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Policy Relevant Measures of Urban Form: Leed-nd as a Potential Metric for Assessing Regional Sprawl

In recent years there have been many advances in the measurement of urban form. However, there is often a gap between the quantitative and qualitative approach, which can prevent useful policy application- scholars and policy makers often do not speak a similar language. This thesis seeks to answer whether LEED for Neighborhood Development can bridge the gap between the quantitative and qualitative and therefore serve as a useful policy metric for assessing urban form. Does it accurately capture an areas spatial structure and more importantly, is it policy relevant?

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UMASS/oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:theses-1724
Date01 January 2011
CreatorsShiel, Kyle
PublisherScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
Source SetsUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceMasters Theses 1911 - February 2014

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