Thesis (Th. M.)--Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-225).

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1953. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-155). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references.

How do we begin to deal with urbanism in the 21st Century? We are no longer working with the tabula rasa that we were two-hundred years ago; we are dealing with leftover infrastructure. Perhaps we should alter our mindset from "creating" to "RE-creating." We must accept the fact that cities have already been developed, they have already blossomed and many of them are now in late stages of decay. We must work with what is there now. In the 19th Century, builders and politicians believed that in order to reform a culture, they must rebuild. However, unlike our ancestors, we can no longer build without thinking about what the construction's future consequences will be. Environmental concerns are one of the major factors in today's society regarding the idea of "proper urban form." At the end of the industrial boom, many cities and urban centers have slowly started to become ghost towns of the industries that used to keep them alive. With fewer factory jobs, many families have moved outside of the city -- they have become heavily reliant on vehicular transportation to and from the vast parking lots in front of their "big box" office buildings and shopping centers. Consumerism has also contributed to suburban sprawl which is quickly hastening our climate's deterioration. We are rapidly using up our natural resources. In many instances, we are degrading the soil, deforesting our landscape, and destroying important eco-systems, like rainforests and glacial formations. We are using them up faster than they can repair themselves. Because our environment is NOT an unlimited resource, we need to begin to be more proactive about the way we let people treat our home. We must find ways to reduce the effects of what we do and what we have already done. We must create a means of reducing our footprint on the earth. We must find proper ways to dispose of our waste. We must stop sprawling outward, when there are plenty of well-built structures that we can begin to adapt, renovate and re-use. This project examines an instance in Lynchburg, Virginia -- wherein a turn-of the century produce-warehouse has outlived its purpose and now faces a turning point. I propose that we make use of its sturdy walls, floors and interesting character and give it a 21st Century purpose. / Master of Architecture

One true measure of successful training in trade preparatory classes is the ability of the former students of these classes to obtain and persist in employment in the trades or allied occupations for which they received training The value of a similar study of the former students of Monroe Trade School in Lynchburg has long been recognized. In 1952 steps were taken to review the activities of the students who attended the school during the period of 1940 to 1950. This report represents a study of the scholastic progress of the six hundred seven students who attended Monroe Trade School and a follow up study of 34.67 per cent or 190 of the 548 students who successfully completed at least one semester of work Although only slightly more than one third of the total number of students were contacted, the study portrays conditions which may be representative of the entire group. Because of early drop-outs, defense employment opportunities, enlistments into the armed services of our country, and steady draft requirements, the enrollment for Monroe Trade School changed continually. The percent of students followed up represents a random sampling of the entire group of students distributed over the ten year period. / Master of Science

M.S.

The purpose of the study was to examine the Lynchburg Covenant Fellowship program in depth and speculate implementation in other geographical area. Various programs have been implemented at all levels of government as well as by private agencies in order to assist persons attain ownership. Some programs have met with problems while others have been deemed successful. The success of many low-income programs often has been attributed to the cooperation of private and public agencies working together. Lynchburg Covenant Fellowship (LCF), a nonprofit organization located in Lynchburg, Virginia, has put together a joint venture combining public and private initiatives and investments which allowed each agency to perform in its specialized area. LCF along with four other implementers built homes to sell to low-income working families with a subsidy that insured their monthly mortgage payment would not exceed 25 percent of their income. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the homebuyers' questionnaire. The instrument showed that the housing categories (design, amount of space, cost, and maintenance), considered important by the homebuyers were satisfied and that the homebuyers were satisfied with their home. The intermediaries' questionnaire posed discussions of their specific role in the program and an assessment of the program. The LCF Homeownership Program has been considered a successful program that could be implemented in other geographical areas to provide homeownership for low-income families. / Master of Science

Thesis (D. Min.)--Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 1997. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.