This handbook explores the importance and rationale for the components of the LEED-ND rating system and illustrates some of the possible tactics that can be used to acquire LEED-ND certification.

The purpose of this document is to use case studies to identify, promote, and foster innovative and comprehensive approaches to incorporate public health into urban planning processes and policies through a compilation of ...

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program plays a significant role in providing affordable housing to low-income households by promoting affordable housing development through tax credits to private investors. In ...

This report provides three case studies in rain garden programs which detail a diverse range of components and options that could be incorporated into Champaign's future rain garden program.

This project examines and amplifies the experiences of minority business owners in North St. Louis, an area of St. Louis that suffers from ongoing population loss, extreme segregation, and concentrated poverty. It analyzes ...

The foundational stone of radical planning, Knowledge and Action in the Public Domain (Friedmann, 1987), focused on the connection between reason and democracy based on the concepts of the single and double loop of learning. ...

Champaign County has the goal of institutionalizing a welcoming philosophy to make immigrant integration a process that benefits both immigrants and the receiving community. This report documents the first year of an ...

This dissertation research focuses on development and evaluation of an efficient solution algorithm for a nonlinear three dimensional urban activity model. Specifically, Kim's urban activity model of land use intensity and ...

The purpose of this research is to examine the possible benefits of combining transportation planning models with geographic information systems (GIS) and expert systems (ES) in the hope that integrating these systems can ...

State-led land takings have been at the forefront of the battle ignited by a light rail development project in Fortaleza, Brazil. The project was planned to repurpose an old railroad upon which informal settlements have ...