Creating the technopolis: High-technology development in Austin, Texas

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Murine Typhus in Austin, Texas, USA, 2008

In August 2008, Texas authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated reports of increased numbers of febrile rash illnesses in Austin to confirm the causative agent as Rickettsia typhi, to assess the outbreak magnitude and illness severity, and to identify potential animal reservoirs and peridomestic factors that may have contributed to disease emergence. Thirty-thr...

Coilgun Technology at the Center for Electromechanics, the University of Texas at Austin

This paper describes the engineering trade-offs ’ performed on a coilgun design a t the Center for Electromechanics at The University of Texas at Austin (CEMUT). The concept used was that of a collapsing field accelerator. This concept was chosen because of its passive operation, and because it lent itself to existing power supplies. The trade-offs described, however, should be performed on any...

Application of the Dynamic Spatial Ordered Probit Model: Patterns of Land Development Change in Austin, Texas

The evolution of land development in urban area has been of great interest to policy makers and planners. Due to the complexity of the land development process, no existing studies is considered sophisticated enough. This research uses Dynamic Spatial Ordered Probit (DSOP) model to analyze Austin’s land use intensity patterns over a 4-point panel. The observational units are 300m×300m grid cell...

Microsimulation of Residential Land Development and Household Location Choices: Bidding for Land in Austin, Texas

This paper investigates single-family residential development for housing market equilibria using microeconomic theory and disaggregate spatial data. Mixed logit models and notions of price competition are used to simulate household location choices for three different household segments, assuming job sites of household members are known. Consistent with bid-rent theory, housing market equilibr...