The purpose of this report is to answer the question, how does German policy try to address the socioeconomic disadvantages of immigrant groups, particularly the Turkish population, and how has it succeeded and failed?

This project focuses on the application of civic technology to urban planning practice in racial justice. It explores the capability of computer technology to improve the accessibility of civic data and to bring greater ...

This paper is concerned with issues of inequality, work and organizing for political and economic justice in the contemporary American metropolitan area. It addresses the problem that fragmentation impedes collaboration ...

This project examines how local urban planning practice has been influenced by the concept of sustainability -- currently defined as a balance among economic, environmental and social equity concerns in planning and ...

This dissertation examines volunteered geographic information (VGI), a Web 2.0 phenomenon in which users contribute geographic information online and collaboratively create maps. By examining the case of www.openstreetmap.org, ...

The City of Mobile, Alabama struggles with a history of auto-oriented development, limiting pedestrian accessibility outside of the downtown core. The city’s current comprehensive plan, the Map for Mobile, identifies a ...

The Peoples' Plan is a strategic action plan for the recovery of the 9th Ward. It was created based on conversations with residents-some struggling to return home, others intent on remaining in a neighborhood that has ...

This report evaluates the potential for civic rejuvenation around a train station in the Village of Tuckahoe, New York. It uses existing urban development frameworks such as Placemaking and New Urbanism in its evaluation.

This dissertation examines the intersections between difference, participation, and planning processes. Rooted in scholarly conversations about deliberative democracy, collaborative planning, and nonprofit organizations ...

This capstone project is the result of a year-long process of research, community engagement, and communication and collaboration with professionals from multiple sectors to develop strategies for equitable transit-oriented ...