Thesis (M. A.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Frederick Davis, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Program in American and Florida Studies. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 27, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 99 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Wyoming, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 12, 2010).

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geography. / Bibliography: leaves 55-57.

This Bachelor of Science thesis focuses on the real estate development and overbuilding in China’s second- and third-tier cities. A number of interviews have been made in order to, combined with information from respected media sources, get a as neutral picture of the situation in the cities as possible. The steps toward development of new buildings are, not just in China, many and includes a number of different participants. Therefore one will find a number of different opinions as well as problems that originate with the development. The interviews that were executed for this thesis were with different people that some way or another are active or has been active in the real estate development in the country. The participants were either active in architecture, engineering, development or expertise regarding the country. All the contributors acknowledged the problem of overbuilding in China, however to what extent the problem existed according to the participants varied. Thus several articles and publications have been referred to in the thesis to exclude possible personal opinions. The thesis includes problems regarding corruption, inconclusive demand analysis’s, "Hukou", governmental visions, urbanization and finally governmental regulations. Conclusively there is not a single factor alone that led to today’s excess real estate development but many different factors that together contributed to the situation. / Detta examensarbete fokuserar på Kinas bostadsutveckling i dess mindre storstäder; andra- och tredjeskiktsstäder. Ett flertal intervjuer har genomförts för att, förutom information genom internationell media, få en så neutral och heltäckande bild av bostadsutvecklingen. Stegen till byggande av nya fastigheter, inte bara i Kina utan i hela världen, innehåller många steg och därmed många olika aktörer vilket medför att en rad olika åsikter om vilka problem som uppstår i och med byggandet. Intervjuerna som genomfördes var med en arkitekt, byggnadsingenjör, fastighetsutvecklare samt en Kina-expert. Alla deltagande sade att förbyggande av städerna existerade men hur utbrett de olika aktörerna tyckte att problemet var varierade. I och med denna variation av åsikter gällande förbyggande refererar detta arbete till en rad artiklar och rapporter som publicerats via olika respektabla tidskrifter. Arbetet tar upp problem inom byggande i Kina såsom korruption, bristande marknadsanalyser, "Hukou", höga mål från regeringen gällande urbanisering samt regleringar på statlig nivå. Det är alltså inte bara en faktor som lett till situationen i vissa av Kinas städer idag utan en rad bidragande omständigheter.

Many agricultural communities have developed in Utah since the first settlement, but many no longer exist today. Some of these early communities experienced a "boom and bust," while others struggled for several years and were eventually abandoned. Johns Valley is a good example of these historic communities, as it experienced rapid growth and times of success and prosperity, yet it struggled and was eventually abandoned. The situation in Johns Valley, from its early settlement to its demise, demonstrates the hope of the people who settled there and their efforts to make Johns Valley a productive and successful area. History also shows the growth of the area and the development of communities, with schools, churches, businesses, and other institutions - as was the case with most historic agricultural communities of Utah. Despite the hope and hard work, these agricultural communities could not overcome the environment, or other factors that led to their demise. Dry farming was the main source of economic activity in Johns Valley and farmers had to rely upon adequate precipitation for crop growth. Dry farming is a technique often practiced in drier climates where irrigation is not readily available. Such areas do not have adequate precipitation in a single year, but in consecutive years there is often sufficient moisture for crop production. The main objective in dry farming is to maintain the soil in such a way that the soil will absorb and retain as much water as possible. The primary technique of dry farming is to allow the soil to remain fallow every other year. This practice allows the soil to store up water for two years so that there will be sufficient water for one year of crops. Regardless of the hope and efforts of the farmers in Johns Valley, they too could not overcome the environment. Annual precipitation was often insufficient for dry farming in Johns Valley. Also, the erratic nature of the precipitation added to the downfall of farming activity in the valley, as adequate precipitation could not be relied upon from year to year or from month to month. Additionally, with Johns Valley being located 7,500 feet above mean sea level, the growing season was often too short to adequately allow crops to mature and produce a good yield. Other factors perhaps added to the discouragement of the people of Johns Valley, but the insufficient and erratic nature of the precipitation, coupled with the short growing season, were major factors in the abandonment of the area. The people of the valley voted to leave the area and sell their land and farms to the federal government.