Browsing by Subject "Infrastructure"
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An Evaluation of Microgrid-Based Enterprise Viability
(2020-04-20)The global need to meet population housing needs through infrastructure development is at odds with the urgent necessity to mitigate the impacts of climate change. This investigation considers the relationships between ... -
Assessing the Environmental Sustainability Potential of BRI Countries under the Five Connectivities Framework
(2019-04-26)China’s ambitious vision for the Belt and the Road initiative (BRI) marks a global milestone for economic and political cooperation across Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America. With more than 100 member countries accounting ... -
Capitalizing on Cities: The Diffusion of Neoliberal Urban Policies in China
(2012)The global diffusion of neoliberal economic policies is one of the most significant events in modern history. This research applies current knowledge on policy diffusion to the analysis of the diffusion of two major neoliberal ... -
Economic and Demographic Effects of Infrastructure Reconstruction After a Natural Disaster
(2018)In this dissertation I study the long-term effects of post-disaster reconstruction of infrastructure on economic and demographic outcomes. The effects on individuals and communities that result from shocks to existing ... -
Integrated Water Finance Solutions to Drought in the Yakima Basin: Recommendations for the Yakima Drought Relief Pumping Plant (YDRPP)
(2017-04-28)Located within the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), the Natural Resource Investment Center (NRIC) was created under the Obama Administration to facilitate resource conservation through innovative partnerships ... -
“Sky Eye”: Infrastructure, Politics and Livelihood in Southern Guizhou
(2023)This thesis sheds light on rural life in Kedu Town, southern Guizhou. Drawing from the idea of “doubling of infrastructure” (Muehlmann 2019), I see the FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) project as a ...
