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MELZI, CLARA. "Qualità della vita ed equità socio-territoriale nelle aree metropolitane di Bologna, Milano e Torino. Uno studio empirico sulla mobilità territoriale e l'accessibilità ai servizi di prossimità." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/23472.
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La tesi presenta alcuni risultati fin qui elaborati di una ricerca sulle relazioni tra
localizzazione residenziale, dotazioni di servizi di prossimità e accesso alle opportunities
urbane condotta a Milano, Bologna e Torino. Nello specifico la tesi è divisa in tre sezioni: una
di tipo teorico, una metodologica e una di carattere empirico.
La sezione teorica presenta come oggetti principali i due
concetti centrali del progetto: la mobilità e l’accessibilità spazio-temporale. Le due proprietà
sono analizzate sia da un punto di vista concettuale che operativo. Nella sezione metodologica viene presentata la ricerca empirica. La terza sezione dell’elaborato presenta i dati dell’analisi
empirica.
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Madzingaidzo, Tawanda. "Inclusive urban centres." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23039.
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This dissertation is about addressing the need to make township centres a more socially and economically inclusive space for the majority of the inhabitants. It is about transforming the current status of a township from a dormitory or residential zone that simply repels its inhabitants to look for a sense of wellbeing and livelihood elsewhere to a township with an active centre that retains its people through promoting and supporting context specific socio-economic opportunities of the place It has become evident in many South African townships that there is an entrepreneurial activity that supports the livelihood of people within the settlements yet this activity is largely unsupported in legislation and in built infrastructure. The entrepreneurial activity is mainly found in the informal and formal small scale, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and the neglect of this mainstream township economy, is reflected in its spatial exclusion from central business districts within cities around the country and within the township centres themselves. The Khayelitsha Business District is a township urban centre that finds its SMME economy operating on the centre's periphery while large scale enterprises, coming from outside the township dominate the built half of the business district. It is precisely this lack of representation of the formal and informal small scale, medium and micro enterprises within the Khayelitsha Business District that this dissertation seeks to address and provide a suitable architectural and urban intervention. It seems intuitive that through infrastructural interventions, that promote active social and economic participation of the majority of the population, can one seek to create spaces of socio-economic inclusion. Appropriate urban planning strategies, such as those suggested by professors David Dewar and Fabio Todeschini in their book "Urban Management and Economic Integration", and architectural examples, such as the ancient Greek Agora, will be analysed and used to equip me in imagining an inclusive vision for the further urban development of the remaining half of the business district and in designing a building that celebrates the aspirations and needs of the SMME economy. It is my hope that such an urban scheme and building will contribute positively to the ideal of an inclusive urban centre.
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Wei, Song. "Fragment and inclusion : urban architecture in contemporary Barcelona." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/321111.
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The main issue of the thesis is to discuss the method of building relationships between architecture and city through analyzing projects by Barcelona architects. There are two hypothesizes of the thesis: fragment and inclusion. Fragment has two meanings; one refers to the idea of being part of the city. Here fragment not only means artifact, but also can be those topographic elements. In one hand, use the idea of fragment to define elements that compose the city because fragment gives a better understanding of being part of the entire system; in the other hand, the idea of fragment has the meaning of individuality of each element itself, which means it has its own value and micro-identity that does not suvive depending on its mother system. In the meanwhile, every unit of fragment has equal value with others. And fragment also relates with another aspect of the concept, the fragmentation. In post-modern era, the knowledge of understanding the world became more fragmental, more attention paid to details and partial of things, but less to the overlook of the systematic panorama. To define fragment in short, is to say that the meaning of fragment in the thesis is recomposing the fragment of city, here is the fragment of Barcelona, by the way of fragmentation. Apart from the definition of fragment, the other word - inclusion concludes the result of the operation of recomposing. lt means the way architects include the fragment into their projects during the process of practicing. lt is not only a theoretical discussion about the importance and value of building the relationship between building and place, but more to discuss the process of how to select, translate and realize the implantation of fragment into the project when architects are facing to the storehouse of quite amount of fragments.
In this thesis, I borrow theories of semiology and linguistic to define the concept of inclusion. Architecture can be seen as a media that delivers urban information to users and opens another window to see the view of the city. The value of architecture can be seen as the role of the communicative media. lf we understand the essence of "language" also a tool of communication, we can say architecture is a language, on we can see architecture as a sign. Being a sign, architecture must have its signifier and signified: the physical character of architecture is the signifier, the fragment of city is the signified of the sign, and inclusion is the process of signification. Through that methodology of linguistic, the process of signification - the inclusion - can be categorized into two main types, and sixsub-types. The two main types are classified according to the direct and indirect differences of the appearance of signified. Six sub-types refer to six different characters of operation that architects of Barcelona use in their practices.
But it has to be clarified that this thesis is a thesis of projects, which pay most attention on the discussion of practical method of inclusion. In the chapter of six types shows the study of architectural operation methods linked with the relationship between architecture and fragment of city. They are six methods, or six models: collage, scalalize, detournement, interface, landform and superposition. Each one of them has its own characteristic, defined by the project, the site, the fragment and so on. All those models are analyzed in a similar structure. The selection of projects follows the basic rule of finding the different method of building the relationship, which ignores those criteria about scales, uses, programs, designers and so on. All the cases are located in Barcelona and done by local architects, romantically speaking, this thesis is like a journey of deconstruct and reform the perspective view of contemporary architecture of Barcelona.El tema de la tesis es discutir el método de construcción de relaciones entre arquitectura y ciudad a través de análisis de proyectos de arquitectos de Barcelona. Hay dos hipótesis en la tesis: fragmento y inclusión. Fragmento tiene dos significados; uno se refiere a la idea de ser parte de la ciudad. Aquí fragmento no sólo significa artefacto, pero también pueden ser aquellos elementos topográficos. En una mano, utilice la idea del fragmento para definir los elementos que componen la ciudad como una mejor comprensión de ser parte de todo el sistema; en otro lado, la idea del fragmento significa la individualidad de cada elemento, que significa que tiene su propio valor y micro-identidad que no sobrevive en función de su sistema de madre. Mientras, cada unidad de fragmento tiene igual valor con otros. Y el fragmento se refiere también con otro aspecto del concepto- la fragmentación. En post-moderna era, el conocimiento de la comprensión del mundo se hizo más fragmentaria, más atención a los detalles y parcial de las cosas, pero menos del panorama sistemático. Fragmento en definitiva, es decir que el fragmento en la tesis está recomponiendo el fragmento de la ciudad, aquí está el fragmento de Barcelona, por al manera de la fragmentación. Además de fragmento, la otra palabra - inclusión concluye el resultado de la operación de recomposición. Esto significa que la forma en que los arquitectos incluyen el fragmento en sus proyectos. No sólo una discusión teórica y el valor de la construcción de la relación entre el edificio y el lugar, pero más para discutir el proceso de cómo seleccionar, traducir y hacer realidad la implantación del fragmento en el proyecto cuando los arquitectos se enfrentan a la bodega de cantidad bastante de fragmentos. En esta tesis, tomo prestada teorías de la semiología y lingüística para definir el concepto de inclusión. La arquitectura puede ser vsto como un medio de comunicación que ofrece información urbana a los usuarios y se abre otra ventana para ver la ciudad. El valor de la arquitectura puede ser visto como el papel de los medios de comunicación. Si entendemos la esencia de la "lengua" también es una herramienta de comunicación, podemos decir la arquitectura es un lenguaje, o podemos ver la arquitectura como una señal. Al ser un signo, la arquitectura debe tener su significante y significado: el carácter físico de la arquitectura es el significante, el fragmento de ciudad es el significado de la señal, y inclusión es el proceso de significación. A través de esa metodología de la lingüística, el proceso de significación -inclusión - se pueden clasificaren dos tipos principales, y seis subtipos. Los dos tipos principales son clasificados de acuerdo a las diferencias directos e indirectos de la aparición de significado. Seis sub-tipos se refieren a seis diferentes personajes de la operación que los arquitectos de Barcelona, utilizan en sus prácticas. Pero tiene que aclarar que esta tesis es una tesis de los proyectos, que pagan más atención en la discusión del método práctico de inclusión. En el capítulo de seis tipos muestra el estudio de los métodos de funcionamiento arquitectónicos vinculados con la relación entre la arquitectura y el fragmento de ciudad. Son seis métodos o seis modelos: collage, scalalize, detoumement, interface, landform y superposition. Cada uno tiene su propia característica, definida por el proyecto, el sitio, el fragmento y así sucesivamente. Se analizan todos los modelos en una estructura similar. La selección de los proyectos sigue la regla básica de encontrar los diferentes métodos de construcción de la relación , que no tiene en cuenta esos criterios sobre escalas, utiliza programas, diseñadores y demás. Todos los casos se encuentran en Barcelona y realizado por los arquitectos locales, románticamente hablando, esta tesis es como un viaje de deconstruir y reformar la vista en perspectiva de la arquitectura contemporánea de Barcelona.
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Song, Wei. "Fragment and inclusion : urban architecture in contemporary Barcelona." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/321111.
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The main issue of the thesis is to discuss the method of building relationships between architecture and city through analyzing projects by Barcelona architects. There are two hypothesizes of the thesis: fragment and inclusion. Fragment has two meanings; one refers to the idea of being part of the city. Here fragment not only means artifact, but also can be those topographic elements. In one hand, use the idea of fragment to define elements that compose the city because fragment gives a better understanding of being part of the entire system; in the other hand, the idea of fragment has the meaning of individuality of each element itself, which means it has its own value and micro-identity that does not suvive depending on its mother system. In the meanwhile, every unit of fragment has equal value with others. And fragment also relates with another aspect of the concept, the fragmentation. In post-modern era, the knowledge of understanding the world became more fragmental, more attention paid to details and partial of things, but less to the overlook of the systematic panorama. To define fragment in short, is to say that the meaning of fragment in the thesis is recomposing the fragment of city, here is the fragment of Barcelona, by the way of fragmentation. Apart from the definition of fragment, the other word - inclusion concludes the result of the operation of recomposing. lt means the way architects include the fragment into their projects during the process of practicing. lt is not only a theoretical discussion about the importance and value of building the relationship between building and place, but more to discuss the process of how to select, translate and realize the implantation of fragment into the project when architects are facing to the storehouse of quite amount of fragments.
