Every year, the US Conference of Mayors presents awards to mayors and their administrations for programs that enhance the quality of life in urban areas. In 2009, the City of Charleston won and was named America’s “Most Livable” City. The program that won them the honor was the Palmetto Artisan Program, an entrepreneurial skill program helping youth artisans become licensed business vendors. This report seeks to understand the potential for arts-based youth programs, like the Palmetto Artisan Program, to impact local economic development and enhance quality of life. I explore this issue through a literature review of workforce development, arts-related economic development, an analysis of five programs across the country, and an in-depth analysis of the Palmetto Artisan Program in Charleston, SC. The report concludes with recommendations and insights for cities and regions wishing to implement similar programs that benefit young people and their communities. / text

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Thesis (M. S.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. / Committee Chair: Dr. Reginald DesRoches; Committee Member: Dr. Barry Goodno; Committee Member: Dr. Laurence Jacobs; Committee Member: Dr. Mulalo Doyoyo.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

In what ways can historical power relationships be interpreted through a chronological analysis of historical maps, and how are these coded versions of history produced and reproduced through the modern tourist experience? I argue that historical maps can be interpreted to reveal the political influence and agendas inscribed upon the built environment. I review how the implications of these value systems can be seen in the cultural constructs and institutions that have been used over time to generate revenue through a two stage process,: first, through an analysis of historic and modern maps in two Southern cities, New Orleans and Charleston, South Carolina, and second, through personal ethnographic fieldwork. I analyze my findings to compare these two cities in their use of spatial representation to facilitate and contain a historic tourist industry that spawns local industries of historical tourism to both justify and codify these views as history.

First-hand accounts of sand boils and other liquefaction-related phenomena associated with the Charleston, SC earthquake of 1886 provide clear evidence that liquefaction was common in this event. Recent geologic investigations in the Charleston area have found evidence for the repeated liquefaction of sandy soils in the Charleston area due to recurring large seismic events. Although this information has led to an improved understanding of seismicity in the Charleston region, little hard data exists in terms of ground motion characteristics or levels of seismic loading. A two-year field investigation was undertaken by Virginia Tech to study the liquefaction findings associated with the 1886 event from the perspective of geotechnical engineering. This involved defining the engineering parameters of the Charleston soils on the basis of in-situ and laboratory tests, and estimating the levels of seismic loading required to produce the observed liquefaction phenomena. Of the sites where field tests were performed, the surficial soils were largely formed from ancient beach ridge deposits. The findings showed that soil conditions within these deposits are appropriate for liquefaction. Also, there is clear evidence that soils as old as 230,000 years have liquefied multiple times in the past 10,000 years. Many of these soils remain susceptible to liquefaction at relatively low levels of seismic shaking, although there is some evidence for progressive densification. With respect to the seismic loadings, evidence is presented which suggests that both the magnitude and peak acceleration of the 1886 earthquake were less than what has been proposed by the seismological community (M = 7.7 and 0.5 - 0.6g peak acceleration). The findings of this study indicate that for an M = 7.5 event, peak accelerations in the 0.3 to 0.4g range would serve to explain the observed 1886 liquefaction phenomena. If it is assumed that the magnitude of the 1886 earthquake was less than 7.5, then the estimated peak accelerations increase. / Ph. D.

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On August 31, 1886 a large scale earthquake occurred in Summerville, S.C. causing severe damage in the coastal city of Charleston. Although intensive geological and geophysical studies have been conducted in the area, uncertainty remains about the details of the event. Recently evidence from seismic reflection profiles have shed light on the tectonic environment of the area. The epicentral area of the 1886 event lies within the South Georgia Rift, a Mesozoic rift terrane. Previous studies have revealed clues to the geologic structure and evolution of this feature. SEISDATA4 is the largest seismic reflection profile recorded in the area. By re-processing the line, information about the tectonic structure of the area was revealed. The early Mesozoic extensional basin that hosted the 1886 earthquake and is host to the modern seismicity recorded in the area, extends several kilometers to the south and west of Charleston, along SEISDATA4. Cenozoic and Mesozoic faults were resolved within the basin and along its northwestern boundary that is distinguished by a strong gradient in the magnetic field. However, the question as to which fault was responsible for the rupture of 1886 still remains. The refraction analysis provides better resolution of the lithology in Lower Mesozoic section. The termination of the strong reflection at the base of the Atlantic Coastal Plain occurs in a section of the profile that shows major disruption of the underlying reflections, and suggests that the termination of a lower Mesozoic basalt flow responsible for the reflection may be related to tectonic deformation. / Master of Science

This project began with the desire to design a house in a town for which I have always had a personal affection: Charleston, South Carolina. The house is designed for a an artist and his family of four and includes a studio for the artist. This design gained its own identity through the research of several historical Charleston housing typologies and acknowledgment of its place in the city. Structure and a panelized system of construction were major factors in the development of the house. As the project progressed, the design of the house moved from a strictly instrumental approach towards a more nuanced design that told a story about how the owners would live in the house. / Master of Architecture