Browsing by Subject "Durham, North Carolina"
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An Evaluation of the Food Desert Definition in Durham, North Carolina
(2012-04-25)Urban food deserts are low-income communities located more than one mile from a vendor that supplies affordable, healthy food options. According to the USDA, 11.5 million Americans nationwide live in food desert areas. ... -
Coming Home to Bull City: A Program Evaluation of Durham’s Local Reentry Council
(2021-01-19)Since the 1970s, the U.S. has seen a 500% increase in its total incarcerated population. Not only are people formally incarcerated, but as of 2016, there were about 6.6 million individuals under any kind of criminal supervision, ... -
Community Bonding: Rebuilding Duke University and Durham, North Carolina to Promote Sexual Autonomy
(2019-12-19)My central question asks how universities can engage with local communities to work towards increased sexual safety on campuses. Specifically, I first argue that universities can improve sexual safety on campuses ... -
Do Evictions Cause Income Changes? An Instrumental Variables Approach
(2019-04)Evictions are an important aspect of the affordable housing crisis facing low-income American renters. However, there has been little research quantifying the causal impact of evictions, which poses challenges for academics ... -
Durham, North Carolina: A 21st Century Case Study on Gentrification, Artists, and the Creative Economy
(2020-04)Artist communities both generate, and coalesce around, sites of cultural significance and aesthetic intrigue. In doing so, artists and artist-run spaces impact the cultural and socioeconomic value of place. The connection ... -
Financing a Pre-K Expansion in Durham: Lessons from Other Communities
(2017-06-19)A growing body of evidence suggests that public investment in high-quality preschool programs improves school readiness, and produces significant and lasting impacts on children across a wide variety of outcomes. Research ...
