Browsing School of City and Regional Planning Applied Research and Option Papers by Issue Date
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Planning for the Future: A Study of Sustainable Stormwater Management Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology
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Exploring the Concept of a GIS-based Decision Support System for the Upgrading of Informal Settlements in South Africa’s North West Province
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010)With its first democratic elections held in 1994, The Republic of South Africa underwent a profound change. The newly elected regime faced a starkly polarized geographic and social landscape. On one hand were affluent ... -
A Social Network Analysis of Sustainability in Georgia’s Carpet Industry
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-12)Ideas are a funny thing. Some simply die off at the moment of inception, never gaining any traction in the world. Others spread like wildfire, permeating through all parts of the world and altering its landscape for ... -
Urban Green Infrastructure: A Study of Implementation Strategies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-12)The acquisition and management of natural systems is often fragmented and underfunded. The result is missed opportunities to leverage synergistic community goals. I plan to explore the concept of "urban green infrastructure" ... -
Natural Gas - Affordable, Abundant and American: Making the care for natural gas in the transportation sector
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-12)Due to the recent Gulf oil spill, a collective conscious has begun to ponder the question: When will we stop using oil as a base for transportation fuel, and what will replace it? While it is unlikely that conventional, ... -
Suburban Tissue Analysis & Retrofitability: Creating a Catalogue and Scoring System for Potential Retrofit Sites
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011)In their book, Retrofitting Suburbia, Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson argue that the big project for the next 50 years will be the redesign and redevelopment of existing suburban properties – particularly shopping ... -
Experiencing Mu: Urban Agriculture for the Peaceful Dissolution of the City in Japan
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011)To speak of the city apart from agriculture is to deny a very real part of human wellbeing in a plethora of ways. We absolutely need both food and a connection to nature for nourishment and happiness. The problems of the ... -
Vacant Property: Strategies for Redevelopment in the Contemporary City
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011)Vacant properties can be defined as any residential, commercial, or industrial buildings or lots that pose a threat to public safety and thus meet the definition of a public nuisance. The National Vacant Properties Campaign ... -
Urban Agrigulture, Atlanta, & the Regulatory Context
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011)PROBLEM: A growing body of research investigates the relationship between the built environment and health, specifically the health consequences for those with inadequate access to affordable and healthy food—because there ... -
Atlanta Nature Network: Enhancing the City's Public Greenspace Network
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011)According to the Trust for Public Land City Park Facts 2010 report, parkland is only 4.6% of the entire land area for the City of Atlanta with the median percentage for the 85 most populous cities at 8.3%. It also reports ... -
Chicago is Rural: The Inconsistencies and Absurdities of Street Connectivity Indices
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-03-01)Many contemporary urban design metrics have been developed to quantify the connectivity of street networks. Municipalities and other authorities are beginning to realize the important characteristics of fine-grained street ... -
Zero Energy Homes: The Standardization of Energy Efficient Homes with Supplemental Renewable Energy in the Private Sector
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-22)With the sustainability movement gaining momentum and real estate development occurring as long as there is a flow of capital and land to build on, it is time to figure out how humans can continue to build structures with ... -
Optimization of Distributed Generation Using Sustainable Energy Technologies in California
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-22)The traditional electrical power system model in the U.S. involves centrally-located power plants and a vast web of transmission and distribution networks, which make up the electrical grid. Although this model has been ... -
Can Concept 3 Be Funded?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-27)Problem: Atlanta, Georgia faces significant transportation challenges. The city and surrounding region have grown rapidly. This rapid growth has produced traffic congestion and air pollution. Quality of life has suffered. ... -
The Affordability of New Urbanism in Atlanta
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-27)New Urbanism is a burgeoning development pattern in cities across the United States, including Atlanta. The purpose of this research is to determine to what extent New Urbanism has lived up to one of its key principles, ... -
Permanent Supportive Housing in the Atlanta Tri-Jurisdiction
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-27)In the early to mid-2000s there was a national push to address growing homelessness in the United States. As a result over 200 jurisdictions have enacted “blueprints” or plans to end homelessness in ten years. Midway through ... -
Strategies to Address the Climatic Barriers to Walkable, Transit-Oriented Communities in Florida
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-28)Florida’s explosive population growth in the 20th century can be attributed at least in part to its climate, with abundant sunshine and mild winters offering a preferable alternative to conditions found at more northern ... -
The Impact of Transit on Property Values: A Case Study of the Elimination of C-Tran in Clayton County, Georgia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-29)In today’s turbulent economic climate, many government entities are being forced to make difficult decisions regarding their spending. In many cases, important programs or services are being cut due to budget deficits. One ... -
Travel Behavior and the Built Environment: Local and Regional Influences
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-29)The American built environment and the way we travel through it are fundamentally linked, and this research paper will attempt to describe that complex relationship. Our love for and dependence on the automobile has ... -
Developing the City of Hapeville into the Future Airport City: An Application of the Aerotropolis Concept
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-04-30)The prediction that air transportation will dominate passenger carriage and cargo shipment in the twenty-first century, both domestically and internationally, has led to the development of “airport city” and “aerotropolis” ...