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The windy city : harnessing power in the neighborhood landscape
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
As wind power has spread in North America, so has an awareness that community acceptance will largely determine whether this renewable energy source continues to grow. Despite apparently widespread popular support for wind ...
Temporary upgrading : how permanent are the results? : a case study of strategies to improve tenure in Ho Chi Minh City
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
An Khanh is an informal settlement in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City, and the site of a Master Plan that may displace up to 7,000 households. A major part of the Master Plan proposes expanding the commercial core of Ho Chi ...
Employer-assisted housing in maquiladoras in Mexico : a case study of the Delphi Automotive Housing Program
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
In June 1996, the US and Mexican press announced a unique partnership that sought to address the dramatic housing shortage in Ciudad JuAirez, Mexico. This public-private partnership involved construction companies, a major ...
Written in invisible ink : a case study on the politics of free trade reform and labor regulation in Guatemala
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis makes two primary claims: first, that the US - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-DR CAFTA, or CAFTA) has had important effects on labor regulation in Guatemala that are not contained ...
Interpreting global justice : variations in perspectives of U.S. environmental organizations on environment, human rights, and social equity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Environmental movement organizations in the United States have engaged with the global justice movement differently depending on the extent to which they view human rights and social equity issues as part of their environmental ...
Regulating new construction in historic areas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This study is an examination of how the restrictiveness of different design regulations impacts the process of new construction in historic areas. The North End, South End, and Back Bay neighborhoods of Boston were identified ...
Downtown revitalization in Japan : examination of the Town Management Organization model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Downtowns have experienced decline since the 1990s in Japan and several strategies have been implemented to deal with it. This research focuses on one of such strategies-the Town Management Organization (TMO) model. Although ...
The effect of organizational capacity on urban redevelopment outcomes : the case of the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles and the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
(cont.) This thesis seeks to answer the following questions: * What organizational features (i.e. types of leadership, structure, etc.) are significant in executing successful urban redevelopment projects? * To what extent ...
Creating an asset management model for Massachusetts state-aided public housing : a study of policies and practices to inform the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Local housing authorities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts currently manage over 50,000 state-aided public housing units on a consolidated, authority-wide level-a style of property management that does not allow for ...
An evaluation of the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development's Moving to Work voucher program
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Since implementation nearly 10 years ago there has been limited research into the outcomes of the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development's Moving to Work rental subsidy program. The Congressionally ...