city, the pollution caused by landfill damages the surrounded areas, especially the residential zones, if it does not follow the sanitary landfill rules. The pollution from landfills threat the environment and, consequently, human health and wellbeing, so it is essential to maintain a safe and healthy environment in selecting the landfill site. From this point of view, the research aims to create a method to evaluate the affected residential zones by the nearest landfills to protect people from pollution's negative impacts. …

Underground Construction And Space Utilization: A Bibliometric Analysis, Mugdha Praveen Kshirsagar Mrs, Sanjay Kantrao Kulkarni Dr, Nilesh Vedprakash Arora Mr, Devesh Dinesh Maheshwari Mr, Ankush Kumar Meena Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Land use optimization is a major concern as the world's population grows at an exponential rate. Surface land is already being depleted at an alarming pace. As a result, buildings can be constructed safely underground, allowing for more productive land use. The primary goal of this paper is to perform a bibliometric review of the literature related to Underground Construction in order to determine the growth of Underground Construction as a method of energy or land optimization in recent years. Between 1975 and 2020 is the time span considered for this survey. The results of the Scopus database are the …

Factors Influencing Fixed-Route Transit Decision-Making: Exploring Differences By Disability And Community Type, Jordana L. Maisel, Molly E. Ranahan, Jimin Choi

Journal of Public Transportation

Transit agencies utilize the following complementary initiatives to encourage greater fixed-route transit usage by people with disabilities: (1) implement more rigorous paratransit eligibility determination practices and (2) address the factors that deter people with disabilities from using fixed-route transit. This research focuses on the latter and uses previously conducted survey data to determine the most important factors individuals with disabilities consider when deciding to use various transportation options, and how these factors vary by disability and community type. Findings indicate that individuals with mobility impairments consistently rated the built environment factors as more important to their transit mode decision-making than …

Memorial Parking Trees: Resilient Modular Design With Nature-Based Solutions In Vulnerable Urban Areas, Haroon Stephen, Fortino Acosta

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research

Nature-based solutions (NbS) include all the landscape’s ecological components that have a function in the natural or urban ecosystem. Memorial Parking Trees (MPTs) are a new variant of a nature-based solution composed of a bioswale and a street tree allocated in the road, occupying a space that is sub-utilised by parked cars. This infill green practice can maximise the use of street trees in secondary streets and have multiple benefits in our communities. Using GIS mapping and methodology can support implementation in vulnerable neighbourhoods. In this research, we based vulnerability assessments for London, Rio de Janeiro, and Los Angeles on …

An Appraisal Of The Arab City Experience In Running Urban Observatories, Tahar Ledraa, Abdullah Althabt, Majed Hallawani

Emirates Journal for Engineering Research

The paper sets out to evaluate the Arab city experience in running urban observatories (UOs). As Arab states face the challenges of staggering rates of urbanization (i,e; Kuwait 100%, and Qatar 99.2%), their cities require the provision of more services and more efficient urban management. As the world is witnessing some drastic changes such as the shift from government to governance and the rise of the civil society, the Arab city cannot be immune to such transformations. Some have lately adopted urban observatories (UOs) as a tool to cope with these changes. The government observatory type has been embraced as …

A “First And Last-Mile” Assessment Of California Rail Stations: A Sketch Planning Approach, Henry Mckay

City and Regional Planning

The purpose of this study is to assess the pedestrian and bicycle accessibility of rail stations in California by providing a sketch planning toolkit enabling planners and decision-makers to compare various accessibility factors and to develop and compare metrics.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Accessibility is a highly important area of transportation planning, especially as it pertains to rail stations. While a well-planned rail network can serve many people, travelers must get to and from rail stations on either end of their trip in order for the rail service to be of any use. The mode by which travelers make these trips …

Egyptian Women’S Agriculture Contribution; Assessment Of The Gender Gap For Sustainable Development, Noha El Khorazaty

Theses and Dissertations

Women’s contribution to the agriculture sector in developing countries is undeniable, yet they do not have equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. Sustainable development entails inclusive and effective management of natural resources, this entails gender equity in agriculture. Bridging the gender gap in agriculture far exceeds the benefits of the individual. According to the latest estimates bridging the yield gap in agricultural productivity could possibly decrease the numbers of undernourished people in the world by around 100 – 140 million people. Sustainable agriculture development and gender equity necessitate policy interventions targeting the gender …

