Several orthodox approaches, such as empirical methods and deterministic methods, had
earlier been used for the prediction of path loss in wireless communication systems. These …

The amount of land consumption required for housing and transport severely conflicts with
both the necessity and the legal obligation to maintain the ecological potential afforded by …

Assessment of the environmental impact of urban sprawl being understood here as the
conversion of non-urban to urban land is still a subject for debate. Another shortcoming of …

Problem: The future of compact development depends in part on understanding and
sha** the public's attitudes toward it. Previous studies have suggested life cycle …

Introduction Bay Areas are viewed as a complex region with integrated objectives and
numerous functions. Despite the increasing interaction between bay area development and …

This paper distinguishes between cities experiencing high rates of growth and those
growing more slowly and argues that it is critically important to take rates of growth into …

Who has been at the political forefront of clean air policy development in the United States?
In The Politics of Air Pollution, George A. Gonzalez argues that the answer is neither the …

The social and economic decline of first-tier suburbs has emerged as an important issue in
metropolitan America, yet little is known about the political and policy responses to this …

Although researchers have made progress in understanding motivations behind local
government collaboration, there is little research that explores the spatial dynamics of such …

This research addresses two interrelated questions about direct democracy: How does
direct democracy affect public policy? And why do citizens and interest groups sometimes …