Patrick Geddes
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A 6 page paper that describes the views and philosophy of Patrick Geddes, the environmentalist turned city planner who demonstrated his concerns for natural features within urbanization. Geddes demonstrated a means by which cities could revitalize utilizing environmental concerns as their basis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Geddes.wps

Patterns Of Movement Within Paris & New York City
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4 pages in which Paris and New York City are discussed with regard to citizen patterns of movement Cultural, political, economic, and ethnic aspects are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Movepatt.wps

Paul Peterson/City Limits
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An 8 page research paper/essay that analyses Paul Peterson's theories on urban planning and development and then discusses how they apply to the city of Miami. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khppcl.rts

Pierre Clavel / 'The Progressive City'
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A 5 page book review of Pierre Clavels work on progressive civic government during the 1970s and 1980s. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Clavel.wps

Pittsburgh's Bus System / Public Transportation As An Extension Of Collective Action
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of the history and development of public policies regarding the development of public transportation bus systems in Pittsburgh as a result of community action. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Busspitt.wps

Planning and PPG6
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This 10 page paper considers a plan to develop a stadium and retail park 12 kilometres for the centre of a town. The paper is written as a report that first considers the development in line with PPG6 and then looks at the factors that will determine if a public inquiry should be held, the potential objections that can be raised and how a residents committee will need to be prepared for the inquiry. The paper includes a sample questionnaire that could be used to gather local opinion. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEplanPPG6.rtf

Planning Australian Public Spaces
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This 9-page paper discusses some of the guidelines for designing public spaces in Australia, as well as briefly considering some of the parks that already exist.
Filename: HVAuPlan.rtf

Planning for Sufficient Public Housing
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A 7 page paper discussing considerations for the city council of a fictitious city of 250,000 as the council embarks on a five-year study of zoning to control urban sprawl in the economically healthy and rapidly-growing city. The paper uses the example of the decay of downtown Detroit and sprawl into outlying suburban areas as an example of what to avoid. The paper discusses how changes in zoning laws and allowing private developers downtown areas could have benefited the city, using Portland, Oregon as a positive example. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSurbanHous.wps

Planning Policies
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This 3 page paper looks at how planning policies are changing over the last ten years and how they are impacting on the UK and then considers if the UK can keep absorbing the policy changes. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEplanEU.rtf

Policy Analysis/Gaming in Mississippi
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An 18 page research paper that offers a policy issue paper on legalized gambling in Mississippi and includes an executive summary. This report offers an overview of the gaming industry in Mississippi. It begins with a discussion of the background of the problem of systemic poverty, which has plagued the state for generations, and then moves on to a discussion of prior efforts to solve this problem, which includes the legalization of dockside gaming in the 1990s. The problem statement diagnoses the problems, identifies the major stakeholders and defines goals. Alternatives are analyzed and described, along with a discussion of why these alternatives were not successful. Constraints and political feasibility are also discussed, which leads into the conclusions and recommendations that can be drawn from this data. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: khmisgam.rtf

Political Machines
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A 15 page research paper that discusses the characteristics of political machines in American politics from the nineteenth century to the present. The writer examines the connection between political machines to organized labor, as well as the role played by Irish and Italian immigrants. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: khpolmac.rtf

Population Growth in Urban and Rural Areas
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This 5 page paper looks at the significance of population growth in developing and industrialized nations. The difference between urban and rural growth is discussed. A hypothetical country study, as provided by a student, is evaluated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA106Pop.rtf