Browsing Scholarly Works, School of Public and International Affairs by Title
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The 2019 Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Research Needs and Opportunities
(MDPI, 2021-11-11)Active transportation (AT) is widely viewed as an important target for increasing participation in aerobic physical activity and improving health, while simultaneously addressing pollution and climate change through ... -
Addressing Inequality: The First Step Beyond COVID-19 and Towards Sustainability
(MDPI, 2020-07-03)The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted billions of lives across the world and has revealed and worsened the social and economic inequalities that have emerged over the past several decades. As governments consider public health ... -
Addressing the Contribution of Indirect Potable Reuse to Inland Freshwater Salinization
(2021-02-02)Inland freshwater salinity is rising worldwide, a phenomenon called the freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS). We investigate a potential conflict between managing the FSS and indirect potable reuse, the practice of ... -
After Khomeini: New Directions in Iran's Foreign Policy [Book review]
(Middle East Institute, 1996-03-01)A book review of After Khomeini: New Directions in Iran's Foreign Policy, by K. L. Afrasiabi. Boulder, San Francisco and Oxford: Westview Press, 1994. xii + 212. Appendix to p. 217. Bibl. to p. 231. Index to p. 244. $54.95 -
Amenities, affordability, and housing vouchers
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2018-06-19)Against the background of an emerging rental affordability crisis, we examine how the standard rule that households should not spend more than 30% of their income on housing expenditures leads to inefficiencies in the ... -
Application of training data affects success in broad-scale local climate zone mapping
(2021-12-01)Satellite imagery has been widely used to map urbanization processes. To address the urgent need for urban landscape mapping that goes beyond urban footprint analysis, the local climate zone (LCZ) scheme has been increasingly ... -
Armed Non-State Actors and the Challenge of the 21st-Century State Building
(2019-09-01)State building has become a 21st-century mantra, imperative for world peace and global prosperity. The intellectual foundation of the idea rests on a definition offered by sociologist Max Weber a century ago: a state is ... -
Assessing Sustainability in Rural Water Supply Systems in Developing Countries Using a Novel Tool Based on Multi-Criteria Analysis
(MDPI, 2019-09-27)Rural water supply systems (RWSS) in developing countries typically have deficiencies that threaten their sustainability. This research used Multi-Criteria Analysis and the Analytical Hierarchy Process to identify indicators ... -
Assessing systems thinking: A tool to measure complex reasoning through ill-structured problems
(2018-06)An increasingly important aim of higher education is to develop graduates capable of addressing complex, interdependent problems. Systems thinking is a critical interdisciplinary skill that describes the cognitive flexibility ... -
Assessing the impact of municipal government capacity on recovery from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
(Elsevier, 2021-07-01)A municipality's level of public engagement and especially community involvement is associated with a greater rate of recovery in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. This finding is based on an analysis of the ... -
Assessing the Impact of Municipal Government Capacity on Recovery from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
A municipality’s level of public engagement and especially community involvement is associated with a greater rate of recovery in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. This finding is based on an analysis of the ... -
Assessing variability and uncertainty in green infrastructure planning using a high-resolution surface-subsurface hydrological model and site-monitored flow data
(Frontiers, 2018-11-26)Green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly being used in urban areas to supplement the function of conventional drainage infrastructure. GI relies on the “natural” hydrological processes of infiltration and evapotranspiration ... -
An Assessment of Government Capacity Building to Restrict the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Products to Children in the Region of the Americas
(MDPI, 2021-08-06)The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Strategic Plan 2020–2025 committed to reduce children’s consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor food and beverage products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) and promote healthy ... -
Barriers and Drivers to Accessing and Using Workforce and Technical Assistance Resources for Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMMs) in Rural Regions
(2018-12-14)Workforce shortages and market shifts have left many small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) struggling to maintain their operations. Still some SMMs tend not to utilize the workforce development and technical assistance ... -
Built Environment Determinants of Pedestrian Activities and Their Consideration in Urban Street Design
(MDPI, 2021-08-20)Pedestrian facilities have been regarded in urban street design as “leftover spaces” for years, but, currently, there is a growing interest in walking and improving the quality of street environments. Designing pedestrian ... -
Carnivore–livestock conflicts in Chile: evidence and methods for mitigation
(Berryman Institute, 2019)Human population growth and habitat loss have exacerbated human–wildlife conflicts worldwide. We explored trends in human–wildlife conflicts (HWCs) in Chile using scientific and official reports to identify areas and species ... -
Catawba Sustainability Center and Catawba Hospital Renewable Energy Site Planning Process Study
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09-29)The transdisciplinary Renewable Energy Facilities Siting Project produced a white paper outlining their proof-of-concept using a case study from the Catawba Valley. -
Central Banks and the Governance of Monetary Space
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The Centrality of Tehran in Iranian Sociopolitical Life
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Changes in Travel Behavior, Attitudes, and Preferences among E-Scooter Riders and Non-Riders: A First Look at Results from Pre and Post E-Scooter System Launch Surveys at Virginia Tech
(2021-04-22)Shared micromobility such as electric scooters (e-scooters) has potential to enhance the sustainability of urban transport by displacing car trips, providing more mobility options, and improving access to public transit. ...
