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Environmental Factors That Affect Seventh Grade Readers': Motivations, Attitudes, Opinions, Experiences, And Gender
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2010-03-03)
The author discusses factors that affect middle school students' motivations to engage in reading. First, reading research is reviewed to determine an outline of factors that are currently known to affect students' reading ...
Understanding Gentrification: The Role And Abilities Of Community-based Organizations In Changing Neighborhoods - A Case Study Of Post-Katrina New Orleans -
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2010-11-01)
The goal of this study is to identify the roles and barriers of community-based organizations in post-disaster changing neighborhoods and to examine how community based organizations support residents in dealing with ...
North Texas Stakeholders: Perceptions Of Extensive Green Roofs
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-03-03)
Green roofs are not a new technology. The first recorded green roof was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife Amyitis who missed her lush homeland (Osmundson 1999). However, since the ...
Multi-national Licensure In Landscape Architecture: Searching For Its Impact On The Profession
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-03-03)
This thesis summarizes the knowledge base and understanding of key informants regarding multi-national licensure in landscape architecture, a topic made timely because of the increase in international practice by landscape ...
Suburban Landmarks In North Arlington: Perceptions Of Experts And Non-experts
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-03-03)
Each individual perceives the world differently and attains knowledge in distinct ways (Rapoport 1977). With regard to perception about specific places, some individuals function as "insiders." This means their perceptions ...
Designers' Perspectives Of Walkability And Accessibility Of DART's Downtown Transitway Mall In Dallas, Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-03-03)
Providing quality urban spaces including plazas and pedestrian malls encourages use of the Central Business District (CBD) and stimulates a vibrant atmosphere for casual strolling, window shopping, and browsing (Rubenstein, ...
A Comparison Of Perceptions Among Amateur And PGA Professional Golfer To The Five Design Principles Of Golf Course Architecture
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-07-19)
Golf was originally a game played primarily on landscapes that were not manipulated by humans. As the game has matured, humans have exerted increasing influence on the design of golf courses. As in art, golf course ...
Stakeholders' Perceptions Of Pedestrian Accessibility To Green Infrastructure: Fort Worth's Urban Villages
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-07-19)
Green infrastructure refers to a strategically managed network of natural and open spaces that provides ecological benefits for human and wildlife populations in urbanized areas (Benedict and McMahon, 2006; Sandstrom, 2002; ...
Assessing Stormwater Runoff With "SWAT" In Mixed-use Developments: Learning From Southlake Town Square And Addison Circle In North Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-07-19)
Recognizing environmental problems associated with sprawl, North Texas communities are looking at options for future growth. Higher density mixed-used developments (MXDs) are being considered as an alternative to the ...
Anti-terrorism Site Design Guidelines For U.S. Military Installations: An evaluation of the implementation process at U.S. Army forts in Texas and Louisiana
(Landscape Architecture, 2010-07-19)
is of vital importance to accommodate the need for security in site plans and designs on all military installations. Terrorism prevention, referred to as force protection by the United States Department of Defense, is ...