In this thesis, I borrow theories of semiology and linguistic to define the concept of inclusion. Architecture can be seen as a media that delivers urban information to users and opens another window to see the view of the city. The value of architecture can be seen as the role of the communicative media. lf we understand the essence of "language" also a tool of communication, we can say architecture is a language, on we can see architecture as a sign. Being a sign, architecture must have its signifier and signified: the physical character of architecture is the signifier, the fragment of city is the signified of the sign, and inclusion is the process of signification. Through that methodology of linguistic, the process of signification - the inclusion - can be categorized into two main types, and sixsub-types. The two main types are classified according to the direct and indirect differences of the appearance of signified. Six sub-types refer to six different characters of operation that architects of Barcelona use in their practices.
But it has to be clarified that this thesis is a thesis of projects, which pay most attention on the discussion of practical method of inclusion. In the chapter of six types shows the study of architectural operation methods linked with the relationship between architecture and fragment of city. They are six methods, or six models: collage, scalalize, detournement, interface, landform and superposition. Each one of them has its own characteristic, defined by the project, the site, the fragment and so on. All those models are analyzed in a similar structure. The selection of projects follows the basic rule of finding the different method of building the relationship, which ignores those criteria about scales, uses, programs, designers and so on. All the cases are located in Barcelona and done by local architects, romantically speaking, this thesis is like a journey of deconstruct and reform the perspective view of contemporary architecture of Barcelona.El tema de la tesis es discutir el método de construcción de relaciones entre arquitectura y ciudad a través de análisis de proyectos de arquitectos de Barcelona. Hay dos hipótesis en la tesis: fragmento y inclusión. Fragmento tiene dos significados; uno se refiere a la idea de ser parte de la ciudad. Aquí fragmento no sólo significa artefacto, pero también pueden ser aquellos elementos topográficos. En una mano, utilice la idea del fragmento para definir los elementos que componen la ciudad como una mejor comprensión de ser parte de todo el sistema; en otro lado, la idea del fragmento significa la individualidad de cada elemento, que significa que tiene su propio valor y micro-identidad que no sobrevive en función de su sistema de madre. Mientras, cada unidad de fragmento tiene igual valor con otros. Y el fragmento se refiere también con otro aspecto del concepto- la fragmentación. En post-moderna era, el conocimiento de la comprensión del mundo se hizo más fragmentaria, más atención a los detalles y parcial de las cosas, pero menos del panorama sistemático. Fragmento en definitiva, es decir que el fragmento en la tesis está recomponiendo el fragmento de la ciudad, aquí está el fragmento de Barcelona, por al manera de la fragmentación. Además de fragmento, la otra palabra - inclusión concluye el resultado de la operación de recomposición. Esto significa que la forma en que los arquitectos incluyen el fragmento en sus proyectos. No sólo una discusión teórica y el valor de la construcción de la relación entre el edificio y el lugar, pero más para discutir el proceso de cómo seleccionar, traducir y hacer realidad la implantación del fragmento en el proyecto cuando los arquitectos se enfrentan a la bodega de cantidad bastante de fragmentos. En esta tesis, tomo prestada teorías de la semiología y lingüística para definir el concepto de inclusión. La arquitectura puede ser vsto como un medio de comunicación que ofrece información urbana a los usuarios y se abre otra ventana para ver la ciudad. El valor de la arquitectura puede ser visto como el papel de los medios de comunicación. Si entendemos la esencia de la "lengua" también es una herramienta de comunicación, podemos decir la arquitectura es un lenguaje, o podemos ver la arquitectura como una señal. Al ser un signo, la arquitectura debe tener su significante y significado: el carácter físico de la arquitectura es el significante, el fragmento de ciudad es el significado de la señal, y inclusión es el proceso de significación. A través de esa metodología de la lingüística, el proceso de significación -inclusión - se pueden clasificaren dos tipos principales, y seis subtipos. Los dos tipos principales son clasificados de acuerdo a las diferencias directos e indirectos de la aparición de significado. Seis sub-tipos se refieren a seis diferentes personajes de la operación que los arquitectos de Barcelona, utilizan en sus prácticas. Pero tiene que aclarar que esta tesis es una tesis de los proyectos, que pagan más atención en la discusión del método práctico de inclusión. En el capítulo de seis tipos muestra el estudio de los métodos de funcionamiento arquitectónicos vinculados con la relación entre la arquitectura y el fragmento de ciudad. Son seis métodos o seis modelos: collage, scalalize, detoumement, interface, landform y superposition. Cada uno tiene su propia característica, definida por el proyecto, el sitio, el fragmento y así sucesivamente. Se analizan todos los modelos en una estructura similar. La selección de los proyectos sigue la regla básica de encontrar los diferentes métodos de construcción de la relación , que no tiene en cuenta esos criterios sobre escalas, utiliza programas, diseñadores y demás. Todos los casos se encuentran en Barcelona y realizado por los arquitectos locales, románticamente hablando, esta tesis es como un viaje de deconstruir y reformar la vista en perspectiva de la arquitectura contemporánea de Barcelona.
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Jorquera, Rossel Raúl Alberto. "Músicas populares urbanas en ámbitos de la educación musical chilena. Análisis de su inclusión y exclusión." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667188.
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Esta tesis doctoral analiza e intenta delimitar razones de inclusión y exclusión de músicas populares urbanas (MPU) en tres ámbitos del sistema educacional chileno: el profesorado de educación musical, el currículum oficial vigente del Ministerio de Educación y en carreras universitarias de formación profesional docente en educación musical. Este estudio de caso múltiple interpretativo-evaluativo, se desarrolla desde una estrategia de combinación metodológica, con un alcance temporal sincrónico y una profundidad descriptivo-analítica. Su diseño considera una encuesta y entrevistas a docentes de educación musical, análisis de documentos oficiales de carreras universitarias y del Ministerio de Educación, entrevistas a directores de carreras y a profesionales responsables de la elaboración curricular ministerial, y un grupo de discusión con académicos de la Universidad de La Serena. Los resultados indican lo siguiente: de acuerdo al ámbito del profesorado de educación musical, el análisis muestra tensiones entre una aparente mayor inclusión de MPU en prácticas educativas docentes y las estrategias didácticas que utilizarían en su inclusión, las que tienen un carácter autodidacta como producto de carencias en su formación profesional docente. En el ámbito del Ministerio de Educación, se aprecia una coherencia entre los discursos de los profesionales de área de música y el currículum oficial propuesto en los programas estudiados, en el sentido de dar un tratamiento desjerarquizado a los distintos repertorios. Mientras que en el ámbito de carreras universitarias de formación profesional docente, se observa una fuerte injerencia de los modelos educativos “jesuita” y “de conservatorio” y de un paradigma estético-formalista, a pesar de una posición más inclusiva por parte de la mayoría de los directores de carrera participantes. Esta situación afecta de manera directa, principalmente, al ámbito del profesorado de educación musical, el que incluiría MPU desde tres fuentes: en primer lugar, las incluyen como un repertorio autodidacta, como fruto de su acercamiento directo a este repertorio en contextos extra-académicos. Las reciben, en segundo lugar, como un repertorio infravalorado, producto de las carencias de su formación profesional docente. En tercer lugar, las reciben como un repertorio mixto –contextualizado-infravalorado– desde el ámbito del Ministerio. Mixto, al existir en los programas ministeriales unas tensiones entre los modelos “jesuita” y “de conservatorio” más el paradigma estético-formalista, y un incipiente enfoque filosófico praxial. Surge entonces la necesidad de establecer unos principios educativos alternativos a los modelos “jesuita” y “de conservatorio” y al paradigma estético-formalista.This doctoral dissertation analyzes and attempts to delimit the reasons for inclusion and exclusion of Urban Popular Music (UPM) in three areas of the Chilean educational system: music teachers, the current official curriculum of the Ministry of Education, and universities with professional music teaching programs. This multiple interpretive-evaluative case study employs a methodological combination strategy, with a temporal synchronic scope and a descriptive-analytical in-depth approach. Within the design, a survey and interviews with music teachers are included. Official documents of music programs of the Ministry of Education are analyzed. Career directors and curriculum development officers concerning music areas are interviewed, and finally, a focus group discussion with professors of University of La Serena. The results indicate the following: according to the teachers category, the analysis show tensions between the apparent greater inclusion of UPM in teaching practices and the didactic strategies the teachers employ that have a self-taught character as a product of deficiencies in their professional teaching training. In the Ministry of Education category, there appears coherence between the speeches of music teachers and the official curriculum proposed for the studied programs, in the sense of giving a non-hierarchical treatment to the different repertoires. Whereas the category of university careers forming music teachers, there is a strong interference of the "Jesuit" and "Conservatory" educational models and of an aesthetic-formalist paradigm, in spite of a more inclusive position on behalf of the majority of the directors involved. This situation affects in a direct way, mainly, the scope of music teachers, which would include UPM from three sources: firstly, they include them from a self-taught repertoire, as a result of their direct approach to this repertoire in extra-academic contexts. Secondly, they receive UPM as an undervalued repertoire, as a result of the shortcomings of their professional teacher training. Thirdly, they receive it as a mixed repertoire -contextualized-undervalued- from the Ministry. And thirdly, a combination as there are tensions between the "jesuit" and "conservatory" models plus the aesthetic-formalist paradigm, and an incipient praxial philosophical approach. Therefore, it emerges the need to establish educational principles as alternatives to the "Jesuit" and "Conservatory" models and to the aesthetic-formalist paradigm.
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Ogletree, Ann L. "Servant leadership the urban principal's role in facilitating inclusion /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1212089551.