Z33 Hasselt: Hortus Conclusus As A Model For An Urban Interior, Bie Plevoets, Shailja Patel

Interiority

This contribution reviews the recent renovation of Z33—House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture in Hasselt, Belgium—in the light of its unique implementation of different levels of interiority. The institute is housed in the former beguinage, a site with a rich and layered history and one of the few green public spaces in the city centre. The intervention by architect Francesca Torzo builds further on and strengthens the existing qualities of the site through a creative process of copying and improving. By doing so, she changed the overall appearance of the beguinage, strengthening its quality as an enclosed …

Towards Good Governance In Upgrading Deprived Areas: An Approach To Empower Participatory Management In Egypt, Mohammed S. Ali

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Slums are a problem facing the whole world as a result of poor housing policies and rapid urbanization. Previous Egyptian housing policies created the problem of slums from scratch. The Egyptian government tries to eliminate slums with centralized policies, but it does not succeed. Egypt recently recognized the need to participate in slum upgrading through community partnership. Previous upgrading policies did not perform as required due to their distance from a participatory and fair representation of stakeholders. The independent participatory intermediary model achieves great results if it has decentralized decision-making. The problem is the relation between the governing parties in …

Housing Designs For Sullivan, In, Laurie Wojak

2020 Fall Reports (Sullivan)

The city of Sullivan, IN has a neighborhood revitalization plan and requires new housing that will attract new homeowners to Sullivan. The IAD251 course offers Interior Architecture Design sophomores and juniors the opportunity to design their own unique home, so they were tasked with developing concepts and floor plans for Sullivan’s empty lots. The course developed ten housing designs, and six are represented in this report.

Generation Of 3d Model Of Downtown Sullivan, Jim Speer

2020 Fall Reports (Sullivan)

The City of Sullivan identified the downtown area as an area for improvement and needed a way to depict areas. In ENVI 610, one graduate student was able to address the agreed upon goals of developing a 3D model of the downtown square. Some recommendations for future use of the 3D model were made for land-use planning, drainage systems, elevation, and more.

Nature In The Urban Context: Renaturalisation As An Important Dimension Of Urban Resilience And Planning, Steffen Lehmann

Architecture Faculty Research

How are our cities confronting the challenges posed by a warming climate, the loss of biodiversity and major resource depletion? ―This article discusses the opportunities and benefits of applying the concepts of renaturalisiation and rewilding of cities. It introduces Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in urban planning that are integrated with the aim to enhance urban resilience and to slow down the biodiversity decline, which can be applied in two areas: through the conception of new green neighbourhoods; and through the regeneration and re-greening of existing but neglected parts of the city, such as postindustrial brownfields or economically weak districts. Contact to …

Integrated Water Resources Management: A Tool For Sustainable Development, Helene Hanna Jazi Dr.

Future Engineering Journal

The recent trends show a decrease in water supply coupled with water losses due to inefficient management and pollution. The phenomenon is called water scarcity and he’s affecting people’s livelihoods around the world. Many approaches have been investigated through international water conferences and forums to develop tools for sustainable water management. IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) is one of the most widely adopted tools focusing on a holistic and participatory approach, involving users, planners and policy makers at all levels. In this study, the key concepts of IWRM and its potential in improving the water sector and inducing sustainable …

America's Finest Housing Crisis: Racialized Housing And Suburban Development, Vicenta Martinez Govea

Copley Library Undergraduate Research Awards

US. Government operations between 1940-1950 brought unprecedented direct and indirect employment opportunities to San Diego, exacerbating an already growing housing shortage. To accommodate the thousands of new defense workers, the government produced the largest defense housing project to date in the small neighborhood of Linda Vista. However, this opportunity and largesse was extended primarily to a select group of white working-class families who had access to defense jobs and, consequently, subsidized housing. Military presence in San Diego during World War II shaped the design of homes and exclusively allocated housing, as both shelter and financial instrument, to white working-class families …

Portlando's Guide To Sustainability, Hannah Jahosky

Global Sustainable Development Projects

Insufficient federal guidelines prompt American cities to pioneer reform. To transform urban residencies into secure, inclusive, & resilient environments, Portland, Oregon & Orlando, Florida utilize green initiatives.

