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Pro-forma for city form
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis aims to examine impact of financial decisions on the city morphology, specifically on the current crop of new city projects undertaken in India. While there has been some existing research on impact of capital ...
Monkey see, monkey do : establishing new real estate development frameworks for the land optioning and assembly process in Singapore
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Development projects ultimately create places in the built environment. As such, the developer should be concerned with the quality of spaces they create for those in the community to interact within. For this reason, a ...
The unique challenges of building permanent supportive housing for female veterans : a comparative case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
In 2009, President Barack Obama and mayors around the country pledged to end veteran homelessness by 2015. Although their collaborative efforts led to a dramatic decrease in the rate of homelessness among veterans, the ...
New development : friend or foe to Chinatown small businesses?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Chinatowns in cities like Boston, New York, or Philadelphia have well established reputations as vibrant ethnic neighborhoods that draw tourists as well as working-Chinese immigrants. The individual businesses that line ...
Innovation districts : economic development, community benefits, and the public realm
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Innovation Districts are emerging across the country as vehicles for economic development, job creation, urban revitalization, and sustainable growth. As they continue to be developed, there is a need to rethink the role ...
The economic and financial feasibility of food innovation centers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
A Food Innovation Center (FIC) is an enclosed commercial space comprising a mix of complementary uses pertaining to locally-operated food growing, production, processing, testing, distribution, and sale. These uses include ...
The potential use of land readjustment as an urban redevelopment strategy in the United States : assessing net economic value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The land readjustment method of land assembly has an extensive international history, but is virtually unknown to professional planners and real estate developers in the United States. Its potential benefits are many. It ...
(Managerial) style over substance : determinants of devaluation for female supervisors in an Indian garment factory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Despite the rising representation of women in management, female managers continue to be devalued compared to male managers, presenting a challenge for gender inequality in organizations. This study helps address a significant ...
Creating sustainable air rights development over highway corridors : lessons from the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Research and practice have shown that air rights development over highway corridors in America's cities is not only feasible, but desirable. As planners, policy makers and consumers attempt to curb the sprawling development ...
The transit oriented basis boost : adapting the LIHTC to finance affordable housing near transit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit is arguably the most successful and important program in American history for the creation of affordable housing. The program leverages private investment in affordable housing, through ...