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Thesis (Dr. of Education)--University of Cincinnati, 2007.Advisor: Nancy A. Evers. Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Sep. 4, 2008). Includes abstract. Keywords: educational leadership; inclusion; collaboration; principal; special education; servant leadership; student achievement; school culture. Includes bibliographical references.
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Ogletree, Ann Laveda. "Servant Leadership: The Urban Principal’s Role in Facilitating Inclusion." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212089551.
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Clark, Julie. "Social inclusion and the urban renaissance without the car." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2010. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2261/.
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The urban renaissance seems to present a win-win scenario for social policy, promising greater social inclusion along with lower levels of car ownership and use. This thesis aims to evaluate the extent to which an urban renaissance might reduce levels of car ownership without inhibiting social inclusion and assess the potential for de-coupling rising family incomes from increasing levels of car ownership and use. A sequential mixed-methods research design is used to investigate the relationships between social inclusion and mobility within an urban context from two perspectives: the first phase of the research uses bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regression to test the relative importance of social inclusion, demographic determinants and spatial factors as a means of understanding household car ownership; the results of these analyses inform the second phase of the research, which adopts a case study approach in order to understand the role of social inclusion and urban form in modulating driver behaviour. A hybrid narrative/semi-structured interview technique allows longitudinal insights into the perspectives of residents from four urban areas, varying by density and centrality. Quantitative analysis, sampling the general population of Great Britain, indicates that inclusion on the dimensions of civic and social interaction is independent of level of car ownership. Furthermore it is shown that the impact of household income on levels of car ownership is mediated by urbanisation on three spatial tiers: settlement, neighbourhood and property levels. The qualitative phase confirms different patterns of car use as well as of car ownership across different urban areas, demonstrating that radical (and unplanned) changes in modal choice can follow relocation to more dense and central urban environments. The size and perceived quality of residential properties, along with the presence of greenspace and local shops, can build place attachment to relatively dense urban environments; increased levels of walking and consequent familiarity with other local residents were found to be core components of this process.
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Naseer, Badhoora. "Moving towards inclusion: A case study of one urban school in the Maldives." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7702.
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This case study explores and documents the development of inclusive education in one urban school in the Maldives. It focuses on the steps taken to move the school towards inclusion, the practices and experiences of different stakeholders involved in the process, and the factors that influenced inclusive education in the school.
Qualitative data was collected through interviews with some of the key members of the school community and through classroom observations and documents. Findings have revealed that the development of inclusive education in the school came about through a school leader rather than policies. In spite of recognized efforts towards inclusion, a range of exclusionary practices was still observed. Various impediments constrained the development of inclusive education, including, lack of collaboration between the SEN (Special Educational Needs) and the general staff, limited knowledge, awareness and positive understanding about inclusion, scarcity of resources and support services. Factors such as large classes, undifferentiated curriculum, and rigid time tables also negatively affected the developmental process.
Findings indicate the complexity of developing inclusive education. The findings also suggest that changes on the societal level, in the education ministry and, in the school and classroom level could help sustain the development of inclusive education. The factors that could contribute to the development of inclusive education at these levels are discussed, as are the implications for the successful development of inclusive education in schools.
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Langenberg, Kristin. "Making Connections: An Inclusive Approach to Urban Revitalization." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893242.
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Opalka, Alice K. "Cultivating an Opportunity: Access and Inclusion in Seattle's Community Gardens." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/26.
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This thesis explores the social dynamics of community gardens and their participation within them in the contemporary food justice movement in Seattle, Washington. Community gardens are seen as solutions to myriad urban and environmental problems, such as food deserts, community empowerment, urban greening, environmental education and sustainability of the food system. Three case studies of Seattle organizations, the P-Patch Program, Lettuce Link and Alleycat Acres, provide a basis for analysis of the purported benefit of community empowerment as a function of organizational structure, history and policies. City government support, flexibility, and a critical outlook towards the processes of inclusion and methods of fostering community-based leadership are found to be essential to a garden project. However, the definition of who is the ‘community’ in a community garden is called into question as more potential stakeholders and beneficiaries emerge in a changing and increasingly interconnected city. These networks of organizations and activists, complicated as they may be are a boon to the community gardening scene as they increase avenues for access for more Seattleites to healthy, local food. Community gardens are another representation of the current global movements against social inequalities, and therefore, to take full advantage of this opportunity for social change, community garden organizers must remain critically conscious of who is included and how this participation occurs.
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Carrillo, Garcia Beatriz. "New urban space in China: towns, rural labour and social inclusion." University of Technology, Sydney. Institute for International Studies, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2100/367.
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Since the late 1970s internal migration has become a fundamental feature of economic and social change in the People’s Republic of China. So has rapid urbanization as the rural population moves to the cities and towns in search for work. In the process, new urban spaces have been created that not only provide the springboard for economic development but also present challenges for social coherence and stability. Considerable attention has been focussed on the impact of this migration on the larger cities and on the migrants to those cities; processes that inevitably highlight the difficulties of China’s socio-economic transformation. Nonetheless, the experiences of those cities represent but one of the country’s urban realities. In fact, the majority of China’s urban population live in a highly dispersed system formed by thousands of small cities and towns. Through the examination of a county in North China (Hongtong County, Shanxi Province) and its county town (Dahuishu Town) this study suggests that outside the larger cities there may be alternative accounts of urban social change and the integration of rural migrant workers. Empirical findings point to greater openness and flexibility in the incorporation of rural workers. Though shortcomings are still observed, there is also considerable governmental and social awareness of the problems brought by rural -urban migration and urbanization processes; a willingness to act and a capacity to promote and deliver greater social inclusion. Dahuaishu Town’s distinct development experience has allowed for the construction of a more inclusive social environment, one which provides all inhabitants, including rural workers with a platform towards advancing their economic and social well-being. Impossible as it is to be representative of town development throughout China, this study provides an example of and a guide to alternative development processes to those documented in large urban centres. Small town urban development in Hongtong County is not a resolved issue, but it suggests that China’s transformation may not necessarily result in dysfunctional and socially polarized urban environments.
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Carrillo-Garcia, Beatriz. "New urban space in China: towns, rural labour and social inclusion." University of Technology, Sydney. Institute for International Studies, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2100/367.
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Since the late 1970s internal migration has become a fundamental feature of economic and social change in the People’s Republic of China. So has rapid urbanization as the rural population moves to the cities and towns in search for work. In the process, new urban spaces have been created that not only provide the springboard for economic development but also present challenges for social coherence and stability. Considerable attention has been focussed on the impact of this migration on the larger cities and on the migrants to those cities; processes that inevitably highlight the difficulties of China’s socio-economic transformation. Nonetheless, the experiences of those cities represent but one of the country’s urban realities. In fact, the majority of China’s urban population live in a highly dispersed system formed by thousands of small cities and towns. Through the examination of a county in North China (Hongtong County, Shanxi Province) and its county town (Dahuishu Town) this study suggests that outside the larger cities there may be alternative accounts of urban social change and the integration of rural migrant workers. Empirical findings point to greater openness and flexibility in the incorporation of rural workers. Though shortcomings are still observed, there is also considerable governmental and social awareness of the problems brought by rural -urban migration and urbanization processes; a willingness to act and a capacity to promote and deliver greater social inclusion. Dahuaishu Town’s distinct development experience has allowed for the construction of a more inclusive social environment, one which provides all inhabitants, including rural workers with a platform towards advancing their economic and social well-being. Impossible as it is to be representative of town development throughout China, this study provides an example of and a guide to alternative development processes to those documented in large urban centres. Small town urban development in Hongtong County is not a resolved issue, but it suggests that China’s transformation may not necessarily result in dysfunctional and socially polarized urban environments.
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Chattaraj, Shahana 1976. "Eviction or inclusion? : the politics of resettlement in Calcutta's squatter settlements." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30028.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120-126).
Summary: This thesis explores the relationship between politics, urban governance and tenure security in informal settlements in the city of Calcutta. A secure place of living for the urban poor is critically important both from a human rights perspective, as well as an economic development perspective. Planners concerned with both human rights and economic welfare require an understanding of the policies, strategies, and actions leading to tenure security. In this thesis I demonstrate how tenure security in post-independence Calcutta has functioned along a two-pronged model, where some slums have been legalized due to historical and political reasons, whereas others with equally strong claims to official recognition (as per the legal definition of slums) have been denied their existence and basic rights. Residents of the non-recognized slums have managed, through political contacts and with the help of non-governmental organizations, to ease a measure of services, as well as government-issued documents that testify to their residence in the unrecognized slums. But these measures provide a perception of security that is very precarious. Calcutta is on the threshold of a number of environmental and infrastructure improvement projects, as well as unprecedented private housing and commercial developments. Many of these projects will require the eviction of vast numbers of already impoverished squatters living in unrecognized slums. In this milieu, residents of unrecognized areas face the very urgent and real threat of eviction without any form of rehabilitation, due to their "illegal" status. At this juncture, it is critically important to make a case for their legality and inclusion, based on the West Bengal government's own history of progressive slum regularization, so that "illegal" residents may be adequately and fairly compensated for any relocation, rather than forcibly and brutally removed. In this thesis I make such a case. Further, my analysis highlights the need to consider the role of political parties, their ideology and the competition between them within the discussions on tenure security. Unlike upgrading, environmental improvement and even service provision, urban land reform requires political motivation, without which international policy recommendations, donor guidelines and human rights norms cannot ensure shelter security for the vast majority of the urban poor. Thus, for squatters and their advocates in the nongovernmental sector to be successful in achieving tenure rights, their efforts should be geared towards influencing political motivation. This would require them to work within the framework of electoral politics, either with the government, or with opposition parties to make their demands heard. The mistrust of political opportunism in non-governmental circles and amongst donors, planners and bureaucrats might result in missed opportunities for gaining public support, building effective alliances and using political competition as a means for furthering the cause of the urban poor. Access to land can be a tool for both inclusion and exclusion from urban political and social processes, as is demonstrated by the history of Calcutta's land tenure policies. While the "politics of stealth" through which squatters gradually acquire rights is a commendable survival tactic, the continuing lack of official recognition is a powerful indication that illegal slum dwellers are not considered equal residents of the city, nor entitled to official service provisions. Their continued safety depends on lower-level political connections, some NGO advocacy and administrative inertia. Despite providing perceptions of security, these supports can be withdrawn at any time.
by Shahana Chattaraj.
