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Sociopolitical challenges to the siting of facilities with perceived environmental risks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Difficulties are often experienced in the siting of facilities that serve a public need but also pose localized safety, health and/or environmental risks. This has historically been due to not-in-my-back- yard (NIMBY) ...
Remote information organization and decentralized education
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Adapting a hazards-risk model to water scarcity in rural India : Aurangabad case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The objective of this project is to improve the responsiveness of District Planning to rural water scarcity in India. Through engagements with the Groundwater Survey Development Agency, and Maharashtra State Government ...
Application of dynamic strategic planning to urban transit projects : case studies of Boston and Osaka
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Valuing project risk and flexibility in mining resource development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Integrated optimization model for airline schedule design : profit maximization and issues of access for small markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The purpose of the National Airspace System Strategy Simulator is to provide the FAA with a decision support system to evaluate long-term infrastructure and regulatory strategies. The NAS strategy simulator consists of ...
Quantitative analysis of alternative transportation under environmental constraints
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis focuses on the transportation sector and its role in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and conventional pollutant emissions. Specifically, it analyzes the potential for hydrogen based transportation, introducing ...
HSPF modeling of the Charles River Watershed
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
This thesis develops a hydrological and water quality model of the Charles River Watershed in eastern Massachusetts. The model used for this project is HSPF, an EPA-sponsored continuous simulation model. Based on land use ...
Performance indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of structural reform of the Chicago public transportation system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis anticipates the need for structural change within public transportation systems and the need for clear goals and indicators relating to structural reform to provide real time course correction and periodic ...
Should we fertilize the oceans? : examining the science, economics and policy of the iron hypothesis & ocean fertilization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
John Martin's 'iron hypothesis' (Martin, 1990), and the subsequent ground-breaking IRONEX experiments (Martin 1994, Coale 1996) have stimulated wide spread speculation about the concept of fertilizing the oceans. It has ...