Why Won’T Grandma Cross The Road? Neighborhood Perceptions And Walking Behavior Among Older Adults In Lexington, Kentucky, Sadie Middleton

Theses and Dissertations--Urban and Environmental Design

Many urban places contain subtle details that can unintentionally deter pedestrian activity. These details can be assessed through six themes: safety, comfort, pedestrian infrastructure, aesthetics, proximity, and ease of navigation. Adults over age 65 may have more concerns about walking in urban settings than people in other age groups. This study identifies urban design elements that encourage and discourage walking among older adults and makes recommendations for design improvements. Study participants (n= 67) completed an online survey about walking behaviors, perceptions of health and community, and perceptions of seven unidentified scenes of pedestrian environments in Lexington, Kentucky. Findings suggest that …

Neoliberal Park Governance Regimes And The Right To The City: A Critical Assessment Of Social Inclusion In Downtown Dallas Signature Parks, Nazanin Ghaffari

Planning Dissertations - Archive

Privatization has been frequently criticized for diminishing the inclusiveness of public space. This dissertation examines whether private signature parks are more exclusive than their public counterparts utilizing Lefebvre's right to the city, along with theories of public space privatization and governance. To better understand the influence of privatization on the social inclusiveness of public spaces, three publicly-accessible signature parks are deliberately selected in downtown Dallas, based on their ownership and management types: (1) publicly-owned, publicly-managed; (2) publicly-owned, privately-managed; and (3) privately-owned, privately-managed. The research methodology includes semi-structured interviews, in-situ participatory observation, and content analysis of official documents, local and social …