M.C.P.
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Uppink, Lauren Kim. "Rescuing urban regeneration from urban patronage: towards inclusive development in the Voortrekker Road Corridor." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22802.
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The Voortrekker Road Corridor in Cape Town was recently identified as an Integration Zone according to National Treasury's Integrated City Development Grant (ICDG). Prior to this a number of private and public stakeholders founded the Greater Tygerberg Partnership, in response to the need for a coordinating body to champion inclusive regeneration and local economic development in the corridor and neighbouring northern suburbs. Funded wholly by the City of Cape Town for its first three years of operation, the Partnership had after two years in operation appeared to have made little progress in catalysing interest and tangible investment in the area, even on a micro level. This dissertation utilises the qualitative analysis method of process tracing for the period of 2012-2015 to explore themes of urban governance and conversely urban patronage. It firstly considers whether the apparent stasis is due to the Partnership being subjected to capture by strong private and political elites. Subsequently it examines whether incremental, micro-level governance initiatives and acts of public entrepreneurship, though seemingly small, have the potential to build momentum capable of overcoming such threatening predatory networks, and in so doing redirect the organisation towards achieving substantive inclusive and equitable regeneration.
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Palacios, Leslie Jane. "The Value of Inclusion of the Peri-Urban Interface on Quality of Life for the Urban Population." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35211.
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This paper examines peri-urban space existing separate from the urban fabric and often in between urban and rural landscapes. This is a largely neglected area and often considered by each side as belonging to the other. Contemporary studies identify two sides associated with the rural-urban fringe: the expanding built settlements and ebbing countryside, ignoring significance and the circumstance of the spaces. The peri-urban fringe is a planning opportunity, which provides services beyond simple human habitat or wasteland of undesirable function. Through this study I intend to present the peri-urban interface as an intricate element of the urban infrastructure.
This paper examines a series of case studies, which display peri-urban land-use planning and design through established areas, boundaries, and buffers spanning North America, Western Europe and Australia. Each area is examined to determine scope, program, and ecological and social impacts. The data informs positive and negative impacts within the peri-urban area.
The peri-urban fringe spaces take on many forms and functions. Successful sites enrich the associated urban communities, whereas unsuccessful sites, which often exist in conflict with abutting environments, reduce quality of life and essential ecological processes. The peri-urban interface varies with many scales and circumstances, which affect quality of life for the urban population.
Planning in the PUI is essential in promoting healthy populations and ecologies. Scale, program and accessibility determine how effectiveness of a peri-urban interface.
Through this study, I want to identify significant value of the peri-urban interface as an opportunity and asset for the urban landscape.Master of Landscape Architecture
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Koldyk, Daniel. "From coercion to cooperation : inclusion and grassroots political change in urban China." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.665296.
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While the transition from a centrally planned command economy to a decentralized marketbased economy has had a negative impact on the party-state's power, there is ample evidence to indicate that it is not withering away. The most telling example in recent memory is the crackdown against Falun Gong. The party-state's efficient handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreaks in 2002/03 and 2003/04 and the one child policy are two more convincing examples. With this in mind, one might expect the party-state to be capable of implementing the shequ jiansbe (community development) policy, a key policy that is fully supported by the entire political apparatus and designed to shore up power at the grassroots level, with relative ease. The research I conducted for this dissertation, which includes 24 months of fieldwork in six urban Chinese centres, provides empirical evidence that this has not been the case in practice. While the shequ jiansbe policy has been successfully implemented in some locations, it has been a resounding failure in others. As such, an interesting paradox exists. It is clear that the party-state continues to rule with remarkable authority; yet, it has not been able to fully implement a policy that acts as a linchpin for its grassroots governance strategy. My research provides new insights into this issue by investigating the extent to which socioeconomic stratification and other variables are responsible for the policy's uneven performance. This is groundbreaking in that there is virtually no systematic research in the Chinese or English language literatures that has investigated how socio-economic stratification is influencing shequ jianshe - a surprising fact considering the saliency of inequality in China today. This dissertation also adopts, and builds on, Kenneth ]owitt's theory of inclusion to extrapolate the wider significance of these findings to the nature and direction of grassroots political change in China.
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Beel, David E. "Reinterpreting the museum : social inclusion, citizenship and the urban regeneration of Glasgow." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2011. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2668/.
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This thesis considers the contemporary work of the museum in the post-industrial setting of Glasgow. It interprets and understands how the museum as a space gives voice to New Labour’s concepts of social inclusion and citizenship whilst being embroiled in the wider process of urban regeneration and city enhancement. This research has been conducted using a mixed methodology incorporating policy analysis, participant observation and interviews, engaging with policy documentation, museum professionals and museum users in its goal to understand how the museum has been and is positioned within society. In exploring how museums have sought to become more socially inclusive, the research examined four different programmes in detail. These included two outreach projects; one working with adult learners and the other with different religious groups in the city. The research has also followed the contribution of a group of volunteers and finally it has engaged with the on-going processes surrounding the building of the city’s latest museum. The research findings have highlighted a complex and entangled set of power relations in the attempts to articulate social inclusion policy through the museum. This suggests, building upon the work of Foucault, that the museum embraces a soft-disciplinary power in relation to citizens. Specific programmes of the museum service targeting social inclusion reveal the benefits the individual may enjoy through participating in cultural events from which they might otherwise feel excluded. Yet, the reach of such programmes question the extent to which they are able to address social inclusion in the city. Recent developments – the production of the city’s newest museum as part of the riverside regeneration in particular – reveal how the installation of the iconic museum is closely allied to the wider project of urban economic regeneration. The planning of the Riverside Museum, however, has been attentive to the social inclusion agenda, particularly through the questions of access. Finally, the research shows how the city’s dominant growth agenda has resulted in a changing role for curators, shifting their agency away from a more traditional practice in which they were key gatekeepers, coordinating what museums displayed and how they did so, and towards a role that reflects a more scrutinised form of managerial control.
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Dols, Samantha. "Implications of innovation for inclusive growth: a study of Medellín, Colombia's metro system and integral urban projects." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/15053.
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Medellín, Colombia continues to attract global recognition for its evolution from a crimesaturated and desegregated city to an award-winning paragon of innovation. Two innovations in particular, the Metro System & the Integral Urban Projects, have fostered and contributed to Medellín’s inclusive growth, as indicated by a corresponding increase in both social and economic capital. Through a mixed methodology analysis of these two experiences, including participant observation, in-depth interviews with different industry leaders, and household surveys, this thesis explores the extent to which inclusive innovation has contributed to inclusive growth in Medellín. The surveys were distributed to three sensitive neighborhoods of Medellín and apply a Synthesized Framework for measuring inclusive growth, one that includes five indicators for social capital and five indicators for economic capital, emphasizing the importance of progression in both dimensions. By drawing on concepts of inclusivity surfacing more frequently in business lexicon and the emergence of a newly branded Medellín, the findings of this thesis indicates that the implementation of innovations in association with a unified city vision practiced by the local government, corporate and non-profit sector has contributed to achieving inclusive growth, and has left civilians hungry for more.
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Quinn, Kelly James. "Sustainable Urban Waterfront: Re-imagining Waterfronts as Inclusive Public Spaces." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/267536.
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Concerns for sustainability and the environmental management processes that contribute to it, is of critical importance to the future growth of cities throughout the world. Cities located along river corridors, lakes and coastal waterways have a greater concern as human migration to these areas has increased over the last several decades. Bordered by water, these communities must make use of limited land while protecting critical natural resources from damage due to their continued growth. From ancient times, such urban settlements and their ports were intimately related in both functional and spatial terms (Hoyle and Pinder) owing their prosperity to waters usefulness and ease in transportation and trade. In port cities today, the symbiosis between water and human based functions has changed dramatically, challenging cities at times to reclaim industrial and derelict properties and transform them into spaces that expand economic growth, protect public health, the environment, and create a sense of place for local residents. The goal of this project is to identify design guidelines that fall within the parameters of sustainable and smart growth planning and develop a model for a sustainable waterfront redevelopment project. The challenge in this project is to develop a model that meets 3 distinct design criteria: 1. Restore the biological and physical structure of the water and shoreline where possible. 2. Enhance the existing waterfront facade and landscape. 3. Allocate space for the areas cultural, social and public programs throughout the entire project. Coastal and waterfront communities around the world have a distinct sense of place created by their history and geographic location. Some of these once thriving maritime communities, over time have deteriorated into underutilized, obsolete and often contaminated properties. Bordered by water, coastal communities are challenged to make use of limited land, while protecting the natural resources from the effects of urban growth. Taking advantage of and reinvesting in these pre-disturbed coastal areas, communities can once again thrive, bringing value back to both the economy and the community. Living near or on the water historically has been and is expected to remain very desirable. Take for example the United States. In the U.S., coastal cities cover less than 17% of the land area yet 52% of the U.S. population lives within that area, and that number is expected to grow (Smart Growth manual 3). In third world countries that number is even higher due in part to the number of jobs available and the overall quality of life in these areas is better. Panama City is no different. The city is in the midst of its own population explosion. At the beginning of European settlement (1501), historians estimate that the entire population (some 60 tribes) of what is now the Republic of Panama was between 500,000 and 750.000. (U.S. Library of Congress) Today, the city hosts a population of just over 1.2 million people, roughly 52% of the countries entire population. (U.S. Library of Congress). According to the world bank, Panama is an uppermiddle income developing country that suffers from extreme income inequality affecting 40% of its population. (World Bank.org)
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Makore, Busisiwe Chikomborero Ncube. "Ageing in urban spaces : developing inclusive urban environments for older people in Global South cities." Thesis, University of Salford, 2018. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/46703/.
