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The Interplay Of Rightsizing And Growth Strategies In Legacy Urban Communities, Alfonso Riera

Planning Dissertations - Archive

This research investigates the rightsizing strategies of a mid-sized, shrinking city in Ohio, to explore the tensions and complexities that rightsizing efforts introduce into the urban governance landscape. The questions that guide this research draw on the theories of rightsizing to reveal the ways in which rightsizing efforts implemented by city officials enabled economic revitalization as well as cultivated a pipeline to urban growth efforts. The research findings contribute to our understanding of rightsizing by revealing the ways that shrinking cities struggle to fully adopt rightsizing as its own end goal, rather than a means to a growth-oriented urban landscape. …

Socioeconomic Impacts Of The Employment Sub-Centers On The Surrounding Areas In The Dallas- Fort Worth Metropolitan Area (Dfw) From 2002 To 2020, Aliasghar Rahimioun

Planning Dissertations - Archive

This dissertation analyzes the effects of the employment sub-centers on the surrounding area. It does so by examining the percentage changes in workers' socioeconomic characteristics such as age, earnings, and industry sectors from 2002 to 2020 while controlling for job and population density. The data for this study is derived from the Workplace Area Characteristics (WAC) data set.

The dissertation aims to answer five crucial research questions. These questions delve into how the percentage change of socioeconomic characteristics of employment sub-centers affects households' income, ethnicity, age, and gender in the surrounding area of the employment sub-centers. The study also seeks …

Beyond The Visual: The Impacts Of Urban Soundscapes On Landscape Design And User Experience, Beth Sipzner

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

The purpose of this research is to examine how visual stimuli affect an individual’s perception of the soundscape. Soundscapes are the acoustic environment perceived by people, whose character is determined by the action and interaction of natural and human factors (Maffei & Masullo, 2019), also understood as the overall sound environment perceived by people. By understanding user perception and preferences, designers can create more aesthetically pleasing spaces that align with the sounds of urban life. The research poses two questions: (1) What are aural and visual elements that impact urban soundscape experiences? and (2) How do aural and visual stimuli …

Cultivating Change: Enhancing Urban Agriculture Through Landscape Architecture Design, Patricia Cerda

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

The objective of this research is to examine the advantages of applying landscape architecture design principles to urban agriculture landscapes. The study investigates the current and past instances of implementing agriculture in urban areas to comprehend how they benefit the community and local environment and create a connection between people and the food they consume. The study aims to explore how landscape architecture can be efficiently applied to urban farming practices to establish a meaningful and sustainable connection between individuals and their food. The study will be guided by three research questions: (1) What are the environmental benefits associated with …

Study Of Various Obstacles To Vertical Land Consolidation For Kampung Improvement Program (Case Study: Pilot Project Of Vertical Land Consolidation In Cipinang Besar Selatan, East Jakarta, 2022), Nurlina Yustiningrum, Joko Adianto

Smart City

The study examines the challenges encountered in the implementation of the Vertical Land Consolidation (VLC) program, which primarily focuses on providing homes through the Kampung Improvement Program in Jakarta Province. VLC, or Vertical Land Consolidation, is an essential approach to improving the security of land ownership and the quality of housing in densely populated, degenerated metropolitan areas that face numerous obstacles. A significant challenge is the requirement for voluntary involvement from a minimum of 60% of people in the area, emphasizing the importance of bottom-up planning. The study was conducted in 2022 at Cipinang Besar Selatan (East Jakarta) using a …

Culture And Community: The Importance Of Black Spaces In Community Colleges, La Quirshia Fennell

CGU Theses & Dissertations

At present, California community colleges serve a large proportion of Black students, but these students are not adequately supported to reach their educational goals (The Campaign for College Opportunity, 2019; National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2022; Cross & Carman, 2022 Simpson, J., & Bista, K., 2021). Extensive research documents the importance of culturally engaging campuses and student sense of belonging to academic success (Museus, 2014; Museus et al., 2017; Harper et al., 2009; Strayhorn et al., 2010; Sanders, 2016; Tichavakunda, 2020). A puzzle remains in understanding why these aspects of campus support may be falling short for Black students. I …

