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Big business works with small farmers : the case of the Buabin Oil Palm Outgrower Project
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Globally, there are about 500 million small farms from which two billion people derive their livelihoods. These farmers face a host of challenges to access both domestic and international markets. This thesis examines the ...
Old new city : a study of spatial interactions in traditional neighborhoods of Kolkata to identify a new paradigm for urban design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis through study and analyses endeavored to demonstrate how various interactions in the urban fabric of old neighborhoods of Kolkata made them more humane, inclusive and ecologically less harmful. It highlighted ...
Private equity and venture capital in emerging markets : a case study of Egypt and the MENA region
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Private equity and venture capital investments in emerging markets grew significantly over the past five years (2003-2008), both in absolute and relative terms. In this study, we examine the industry's role in emerging ...
Building community assets through individual development accounts : growing a strategic network in Lawrence, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis aims to inform the decision-making process for growing an asset-building program through strategic partnerships with other community-based organizations (CBOs). The impetus for this paper came from Lawrence ...
The planning and real estate implications of North American retirees moving to Mexico : A study of Bucerías, Nayarit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Over the past decades, thousands of U.S. and Canadian retirees have moved to Mexico in search of better living conditions. Although the total number of foreign retirees in Mexico represents a small fraction of the total ...
The waterfront engine : proposal for a 21st century Delhi
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Delhi, a 14 million people megacity, has a huge open space area available in its heart along the banks of the Yamuna River. At the same time, Delhi, which would like to become a fully-fledged global city, does not have a ...
Downtown development as a strategy for revitalization in Providence, Rhode Island
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
This thesis examines the incidence of benefits resulting from downtown development in Providence, Rhode Island. Despite the acclaim accorded to the recent downtown development, there have been very few assessments of the ...
A model of ex-offender reentry in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The United States, like every other country, has a system of correctional facilities in which it places people for punitive and rehabilitative reasons. To determine what kinds of people come back compared to those who went ...
Brazilian pension funds : real estate investments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The objective of the thesis is to analyze the participation of Brazilian pension funds in the real estate sector, with special attention to their historical motivations. The thesis also describes the prospects of future ...
An image and multimedia database for Tren Urbano : application to technology transfer programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Information systems can be expected to play a major role in urban infrastructure projects that require technology transfer. The volume of information that is addressed and the greatly increased accessibility to that ...