Browsing by Subject "urban planning"
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A Case Study of Transit Demand Modeling and Transportation Planning at North Carolina State University
(2012-04-20)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Policy Questions: How should a large urban university make short-term trade-offs in its provision of transit service to a new, multi-use library that is expected to shift demand towards new transit ... -
Building the Good Life: Architecture and Politics
(2010)This dissertation examines the relationship between architecture and democratic politics in late-modernity. It identifies the refusal of architects to consider the political dimensions of their work following the failures ... -
Developing a Methodology to Assess Transportation Vulnerability to Recurrent Tidal Flooding
(2018-04-27)Despite the moniker of “nuisance flooding,” the recurrent flooding of coastal cities during high tides poses risks to people and property that extend beyond minor inconveniences. The frequency of this recurrent tidal flooding ... -
Nature-based Urban Flood Resilience: a policy analysis of natural flood mitigation measures in sea level rise planning in New Orleans, New York City, and San Francisco
(2017-08-18)Sea level rise (SLR) and severe weather events have already exposed the vulnerability of coastal cities to flood events. Regional planning bodies are developing comprehensive plans to build resiliency utilizing both hardened ... -
Transit-Oriented Development in the Greater Richmond, Virginia Region: A Client-Based Masters Project with GRTC Transit System
(2010-04-25)Transit-oriented development (TOD) has been widely cited as a means of curbing emissions, increasing mobility and fostering sustainable economic growth. In difficult economic times, the need for creative and cost-effective ...