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In the Global South, older persons are often living in poverty and informality and have increased biological, socio-economic and physical vulnerabilities. Responses to the challenges of urbanism have resulted in increasing numbers of older people living in spaces of socio-spatial inequality. Despite the growing stream of literature in the development of inclusive and resilient urban areas in the Global South, there has been relatively little discussion of urban development in an ageing context. This research seeks to address this gap by asking two main questions. How does the physical and social urban environment impact older people? And, how can inclusive urban environments for older people be achieved in global South cities? Research was conducted in two selected case studies of informal areas in Harare, Zimbabwe. A qualitative method of data collection was adopted with semi-structured interviewing, informal conversations with key informants and older persons, spatial sketch mapping and the collection and analysis of key documents. Additional discourse analysis, participant observation and key informant interviews were conducted in Manchester, United Kingdom to explore how Global North cities can be developed with and for older people. The primary contribution of this study to the discourse and practice on inclusive urbanism and ageing in the Global South is a conceptual framework offering interdependent thematic areas that explain the urban concepts that influence the lives of older people. Additionally, this research extends the current literature on ageing, urbanism and informality by exploring the relationship between the social and spatial fabric of informal communities and the lives of older people. The rights based approach is discussed together with a focus on the gendered experience of ageing. Importantly, the findings presented in this thesis contribute to dominant paradigms of vulnerability and contribution by foregrounding the spatial agency of older people and the existing strategies employed in the production of the city.
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Mulaudzi, Rudzani. "From consumers to investors: an investigation into the character and nature of stokvels in South Africa's urban, peri-urban and rural centres using a phenomenological approach." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25398.
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Stokvels are South Africa's version of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations (ROSCAs) or Accumulating Savings and Credit Associations (ACSAs). There are over 820 000 stokvels with a combined membership of 11.4 million people and handling over R44 billion per annum. It is well documented that the majority of the funds that stokvels handle are spent on consumables. This research sought to determine how to transition these stokvels from pure consumers to investors. In order to answer the research question, phenomenology was used as a research method. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were used as the research instrument. After spending six months with 36 stokvels, the research findings show that there are six factors that influence the current consumption patterns of stokvels. These also provide key insight on how stokvels can be transitioned from consumers to investors. Of the six factors, two of them were identified as key inhibitors to this transition. One being financial institutions, specifically banks, which have built their entire product offering to stokvels based on a small aspect of their governance (constitution and key roles). Second is members' reliance on the stokvels funds for livelihoods. This makes them risk averse as they cannot afford to lose their money nor delay their expenditure. The research also shows that financial education is central to the transition from consumers to investors, specifically seeing, reading or hearing of the financial successes of other stokvels.
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Noriega, Alicia. "Energy resilience on a local level : inclusive planning for disaster." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118238.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-54).
The nature of today's energy and technology relationship means that there is a vulnerable relationship between energy delivery systems and the range of social, medical, and fiscal systems they currently support. In the past decade, the fragility of aging electric power grids with inadequate redundant generation, transmission, or distribution capacity, has been clearly revealed by the power losses resulting from Hurricanes Ike, Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, and most recently Hurricane Maria. A single downed pole can disable such traditional systems, leaving thousands without power for a short time, and a more significant event can have far more catastrophic consequences. Endemic financial strife only exacerbates these conditions, causing complicating factors like deferred maintenance and cheap materials selection. For islands' electricity systems especially, shocks could also come in the form of physical shortages of imported fuel, or other supply chain issues stemming from severe weather. Islands in the Caribbean tend to have a confluence of unfortunate factors in this regard; poorly funded and run utilities, dependence on imported fuels, and exposure to some of the highest winds in the western hemisphere. The term 'resilience' is subject to a multitude of interpretations and application across disciplines, therefore, depending on the school of thought and scale of focus (physical infrastructure or social communities) there are various ways to design for resilience. The study of resilience of grid infrastructure systems in Puerto Rico in particular revealed that weak institutions, poor financial management, and lack of citizen participation combined to create a system that did not perform as needed for its main client, the electricity customer. By closely studying the factors which make a system "resilient" and perform well to unanticipated shock, I will propose a participatory planning framework for community enclaves to provide essential services to Caribbean island communities in a cost-constrained context.
by Alicia Noriega.
M.C.P.
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Wootton, Gayle. "Inclusive urban mobility : participation, rights and decision-making in transport planning." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2018. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/116529/.
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The aim of this research is to combine theories of public participation and rights-based approaches to governance with discourses on social exclusion and transport disadvantage explored through a case study of a planned mass public transport system in a city adopting a rights-based approach to participatory governance. It does so by using a mixed-method case study approach, utilising qualitative research methods. Quito in Ecuador provided the natural choice for the case study given its rights-based approach to participatory governance determined through the Constitution of 2008 and the Law of Citizen Participation (2010), and shortly after receiving the devolved responsibility for urban planning and transport, the city government took the decision to install a metro line in the city centre. The research addressed three research questions. First, it examined the extent to which transport related social exclusion is intensified by existing practices of transport planning and operation. Second, it looked at the potential benefit of a rights-based approach to participatory governance. Third, it examined how a conceptualised understanding of transport-related social exclusion was able to describe the phenomenon as it exists in Quito, and through a framework devised from the literature to evaluate participatory activities, it considered both the activities of the city government in engaging the public, alongside the response received from citizens and civil society organisations. The research concluded that a rights-based approaches to participation in decision-making can address transport-related social exclusion and mobility challenges. Although Quito’s metro project fell into the ‘prepare-reveal-defend’ model of decision making, there were genuine attempts by the city government to initiate participation. Some initiatives took place after the decision was made, and others were overly complex i.e. the formulaic process of the ‘Offering of Accounts’. The research also determined that cultural change is required for residents to embrace a new open government, and that civil society organisations have a key role to play on fostering better participatory processes, and ultimately decision-making.
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Rollinson, Benedict Douglas. "Digital media to inspire and sustain sport participation in urban areas." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33007.
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This research looks to understand the role digital media plays to inspire and sustain sports participation and how digital media could be used as a socially inclusive tool. The study explores if strategically packaged digital media could be used in a socially inclusive way to increase or sustain sports participation. This would address one of the problems facing sports organisations, as sports participation is decreasing or at least stagnating both in South Africa and on a global scale. This study followed an exploratory, inductive approach, using Self-determination Theory (SDT) developed by Deci and Ryan (1985) as a theoretical framework. The paper looks to understand what research has been done to understand how people are motivated to participate in sport and the proven theories that have been tested (Pelletier et al., 1995) to understand the role of intrinsic motivation has as a powerful indicator of intention. This study made use of a qualitative, cross-sectional design and data was collected through semi-structured interviews with active participants based in Langa, Cape Town. The findings of this study showed the participants regularly accessed digital media in a manner which strongly aligned with the literature and has been shown to increase intrinsic motivation, which leads to action. The findings further show that sports media can be used as a tool for social inclusion, despite the participants socio-economic status they regularly accessed online sports content for motivational and learning purposes. Based on the findings of this research, sports organisations need to consider digital media as a viable and socially inclusive way to sustain or even increase sports participation.
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Pierce, Matthew L. "“Put the Church Right There”: A Study of the Inclusion of Congregational Structures within New Urbanist Developments." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2014. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1936.
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Beginning with the development of Seaside (Walton County, FL), Kentlands (Gaithersburg, MD), and Laguna West (Elk Grove, CA), New Urbanist developments have set aside parcels for civic structures, many of which now house congregations. Using interviews with developers, planners, and church officials, this thesis examines the rationale behind including congregations within New Urbanist developments in four southeastern states (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina). The expectations of New Urbanist developers largely mirror those found within key New Urbanist texts: congregational structures help create a legible landscape through typological architecture and conspicuous siting while providing space for public gathering. The thesis ultimately argues that New Urbanism requires a more robust sociological model, one which captures the influence of institutions on forms of social interaction. Moreover, such a model might provide insight into the ways in which developers and congregations might collaborate to fulfill the social goals of New Urbanism.
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Curella, Christine. "Investing in economic inclusion : leveraging the New Orleans BioDistrict to grow employment and human capital." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81147.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2013."June 2013." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Economic development projects too often fail to benefit neighborhoods of concentrated poverty and improve economic prospects for those who face barriers to employment. This thesis considers tools and strategies that city governments can use to leverage investments in economic development to achieve economic inclusion. The New Orleans BioDistrict has received more than $3 billion of investment and is expected to produce or retain 34,000 jobs over the next twenty years. An assessment of these jobs vis-a-vis adult education levels reveals that the skills required for these jobs exceed education levels of local residents. Other employment barriers include childcare and healthcare needs, transportation, and access to information. Equally significant barriers are employer hiring behaviors, which may exclude or bias hiring based on criminal record, place of residence, or the use of public assistance. All underscore the need for targeted efforts to connect local residents to the employment and educational opportunities created by the BioDistrict. Recommendations for New Orleans draw from local and regional economic analyses, as well as case studies of the Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare and the Baltimore Integration Partnership. Baltimore's experience indicates that sustained efforts and institutional commitment to economic inclusion can leverage investments in economic development to overcome employment barriers and increase local employment. To increase direct employment in the healthcare sector, the New Orleans workforce intermediary should provide additional supports to participants and employers to ensure training completion, and seek to leverage the current engagement of one firm to impact employment practices across the healthcare sector. To connect local residents to indirect employment, the BioDistrict and city government should use development incentives, requirements, and partnerships to drive commitments to local hiring; develop an external, neighborhood-based employment pipeline; and innovate and invest in adult education.
by Christine Curella.
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Borges, Manoela Guidorizzi. "Citizenship for the urban poor? Inclusion through housing programs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." Diss., Connect to online resource, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3178362.
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Simms-Pilgrim, Chunita. "Urban Elementary General Teachers' Perceptions of the Inclusion of Students with High-Incidence Disabilities." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13810786.
