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How Useful Is Gsv As An Environmental Observation Tool? An Analysis Of The Evidence So Far., Katherine Nesse, Leah Airt Oct 2017

How Useful Is Gsv As An Environmental Observation Tool? An Analysis Of The Evidence So Far., Katherine Nesse, Leah Airt

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Researchers in many disciplines have turned to Google Street View to replace pedestrian- or carbased in-person observation of streetscapes. It is most prevalent within the research literature on the relationship between neighborhood environments and public health but has been used as diverse as disaster recovery, ecology and wildlife habitat, and urban design. Evaluations of the tool have found that the results of GSV-based observation are similar to the results from in-person observation although the similarity depends on the type of characteristic being observed. Larger, permanent and discrete features showed more consistency between the two methods and smaller, transient and judgmental …


The Environmentalist Case For Sprawl- And Why It Fails, Michael Lewyn Jan 2017

The Environmentalist Case For Sprawl- And Why It Fails, Michael Lewyn

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Environmentalists generally favor compact, walkable development, because development that reduces automobile use may reduce automobile-related pollution. Defenders of suburban sprawl argue, however, that compact development may actually increase pollution in a variety of ways. This article criticizes the latter argument.,


Does The Threat Of Gentrification Justify Restrictive Zoning?, Michael Lewyn Jan 2017

Does The Threat Of Gentrification Justify Restrictive Zoning?, Michael Lewyn

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Historically, progressives have opposed restrictive zoning, arguing that by restricting the housing supply to high-end housing, zoning reduces the supply of housing available to lower-income Americans. But recently, some progressives have suggested that new market-rate housing facilitates gentrification and displacement of lower-income renters. This article critically examines that theory.


The Obama Administration's Parting Shot, Michael Lewyn Jan 2017

The Obama Administration's Parting Shot, Michael Lewyn

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Discusses the "Housing Development Toolkit", a policy paper on affordable housing issued by the White House in September 2016.


Attacking Smart Growth, Michael Lewyn Jan 2017

Attacking Smart Growth, Michael Lewyn

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Review of The Human City, by Joel Kotkin


Robocar Risks, Michael Lewyn Jan 2017

Robocar Risks, Michael Lewyn

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Suggests that policymakers should not widen roads or stringently enforce anti-jaywalking laws in order to accommodate autonomous vehicles.


Three Cases In Point: A Comparison Of Legal Access To Housing For Low-Income And Homeless Populations In Cape Town, Marseille And Miami, Leila Lawlor Jan 2017

Three Cases In Point: A Comparison Of Legal Access To Housing For Low-Income And Homeless Populations In Cape Town, Marseille And Miami, Leila Lawlor

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Introduction To The Journal Of Comparative Urban Law And Policy, Julian C. Juergensmeyer, Karen Johnston Jan 2017

Introduction To The Journal Of Comparative Urban Law And Policy, Julian C. Juergensmeyer, Karen Johnston

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Introduction, Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, Karen Marie Johnston Jan 2017

Introduction, Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer, Karen Marie Johnston

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