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Urban Orientations, Vol. 01, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This publication includes: Why the Urban Coalition?; The Center for Urban Affairs; Nebraska, Urbanism, and the Two-Party System; Kuchel on Crime & Punishment; The W Street Clinic; Some Awkward Questions; Manchester, England, a Staff Report; Reflections on the Development of an Urban Data Bank; The Eppley Foundations and Omaha; One Liners; and Opinion.

An Inventory Of Urban-Related Courses In The University Of Nebraska System, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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An inventory of urban-related courses, programs and activities at the Lincoln campus.

Cua Newsletters Vol. 01, No.1 - Vol.1, No.8, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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Eight newsletters from the Center for Urban Affairs dating February 1970 - February 1971.

Uno Downtown Education Center, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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In September of 1971 The Regents' Commission on the Urban University of the 70's Report recommended that:

"... the Commission recommends that UNO bring educational opportunities to the people by further expansion and development of instruction in Program Centers away from the main campus ......... "

Since the receipt of that recommendation the University has established permanent and ad hoc program centers remote from the main campus (i.e., Center for Urban Education, Allwine Farm, sculpture lab and continuing studies in the WOW Building, YWCA, New Federal Building) in addition to continuing a search for a major facility in the "Downtown …

Some Aspects Of Socio-Economic And Community Factors In Planning Urban Freeways, Kwame Annor

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Urban freeways have many Impacts on their users and on the communities that they traverse or bypass. Consequently numerous interest groups become Involved in determining freeway locations. Decision makers at the state and federal levels must weigh monetary and non-monetary consequences as seen by the highway agency and, in addition, must consider the Interests and demands of other public bodies, organizations, and individuals, before reaching their decisions. A similar weighing must be applied by decision makers at the local level before they approve or object to proposed plans. As a result, decisions are difficult, time consuming, and involve many value …

An Input Output Study For The Omaha Smsa, J. D. Stolen, P. C. Chang

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This study is an extension and refinement of a previous report on the Omaha Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) by Perry P. Chang. The present study makes three major changes in Chang's report, in that it obtains output and value added of industries in the Omaha area, exports and imports of the industries, certain income multipliers, forecasts of output in the Omaha area. for 1975 and 1990, and compares the three results with Chang's.

Omaha Trade Area Study No. 06: License Plate Survey Of Five Major Shopping Points, Charles R. Gildersleeve, Roger E. Corbin

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This is the third of a series of continuing studies in the attempt to ascertain Omaha's retail trade area. The method utilized, as in the past, is that of recording license plate prefix numbers at the three major and two minor shopping points within the Omaha SMSA. Emphasis is placed upon the three major shopping points, Downtown, Crossroads and Westroads, for they are the best indicators of the regional focus of Omaha. The two other points surveyed were Southroads and Downtown Council Bluffs (See Map 13, Page 5). This year the survey eliminated The Center, GEM and Skagway because of …

Cohesiveness And Aging: An Empirical Test, Judy Kessler

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Relationships between persons are the strands out of which society is fashioned, An understanding of the macro-world of social behavior must be firmly grounded in an understanding of the relationships between persons in small face-to-face groups as they define their immediate social world.

Relatively little research has been undertaken to describe and evaluate the social life of particular persons, Up to the present, sociologists have tended to investigate large scale societal and institutional patterns or small group processes usually under artificial conditions, Analysis of immediate social systems as they influence persons day by day has been neglected, Williams (1968) suggests …

The Manpower And Related Agencies Of Omaha: A Pilot Study Of Their Functions And Interconnections, Barbara L. Brilhart, Judy Kessler

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In the past few years the University of Nebraska at Omaha has become increasingly committed to the study and alleviation of urban problems, Involvement of faculty, administration, and students in the life of the community and the demand for courses in urban affairs have stimulated an awareness of the need for an organized and rapid method of information retrieval in relation to the Omaha metropolitan area,

An Input-Output Study For The Omaha Smsa, 1963: A Provisional Report, Perry P. Chang