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The rate of the inclusion of students with high-incidence disabilities in general education classrooms are increasing across the nation. The perceptions of general education teachers on this inclusion have limited revelation within research. More specifically, the perceptions of urban elementary general education teachers on the inclusion of students with high- incidence disabilities is limited. Three significant problems contributed to the need of this dissertation research. The first problem is the limited research used to explore this concept. Most of the literature include methods that have been quantitative studies, which provides a range of responses with little depth to understand the perceptions of teachers. The second problem is the samples that are included in such studies. Samples often include teachers without differentiating between what kinds of teachers (high school, middle school, elementary school, etc.). These samples would provide little depth to understand the perceptions of how participants really feel about the inclusion of students with high-incidence disabilities in their classrooms. The third problem is the targeted population of teachers that are included in studies. Urban, rural and suburban school districts all have different needs and issues. There is limited research that differentiate between the areas of schools and its impact on the perceptions of teachers in these school districts.
The results of a basic qualitative study surrounding the perceptions of urban elementary general education teachers on the inclusion of students with high-incidence disabilities is presented. Twenty urban elementary general education teachers of students with high-incidence disabilities in the general education classroom setting from one school district in the mid-Atlantic region were interviewed to evaluate the perceptions of the inclusion of students with high-incidence disabilities in the general education classroom with their non-disabled peers.
The purposes of this study were to be able: 1) to investigate urban general education teachers’ perceptions and beliefs about the inclusion of students with high-incidence disabilities in their classrooms with their non-disabled peers; 2) to give these teachers an opportunity to share their perceptions on the supports received to meet the demands and challenges of their profession; and 3) to provide recommendations for policies and practices for the inclusion of students with high-incidence disabilities in general education classrooms that can contribute to the preparation and professional development for general education teachers.
The results of the interviews with study participants are outlined in this study. Themes answering three research questions were: described, defined, and supported using quotations from study participants to ensure that themes were grounded in the data. Eight themes emerged from the data that answered three research questions. These themes are: 1) “It was a disservice;” 2) being “set up” for failure both academically and socially; 3) impact of behavior; 4) issues of being stranded; 5) feeling inadequate; 6) reluctant acceptance; 7) flaws in identifying students who need help; and 8) issues of support. Two additional themes emerged from the data that did not answer a research question, but became salient across all participants. These theme addressed the issues and influence of race and socioeconomic status and its influence on perceptions. These two themes are 9) impact of socioeconomic status and privilege, and 10) impact of race. Findings are revealed and discussed. Recommendations for practice, policy, and future research are provided.
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Flowers-Shanklin, Davita-Christine. "Inclusive Restoration and Environmental Justice: A Case Study in Milwaukee's Urban Watershed." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19300.
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Urban ecological restoration and the creation of urban green space has become a major focus for environmental organizations in Milwaukee, WI. This thesis examines the inclusivity practices of two Milwaukee organizations working on environmental restoration and asks the question, how can inclusive restoration be used to broaden the environmental justice framework? Literature was reviewed on the topics of Inclusive Restoration, Access to Green Space, and Environmental Justice. Through participant observations, interviews, and surveys, themes emerged regarding the perceived value of urban restoration, creation of green space, and how Inclusive Restoration is or is not used to enhance community engagement and further environmental justice discourse. The organizations were evaluated with regard to their inclusive restoration practices using the Multicultural Organization Development Model. Recommendations are offered with the intention of increasing the engagement of communities directly affected by organizational restoration practices with regard to project planning and volunteer participation.
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Lacy, Kathryn. "Measuring Empowerment and Social Inclusion in Favela Upgrading Belo Horizonte, Brazil." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2010. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1145.
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The Inter American Development Bank describes Brazil's orçamento participativo (OP) or participatory budgeting process as "an instrument of empowerment and social inclusion" implemented by the Worker's Party to foster the "efficient and democratic allocation of resources and citizen involvement in the planning and management of their localities" (Serageldin, 2005: 4). Although the Inter American Development Bank refers to the OP as an empowering process it provides no formal framework for measuring the level of empowerment experienced by the participants. Three factors are necessary for social inclusion and empowerment; 1) spatial integration, 2) decision making power and 3) the creation of empowered, organized citizen groups. By outlining the steps of empowerment and social inclusion, this thesis provides a framework of measurement specific to the OP process and its use in favela upgrading. This evaluation can be used by government and international non-profits that require participation and empowering processes for the provision of funds.
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Gray, Annemarie. "The challenge of inclusive human capital development : lessons from Boston's healthcare sector." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90098.
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The pathways to enter and move up in the American labor market look very different today than fifty years ago, in part due to the erosion of traditional coordination between employers, workers, and training providers. Navigating this new reality disproportionately weighs on individuals facing limited access to education and additional barriers to employment. Some cities have experimented with sector-specific workforce development strategies to address these challenges. Using the healthcare sector in Boston as a case study, this thesis traces the evolution of one such strategy and discusses the impact of these programs on the employment outcomes for participants. Four decades of work has resulted in meaningful changes in the internal processes of some large employers and has broadened the conversation around the need to address labor market challenges. Yet these efforts have led to limited improvements in post-training employment outcomes for low-skilled individuals.
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TallBear, Kimberly M. (Kimberly Margaret). "The inclusion of Indian tribes in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's policy decisions that affect tribal lands." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70243.
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Bulger, Morgan Alexandra. "Toward a Theory of Social Inclusion: The design and practice of social inclusion in mixed-income communities." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1531151650737104.
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Rodrigues, Nadia Freitas. "Acessibilidade e mobilidade na orla marírtima de João Pessoa: uma análise qualitativa nos espaços livres de circulação da orla dos bairros Manaíra e Tambaú." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2006. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/5567.
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On this work, it is done an analysis quant-qualitative of the urban environment for pedestrians pointing the accessibility, where were considered aspects such as mobility and users degree of satisfaction, besides the registers of accidence risks. Two methodologies were used, where the first one evaluates basically the sidewalk; and, the second one does a larger analysis of the urban environment. The object of study is an urban area of the city of João Pessoa, more precisely, the maritime edge of the quarters of Manaíra and Tambaú, where the landscape and the use of the soil marked by mixed activities attract tourists and intensify the flux of pedestrians. Tourists and residents of this city were interviewed to know the longings of all users of this urban environment. The results obtained from the two analyses were similar, even though they have different methods and indicators; and the final result of each one is compatible with the reality of the evaluated local. It was verified that the conditions of the environment available for the pedestrians, mostly in the maritime edge, are not satisfactory, where the vacant spaces of circulation can be considered inaccessible for not offering conditions of safe access and with autonomy for all people; existing thus, great necessity of adjustment of sidewalks which were evaluated to reach greater satisfaction of users.
Neste trabalho, é feita uma análise quanti-qualitativa do ambiente urbano para pedestres enfocando a acessibilidade, onde foram considerados aspectos como mobilidade e grau de satisfação dos usuários, além de registros acidentários. Duas metodologias foram utilizadas. A primeira é a de Ferreira e Sanches (1998) que avalia basicamente a calçada; e, a segunda faz uma análise mais abrangente do ambiente urbano, realizada através do Método e Técnica de Intervenção Ergonomizadora, através da Análise Sistêmica do Sistema Humano-Tarefa- Máquina de Moraes (2000), adaptado ao Sistema Humano-Espaço Urbano de Baptista (2001). O objeto de estudo é uma área urbana da cidade de João Pessoa, mais precisamente, a orla marítima dos bairros Manaíra e Tambaú, onde a paisagem e o uso do solo marcado por atividades mistas atraem turistas, intensificando o fluxo de pedestres. Turistas e moradores desta cidade foram entrevistados para conhecer os anseios de todos os usuários deste ambiente urbano. Os resultados obtidos das duas análises são semelhantes, apesar de possuírem métodos e indicadores diferentes; e o resultado final de cada uma é compatível com a realidade do local avaliado. Constatou-se que as condições do ambiente disponível para os pedestres, em grande parte da orla marítima, não são satisfatórias, onde os espaços livres de circulação podem ser considerados inacessíveis por não oferecerem condições de acesso seguro e com autonomia para todas as pessoas; havendo assim, grande necessidade de adequação das calçadas que foram avaliadas para alcançar maior satisfação dos usuários.
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Duke, David. "An exploration of the parameters of liveable urbanism through inclusive incremental development." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31501.
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“Despite a significant reduction in the percentage of population living in informal settlements from 2000 to 2014, the absolute number of people living in deplorable conditions has increased from 689 to 880 million people over the same period. Current policy and planning practice in developing countries has not been able to cope with such pervasive rapid urbanisation. By 2050 the United Nations predicts two-thirds of the global population will live in cities. Of which as many as one-third of this population could be living in informal settlements (slums). To address these unsustainable and undesirable trends in support of the disadvantaged and maintaining environmental sustainability, this minor dissertation conducts comprehensive research of contemporary policy and planning work to seek alternatives. The purpose of the literature review is to identify commonalities, differences, gaps of knowledge and constraints of current policies and planning practice currently used to plan and manage growth of cities. Analysis and findings then inform and add value in exploring parameters for a 'liveable’ or improved urbanism from that currently experienced in informal settlements. Historic global policies focusing on government led top down approaches to provide large scale low cost housing have not kept up with demand, although they remain popular politically. From these policy and planning failures, it is evident that a more inclusive and incremental approach better utilizing available human capital should be considered. Critical analysis of literature with an alternative urbanism and planning paradigm in mind emerges in the findings and conclusion in the form of recommended parameters for a new inclusive and incremental urbanism. Such urbanism is entirely possible provided the critical issues identified such as lack of political will and good governance can be mitigated. To dramatically improve the lives of millions will require a compelling vision and collaborative effort seldom seen in current policy and planning of developing countries. Despite the daunting task, this paper seeks to define a conceptual framework drawn from findings to mitigate issues and guide an alternative vision of the future. The alternative urbanism that emerges from the conceptual framework may fall somewhere between that of current informal settlements and current discourse such as smart cities’’
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Ozer, Ali. "Strategies For Creating Inclusive Urban Spaces Along The European Shore Of The Bosphorus." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609536/index.pdf.
