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Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 09, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Attitudes Toward the Construction of an Urban Expressway: The North Omaha Case."

T he locating and construction of an urban expressway creates conflicts between the need for new and improved routes of access and the need to protect the environmental, social and economic characteristics of parts of the city itself. A new freeway in an urban area inevitably means there will be destruction of homes, disruption of neighborhoods and local patterns of movement, and changes in landscape, noise and traffic levels. Citizen groups often organize to protest these disruptions and changes …

Economic Impact Of The University Of Nebraska At Omaha On The Omaha Economy, Ralph H. Todd, Robert F. Blair

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The last few years represent a period of substantial growth for the City of Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Omaha as well. A moment's reflection reveals that the growth of the City and the University are interdependent. The purpose of this study is to provide a basis for understanding some of these relationships--particularly the economic relationships that exist between the campus and the community.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 05, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "An Overview of Education in Nebraska and the Omaha Area."

This report presents basic educational data on elementary, secondary, higher and continuing education in Omaha and Nebraska. This report contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of educational statistics including school enrollments, student dropouts, status and plans of high school and University graduates, and degrees conferred by technical colleges and traditional institutions of higher education. The report utilizes data from numerous sources, both governmental and nongovernmental, as indicated in the source note at the end of the appropriate …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Regional Planning: Omaha in the International Context," by Peter E. Pflaum.

Attitudes, methods, and results of local and regional planning as practiced in Omaha versus Great Britain are discussed in this paper. The article was stimulated by comparisons that were obvious to the author after recently spending three months in England. The principal factors involved in the Omaha-England comparison arc: (1) the organizational and administrative structure of the planning process, (2) the attitudes in the public and private domain towards planning, and (3) the relative costs and benefits of planning.

While …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of the Review of Applied Urban Research features "Nebraska State Highway-User Revenue: Its Distribution to Local Governments," by Ralph H. Todd.

The provision of highways, roads and streets is one of the most important functions performed by state and local governments. Nebraska expenditures on highways are second only to educational expenditures in quantitative importance.¹ The State and local transportation network is extensive. In 1973, Nebraska had enough state and local roads, streets, and highways to stretch nearly four times around the globe.² Due to t he existence of a large number of motor vehicles (1,089,872 registered …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1974, Vol. 02, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Omaha's Changing Profile."

In cooperation with the Economic Development Council of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the Center in 1973, initiated a program of providing up-to-date economic and demographic data on Omaha.¹

During the initial year, data were developed on population, employment, income, housing, retail sales and real estate values and taxes. The results of the year-long research has been produced as "Omaha's Changing Profile" {33 minute color slide presentation). In "Omaha's Changing Profile" the city was divided into six geographical subareas as depicted on Map 1. The delineations allow …