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The present report aims to show the procedures and findings of an input-output study for the Omaha Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA). This study is based on national technical co-efficients and some simplifying assumptions, with 1963 as the base year. While it is provisional in the sense that this study may be improved through the use of additional data and relaxation of certain assumptions, this report will show some interesting aspects of the area's economy and trends of its development. In the meantime, it may also reveal some of the economic problems, challenges, and opportunities which exist in the Omaha …

Omaha Trade Area Study No. 04: Milk, Grain And Livestock Source Area, Charles R. Gildersleeve, John T. Wilhelm

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The milk marketing area of Omaha, shown on Figure 1, includes all or parts of 12 Nebraska counties and 20 counties in western Iowa. Normally 80 percent of Omaha's fluid milk needs comes from the region outlined as Omaha's milk marketing area. Southwest of Omaha, the major milk producing counties of Gage, Jefferson and Lancaster are part of the Lincoln milk marketing area. And to the northwest of Omaha are some of the heaviest bulk-milk producers i.e., milk used for manufactural purposes--dry milk products, etc. Therefore, even though Wayne, Pierce, Antelope and Cedar counties are the major milk producers in …

Unemployment In Omaha In Relation To The Armour Closing, Kenneth Root, John P. Zipay

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On September 29, 1967, Armour and. Company announced that effective six months from that date, the Omaha Armour plant would be closed, displacing a labor force of approximately 2, 200 workers. This statement, announcing the closing of the third meatpacking firm in Omaha within the past two years, was startling and indicative of far- reaching consequences for Omaha, its people and economy. Numerous social agencies, along with the Chamber of Commerce and the Nebraska Employment Service, became involved in joining together in a united effort through the development of their own organization-- ACT, the Armour Coordinating Team. ACT is an …

Omaha Trade Area Study No. 05: Omaha Spheres Of Influence, Harold J. Retallick, Charles R. Gildersleeve, Donald W. Lea

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In nearly all cases, a city represents the focal point of a large area which it dominates. As distance away from the city increases the influence of the city decreases until a point is reached where another city of similar size exerts more influence. The purpose of this study is to establish and discuss the major area of dominance for Omaha.

Social Cohesion In Omaha, George W. Barger

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"How are you feeling today?" a physician asks, and the answer to that question can become the basis for a serious analysis of the general well-being of the individual. Similarly, we now ask the question: "What makes a community?" and state that the answer can lead us to important levels of analysis into the nature of the ongoing social order.

Social Participation And Life Satisfaction Of Senior Citizens, Judy Kessler, George W. Barger, Nancy C. Wilson

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This is the second in a series of three surveys relating social participation and life satisfaction as reported by residents of five high-rise apartment buildings in the city of Omaha, These buildings (towers) are available to low-income senior citizens, and are operated under the direction of the Omaha Housing Authority. Recreational facilities and activities are provided by the City of Omaha Parks, Recreation and Public Property Department and it was at their request that this study was undertaken by the Urban Studies Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Preliminary Projections Of The Growth Of The Omaha Smsa To 1990, Lawrence A. Danton

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The volume of employment in a geographic division is a significant criterion in measuring its overall economic activities. This report is designed to forecast the future course of these activities in the Omaha SMSA through the projections of labor force and employment in various industries at ten-year intervals to 1990.

Omaha Trade Area Study No. 03: License Plate Survey Of Eight Major Shopping Points, Donald W. Lea, John T. Wilhelm

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This study represents the second in a series of license plate surveys to aid in a delimitation of Omaha's retail trade area. 1 The method utilized was a tabulation of license plate numbers at the major shopping points in Omaha, namely, the parking lots of Brandeis downtown, Crossroads and Westroads. Discussion is limited to two of the three large centers because this is the initial year for the opening of Westroads. Other shopping centers surveyed were Southroads, Skag-Way, GEM, Gulf Mart, and the Center.

Geographic Background Report No. 01: Omaha's Agricultural Core Region, Harold J. Retallick, Charles R. Gildersleeve

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One of the critical problems in the delineation of the Omaha Trade Area to be solved by the geographer is the selection of the agricultural hinterland of Omaha. A series of maps, based on the 1959 and 1964 Census of Agriculture reports were developed. These basic maps were correlated with known data concerning agricultural shipments to the Omaha market. The result was the definition of an agricultural core region centered on Omaha.