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The aim of this study is to integrate the basic concepts of landscape urbanism
and the principles of universal design approach in order to achieve an inclusive
urban surface on the seafront of the Bosphorus. This study may be described
as a reinterpretation of the European shore of the Bosphorus, reintroducing the
sea to the daily life of stanbul’
s inhabitants. Landscape urbanism refers to the architecture of an urban surface, a continuous landscape accommodating all kinds of structures and activities to enhance human experience. Universal design is an approach that celebrates human diversity and is often defined as the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. To achieve its goal, this study focuses on the concept of urban surface and the related design strategies described by Alex Wall, which might help to create inclusive environments. In this way, it attempts to put forward a framework for the implementation of universal design principles to urban scale. It not only evaluates the strategies of landscape urbanism from the perspective offered by the universal design approach, but also attempts to make a contribution to the common brainstorming about shaping the seafront of the Bosphorus.
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Williams, Regina N. "Inclusive Classrooms| A Basic Qualitative Study of K-8 Urban Charter School Teachers." Thesis, Capella University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10622308.
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The rapid growth of charter schools has been accompanied with numerous questions related to special education such as whether or not charter schools and their unique missions can actually meet the needs of students with disabilities (Karp, 2012). This basic qualitative study explores the practices and procedures used by primary school teachers to promote achievement and engagement for students with disabilities in K-8 inclusion classrooms at an independent charter school in a large Midwestern city. The sample for this study included teachers at an urban charter school who were recommended by their principal as being skillful at improving engagement and learning for students with disabilities. Interviews and observations were used to gain insight on the specific techniques, strategies, and processes being utilized by charter school teachers. During interviews, teachers communicated a variety of ways in which achievement and engagement are promoted in their inclusive classrooms. Differentiation, collaboration, flexibility, offering choices, and group work were common themes communicated by teachers in regards to the practices and procedures that proved most beneficial in promoting achievement and engagement for students with disabilities.
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Dunham, Ian M. "Street Credit: Neighborhood Level Predictors of Financial Inclusion in Four U.S. Metropolitan Areas." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2015. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/353241.
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Financial inclusion has gained recognition as both a domestic and international governance objective. However, full participation in the financial sector remains an elusive goal, and a number of significant questions present themselves regarding defining the scope of financial inclusion and formulating efficacious policy to ensure access to and promoting the usage of financial services. Paramount among these questions is the relationship between the geographic aspects of retail financial markets and consumer outcomes including rates of savings and indebtedness, the types of consumer credit utilized, and levels of unbanked and underbanked populations. The central aim of this research is to address this lack of understanding by using quantitative analytical tools including geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial regression analysis to examine relationships between the uneven geography of retail financial services, mortgage lending activity, and sociodemographic variables. Four metropolitan study areas in the United States—Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—are examined in order to address a range of question related to the neighborhood level determinants of financial inclusion. This study will provide a foundation for improving policy solutions through contributing to the understanding of how data-driven and analytical approaches can be applied to this problem. Specifically, the following research questions are addressed: 1) How does the spatial distribution of mainstream financial institutions (banks and credit unions) and alternative financial service providers (AFSPs) contribute to financial inclusion at the neighborhood level? What is the geographic relationship between these services; and how does access to these services interact with neighborhood demographic variables and mortgage lending activity? 2) How can traditional approaches to spatial analysis of mortgage lending be improved and expanded to incorporate new spatial analysis methods and better understand how mortgage credit denial and subprime lending interact with one another, as well as with neighborhood demographic variables? Building on scholarship in the academic areas of community reinvestment, asset building, and economic geography, this research contributes a number of new insights and refinements in methodology. The results of spatial regression analyses reveal significant predictive relationships, even after controlling for sociodemographic variables and spatial clustering by using simultaneous autoregressive (SAR) models. This research is unique in its examination of the relationship between the landscape of financial services in neighborhoods and mortgage lending activity, and finds that increasing levels of subprime mortgage lending in neighborhoods is predictive of nearer distance to AFSPs. Another finding is that higher percentages of black and Latino populations in neighborhoods are predictive of nearer proximity to AFSPs and greater distances to mainstream brick-and-mortar financial institution locations. A new method is developed to address the spatial void hypothesis, the spatial relationship between mainstream financial institutions and AFSPs. The results of binary logistic regression models indicate that neighborhoods where alternative service providers are more prevalent comparatively feature lower average income levels, higher percentages of minority residents, lower levels of educational attainment, and higher levels of both mortgage application denial and subprime mortgage lending. Advances are also made in developing regression models to address relationships between sociodemographic variables and mortgage lending activity. Using SAR modeling, this study finds that mortgage purchase denial is a strong predictor of subprime lending for home purchase and refinance loans. Confirming prior research findings with a new method, the percentage of the population that is black and Latino is found to be a statistically significant predictor of mortgage purchase denial, as well as rates of subprime mortgage purchase lending.
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Decker, Elizabeth Florence. "A city for Marc: an inclusive urban design approach to planning for adults with autism." Kansas State University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/17606.
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Mary Catherine (Katie) Kingery‐Page
The generation of diagnosed autistic children is aging, calling on needed research for what will happen to autistic adults. Cities are outfitted to non-autistic people, typically created for an idealized individual without disability or limitation. Urban environments add to sensory overload, have limited mass transit accessible to those with neurological disabilities, provide few affordable housing units, offer very little employment opportunity, and have no green spaces designed for those with autism or other differences. Typical urban design does not take into account the landscape and urban affordances needed by adults with autism. This project synthesizes a toolkit including the following needs for adults with autism: vocational training, life skills, mental and physical health support, employment, public transportation and affordable housing. Using the initial theoretical urban systems toolkit, I conducted an evaluation and synthesized proposal for Nashville, Tennessee, a large city that ranks within the nation among the lowest for cost-of-living (e.g. groceries, housing, and utilities). The outcome of the evaluation and synthesis is a diagrammatic infographic conveying existing and needed services within Nashville, as well as connectivity of needs for adults with autism. From the diagrammatic proposal, the initial theoretical urban systems toolkit is revised, reflecting upon the findings through the evaluation of Nashville, Tennessee. The final theoretical urban systems toolkit and diagrammatic proposal for Nashville, Tennessee provides exploratory research for city planners, architects, and landscape architects to design for cities inclusive of adults with autism, as well as other neurological disabilities or limitations. This additional layer of design not only contributes to the social and environmental well-being of individuals with autism, but also contributes to the entire urban community. Urban design as an approach to planning for adults with autism contributes a new disciplinary perspective to the discourse on planning for a maturing autistic population.
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Tareen, Taskina. "Contextualizing TOD : fostering inclusive and integrated local spatial planning approaches in Cape Town, South Africa." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118232.
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In 2017, the City of Cape Town released a version of its Municipal Spatial Development Framework, in which its principal statement positions Transit Oriented Development (TOD) as a key approach to redressing apartheid spatial legacies, with the intent of building a more inclusive, integrated and vibrant city Accordingly the City made the bold move of integrating the functions of its transport, urban development, and human settlements departments in order to effectively involve all lines of departments that will have the most impact on achieving TOD. While integrating transport infrastructure and spatial planning can be a promising long-term strategy as portrayed by other successful cities, its application in the global South comes with certain challenges. In Cape Town, this becomes especially visible at the local planning scale, where existing township contexts are comprised of fragmented urban and social forms that have suffered neglect since apartheid years, and thus present a challenging arena for a common spatial and urban vision to take place. This study takes the position that in order to truly build an inclusive, integrated and vibrant city, there needs to be a reciprocal conversation between local contextual planning at the township settlement scale, and the broader, metropolitan-scale TOD framework. The research therefore asks: What local spatial planning approaches and processes can foster inclusive TOD initiatives in previously neglected township areas? Using the Philippi Township, one of the city's prioritized station areas as a case study, the thesis employs process tracing, theory, and mapping to identify a series of contextual site elements pertinent to TOD, and then presents suggestions for alternative integrated urban approaches and inclusive processes that conceptualizes the regeneration of disadvantaged township areas like the Philippi in Cape Town.
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Tuttle, Samuel. "Neighborhood Inclusion and Quality in Richmond, VA: An Empirical Review of Neighborhoods in the Richmond Region Based on Factors of Racial and Economic Inclusion and Quality of Life." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2861.
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This thesis is an empirical review of neighborhoods in the Richmond Region based on factors of inclusion and quality of life. The research attempts to answer the question of whether or not healthy and inclusive neighborhoods exist in the Richmond Region, and if they do what factors they hold in common. Inclusion and quality of life are identified using census data, school assessment reports, HUD reports, and cause-of-death data applied at the neighborhood level (census tract). This data is used to identify neighborhoods within the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) that have a high quality of life and include racial minorities and low-to-moderate income households at a rate that reflects the region as a whole. Finally, the census tracts that fit these criteria are analyzed to determine correlating factors. The analysis determined that inclusive census tracts with a high quality of life tend to be majority-black suburban neighborhoods located near the urban cores or Richmond and Petersburg. These neighborhoods had a mix of housing types, moderate homeownership rates, newer housing options, access to public schools, access to commercial goods and services, and households with moderate incomes. Policies that promote these types of environments will help create and sustain healthy and inclusive neighborhoods.
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Serang, Farzana Mohamedali. "Anchor institutions, innovation, and inclusion : Cleveland's University Hospitals Vision 2010 as a national example for addressing Affordable Healtbcare Act 990 requirements." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73821.
