Lancaster County, Pennsylvania residents are proud of their agricultural heritage. They do not want to see their farmland disappear. But the County continues to be developed into residential subdivisions. This thesis ...

The question that this thesis ponders is: Is there a physical neighborhood form that promotes more integrated communities by supporting the different living preferences and resources of diverse racial and class groups? ...

Commercial real estate is an important asset class but it does not yet have a well-developed derivatives market in the United States. A derivative is a contract that derives its value from an underlying index or asset. ...

The transition to a market economy has sparked Vietnam's unprecedented urbanization and industrialization. In order to accommodate the spiraling land demand triggered by urban and economic growth, the Vietnamese government ...

This thesis addresses the question: under what conditions do corporate codes of conduct work? To answer this question, I develop two case studies of subcontracting factories that are subject to a multinational company's ...

Public transport system is an important part of cities, and the quality of public transport service -- passengers' perceived performance -- is a key urban indicator. Customer satisfaction surveys has been the traditional ...