Lam Li. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2001-2002, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [93]-[95]). / Acknowledgment --- p.2 / Chapter 1 --- Thesis Statement --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1 --- Hypothesis / Chapter 1.2 --- Statement / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives / Chapter 1.4 --- Scope of Work / Chapter 2 --- Research --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- "Reading on Spirit of Place : < Genius Loci>, Christian" / Chapter 2.2 --- "Reading on the <Image of City>, Kevin Lynch" / Chapter 2.3 --- Reflections on the Two Readings / Chapter 2.4 --- Studies on the Recent History of City Planning / Chapter 2.5 --- Precedent Study: An Art City - Paris / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Haussmann: Paris Transformed / "The Rebuilding of Paris, 1852-1870" / Chapter 2.5.2 --- "The Place Louis-XV, 1757-90" / Chapter 2.5.3 --- New development scheme for Paris by Henry Bernard (1965-67) / Chapter 2.5.4 --- The new city centre - les Forum des halles by C. Vasconi - G. Pencreac'h 1982 / Chapter 2.6 --- Research on Public Art / Chapter 2.7 --- Writing: <An Urban Pubic Space - The Hong Kong Culture Centre> / Chapter 3 --- Special Studies on Piazza Delia Signoria and Uffizi Gallery in Florence --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1 --- The City: Florence / Chapter 3.2 --- Piazza Delia Signoria / Chapter 3.3 --- Uffizi Gallery / Chapter 4 --- Site Analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- The City: Hong Kong / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Landscape / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Major Site Influences / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Victoria Harbour / Chapter 4.1.4 --- West Kowloon New Cultural District Competition / Chapter 4.2 --- "The District: Neighborhoods: Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District and Kowoon Bay District" / Chapter 4.3 --- The Region: Old Kai Tak Airport / Chapter 4.3.1 --- History / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Character / Chapter 4.3.3 --- East Kowloon Development Proposal / Chapter 4.4 --- Ma Tau Kok / Chapter 4.5 --- Cattle Depot Artist Village / Chapter 5 --- Design Development --- p.72 / Chapter 5.1 --- Planning Strategy 1: Preliminary Proposal of Master Layout Plan / Chapter 5.2 --- Planning Strategy 2: The Organisation of art institutions in Hong Kong / Chapter 5.3 --- Planning Strategy 3: The Artists' Path and the Nodes - the Cattle Artist new Cultural area in Kai Tak / Chapter 5.4 --- Preliminary Design / Chapter 5.5 --- Final Design / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Street Design / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Theatre Design / Chapter 5.6 --- Final Presentation / Chapter 6 --- Bibliography --- p.91 / Chapter 7 --- Reference --- p.92

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<p>For technical systems in the electricity and paper and pulpindustries, asset management is emerging as a new approachaddressing how to exploit physical assets with long operativelives in the most profitably way. An important problem forasset management staff is knowing when to carry out areplacement or renewal. This is a difficult question whichrequires taking into consideration parameters of totallydifferent natures–e.g. reliability data, operatingcosts, condition information from technical systems, theenvironment and rules and regulation. An incorrect estimate ofa residual lifetime can result in a premature renewal withaccompanying high capital costs. If, however, renewal isdelayed, a breakdown may occur which can cause major damage totechnical equipment and a loss of income due to outages.</p><p>This work presents a formal model that calculates expectedcosts of different long-term strategies when managing technicalsystems. It is shown that with relatively few inputs, which inmany cases are easy to collect or estimate, a good picture canbe developed that shows the amount of resources a company willneed in the future in terms of renewals of their technicalsystems. The foundation for this work is a case study and aliterature review; the objective was to study what methods andmodels are in use today when estimating residual lifetime oftechnical systems. Also, aspects that influence long-term assetmanagement were investigated. Lessons learned from the casestudy and literature review were then used to develop a dynamicmodel, the Dynamic Lifetime Analysis model (DLA model).</p><p>This model is based on a probabilistic and dynamic riskanalysis of a technical system, linking different aspects ofrisk management strategies to specific characteristics of thephysical system. Furthermore it is shown how this model,coupled with specific value judgments, can be used to designoptimal long-term strategies. When taking more than onetechnical system under consideration the model shows that it isnot always the most effective, from a system viewpoint, torenew it too close to a possible breakdown. If there is aperiod predicted to incur high investment, it can, at times, bebetter to do an early renewal thereby maintaining resources ata constant level. The thesis also describes how to work withlong-term strategic decisions in a structural manner in orderfor the actors on a deregulated market to stay competitive.</p><p><b>Key Words:</b>Residual lifetime estimation, Assetmanagement, Maintenance, Technical systems in power and pulp-and paper industries, Long terms renewal strategies.</p>

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Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project / The era of Urban Sprawl created a wave of single family residences moving farther and farther away from city centers. This also caused a series of unintended problems that affect our own health and the health of our natural environment. This paper seeks to find the most effective methods of implementing sustainable, mixed use development in our existing communities, as well as any mistakes that should be avoided in the process. This paper will examine successes and failures of previously implemented designs in order to inform and make recommendations for future designs and developments. The aim of this study is to identify factors that contribute to the success of a mixed use development and also encompass all aspects of sustainability.