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Democratic wealth generation is an important part of future community and economic development strategies. It is built on the notion that all members of society, especially low-income communities, communities of color, and the formerly incarcerated should have equal access to job opportunities in order to create a more democratic and economically stable society. As cities struggle through population decline, changing industries, high vacancies, and a deteriorating economic base, models for democratic wealth generation become instrumental for revitalization. Within these cities, anchor institutions play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of career opportunities and regional development. One such example, in Cleveland, Ohio will be the focus of this Masters Thesis. I will examine Vision 2010, a diversity-driven procurement strategy enacted during the construction of University Hospitals' five new facilities to illustrate the strengths, challenges, and lessons of anchor institutions choosing to act regionally and prioritizing inclusion and innovation. A thorough analysis of the case model will provide evidence for a theory of practice for anchor institutions and regions throughout the United States, especially as it relates to new 990 reporting requirements as part of the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA).
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Hollmann, Carolina. "The case of inclusive gentrification in Casco Viejo : when long-term investment and community interests align." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103168.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2016.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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in the near urban future. The case of Casco Antiguo--the historic district of Panama City, Panama--demonstrates an instance in which the aligned interests of the community and real estate developers created an opportunity for shared growth for some of the groups who are excluded in traditional gentrification models. This research advances the state of knowledge within the gentrification discourse by providing a multi-disciplinary perspective and applying it to a thoroughly documented case study in a developing-country context. Through an analysis of urban land markets, the social dynamics of neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty, and the complexities of tenure informality in Latin American cities, this thesis builds the case that neither the speculative models of gentrification that lead to exclusion nor a resistance to change that perpetuates existing inequalities are desirable outcomes. Instead, when real estate developers take a long-term approach to investing in revitalizing a neighborhood, their interests in maintaining the authentic character of the place can align with the interests of the current residents. An inclusive model of gentrification then becomes possible. Evidence suggests that a subset of the middle-class seeks diversity when choosing a neighborhood. For developers responding to this demand by investing in diverse city centers, the loss of social diversity caused by gentrification-driven displacement can pose a risk to property values. With a long-term investment horizon, mitigating this risk using a range of methods including building affordable housing or investing in employment programs becomes a strategic business need. Transferring part of the value created through this premium on diversity to reducing displacement enables a situation that benefits both developers and the community.
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McClean, E. "Voices from the margins : a study of social exclusion and urban regeneration in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Halifax, Nova Scotia." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273094.
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James, Leslie Charles. "The Interpretations of the Concept of "Inclusion" Held by Key Policy Makers, Policy Drivers and Policy Implementers Concerned with Service Delivery to Special Education Students in Texas Urban Public School Settings." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277838/.
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The purpose of this study was to examine concepts of "inclusion" held by policy drivers (PD), policy makers (PM) and policy implementers (PI) from various national organizations, state agencies and school districts. Interviews were conducted with 14 informants, and responses recorded, transcribed and clustered according to patterns of language. Documents provided by informants were reviewed. A Likert-type questionnaire was developed, grounded in patterns of language used in interviews and documents. Descriptive and inferential statistics identified variance between and within groups. Of 430 questionnaires sent, 266 were returned. Factor analysis of 29 items yielded 5 factors (definition of inclusion, training and support, receptivity, benefits/barriers, and prerequisites). One way analysis of variance, tests for homogeneity and multiple range tests were performed. Patterns of understanding of inclusion were clarified, and interpretations and conclusions were drawn. Significant variance was found among PD, PM, and PI on 3 of 5 factors (benefits/barriers, prerequisites, receptivity) with the greatest variance being between PD and PI. The most significant variance among 8 school districts occurred with factor 1 (benefits/barriers of inclusion). Informants' degree of support for inclusion was frequently not reflective of the organizations they represented. All groups associated inclusion with attitudes and beliefs, rather than with actions or programs. By describing patterns of definitions and critical attributes of inclusion, the development and implementation of educational policy relating to students with disabilities may be facilitated. Observed variations in how inclusion is philosophically and operationally defined may play a critical role in the implementation of inclusionary practices. The language used by informants reflects barriers to successful implementation of inclusion, as well as possible solutions. Variance between policy drivers, policy makers and policy implementers, as well as between individuals and their respective organizations may have implications for the evolution and development of educational policy.
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Wikström, Elina, and Moa Landstedt. "Testing the Temporary - Temporary use and urban cultivation for a sustainable and inclusive public space." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23364.
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Allt fler människor väljer att bosätta sig i städer. Samtidigt lever vi i en tid där hållbarhetsmål är viktigare än någonsin att uppnå. Städers ökande antal invånare gör att allt fler människor vistas på gator, torg, parker och andra grönområden i staden, vilket ställer höga krav på det offentliga rummet. För att bemöta detta krävs hållbara, livskraftiga, säkra och hälsosamma offentliga rum, med syfte att skapa en jämställd stadsmiljö som involverar alla människor. Dessa platser kräver smarta lösningar för att främja hållbar stadsutveckling.Stadsutvecklingen gör att de offentliga rummen ständigt förändras. Ett område som står inför förändring kan ta flera år att färdigställa, vilket gör att offentliga rum från och till infinner sig i ett slags mellanläge. Platsen används då inte längre som tidigare, och har ännu inte fått sin nya användning. Detta kan skapa tillfälligt otrygga eller oinbjudande kvaliteter i det offentliga rummet, till exempel brist på belysning och få människor i rörelse. För att motverka detta kan stadsplanerare och arkitekter implementera temporära installationer för att ge platsen en ny identitet och användning.För att undersöka om tillämpandet av temporär användning kan bidra till hållbar stadsutveckling, utförs en interventionsstudie på en offentlig plats som genomgår förändring. Denna interventionsstudie innefattar en beskrivande planeringsprocess samt en fältstimulering där en temporär paviljong med odlingsmöjligheter byggs upp i det offentliga rummet. Studiens empiriska del innefattar även en platsanalys för att undersöka hur paviljongen påverkar, och påverkas av, dess kontext. Dessutom tillämpar studien en enkätundersökning för att undersöka allmänhetens attityder till det offentliga rummet. Detta, tillsammans med kvalitativa intervjuer med experter inom området, ger oss en inblick i hur en intresserad person utan en formell roll kan delta i planeringsprocessen och utformningen av en offentlig plats. Resultatet beskriver planeringsprocessen och uppförandet av den temporära paviljongen. Detta beskriver i sin tur hur temporär användning kan bidra till inkludering och hållbarhet i stadsrummet.Increasingly more people are choosing to settle in cities. At the same time, we live in a time where achieving sustainability goals are more important than ever. The increase in residents in urban environments has created a build up of people passing through the streets, squares, parks, and other green areas in the city, putting a huge strain on public spaces. In response to this, renewable, viable, safe and healthy public spaces are needed, with the aim of creating an equal urban environment open to all. These public spaces require inventive solutions to develop the urban environment to a sustainable future.Urban development is not only inevitable, but a must for progression, however, to the average citizen this creates ever shifting, ever changing surroundings for them to work and live in. During these, sometimes years long, periods of change, public spaces can fall into a form of middle ground, where the previous purpose of the space has been lost, and the new purpose has yet to be gained. This can temporarily create unsafe and uninviting qualities in the public space, for example due to lack of lighting and people. To challenge this, city planners and architects can look to implement temporary installations to give the site a new identity and use, bridging the gap between old and new.To investigate whether temporary use can contribute to sustainable urban development, an intervention study was conducted at a public space that is under-going change. This intervention study includes a descriptive planning process as well as a field stimulation where a temporary pavilion with cultivation opportunities is built up in the public space. The empirical part of the study also includes a site analysis to investigate how the pavilion affects, and is affected by, its context. In addition, the study applies a survey to examine the attitudes of the citizens regarding the public space. This, together with qualitative interviews with experts in the field, gives us an insight into how an interested person without a formal role can participate in the planning process and the design of a public place. The result describes the planning process and construction of the temporary pavilion. The approach, in turn, describes how temporary use can contribute to inclusion and sustainability in the urban.
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Tompkins, Emma Louise. "Trade-off analysis : a framework for integrated and inclusive coastal zone management in the Caribbean." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.390641.
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Baginski, Jessie Guidry. "The Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Experience: Inclusion into the Life Narratives of Young Adults." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1304622716.
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Tongboonrawd, Baranee. "Innovative Financial Inclusion for migrants and refugees living in urban areas: Practical lessons for Southeast Asia from Africa." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30474.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the innovative financial inclusion for the under-served urban migrant and refugee population in Thailand, respectively. The increasing number of urban migrants and refugees in Thailand requires innovative financial inclusion and livelihood interventions. Many migrants and refugees do not have access to formal financial services due to their legal documentation, although their demands for financial services still exist and remain unsatisfied. The evidence from Kenya in Africa could provide implications and viable options for Thailand in implementing financial inclusion and livelihood programmes in different ways. Using data from the migrants and refugees residing in Bangkok, Thailand through individual interviews, the discourse and narrative qualitative analytical methods were employed to analyse data. The key findings from this study include financial needs, financial inclusion options, livelihood assets and strategies, financial literacy, as well as the livelihood approaches that can support the wellbeing of urban migrants and refugees in the host countries. The findings also revealed the difference in financial needs between urban migrants and refugees in Thailand due to their unique needs and livelihood goals. The data analysis suggested that the financial inclusion and livelihood interventions in Kenya could be applicable for refugees and migrants in Thailand. The roles of financial technology and innovation also have a positive impact in accelerating the financial inclusion of refugees and migrants. The recommendations from this study can help to create the enabling environments for financial inclusion of migrants and refugees in the urban context of Thailand. A comprehensive needs assessment on livelihoods and financial inclusion could explore the actual needs of the migrant and refugee population in in Thailand. The coaching sessions for new arrival groups of migrants and refugees can help them to adjust their livelihood strategies while residing in the host country. The innovation and technology will promote the cost-effective informal banking and open up employment and economic opportunities. The advocacy for the rights of migrants and refugees should be strengthened, including the legislations regarding basic healthcare and education. With a dramatic increase in migration, a better understanding of urban contexts will help develop workable interventions for financial inclusion of urban displaced persons, eventually building resilience and reducing poverty among migrants and refugees.