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Vulnerability of What? Vulnerability of Whom? : evaluating and communicating vulnerability to extreme floods in Houston, TX using a novel web-based platform
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The global climate is changing and these changes will continue to have adverse effects on cities and their residents. Coastal cities in particular, which contain the majority of the global urban population, are becoming ...
A policy story of continuity and change : reflections on the Obama Administration's Metropolitan Agenda
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
President Obama was sworn into office on January 20, 2009 and within the first month of his presidency, against a backdrop of staggering concerns about financial reform, energy efficiency, and the need to allocate $787 ...
The (home)sharing economy : a viable solution to the affordable housing crisis?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
While it is acknowledged that our society is rapidly aging, the best way to ensure that people age with dignity, independence and security remains nebulous. Within 20 years, one out of three households in the U.S. is ...
Drinking fountains : the past and future of free public water in the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Drinking fountains have a rich history as pieces of urban infrastructure in the United States. Installed in prominent public squares to reduce disease, help the poor, and promote a temperance agenda, early American drinking ...
Stormwater management and multipurpose infrastructure networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In urban planning and design, natural systems are a key element of explorations about how to design for sustainability. As part of these efforts, academics and practitioners have also begun to explore the ways in which the ...
Location, location, location choice models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Cities are, now more than ever before, the main centers of population and production. The growing demand for limited urban space is increasing urban complexity and magnifying both positive and negative externalities of ...
A case for public sanitation with on-site treatment in Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
According to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), 14% of the population in Ghana use improved sanitation facilities and 59% use shared facilities. The objective of this thesis is to offer a situational analysis ...
Community oasis : how does the Dudley Greenhouse build social capital to revitalize the Dudley neighborhood and what lessons may be offered for other communities interested in embarking on greenhouse efforts?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis proposes that social capital, as the vehicle for community-building at a community-based scale, can address the strains placed on a neighborhood from revitalization. This strategy can play a vital role in the ...
Engines of culture : learning from the unique public realm of the long distance train
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The Long Distance American Train is a unique, meaningful, and somewhat mysterious site. These ephemeral, mobile societies exhibit remarkable qualities, including intensive interactions with strangers, conviviality amongst ...
Approximate translation : media, narrative, and experience in urban design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Approximate translation is developed as a design process through which the place-embedded history of an urban environment can be understood, allowing for better design and intervention in that urban environment. Generally, ...