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Olde City is Plagued by Gentrification (Paper Proposal)
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This 4 page paper provides a proposal for a research paper. An outline, how one can go about researching this topic and which sources to use are all included. Some statistics are noted.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA546Old.rtf
Omaha Nebraska: The Ideal City?
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An 8 page overview of this important US city. This paper describes the history and current status of Omaha and assesses whether it could be considered an ideal city. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPomahaNebraska.rtf
Open House - Redefining Urban America in the Twenty-First Century
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A 10-page paper that examines the urban housing situation as it exists in the inner-cities of America today and defines some of the strategies that have been proposed to improve this situation, especially for lower-income citizens. Included is a discussion of the present situation in Chicago, the urban renewal strategies this city has adopted, and the success of these strategies as compared to the strategies implemented and success achieved by other major American cities as well as by other nations. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: LCHouse.doc
Orange County, California
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Orange County, California has long lived
with the reputation of affluence and conservatism. This may or may not
be true, however, the existence of the stereotype has certainly had an
influence on how Orange County is viewed. This 7 page paper argues that
Orange county is not simply a conglomeration of cities too expensive and
too conservative for the lower income or minority members, but is a
thriving community that incorporates diverse aspects of a unique
culture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KTorange.wps
Paher's Las Vegas (Book Report)
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This 3 page paper reviews Stanley Paher's Las Vegas, As It Began, As It Grew. The city of Las Vegas and its origins is discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA642Las.rtf
Paris / Expatriates In
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A 10 page research paper and essay exploring the issue of why, how and who were self-exiled in Paris. The writer focuses on a philosophical introduction to the mindset of the Parisian public and explores the works, politics and lifestyles of Gertrude Stein, Anais Nin, and Henry Miller. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Parisex.wps
Partnerships in Social Housing; Applying the Egan Agenda
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This 10 page paper looks at the way in which social housing may benefit if the Egan Agenda was adopted in the construction of this type of property. Short term direct savings are considered as well as longer term indirect savings. The paper also includes a description of the Egan Report's general findings in order to better place the student to understand its application to social housing. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEhouegn.wps
Patrick Geddes
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A 6 page paper that describes the views and philosophy of Patrick Geddes, the environmentalist turned city planner who demonstrated his concerns for natural features within urbanization. Geddes demonstrated a means by which cities could revitalize utilizing environmental concerns as their basis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Geddes.wps
Patterns Of Movement Within Paris & New York City
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4 pages in which Paris and New York City are discussed with regard to citizen patterns of movement Cultural, political, economic, and ethnic aspects are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Movepatt.wps
Paul Peterson/City Limits
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An 8 page research paper/essay that analyses Paul Peterson's theories on urban planning and development and then discusses how they apply to the city of Miami. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khppcl.rts
Pierre Clavel / 'The Progressive City'
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A 5 page book review of Pierre Clavels work on progressive civic government during the 1970s and 1980s. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Clavel.wps
Pittsburgh's Bus System / Public Transportation As An Extension Of Collective Action
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of the history and development of public policies regarding the development of public transportation bus systems in Pittsburgh as a result of community action. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Busspitt.wps
Planning and PPG6
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This 10 page paper considers a plan to develop a stadium and retail park 12 kilometres for the centre of a town. The paper is written as a report that first considers the development in line with PPG6 and then looks at the factors that will determine if a public inquiry should be held, the potential objections that can be raised and how a residents committee will need to be prepared for the inquiry. The paper includes a sample questionnaire that could be used to gather local opinion. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEplanPPG6.rtf
Planning Australian Public Spaces
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This 9-page paper discusses some of the guidelines for designing public spaces in Australia, as well as briefly considering some of the parks that already exist.
Filename: HVAuPlan.rtf
Planning for Sufficient Public Housing
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A 7 page paper discussing considerations
for the city council of a fictitious city of 250,000 as the council embarks on a five-year study of
zoning to control urban sprawl in the economically healthy and rapidly-growing city. The paper
uses the example of the decay of downtown Detroit and sprawl into outlying suburban areas as an
example of what to avoid. The paper discusses how changes in zoning laws and allowing private
developers downtown areas could have benefited the city, using Portland, Oregon as a positive
example. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSurbanHous.wps
Planning Policies
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This 3 page paper looks at how planning policies are changing over the last ten years and how they are impacting on the UK and then considers if the UK can keep absorbing the policy changes. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEplanEU.rtf
Policy Analysis/Gaming in Mississippi
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An 18 page research paper that offers a policy issue paper on legalized gambling in Mississippi and includes an executive summary. This report offers an overview of the gaming industry in Mississippi. It begins with a discussion of the background of the problem of systemic poverty, which has plagued the state for generations, and then moves on to a discussion of prior efforts to solve this problem, which includes the legalization of dockside gaming in the 1990s. The problem statement diagnoses the problems, identifies the major stakeholders and defines goals. Alternatives are analyzed and described, along with a discussion of why these alternatives were not successful. Constraints and political feasibility are also discussed, which leads into the conclusions and recommendations that can be drawn from this data. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: khmisgam.rtf
Political Machines
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A 15 page research paper that discusses the characteristics of political machines in American politics from the nineteenth century to the present. The writer examines the connection between political machines to organized labor, as well as the role played by Irish and Italian immigrants. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: khpolmac.rtf
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