Residential landscapes across the United States have been significantly altered in recent years by the increased racial and ethnic diversity evident within urban areas. In New Orleans, Louisiana, residential landscapes were particularly impacted by the disruptive influences associated with Hurricane Katrina, a storm that ultimately transformed the demographic make-up of this urban area. This re...

Abstract Coastal cities are prone to tidal floods because coastal centers of economic activities, trades and services; in addition, there residential housing centers. In general, this kind natural disaster has flooded the lower area, which greatly negative impacts on health, lifestyle socioeconomic life affected population cities. following decades, will damage more than a hundred major worldwi...

security is one of the most important human needs. researchers believe that the need for security has a strong and close relationship with the physical characteristics of the environment and people’s satisfaction. to study the relationship between security and environmental (physical and social) satisfaction, ‘’cpted’’ approach and its principals in design and environmental planning and urban l...

this paper deals with the concept of “residential models” and the role it plays on human relations in residential complexes. it intends to; review the concept of residence; understand how a residential model takes form; the influence of a residential model on future human interactions. to this end, having reviewed comments and viewpoints, focused on “what is residence? which factors may create ...

OBJECTIVES To explore determinants of change in pediatrician supply in Japan, and examine impacts of a 2004 reform of postgraduate medical education on pediatricians' practice location choice. METHODS Data were compiled from secondary data sources. The dependent variable was the change in the number of pediatricians at the municipality ("secondary tier of medical care" [STM]) level. To analyz...

We develop a new model of “featureful” city in which locations are differentiated by two attributes, that is, the distance to employment centers and accessibility given amenities. The residential equilibrium involves spatial separation households sharing similar incomes. Under Stone-Geary preferences, amenities commuting subsumed into location-quality index. Hence, assignment becomes one-dimens...

The volume of CCA treated wood being disposed of in landfills is growing at an alarming rate. In order to reduce the demand on landfills and timber harvest, more environmentally responsible alternatives for spent CCA treated wood have to be addressed. The objective of this study was to determine feasible products that can be produced from CCA treated wood. Several products were produced from CC...