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Holistic revitalization in small post-industrial cities : tools for urban housing development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
For generations, housing programs have sought to utilize redevelopment projects to accomplish broader community revitalization goals. Contemporary affordable housing practice embodies this idea in large housing development ...
How can social compact's neighborhood drilldown data spur more retail development in Miami's difficult to develop neighborhoods?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The inner-city neighborhoods of America continue to struggle with the economic blight they have faced ever since American urban growth began to abandon the urban city core fifty years ago. One of the most salient characteristics ...
Emerald cities : the emergence of mega developments in the 21st century
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This thesis examines the recent worldwide boom in megacity development. Its basis is a global survey of megacity building that quantifies the amount of current development and qualifies the various city types and themes, ...
Public policy through negotiations : the Mark-to-Market experience
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The traditional policy making process includes problem setting and solving; agenda setting, agreement getting and implementation. These stages take place chronologically through a top-down process in which public policies ...
Brownfield financing in the United States : from social benefit-cost perspective
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Since 1995, the government has launched brownfield financing programs to promote brownfield cleanup and redevelopment in the United States. These programs have lowered financial barriers for brownfield developers and ...
Public market development strategy : making the improbable possible
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Public markets were once central components of the urban food system in American cities, but declined in number and importance by the middle of the 20th century. Despite a diminished role in feeding the city, public markets ...
Risk management with residential real estate derivatives : strategies for home builders
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This paper examines why and how publicly-traded home builders might use index-based residential property derivatives to manage risk. After describing a number of alternative reasons for hedging, I argue for a paradigm for ...
Buying green
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Green development has received much attention over the past decade, with the greatest interest coming from designers. However, the development and investment communities have been slower to adopt green principles, and the ...
The ambivalence of gentrifiers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis explores the paradox faced by 25-34 year-old, White, well-educated persons who choose to live in predominantly low-income neighborhoods. In particular, this thesis asks if gentrifiers are aware of gentrification ...
Patterns for working and living in the 21st century : real estate development for the new workplace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Emerging mobile and digital technologies are providing individuals with greater flexibility in the way they structure their working environment. At the same time, the knowledge-based economy is growing based on ideas ...