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Urban Studies and Planning - Ph.D. / Sc.D.

 

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  • Planning support systems for spatial planning through social learning 
    Goodspeed, Robert (Robert Charles) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    This dissertation examines new professional practices in urban planning that utilize new types of spatial planning support systems (PSS) based on geographic information systems (GIS) software. Through a mixed-methods ...
  • A positive approach to sustainability 
    Dossa, Zahir (Zahir A.) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    Sustainability is a complex term that is becoming increasingly used. While extremely important, sustainability is often misused and misunderstood, yielding undesirable effects. Furthermore, many organizations promote the ...
  • Making climate adaptation work : strategies for resource constrained South Asian mega-cities 
    Dutta-Koehler, Madhu Chhanda (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    This dissertation compares the responses of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Kolkata, India to the serious challenges posed by climate change, particularly in the water sector. Drawing on the theories of "adaptation as development" ...
  • Dispersion of agglomeration through transport infrastructure 
    Fang, Wanli, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    My dissertation aims to assess transport infrastructure's influence on the productivity, scale and distribution of urban economic activities through changing intercity accessibility. Standard project-level cost-benefit ...
  • The political economy of foreign investment : constructing cultural categories of capitalist legitimacy in India 
    Jackson, Jason Bertroy Riley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
    The dissertation addresses a fundamental question in the social sciences: Where do economic interests and policy preferences come from? How do interests and preferences shape political and economic behavior, government ...
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