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Tse, Victoria, One Rung of the Housing Ladder: A Look at Public-Private Partnerships in Hong Kong’s Affordable Housing Provision through the Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) of 1979–2002
Tse, Victoria 2024, One Rung of the Housing Ladder: A Look at Public-Private Partnerships in Hong Kong’s Affordable Housing Provision through the Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) of 1979–2002, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
The Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) was a public-private affordable homeownership program proposed in 1976 by prominent members of the…
Tilahun, Bisrat, Socio-Cultural Change in Addis Ababa Neighborhoods Amid Housing Development
Tilahun, Bisrat 2024, Socio-Cultural Change in Addis Ababa Neighborhoods Amid Housing Development, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
Traditional neighborhoods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, were built upon socio-cultural values that fostered communal living and social intimacy. However,…
Tags: Communal living, Low-income communities, Socio-economic conditions
Stepanik, Kara, Mitigating Single-Use Plastics in Cities: DeliverZero’s Reusable Take-Out Container Delivery System in Boulder, Colorado
Stepanik, Kara 2024, Mitigating Single-Use Plastics in Cities: DeliverZero’s Reusable Take-Out Container Delivery System in Boulder, Colorado, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
Companies have been prompted to integrate reusable take-out food container systems into cities because of the detrimental impacts single-use take-out…
Silla, Giselle, Digging Up The Roots of Urban Tree Planting Campaigns: A Comparative History of Tree Planting Initiatives in New York City “Before” and “After” Climate Change, 1882-1916 and 2000-2024
Silla, Giselle 2024, Digging Up The Roots of Urban Tree Planting Campaigns: A Comparative History of Tree Planting Initiatives in New York City “Before” and “After” Climate Change, 1882-1916 and 2000-2024, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
From 2007 to 2015, MillionTreesNYC (MTNYC) led the charge in planting one million trees across New York City’s five boroughs, engaging actors across…
Ruggiero, Lucia, Striving for the Work-Motherhood Balance: Unveiling Narratives of New York State Paid Family Leave through the Experiences of City Employees
Ruggiero, Lucia 2024, Striving for the Work-Motherhood Balance: Unveiling Narratives of New York State Paid Family Leave through the Experiences of City Employees, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
In the absence of a federally mandated paid parental leave policy, employees in the public and government sectors throughout the United States must…
Tags: City workers, parental leave, state policies
Ransom, Avery, Crimson Gates and Floodlights: Examining Social Control in the Physical Landscape of New York City Women and Children's Homeless Shelters
Ransom, Avery 2024, Crimson Gates and Floodlights: Examining Social Control in the Physical Landscape of New York City Women and Children's Homeless Shelters, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
This thesis investigates how the physical features of New York City homeless shelters for women and children contribute to the manifestation of social…
Ramirez, Celeste, Tenant Experience and Action is the Future: An Exploration of the Relationship between Forced Mobility and Residential Mobility in Los Angeles, California
Ramirez, Celeste 2024, Tenant Experience and Action is the Future: An Exploration of the Relationship between Forced Mobility and Residential Mobility in Los Angeles, California, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
Onyewuchi, Ernima, THREADS OF CONNECTION: GHANAIAN VISUAL ARTISTS WEAVING NETWORKS IN ACCRA AMIDST THE RIPPLES OF THE YEAR OF RETURN
Onyewuchi, Ernima 2024, THREADS OF CONNECTION: GHANAIAN VISUAL ARTISTS WEAVING NETWORKS IN ACCRA AMIDST THE RIPPLES OF THE YEAR OF RETURN, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
Accra, Ghana is in a critical moment of foreign policy as it sees the effects of 2019 tourism and repatriation initiative, the Year of Return. Calling…
Tags: African diaspora, Colonialism, tourism
Mwamba, Grace, The Treasure Island Development Project: A Product of Neoliberal Urbanism Reinforcing Long-Time Residents’ Marginalization
Mwamba, Grace 2024, The Treasure Island Development Project: A Product of Neoliberal Urbanism Reinforcing Long-Time Residents’ Marginalization, Barnard College-Columbia University Urban Studies Program
Large-scale urban development projects (LUDs), such as the Treasure Island Development Project (TIDP) and Jernbanebyen in Copenhagen, Denmark, exist…