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A multiple secretary problem with switch costs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In this thesis, we utilize probabilistic reasoning and simulation methods to determine the optimal selection rule for the secretary problem with switch costs, in which a known number of applicants appear sequentially in a ...
Balance : Lancaster County's tragedy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
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 ...
Community in the garden in the community : the development of an open space resource in Boston's South End
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Now a permanently protected type of open space, the community gardens in Boston's South End began in the early 1970's as an effort to utilize vacant land in what was a predominantly low-income neighborhood. Since then, the ...
Placelogging : mobile spatial annotation and its potential use to urban planners and designers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
With the rise of 'Mobile 2.0,' digital telecommunications are beginning to provide deep resources of information to mobile city dwellers. Particularly striking among recent applications is placelogging, defined here as the ...
Sowing a sense of place : an in-depth case study of changing youths' sense of places
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In this dissertation I examine the change in youths' sense of urban and non-urban places brought about by involvement in a multi-site agriculture program. The concept of 'Place' is more than the biophysical and built ...
Energy consumption and smart growth in Massachusetts : does smart growth make a difference?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
With the environmental crisis involving climate change fast approaching, all potential mitigation techniques must be explored and implemented. A key approach comes from the power towns and cities have to influence land use ...
Incentive zoning and environmental quality in Boston's Fenway neighborhood
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
A density bonus, also called incentive zoning, is a conditional liberalization of zoning regulations, allowing a real estate development to exceed as-of-right density limits in exchange for the in-kind provision or purchase ...
Low income housing tax credit properties : non-profit disposition strategies in the Commonwealth
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis examines how non-profit owners in Massachusetts have maintained affordability and ownership of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties after the initial fifteen-year compliance period, at the lowest ...
Inventory planning for low demand items in online retailing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
A large online retailer strategically stocks inventory for SKUs with low demand. The motivations are to provide a wide range of selections and faster customer fulfillment service. We assume the online retailer has the ...
Solar cooking : the development of a thermal battery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
There are many rural area in the world where cooking fuel is very scarce. One solution to this problem is to use solar energy to cook food. However most people around the world like to cook large meals at night, when the ...