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Web 2.0 for urban designers & planners
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The author contends that a class of new and emerging participatory Web-based tools, referred to at present as "Web 2.0," can and should be used by urban designers and planners to achieve better results in public participation ...
Social change and cycling as a form of sustainable transportation : the behavior-policy interaction in a medium-sized developing city
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
In developing countries, growth frequently parallels increasing motorization rates, and visions of mobility are often centered on the private automobile as the most flexible form of personal transportation and a symbol of ...
A comparative analysis of the Park-and-Ride/transit-oriented development tradeoff
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Park-and-ride provided metro regions with a mechanism to reduce commute-generated vehicle-miles traveled, by capturing vehicles in or near their home communities and allowing their drivers to travel to their destinations ...
Rebuilding plan implementation in New Orleans, LA : a case study of Freret Street Commercial Corridor and Bayou Road Cultural Corridor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Three major rebuilding plans emerged from the planning process that followed the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Outlining the visions and goals of individual communities across New Orleans, the intent of ...
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) : does it give indigenous peoples more control over development of their lands in the Philippines?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The 1998 Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) grants indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Philippines the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) with regard to development projects undertaken on their ancestral lands. ...
Can the LCCU & 1199SEIU be partners?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This thesis explores how organizations competent at harnessing the collective power of low-income immigrants might successfully combine their strategies to advance the well-being of their mutual constituencies. Based in ...
City Hall plazas : they're different
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This essay explores the form, goals, and ideals behind city hall plazas by asking the questions: What is the difference between a city hall plaza and any other urban plaza? What are the uses intended by the city in the ...
Beyond cerebration : the Cambodian struggle for representation in Lowell, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Since the early 1980s, an estimated 30,000 Cambodians have found their way to Lowell, Massachusetts. Constituting nearly 25% of the total population, they are now the city's dominant minority group. This thesis began as a ...
Supplanting copper : pricing and quality of GSM telecom services in Africa
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Introduction: The mobile phone is one of the greatest innovations of the 2 0 th century. It allows a user to communicate information - data and voice - regardless of their geographical location. Its importance has grown ...
Possibilities for health-conscious assisted housing mobility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Many poor, segregated, urban neighborhoods are rife with risks to health, which contributes to stark racial and geographic disparities in health. Fighting health disparities requires buy-in from non-health professionals ...