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A Geodesign Inspired Multiple Criteria Decision Tool for Prioritizing Levee Setback Project Sites
This initial planning level tool addresses the complexity of land use decisions within the Lower Green River, WA floodplain by enabling the consideration of multiple views of a wide range of stakeholders. The tool is a ... -
The Good, the Bad, and the Robust: Climate Change Adaptation Choices for the Port of Rotterdam, Port of San Diego, and Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton
Due to the inevitability of climate change, long-term adaptation planning is now a necessary facet of infrastructure planning. The projected impacts of sea level rise on coastal infrastructure are particularly dramatic. ... -
Growing and gathering : an adaptive re-use plan for Greenwood Greenhouse
(1999)The precariousness of Japanese American greenhouses presents an interesting challenge for the transforming urban greenhouse business sites. As our population growth has surrounded these small greenhouse growing plots, ... -
Growth Management Planning’s Effects on Employment Trends in Washington State Rural Counties
About half of Washington State’s rural counties plan under the state’s Growth Management Act (GMA) while the remainder do not. Part of Washington State’s Growth Management Act (GMA) mandates comprehensive planning for rural ... -
Historic Alley Reactivation in Seattle's Chinatown International District
HISTORIC ALLEY REACTIVATION IN SEATTLE’S CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT by Ching Chan, 2015, 55 pgs. Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B. Abramson Alley reactivation – to activate underutilized alleys ... -
History doesn't always stand still: earthquake preparedness and preservation planning in King County, Washington
(1995)Life safety is the first concern of everyone when an earthquake strikes. Property is usually the second. Whether the property is a house, business, or workplace, people identify their lives with buildings. Some buildings ... -
Homestays as Livelihood Strategies in Rural Economies: The case of Johar Valley, Uttarakhand, India
(2013-02-25)Munsiyari and Sarmoli, gateway villages to the Johar Valley, are the last points with motor vehicle access. This affords the villages a level of connectedness that the other villages in the valley are not provided. ... -
How Can An Asset-Based Appreciative Inquiry Risk Assessment Model Improve FEMA's Risk MAP Process To Help Communities Become More Resilient?
University of Washington Abstract <bold>How An Asset-Based Appreciative Inquiry Risk Assessment Approach Could Improve The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Risk MAP Process</bold> <bold>Maximilian Dixon</bold> Chair ... -
How do socioeconomic and urban form factors affect the spatial distribution of coworking spaces? The case of Shanghai, China
As an important incubator of start-up firms and SMEs, coworking spaces can provide affordable office spaces of various sizes and lease structures with a community and synergy base atmosphere. The economic slowdown caused ... -
How to increase revenue for King County Metro operations
Like other transit agencies in the United States, King County Metro has faced a reduction in State funding and suffered revenue loses as a result of the recent economic recession. Metro faces an operating budget shortfall ... -
HOW TRANSIT AGENCIES HANDLE BICYCLES | AN ANALYSIS OF NINE NORTH AMERICAN TRANSIT AGENCIES
A key weakness with public transportation is the lack of accessibility to transit stops. Bicycles can increase user accessibility to transit stops and reduce door-to-door travel times. The goal of this thesis is to better ... -
How variations in design, site selection and regulations affect ADU programs
This thesis builds on the work of existing literature about subsidizedaccessory dwelling unit (ADU) programs. Using data recently collected from subsidized ADU programs around the country, this thesis presents an evaluation ... -
How We Faced a Pandemic: Narrative Approaches to Disaggregating Asian Pacific American COVID-19-Related Experiences through a Cultural, Place-Based Lens
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled xenophobic and anti-Asian racism against Asian Pacific American (APA) communities in particular, which has led to increased incidents of anti-Asian hate and violance, escalated by racist ... -
Hubs and Stewards: A Proposed Expansion of the Seattle Community Emergency Hubs in West Seattle and the South End
Along with the increased frequency and severity of natural disasters our world, nation, and region of Seattle and the Puget Sound will face as a result of climate change, our region also lies in an area expected to experience ... -
Human Mobility, Exposure to the Built Environment, and Health
Neighborhood effects on health and behavior have been widely documented. Yet people do not spend all their time in their home neighborhoods. The places that people visit away from home may also have an impact on behavior. ... -
Identifying Valued Community Resilience Indicators and Dimensions for King County
King County, Washington is challenged by a variety of potential shocks, such as earthquakes, and stresses, such as rising income inequality and climate change. It is therefore essential to strengthen community resilience. ... -
The Impact of New Urbanism on Single Family Housing Values: The Case of Issaquah Highlands
New Urbanism has been a prevalent issue in architecture and planning fields over the last few decades as an alternative to reforming the sprawl pattern of suburban growth. New Urbanist design principles have been adopted ... -
Impact of Riparian Landscape Patterns on Water Quality in an Urbanizing River Basin: A Case of Cedar River - Lake Washington Watershed
The increasing concern about the deteriorating water quality in rivers and streams in urban areas has led to a focus on protecting natural riparian land covers along these water bodies. The conversion of these land covers, ... -
The Impact of Transit-Oriented Development on Residential Property Value in King County, WA
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has long been a powerful tool for improving sustainable urban development. A well-designed TOD project enhances the accessibility to different kinds of activities, decreases transportation ... -
The Impacts of Household Behaviors and Housing Choice on Residential Energy Consumption
(2014-04-30)Despite efforts made in the past decade to curb excessive energy consumption and the corresponding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both energy consumption and GHG emissions are expected to increase in coming years. Not ...