Japan In Bloom, Molly Mcclain

History: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

La Jolla Park Coastal Historic District, National Register Of Historic Places, 2024, Molly Mcclain, Seonaid Mcarthur

History: Faculty Scholarship

The “La Jolla Park Coastal Historic District,” a dramatic stretch of coastline that is part of the unceded ancient homeland and traditional territory of the Kumeyaay Nation, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2024. The coastal area, anchored by Ellen Browning Scripps Park, was the focal point for La Jolla’s planning and development between 1887 and 1940.

Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect …

Biophilic Design And Biophilic Cities: An Explainer, Kincaid Brown

Law Librarian Scholarship

The COVID-19 pandemic brought into focus that outdoor activities in natural settings have a positive impact on mental health, and individuals participating in outdoor activity report higher rates of emotional well-being than individuals who do not participate in such activity. Biophilic design is an architectural practice that aims to connect people to nature through design concepts with one of the benefits being psychological. Other benefits of biophilic design include improvements to environmental quality, physical health, support of animal species and habitats, and more resilient and energy-efficient cities.

The Cast Of A House: An Index Of Place, Noah Fritsch

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Multimodal Accessibility Equity And Spatio-Temporal Relationships Between Transit, Job Density And Modal Split, Seyedsoheil Sharifiasl

Planning Dissertations - Archive

In North American cities, the land use and transportation systems are associated with low-density, suburban-type urban development, where the built environment contributes to a mobility pattern that is extremely reliant on automobiles. Several studies in the past decades have documented noticeable and concerning patterns of unjust and unsustainable transportation in this context. As a result, for those population groups with limited access to private transportation, this form of urban structure is equivalent to limited access to opportunities, leading to various environmental and social problems. These problems exacerbate inequities in access to transportation, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. From a sustainable development …

Roadblocks Ahead: High-Speed Rail Setbacks In The United States—Reflections And Ramifications, Sophie Dorn

Pitzer Senior Theses

This thesis analyzes the current state of High-Speed Rail (HSR) development within the United States and the reasoning behind its historical failure. Through frameworks such as funding and organizational structure of public or private entities (or both), this paper focuses on three case studies: The Northeast Corridor Improvement Project, Florida’s Brightline, and the California High-Speed Rail Project. With an additional scope of organizational studies, this thesis assesses the current state of HSR within the U.S. and considers approaches that could work best, given well-documented hindrances. Although originally hypothesized that a public-private partnership would be the most successful strategy for U.S. …

Battles, Bustles, And Ballots: The Struggle For Michigan Women's Enfranchisement, Anna Bennett

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

The struggle for women’s rights was long fought throughout American history and Michigan played a vital role in the movement’s success. This thesis explores three monumental eras that shaped the struggle for women’s suffrage in Michigan, detailing the evolution from the 1860s Civil War Era through the late 19th and early 20th century Progressive Era. The first era highlights how the Civil War provided women opportunities to challenge prevailing gender conventions and express political opinions. The second era examines the 1874 election, when suffrage was on the ballot but ultimately defeated, largely due to the Beecher-Tilton Scandal that tarnished the …

Art Teams: Teaching With Arts And Emerging Media Infographic, Elizabeth Valerio-Boster, Guy Trainin

Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design

Infographic from Art TEAMS at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln about teaching with arts and emerging media.

154 East Chicago Blvd And Downtown Tecumseh, Mi, Lisa Powell

Historic Preservation Final Projects

The downtown commercial building at 154 East Chicago Blvd in Tecumseh, MI represents the typical building style of the late 1800s. It reflects the building styles and materials common to the area using such as fired brick and limestone, decorative cast iron columns and galvanized metal cornice, all typical in the Midwest in the late 19th century. This project analyzes how this commercial building has adapted to meet the needs of a small town in Tecumseh, Michigan, in southeast lower Michigan.

