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Evolving Telephone Policy: Universal Service
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)
Important public policy decisions are commonly made that depend upon short, medium, and long term time periods to achieve success or widespread adoption. Universal Service and telephone penetration among underserved ...
Perceptions Of Crime, Fear Of Crime, And Defensible Space In Fort Worth Neighborhoods
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)
This research used descriptive, written scenarios to test the perceptions of crime, fear of crime, and defensible space of residents in three Fort Worth, Texas, neighborhood associations. The survey instrument included two ...
Information Technology Sophistication And Outcomes Of Acute Care Hospitals In Texas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)
This exploratory study tested relationships between information technology sophistication and clinical and financial outcomes of acute care hospitals. The hospital sample was Texas hospitals (N =175) with available data ...
"Invasion" Of The Poor: Beliefs And Attitudes Of The Receiving Community
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)
Housing policy as one of the tools for eradicating poverty remains a critical arena for debate, especially in light of the dire situation of impoverished inner cities and growing inequalities between communities in the ...
Risk, Resilience And Relocation: A Life Course Exploration Of Resettlement Experiences Of Public Housing Residents
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)
Spatial deconcentration of poverty has been the organizing framework of federally subsidized housing policy for well over a decade. During that time low-income families living in traditional public housing across the ...
Spatial Patterns And Determinants Of Industrial Regional Growth In Mexico, 1993-2003: Implications For Regional Planning And Public Policy
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)
This research investigates industrial regional growth and its determinants in Mexico from 1993 to 2003. Strategies of local economic development, usually based on industrial promotion, require knowing main determinants of ...