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Bridging domestic concerns and international markets : the story of large garment producers in Damascus, Syria
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
For a country that was closed till 1990, and regarded as a textbook case of a closed economy, it is surprising to find in Syria a rapidly increasing number of large garment producers, that are supplying multinational buyers ...
The Tobin Bridge : its history and politics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The Tobin Bridge was a significant transportation improvement which gave automobile travelers from Chelsea and the North Shore unprecedented high-speed access to Boston. Through the first 50 years of the 20th century, ...
Innovations in municipal service delivery : the case of Vietnam's Haiphong Water Supply Company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis describes a state owned municipal water supply service company, the Haiphong Water Supply Company (HPWSCo), that improved its service delivery and successfully transformed itself into a profit making utility ...
Participating as amicus curiae in exclusionary zoning litigation : developing the court's understanding of the principles of environmental justice
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis analyzes several aspects of the difficulties in litigating concerns of environmental injustice in order to purpose an alternative approach that still allows groups to enter the public policy forum of the court ...
Participation in policy and practice : conventional and deliberative roles for the public in water resources management and environmental decision-making
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Public participation plays an important role in environmental decision making and policy formulation. Federal and state agencies charged with the responsibilities of determining laws to manage environmental problems are ...
Where virtual meets reality : empowering the public with tangible and digital vision building tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Neighborhood community organizations that strive to incorporate the public's ideas into designs and plans have needed more appropriate tools for vision sharing. This thesis described one possible approach for improving the ...
Energy-intensity factors for Shanxi Province and China : shift-share and interregional structural decomposition analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
In this study, I examine the underlying factors for the current energy-intensity levels in China, and its major coal-producing provinces, Shanxi Province, using an interregional (spatial) Structural Decomposition Analysis ...
Incorporating the past into one's future : a framework for conservation and economic development in Guayaquil, Ecuador
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Conservation and revitalization efforts in Latin America have been typically centered on the preservation of individual monuments and historic buildings. This approach has recently led to the development of more integrated ...
The role of private vending in Developing country water service delivery : the case of Karachi, Pakistan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The private water vending industry in Karachi is an important source of water service delivery in Karachi, Pakistan. Water vending is largely a supplemental service to households with private water connections, due to ...
How local can government go? : lessons from fiscal decentralization in Uganda
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Revenue collection in the Kibaale District in Uganda, specifically the graduated tax, has improved at the sub-county level of local government under Uganda's ambitious decentralization process. Improved collection is ...