Transcendent Boundaries: The Impact Of Art Festivals On Rural Revitalization In East Asia, Yili Peng

MA Theses

This thesis explores the intricate relationship between biennial art festivals and rural development, offering a comprehensive analysis of how these cultural events contribute to the socio-economic development of global art exchange. Anchored in the study of biennial culture, with a historical lens on the pioneering Venice Biennale, the research digs into the evolution of biennial events from exclusive art gatherings to transformative cultural phenomena with global outreach and impact. It underscores the role of these festivals in fostering international cultural exchange, enhancing contemporary art visibility, and influencing social and economic landscapes in East Asia.

Effect Of Rasp Heads With An Equivalent Height Of End Sill On Scour Hole Dimensions Downstream Weirs, Hadeer Abdelati, A.A. El-Masry, M.T Shamaa, K.A Nassar

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The occurrence of local scour downstream of heading-up structures poses a significant threat to their safety and stability, leading to complete failure. In this study, a series of ninety-six experiments were conducted in a rectangular flume downstream of a Fayoum-type weir. The experiments were designed to investigate the effects of various flow conditions, including a wide range of Froude numbers and tailwater depths. Three different applied discharges of 17.29, 20.63, and 24.17 lit/sec were utilized, along with twelve values of the Froude number ranging from 0.19 to 0.39. The experimental runs were divided into three distinct groups. The first group …

Investigating The Impact Of Cutting Parameters On Roundness And Circular Runout Using Signal-To-Noise Ratio Analysis, Enas Abdel-Fattah Taha, Mona. A. Aboueleaz, Ossama Badie Abouelatta, Fatma Abdallah Elerian

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) principles are crucial for achieving accuracy in machining. It is important to try to avoid possible errors when manufacturing the product, such as errors resulting from the machining process. In this paper, the effect of some cutting factors will be studied during the machining parameters (feed, speed, and depth of cut) on free-cutting steel samples that are widely used in the industry by exploring their effects on the roundness, and circular runout errors. The experiments were designed using the standard fractional factorial design L27 orthogonal array Taguchi method. Statistical methods are applied to find which …

Pedestrianization Al- Azhar Street As A Method To Preserve The Urban Fabric Of The Historic Cairo, Ahmed Mohammed Emam Hammad

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The public urban open space is the container that contain human activities, expressing their vitality and distinctive identity. It facilitates various functions, such as providing accessibility to buildings, natural lighting, ventilation, and creating an urban environment (social, urban, and economic). Therefore, it is considered one of the most important components of the urban fabric of any region. Its importance and value increase in heritage and historical areas, where it is regarded as a tangible heritage no less significant than the valuable buildings found in those areas.

Hence, it should receive popular and official attention over time, and its character and …

An Enhanced Lane Detection Technique Based On Active Learning, Ahmed M. Radwan, Amira Y. Haikal, Hisham E. Gad, Mohamed M. Abdelsalam

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The lane detecting algorithm plays a major role in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving systems. In recent years, deep learning-based lane detection techniques have shown encouraging results; nonetheless, the quality and size of the training data set has a significant impact on how effective these techniques are. Active learning is a technique that can improve the capacity of deep learning-based lane identification systems to repeatedly choose and classify valuable samples from a large body of unlabeled data. In this research, a novel 1-dimensional deep learning approach is used to present an augmented Active Learning based Lane Detection …

