Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-207).

Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1995. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2950. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as preliminary leaves [1-3]. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-78).

This research considered overlay districts as one technique to supersede Euclidian zoning, broaden its application to regulate land use, promote retention of industrial space and improve job development. Since the 1950s America has been losing industrial or manufacturing jobs and space in cities throughout the country. Moreover economic indicators following the great recession of 2007 reflected an aggregate loss of 8 million jobs, and an increase in national and regional industrial vacancy rates, which have recently, began to decline. Some researchers and local officials argue that industrial space, market and job losses were affected in part by less-protective, inflexible and/or inadequate Euclidian zoning regulations. In addition, it is argued that inadequate industrial zoning has contributed to the loss of investment of financial and human capital in local communities. Traditional zoning known as Euclidian zoning is a predominant form of land use control in the U.S. Today, it is a technique designed to separate and protect adjacent uses from encroachment, incompatibility and nuisances. The primary goal of this study was to explore and describe how overlay districts (located in inner urban/inner-ring suburbs) supersede Euclidean zoning, promote economic development and affect the creation of jobs through industrial development and\or urban redevelopment. Theoretical constructs informing this research included zoning, land use, local economic development and location theories. The fundamental research question asked is: "Do overlays protect industrial land and jobs better than Euclidian zoning and does the protection facilitate greater confidence in industrial investment? To address the research question of this dissertation and analyze data, a mixed methods research design was employed. The design consisted of Internet research, a qualitative multiple (six) case-study analysis, interviews of agency personnel, field reconnaissance, and a sample survey of implementing agencies (which used a data base of over 2700 ordinances from the Municipal Code Corporation). The conclusion of this study is that overlays protect industrial land and jobs better than Euclidian zoning and the protection does facilitate greater confidence in industrial investment. Manufacturers and other industrial oriented-users have located in EDODs and have in some cases lobbied the local governments for continuation of the district. Jobs have also been added in consecutive years within key EDODs. Moreover, newly established EDODs have been used to target investments in infrastructure and incentives to underwrite the cost of industrial development. Policy implications of this study will inform planners regarding the need for industry and manufacturing uses to create sustainable employment within their communities.

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published_or_final_version / abstract / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

The purpose of this study was to design a model through which categories and characteristics of reading programs and organizational models could be integrated to form a decision-making base for interrelating the functions of a public school reading department into the overall organizational structure of a school district. No experimental design was used for this study, nor was there any use of human subjects. This study was not stated to statistical terms. Models were used to inform or establish some of the relationships that were judged to exist between data collected and the conclusions reached. The scope of this study was both theoretical and structural in nature. The limitations were identified in the scarcity of available research on the bases for organizational models and on the absence of comparative integrating models for placing reading departments into an organizational structure. This study was directed toward the development of a model that could be utilized for the creation of a school district organizational composite to facilitate more effective planning, development and implementation for reading department programs within the composite. Parameters and guidelines to be used in the examination of organizational ideas and reading department functions were established. The procedures used included library research of literature on models and model building, a basis for model structure, distinctions regarding criteria for models, and a way of classifying models. Criteria were set for identifying a school district model that could be used as exemplary where each organizational function was identified. Six randomly selected school districts were chosen and analyzed for the place of a reading department in their district organizational structure. To gather the necessary data, four procedures were employed: (1)site visitations to three of the six school districts and interviewing the person(s) responsible for the reading department operation; (2)telephone interviews; information from two school districts was secured in this fashion; (3)collection of all available written materials, from each of the six school districts, concerning personnel involved in the reading department through organizational formats showing lines of authority, administrative responsibilities of reading personnel through job descriptions leveled under the generic categories of policy/planning, developing/interrelating, implementing/supervising, as well as reading department responsibilities by administrative divisions using the generic categories mentioned heretofore; and (4) charting data collected to provide information on personnel responsibilities and lines of authority. No significant differences were found between the goals of the different school districts. The sets of parameters for the reading programs within the total organizational support systems of these districts were basically uniform for the districts. However, a comprehensive model for a district reading program with an organizational support design should emerge from a reading department design that is interwoven throughout the programmatic offerings in a district. The most generic conclusion of this study was that the model used by the reading department should either be a microcosm of the overall district model or it should provide an illustrative example of how a generic or unifying model can function.

Influenza is a population health issue in Canada, with an annual infection rate of 10-25% of the population. The purpose of this thesis was to analyze influenza-like illnesses (ILI) from 2004-05 through to 2008-09, both spatially and temporally, throughout the province of Manitoba. The analysis used a framework specific to spatial analysis, and incorporated the principles of population health and ecological frameworks. The underlying objectives of the research were to better understand the patterns of ILI diagnoses as well as the characteristics of those diagnosed. Maps were created to show the results from various perspectives and negative binomial regression analysis was used to test which, if any, of the chosen variables were significant. Based on this research, one could conclude that although clusters of ILI do exist in Manitoba, a clear relationship does not exist between the determinants of health and ILI.

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