Major Papers
Completing a major paper is one option that students have to fulfill their Capstone Requirement. The major paper may consist of a case study or a comprehensive review of the theoretical literature related to a specific policy, planning, methodological issue or technique.
The following examples are from recent graduates of the program.
2008
- Downtown Cambridge: Pursuing a Sustainable Commercial District (Sean Pink, 2008)
- Framework to Identify Measures of Urban Revitalization Success: Case Study of Penn Quarter, Washington, D.C. ( Kate Marshall, 2008)
2007
- Shrinking Slower: An Exploration of a Slow City Approach to Right-sizing Shrinking Cities (Jonathan Logan, 2007)
2006
- A Statistical Analysis of the Failed States Index: The Importance of Global Governance, Development and Measuring State Failure (Stephen Knowles Bryce, 2006)
- Better Mixed-Use: Strategies for Creating a More Meaningful and Profitable Investment (Christopher Lambert, 2006)
2005
- The Neighborhood Package Center: Conceptualizing a Business Model for the Hybridization of E-Commerce and the New Urbanism (Robert Mandle, 2005)
- Building Up and Tearing Down: Capturing the Dynamics of Development in Established Neighborhoods (Anne Morrison, 2005)
- Land Use and Transportation Relationships: Incorporating Locational Factors in Development-Level Interventions (Darren Smith, 2005)
- Energy Efficient Development: Opportunities in Urban Planning (Jeanette Studley, 2005)
2004
- More Than Artifacts: The Surprising Importance of Census Designated Places (Dawn Dhavale, 2004)
- Planning for Retail (Marian Harders, 2004)