ศักยภาพและข้อจำกัดของพื้นที่เชื่อมต่อระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆ : กรณีศึกษา เรือด่วนเจ้าพระยา, เทวี นาคะ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาลักษณะบริบทโดยรอบและลักษณะการเชื่อมต่อระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆบริเวณท่าเรือด่วนเจ้าพระยา เพื่อหาศักยภาพและข้อจำกัดพร้อมทั้งเสนอแนะแนวทางในการแก้ไขปัญหาและพัฒนาพื้นที่เชื่อมต่อบริเวณท่าเรือด่วนเจ้าพระยา โดยการหาความสัมพันธ์ของจำนวนผู้โดยสารกับลักษณะบริบทโดยรอบและลักษณะการเชื่อมต่อระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆ รวมทั้งพิจารณาข้อมูลด้านการใช้ประโยชน์อาคารประเภทต่างๆ ข้อมูลด้านประเภทและจำนวนระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆที่รองรับ ข้อมูลด้านระยะห่างที่ใกล้ที่สุดระหว่างท่าเรือถึงจุดระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆ และข้อมูลด้านระยะทางที่ไกลที่สุดในการขนส่งของระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆ งานวิจัยนี้ใช้วิธีการวิเคราะห์สหสัมพันธ์ (Correlation Analysis) ร่วมกับการเปรียบเทียบปริมาณผู้โดยสารกับกลุ่มคุณลักษณะท่าเรือด่วนเจ้าพระยาเพื่อหาข้อบ่งชี้สำคัญ และนำมาสรุปศักยภาพและข้อจำกัดของพื้นที่เชื่อมต่อบริเวณท่าเรือด่วนเจ้าพระยาที่เกิดขึ้นผลการศึกษาพบว่าศักยภาพของพื้นที่เชื่อมต่อบริเวณท่าเรือด่วนเจ้าพระยาไม่ได้ขึ้นอยู่กับความหนาแน่นการใช้ประโยชน์อาคาร ความหลากหลายการใช้ประโยชน์อาคาร และการใช้ประโยชน์อาคารในแต่ละประเภท ตามแนวคิดการพัฒนาพื้นที่โดยรอบสถานีระบบขนส่งมวลชน (TOD) แต่เกิดจากความสามารถในการเชื่อมต่อกับระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆ เพื่อเปลี่ยนถ่ายการเดินทางเป็นหลัก ทั้งในด้านของระบบขนส่งมวลชนเสริม ทางเลือกในการเดินทางที่หลากหลาย ความสะดวกสบายในการเชื่อมต่อเรือ-ราง รวมทั้งสถานที่สำคัญที่ตั้งอยู่บริเวณโดยรอบท่าเรือก็เป็นอีกหนึ่งในศักยภาพที่ทำให้เกิดการเดินทางด้วยเรือด่วนเจ้าพระยาเช่นกัน นอกจากนี้ยังพบว่าข้อจำกัดของพื้นที่เชื่อมต่อที่เกิดขึ้นมาจากตำแหน่งที่ตั้งท่าเรือที่มีข้อจำกัดด้านการพัฒนาหรืออยู่ห่างจากถนนสายหลักในลักษณะของซอยลึกตัน ทำให้ขาดความสามารถในการเชื่อมต่อระบบขนส่งรูปแบบอื่นๆ ซึ่งส่งผลให้มีการใช้งานท่าเรือแค่เพียงบางช่วงเวลาเท่านั้น

Survey On Chinese Tourists' Perception With The Safety Of Consumption Places Environment In Bangkok, Sinan He

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In recent years, Thailand's tourism industry has grown rapidly and has gradually become an important part of the country's economic composition. However, in the post Covid-19 era, as the global economy has been hit by Covid-19, many threats to security have arisen and tourists are worried about their safety. Bangkok, as the capital of Thailand, a country that relies on tourism, has to consider how to change the environment design to make tourists to Thailand feel safer. This is because some dangerous incidents in Bangkok have made Chinese tourists skeptical about the safety of shopping places. Also, from the previous …

Biophilia: Developing A Taste For Care, Che'leah Shannon

Theses and Dissertations

People in materially developed cultures spend over 90% of their lives in buildings (Evans & McCoy, 1998). Commencing with the industrial revolution these materially developed cultures see most of their populus moving from the countryside to the city in search of work and better lives. The city, an urban and modern development of densely packed peoples, buildings, and infrastructure, has developed as an efficient solution to meet the needs of a cosmopolis.

