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Department of City and Regional Planning
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The Department of City and Regional Planning believes that learning in the classroom, in the laboratory or studio, and in the community contribute to an urbanist's education.
We are interested in why cities sprawl, in urban politics, in how to better serve residents of inner-city neighborhoods, in how people in developing countries can meet basic needs as well as move into the global information economy.
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RESTRUCTURING COMMUNITY IN THE FACE OF FOOD WASTE: NETWORK RESPONSE TO VERMONT'S UNIVERSAL RECYCLING LAW
(2016-08-01)Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) created a fresh set of opportunities as well as challenges for the rural state’s businesses and residences alike. Enacted in 2012, this law was the first to ban statewide ... -
Municipal Responses to Syrian Refugee Inflow to Lebanon: Studying the impact of religiopolitical affiliations on policy responses
(2015-05)In a country where politics and religion are far from being separated, policies fall victim of stagnation and biases. The Lebanese government’s response to the Syrian Refugee inflow is not an exception. With the new challenge ... -
OBSERVING THE PUBLIC REALM IN BROOKLYN: EXPLORING DIGITAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR PUBLIC SPACES
(2015-01)This paper expands discourse and methodologies for the scientific study of urban public spaces. It presents an analysis of observational data collected for the Fulton Area Business Alliance in Brooklyn, NY. Over the ... -
Ready or Not, Here They Come: How U.S. Cities are Preparing for the Aging Population, and Lessons from New York City and Atlanta
(2012-08)Graying Baby Boomers and advances in medicine, technology and public health mean that by 2030 nearly one in five people in the U.S. will be 65 years old or older. The needs of this aging population will put unprecedented ... -
Public Private Partnerships in Urban Parks: A Case Study of Five U.S. Parks
(2011-06-01)Public-private partnerships (P3s) are increasingly used to manage public parks. What do cities, citizens, and organizations need to know when establishing a P3 for park management? What are the opportunities and implications ...
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