Urban Studies and Planning - Master's degree

Visible flows : the dynamics of community-based flood and water resource management and governance in Uthai Thani

Jular, Pitchapa. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)

In Thailand, centralized vertical governance with its 'line-of-command' approach continues to hamper holistic integration of water resource and flood management. In addition, the capacity of small-scale community actors ...
Crossing educational borders : the effects of state financial aid on undocumented students' pursuit of higher education

Guzman, Yazmin Yesenia. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

Currently there are twenty-two states (and the District of Columbia) that offer in-state resident tuition (ISRT) rates to undocumented youth who meet set residential criteria. As of January 2019, ten states (and the District ...
Community empowerment, technology, and access through peer to peer systems : blockchain concept and case study in Accra, Ghana

Sobers, Nneka Deandra.; Verella, Ayna Délivrans. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)

A joint collaboration by Ayna Verella and Nneka Sobers, this thesis will explore the development of our start-up, ALL PPL. ALL PPL's aim is to develop a Peer-to- Peer (P2P) decentralized risk exchange platform that leverages ...