The city has developed widely without a necessity or place for nature. The ground outside is paved with concrete, efficient and comfortable for travel, buildings are built high …

Learning Curve: Designing An Inclusive Early Childhood Learning Center, Sarah Alrumayh

Theses and Dissertations

This research centers on the improvement of early childhood education environments in hopes to reduce the disparities in outcomes among children aged 2-6, widely known as "the achievement gap." It sheds light on designing an inclusive, child-centered school for students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) and speech or language impairments (SLI). Drawing on the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), it underscores the benefits of integrating students with special education needs into mainstream education, thereby fostering inclusive learning environments. (IDEA, 1975).

The research question probes how to create a nurturing and adaptable school environment tailored to the diverse needs of …

Moonshine Babies, Arghavan Heydareslam

Theses and Dissertations

Moonshine Babies is a two-screen film made of collage/cut-out stop-motion and live-action. It is a visual poem based on my journals from when I recently started living in the US as an outsider. The experience left me feeling divided between the empty present and memories of the past. suggesting that there are collective memories among a group of interconnected individuals that unite them within a single narrative.

There was a moment when I asked, "If you are your memories, what does it mean to be somewhere you have no memories of and no one has memories of you there?"

Memories …

New York State Climate Impacts Assessment: 04 Buildings, Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Carrie Brown, Ilya Azaroff, Erik Backus, Shannon Clarke, Jared Enriquez, Bethany Greenaway, Meghan T. Holtan, Jamal Lewis, Ozgem Ornektekin, Laurie Schoeman

Publications and Research

New York State has nearly 5.3 million buildings, and all of them are vulnerable in some way to the impacts of climate change. Understanding these impacts is critical, because risks to buildings not only threaten individual lives but also pose threats to community-level resilience. This chapter examines the impacts of climate change on buildings and, by extension, the people and communities they shelter and support. It also highlights building types and populations that are at particular risk and presents adaptation strategies to protect the state’s existing and future building stock from climate impacts.

Ua1c11/127 Stephen Flora Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs donated by WKU alumnus Stephen Flora, taken for class and College Heights Herald.

Contemporary Museum Practices In An "Old School House;" Bringing Best Collections Management And Public History Practices To A Local Historical Society, Korey Ryan Morris

Historic Preservation Final Projects

The Taylor Michigan Historical Society’s (THS) collections and interpretation-based activities in its historical single-room schoolhouse were underutilized and put to the side for years. The current wave of THS members and volunteers are reinvigorating the society by using best practices in the field of museum management and heritage interpretation to achieve its goals of a vibrant community historical society. To assist in this revitalization effort, this project: creates object and archival collection lists for current and future reference in the schoolhouse; updates the interpretation plans for the schoolhouse, including lesson plans that reflect the current academic standards in the state …

Haven: Exploring Trauma-Informed Design In Transitional Housing For Women And Children, Sydney J. Rakes

Theses and Dissertations

relevance

For 15 years, I have been a volunteer at a shelter for women and children. I interact with families and women who are suffering from the trauma caused by homelessness and domestic violence. In my observations, I have learned some spaces are more conducive to the staff and resident experiences than others. This project will be addressing how transitional housing for women and children can be designed to support the healing of trauma caused by domestic violence.

As of July 2023, there were about 150 women suffering from homelessness locally in the city of Richmond, Virginia (Homeward VA, 2023). …

Using Biophilic Design To Enhance Resilience Of Urban Parks In Semarang City, Indonesia, Novia Sari Ristianti, Santy Paulla Dewi, Retno Susanti, Rina Kurniati, Naily Syafira Zain

NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)

Biophilic design is an approach for creating resilient, sustainable cities by constructing resilient buildings that connect humans and nature by integrating natural adaptation and aesthetic appeal in urban spaces. Biophilic design enables improved climate resilience and mental health. Semarang City in Java, Indonesia is a concrete jungle metropolis that will benefit from the application of biophilic design. Although several urban parks are constructed in public areas, certain design elements remain extremely simple. For example, the vegetated-setting contextminimal and unable to generate sufficient interest in community physical activities. Hence, the connection between humans and nature is limited, which demonstrates the lack …