Omaha Trade Area Study No. 02: An Analysis Of Telephone Calls, Newspaper Circulation, And Correspondent Banks, Harold J. Retallick, Charles R. Gildersleeve

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There are many limitations and statistical uncertainties in making a full interpretation of the Omaha Trade Area, but we plan to go as far as we can to bring together the commonly used indicators that show the sphere of influence of a major trade center. A number of indicators, such as retail sales, newspaper circulation, correspondent banks, grain shipments, etc., will be mapped individually. Then, for the final analysis, a composite map will be constructed to show the area of overall dominance by Omaha.

The Economic Structure Of The Omaha Smsa, Lawrence A. Danton

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This publication is a portion of the study of the Omaha Area Urban Research Project. The business leaders of Omaha who comprise the Economic Development Council of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce recognize the contribution socio-economic research can make to the healthy development of a community. The Council has underwritten the establishment of a research unit at the University of Omaha by providing an initial operating grant of $106,000.00 to cover the first two years of operation of the research unit.

Factors Influencing The Development Of Omaha, Lawrence A. Danton

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This report is a short overview of the dominant factors which have influenced the development of the Omaha Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) in the past and will, no doubt, continue to influence the Omaha SMSA for many decades. The primary emphasis is on the tangible aspects involved in the city's development. Included among these is a consideration of the geographic variables from the standpoint of physical and human resources. These were the primary determinants in the early development of Omaha and will continue to play a major part in the future of the city. Another area of inquiry deals …

Omaha Trade Area Study No. 01: License Plate Survey Of Two Major Shopping Points, Harold J. Retallick, Charles R. Gildersleeve

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This study is a preliminary attempt at the delimitation of Omaha's retail trade area. The method used is that of recording license plate numbers at the two major shopping points in Omaha, the Central Business District and Crossroads, plus two other smaller shopping points--Southroads and The Center. Emphasis is placed upon the two major points for they give the best regional cross-section of Omaha's retail attraction.

Omaha Unemployment Feasibility Study: Final Report, Larry D. Barnett, Kenneth Root, George Helling

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The research reported here was designed to test the feasibility of a practical approach to the reduction of unemployment, particularly among Negroes.

The need for the particular kind of emphasis used in this approach was recently stated by the director of the U.S. Employment Service in pointing out the need to obtain " more understanding of the things that make the community tick, that keep it from solving its problems, and that lead to the discovery of the real barriers to coordination..."

The Changing Population Of The Omaha Smsa 1860-1967 With Estimates For 1970, John P. Zipay

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During the Twentieth Century, the growth of population in the Omaha SMSA has been greatest in the post-war period. In the decade between 1950 and 1960, for example, the growth approximated 25 per cent. Much of this increase has resulted from cycles of residential construction in the fringes of the urbanized area, a situation known as urban sprawl. This sprawl has taken place in each of the three counties comprising the SMSA, but most significantly it has occurred in the territory west and south of the city of Omaha. A considerable portion of the population of the SMSA now exists …

The Potential Additional Supply Of Labor Available To The Omaha Smsa: Summary, Lawrence A. Danton

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The purpose of this study is to determine from the best information available the potential supply of labor available to present and prospective employers in the community composing the Omaha SMSA. In doing so certain well established trends provide the starting point. First is the basic long-term shift in the industry employment patterns of the United States. That is, with the long term industrialization of the U.S. economy that has been taking place since the Civil War, there has been a continuous shift from agricultural to nonagricultural employment. This trend is still continuing and can be expected to do so …

Perceptions Of Poverty Families About The Incidence And Effect And Redress Of Poverty In Omaha, Harry W. Reynolds

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Between March and May, 1965, 1112 families residing in nineteen census tracts in the City of Omaha were interviewed through the facilities of the Urban Studies Center of the Municipal University of Omaha with respect to various characteristics of their income, composition, and opinion as these items related to understanding the status of the econornica1ly underprivileged in their neighborhoods. The purpose of these interviews was to facilitate preparation of a community action program in Omaha capable of attacking some of the root causes of poverty and improving the conditions, present and future, of those families who were its victims. Quite …