ผลกระทบจากวิกฤตโควิด-19 ที่มีต่อค่าใช้จ่ายด้านที่อยู่อาศัยของผู้ค้าอาหารในเขตส่งเสริมอุตสาหกรรมนวนคร จังหวัดปทุมธานี ในช่วง พ.ศ.2563 - 2564, ณัฐจารี กองสา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สถานการณ์วิกฤตโควิด-19 ส่งผลกระทบต่อทั้งภาคธุรกิจและครัวเรือน โดยทำให้รายได้ครัวเรือนลดลง และส่งผลต่อสัดส่วนที่เป็นค่าใช้จ่ายประจำของครัวเรือนเพิ่มขึ้น ทั้งนี้ค่าใช้จ่ายเกี่ยวกับที่อยู่อาศัยมีอัตราส่วนที่มากที่สุดเป็นอันดับที่สองของค่าใช้จ่ายทั้งหมด โดยจังหวัดปทุมธานี มีค่าใช้จ่ายเฉลี่ยต่อเดือนสูงที่สุดและเป็นพื้นที่ควบคุมโรคระบาดสูงสุดและเข้มงวด มีแหล่งงานสำคัญ คือ นิคมอุตสาหกรรมนวนคร งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาลักษณะค่าใช้จ่ายด้านที่อยู่อาศัยของผู้ค้าอาหารในนิคมอุตสาหกรรมนวนคร รวบรวมข้อมูลโดยการสำรวจและสัมภาษณ์ผู้ค้าอาหารที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากวิกฤตโควิด-19 จำนวน 45 ตัวอย่าง โดยแบ่งตามลักษณะร้านค้าอาหารได้เป็น 3 กลุ่มได้แก่ กลุ่มA (ร้านแผงลอยอาหาร), กลุ่มB (ร้านอาหารใต้หอพักอาศัย)และกลุ่มC (ร้านอาหารอาคารพาณิชย์) ผลการศึกษาพบว่า 1) เมื่อเผชิญกับวิกฤตโควิด-19 ส่งผลกระทบกับรายได้ของผู้ค้าอาหารโดยเฉลี่ยลดลงถึงร้อยละ 31.4 จากเดิมเฉลี่ยเดือนละ 42,356 บาท ลดลงเหลือเฉลี่ยเดือนละ 29,067 บาท และค่าใช้จ่ายด้านที่อยู่อาศัยเฉลี่ยเพิ่มขึ้นร้อยละ 2 จากเดิมเฉลี่ยเดือนละ 11,780 บาท เพิ่มขึ้นอยู่ที่เฉลี่ยเดือนละ 11,897 บาท เนื่องจากกลุ่ม A และกลุ่ม C มีผู้ที่เปลี่ยนที่อยู่อาศัยจากเดิมเป็นห้องเช่า เปลี่ยนเป็นเช่าบ้านแถว เพื่อใช้พื้นที่หน้าบ้านทำเป็นร้านค้า 2) ลักษณะที่อยู่อาศัยส่วนใหญ่เป็นแบบเช่า ร้อยละ 82 โดยกลุ่ม C มีค่าใช้จ่ายสูงที่สุดเฉลี่ยเดือนละ 16,867 บาท เนื่องจากส่วนใหญ่เช่าอาคารพาณิชย์ อันดับที่สองคือกลุ่ม B เฉลี่ยเดือนละ 10,670 บาท ซึ่งมีการเช่าห้องพักและกลุ่ม A ที่มีด้านค่าใช้จ่ายน้อยที่สุดเฉลี่ยเดือนละ 8,154 บาท เนื่องจากส่วนใหญ่เป็นห้องเช่า 3) ลักษณะการแก้ไขปัญหาของผู้ค้าอาหารส่วนใหญ่ ได้เข้ารับมาตรการช่วยเหลือเงินเยียวยาจากภาครัฐ ซึ่งสามารถบรรเทาความเดือนร้อนด้านค่าใช้จ่ายได้ส่วนหนึ่ง 4) ความต้องการช่วยเหลือของผู้ค้าอาหารต่อภาครัฐ ส่วนใหญ่ต้องการการให้เงินเยียวยา ขยายเวลาการลดค่าเช่าหรือยกเว้นการผ่อนชำระค่าที่อยู่อาศัย ลดค่าสาธารณูปโภค อีกทั้งยังต้องการช่วยเหลือเพิ่มเติม โดยให้ควบคุมต้นทุนอาหารสดเพื่อนำมาค้าอาหาร งานวิจัยนี้จะนำไปสู่ความเข้าใจผลกระทบจากวิกฤตโควิด-19 ที่มีต่อค่าใช้จ่ายด้านที่อยู่อาศัย รวมถึงแนวทางการแก้ไขปัญหาที่เกิดขึ้น รวมถึงลักษณะความต้องการการช่วยเหลือของผู้ค้าอาหารในนิคมอุตสาหกรรมนวนคร ซึ่งสามารถเป็นแนวทางให้ประชาชนที่ได้รับผลกระทบ และหน่วยงานภาครัฐ ได้รับทราบข้อมูล ตัดสินใจเลือกแนวทางการแก้ไขปัญหาที่เหมาะสมด้านค่าใช้จ่ายในการอยู่อาศัยต่อไป

Planning For The 'Displaced': Evaluating Resettlement Work Plans Of The Thilawa Special Economic Zone, Yangon, Myanmar, Thu Htet

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aims to study the discrepancies in the previous urban resettlement planning project as a case study, and examine how they can be improved through planning and public policies. In doing so, the research evaluates the previous resettlement plans of an urban development project by using different sets of resettlement practices disclosed by different international development organizations. This research answers two research questions: What insufficiencies are observed in urban resettlement planning by evaluating the previous resettlement plans? and How can urban resettlement planning be more effective? by exploring the resettlement plans of Thilawa SEZ as a single case-study using …

St. Helens Asset-Based Community Development, Portland State University. Center For Public Interest Design, Sergio Palleroni, Todd Ferry, Athena Shepherd, Kaylyn Berry, Hannah Lopez, Sean Silverstein

Center for Public Interest Design Projects

A development of Community Development Partners (CDP) and the Northwest Housing Authority (NOHA), the St. Helens affordable housing project will address the community’s need for high-quality affordable housing, while promoting an intergenerational and intercultural community. In partnership with engAGE NW, a leading organization in intergenerational housing programming, the project also aspires to support the larger needs of the community as a whole by providing a hub for all residents of St. Helens to come together. In addition, the importance of nature and the larger theme of ecology and connection to the natural environment, acted as a framework to guide the …