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Research at NYU Wagner will explore how transportation and housing sectors can help build a "culture of health"The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ( RWJF ) has selected NYU Wagner to carry out research on policies, laws, and other regulatory tools that can support RWJF’s mission to build a “culture of health” in the public and private sectors. RWJF’s new research …
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Welcome to the Neighborhood: What can Regional Science Contribute to the Study of Neighborhoods?We argue in this paper that neighborhoods are highly relevant for the types of issues at the heart of regional science. First, residential and economic activity takes place in particular locations, and particular neighborhoods. Many attributes of those …
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Welcome to the Neighborhood: What Can Regional Science Contribute to the Study of Neighborhoods?We argue in this paper that neighborhoods are highly relevant for the types of issues at the heart of regional science. First, residential and economic activity takes place in particular locations, and particular neighborhoods. Many attributes of those …
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The Effects of Acculturation on Asthma Burden in a Community Sample of Mexican American SchoolchildrenWe sought to determine whether low acculturation among Mexican American caregivers protects their children against asthma. Methods. Data were obtained from an observational study of urban pediatric asthma. Dependent variables were children's diagnosed …
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The Internet Backbone and the American MetropolisDespite the rapid growth of advanced telecommunications services, there is a lack of knowledge about the geographic diffusion of these new technologies. The Internet presents an important challenge to communications researchers, as it threatens to …
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Estimating the Effects of September 11th and Other Forms of Violence on the Mental Health and Social Development of New York City’s Youth: A Matter of ContextThis longitudinal study examines the effects of exposure to the terrorist attack of September 11th as well as exposure to other forms of community violence on change in the mental health and social attitudes of youths in New York City. Three quarters of …
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Use of Preventive Care Services, Beneficiary Characteristics, and Medicare HMO Performance.The superior performance of HMOs in providing preventive care--both in the population at-large (Miller and Luft, 1994), and within the elderly Medicare population (Ballard et al., 1997; Potosky et al., 1998; Retchin and Brown, 1990)--may be due to the …
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Amenable Mortality and Neighborhood Inequality: An Ecological Study of São PauloThis article uses an ecological study design to explore intraurban health inequality in São Paulo by examining neighborhood‐level changes in mortality amenable to medical care. We use 2003–2013 data for 95 city districts of São Paulo and apply a random …
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Portraits of Academic Social Responsiveness at UCT and NYUIn the past decade, academic institutions have begun to pay increasing attention to societal challenges and their role in contributing to their solutions. Social responsiveness (SR) - scholarly based activities with projected outcomes that contribute to …
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Youth Transitions: Developing Successful Adults - An Exploration of International Livelihoods ProgramsEMpower is a nonprofit organization that provides grants to youth-oriented programs in emerging market countries. The 2007 World Development Report estimates that there are 1.5 billion young people aged 12 to 24 worldwide, 1.3 billion of whom live in the …
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Minimum Parking Requirements, Transit Proximity and Development in New York CityNew York City policymakers are planning for a city of over 9 million residents by 2030, a large increase from today. A central goal of City officials is to accommodate this increase while simultaneously improving the City’s overall environmental …
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Siting, Spillovers, and Segregation: A Re-examination of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit ProgramThe timing of this volume could not be more opportune. It is based on a 2007 conference to honor the work of Karl "Chip" Case, who is renowned for his scientific contributions to the economics of housing and public policy. The chapters analyze risk in the …
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Community Emergency Response TeamSince 2003, the New York City Office of Emergency Management (NYCOEM) has operated the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program as a part of its emergency response and preparedness strategy. The program consists of an 11-week training that uses …
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Green Technology Park at WoodbridgeAfter taking office in 2006, Township of Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac identified the Pennval Road Redevelopment District as one of four priority project areas. The Township has since proposed that the 104-acre site be transformed from its current …
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A Facilitator’s Guide to Increasing Civic Participation and Leadership Among Young Women in Emerging DemocraciesThe International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in response to the gap in programming and services for adolescents around the world. To meet the challenges specifically facing young women, IOFA developed …
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A Facilitator’s Guide to Increasing Civic Participation and Leadership Among Young Women in Emerging DemocraciesThe International Organization for Adolescents (IOFA) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in response to the gap in programming and services for adolescents around the world. To meet the challenges specifically facing young women, IOFA developed …
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Ten-year Sustainability Master PlanCastle Village Owners, a five-building cooperative located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, is seeking to become a more environmentally sustainable campus. This objective was prompted by New York City’s Local Law 33 of 2018, which …
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Investigating the Expansion of Battery Electric Vehicle Usage in for-hire Vehicle FleetsThe New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) is the agency responsible for licensing and regulating New York City’s medallion taxi cabs, for-hire vehicles (FHVs)—which provide pre-arranged transportation throughout New York City—commuter vans, …
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Measuring the Impact of Streetscape Changes on Bus ServiceMTA New York City Transit (NYCT) is a public agency in New York State that operates public transportation in New York City. The NYCT Department of Buses manages an extensive bus network serving the five boroughs. A unique challenge facing NYCT is that …
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Solar Energy Expansion in TanzaniaThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) supports local development and government reform in developing countries. UNCDF has a special interest in municipal finance, offering models that unlock public and private resources to fund investments …
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Pathway to Insurance Coverage for Healthcare Wearable TechnologyCareBand is a healthcare wearable technology company that strives to reduce death and injuries due to dementia-related wandering and to keep patients with dementia living safe, independent lives. It does so by deploying location and activity monitoring …
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Decreasing Emergency Department Dwell TimeBellevue Hospital Medical Center (Bellevue) aims to reduce its median 4.5 hours Emergency Department (ED) dwell time. Addressing the ED dwell time has a major impact on patient outcomes because the longer patients wait for a bed to open up at an inpatient …
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World Bank Community Driven Development ImplicationsThe Capstone team was responsible for examining the World Banks community driven development (CDD) approach on natural resource management, rural development, and poverty reduction. The team was involved in extensive research to define community driven …
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World Bank Community Driven Development ImplicationsThe Capstone team was responsible for examining the World Banks community driven development (CDD) approach on natural resource management, rural development, and poverty reduction. The team was involved in extensive research to define community driven …