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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Eight | Park Architectural (and Landscape Design) History

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

To promote tourism-based ridership, railroads focused attention on developing national parks as destinations by constructing lodges and other buildings using a rustic style of wood and stone, using building materials from the regions of particular parks, and then using those facilities to drive visitation. In the foreground is Parley's Creek.

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Seasons Greetings

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But given that this blog covers construction too, I thought this card was pretty funny. So well written regardless of the topic. I don't like to push the holidays so much, because it implies everyone is Christian, and that isn't the case. Best wishes for 2024. P.S. charlie, I picked up Cadillac Desert at a BLM visitor center in Kanab.

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The Value of Urban Reuse: Breathing New Life into Existing Structures and Spaces

Reprogramming the City

This reduces the carbon footprint associated with new construction. Urban Reuse Element : Instead of constructing new public spaces, which can be challenging in a densely populated city like Hong Kong, the Cascade Stairway project showcases how existing infrastructure can be repurposed to serve new functions.

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For New Research Students: How to Stop Floundering

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

topical (what?), Your central issue is how to construct a data set. Hypotheses are remarkably difficult to construct. One of the first tasks of a research student is to read the literature on the topic in question. content: what am I trying to do? These can be as many as needed and can be geographical (where?),

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Just “Prioritize Ridership”: Is it That Easy?

Human Transit

But one thing I want to say to the growing community of people who are interested in them is that American agencies don’t deliver on these goals because this country’s high-level governance constructs don’t say they should deliver on them. His piece spans a huge range of issues, from rail construction methods to bus service planning.

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December Online Training Opportunities

GovLoop

As 2023 comes to a close, there’s no need to worry about GovLoop online training opportunities doing the same, as this month is jam-packed with dynamic speakers and chances to dive into the hot topics affecting agencies today. PT to learn from government leaders and your peers about strategies for effective accountability management.

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Ask A Librarian: Dealing with haters?

Librarian.net

I’ve had some interactions especially with grouchy men who like yelling into the void about the topic–and they even agree with me!–but –but just take up my time (if they’re in my mentions) while they’re not being constructive.