SLUMMING IT
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- In Southampton, too late to preserve Hampton Bays. Miller, Jeff // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009);6/27/2008, Vol. 55 Issue 31, p17A
The article presents views and insights of the author concerning one-year development moratorium for the downtown and its environment in Hampton Bays, New York. According to the author, what the residents want at this point is a hamlet-wide moratorium on all new developments, rather than a focus...
- How we are improving... Special guardianship orders in Leeds. Mahadevan, Janaki // Children & Young People Now;4/16/2009, p23
The article reports on the performance of the special guardianship orders in Leeds, England. It is noted in the article that the city has seen a huge rise in the number of people taking up special guardianship orders since it is introduced in December 2005. Leeds do not promote guardianship...
- 2020 vision. Fick, Steven; Shilts, Elizabeth // Canadian Geographic;May/Jun2006, Vol. 126 Issue 3, p42
This article focuses on the growth plans of the city of Ottawa in Ontario for 2020. Citizens helped develop a plan based on smart growth principles, which emerged in the mid-1990s in response to poor urban planning across North America. Smart growth makes cities more sustainable and liveable by...
- O, Canadian! Morthland, John // Texas Monthly;Sep2004, Vol. 32 Issue 9, p84
Focuses on the redevelopment of Canadian, Texas into a tourist destination. Background on the town; Information on the town's restoration projects; Benefits of civic improvements to residents.
- Huntington waterfront all wet? Winzelberg, David // Long Island Business News (7/1993 to 5/2009);7/27/2007, Vol. 54 Issue 33, p1A
The article reports on the issues pertaining to the Maritime Zoning District proposal in Huntington, New York. The town officials have commissioned consultants to conduct a feasibility study on creating a harbor-walk park area, and contend that maritime zoning is more procedural plan than...
- AWARDS. // Canadian Architect;Oct2006, Vol. 51 Issue 10, p11
This section offers information on recent recipients of various awards related to architecture. The contributions of Witold Rybezynski as a scholar, author, professor and architect to the fields of architecture and urban planning were recognized through the eighth Vincent J. Scully Prize....
- Political, business leaders dissect goals for eastern New Orleans. Santon, Tommy // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008);7/25/2005, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p29
Focuses on the plans of political and business leaders for eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. Consideration of the area as an untapped corridor for economic development and expansion; Intention of business leaders to minimize crimes in the city; Identification of businesses which had invested in...
- Seizing the initiative. // Building Design;2/25/2005, Issue 1662, p14
The article reports that with the completion of Brighton library and a new headquarters of Home Office in London, two buildings of architectural merit have emerged from the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). 'I'he development of the library and the surmunding 4 hectare site have been linked...
- Participatory farce: Youth and the making of urban places in Zimbabwe. Kamete, Amin Y. // International Development Planning Review;Aug2006, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p359
Discussions with Harare's youth and planners revealed that the direction, form and content of urban planning are cast in stone. In most cases, the outcome of planning is a foregone conclusion. This makes it impossible to factor in some grand schemes that are outside the confines of what has...
