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Comparing the comprehensive plans of six South Florida cities
Title
Comparing the comprehensive plans of six South Florida cities.
Creator
Marcia, Marvin, Oner, Asli Ceylan
Date Issued
2013-04-05
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361147
Subject Headings
City planning--Florida, Regional planning
Format
Document (PDF)
City planning in West Palm Beach, Florida during the 1920s
Title
City planning in West Palm Beach, Florida during the 1920s.
Creator
Eades, John Frederick., Florida Atlantic University, Curl, Donald W.
Abstract/Description
One of the first accomplishments of the Planning Board was to contract with prominent city planner John Nolen to re-design West Palm Beach. As Nolen conducted his surveys and prepared a general plan, various political machinations in the city frustrated the planning process. Nolen's plans were never implemented because of the Florida land boom of the 1920s and because of the city's lack of commitment to planning. West Palm Beach in the 1920s was a mix of planning advocates and developers....
Show moreOne of the first accomplishments of the Planning Board was to contract with prominent city planner John Nolen to re-design West Palm Beach. As Nolen conducted his surveys and prepared a general plan, various political machinations in the city frustrated the planning process. Nolen's plans were never implemented because of the Florida land boom of the 1920s and because of the city's lack of commitment to planning. West Palm Beach in the 1920s was a mix of planning advocates and developers. With reckless capitalistic zeal, subdividers shaped the physical structure of West Palm Beach with only the most primitive of plans. The Planning Board was only an advisory panel and lacked the ability to enforce planning decisions. There was little public support for the city to have strong police powers over private property. The city adopted zoning regulations in 1926 when zoning consultant, Robert Whitten, drafted a zoning law based on legal precedents. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Date Issued
1991
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14776
Subject Headings
City planning--Florida--West Palm Beach--History.
Format
Document (PDF)
EXPECTED COSTS AND REVENUES TO THE CITY OF BOCA RATON AS A RESULT OF ANNEXATION OF THE RESERVE AREA
Title
EXPECTED COSTS AND REVENUES TO THE CITY OF BOCA RATON AS A RESULT OF ANNEXATION OF THE RESERVE AREA.
Creator
MORIN, THOMAS LENDLEY, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this study was to determine what budgetary costs and revenues the City of Boca Raton would incur if municipal jurisdiction and services were extended to a 10,100 acre tract of land located to the west of the city. The projections of costs and revenues were made for both the present level of development and for the area at full development. The conclusion of the study is that should annexation occur, revenues from the Reserve Area would equal or exceed the costs of providing...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine what budgetary costs and revenues the City of Boca Raton would incur if municipal jurisdiction and services were extended to a 10,100 acre tract of land located to the west of the city. The projections of costs and revenues were made for both the present level of development and for the area at full development. The conclusion of the study is that should annexation occur, revenues from the Reserve Area would equal or exceed the costs of providing municipal services at both levels of development. Early annexation would result in increased revenues from construction related permits and fees.
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Date Issued
1974
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13694
Subject Headings
Boca Raton (Fla), City planning--Florida--Boca Raton
Format
Document (PDF)
Open space in Broward County Florida: A geographic analysis of parks and golf courses in the urban fabric
Title
Open space in Broward County Florida: A geographic analysis of parks and golf courses in the urban fabric.
Creator
Stevenson, Sara Anne., Florida Atlantic University, Vos, Jacobus J.
Abstract/Description
From 1982 to 1992, urban areas of Broward County Florida grew 44.2 percent from 52,206 hectares to 75,274 hectares (Sierra Club, 1998). Many municipalities in Broward are now approaching critical build-out and because of this urban open space is under pressure. Given the development predicament facing the remaining vacant land in Broward, it's time to rethink the role and function of open space in the urban fabric. This thesis investigates the role of golf courses in the provision of open...
Show moreFrom 1982 to 1992, urban areas of Broward County Florida grew 44.2 percent from 52,206 hectares to 75,274 hectares (Sierra Club, 1998). Many municipalities in Broward are now approaching critical build-out and because of this urban open space is under pressure. Given the development predicament facing the remaining vacant land in Broward, it's time to rethink the role and function of open space in the urban fabric. This thesis investigates the role of golf courses in the provision of open space in urban Broward County. It argues that golf courses, despite their environmentally negative image, play an underestimated role in urban open space. Golf courses provide hectares of pervious surface and have vegetative features integral to the game not typically found in city parks or county parks. This thesis shows how golf courses compare to city and county parks in terms of their environmental contribution to urban Broward County.
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Date Issued
2002
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12889
Subject Headings
Open spaces--Florida--Broward County, Golf courses--Environmental aspects, City planning--Florida--Broward County, Geographic information systems
Format
Document (PDF)
Targeting and economic development in Florida
Title
Targeting and economic development in Florida.
Creator
Guffey, Ryan Lane, Florida Atlantic University, Ivy, Russell L.
Abstract/Description
This thesis analyzes the use of targeting in four Florida cities: Gainesville, Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, and Pensacola. Many Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) target certain industries to bring to their community. Often, these assessments are based on assumptions about quality of jobs and the impact they would have on the community. Geography is left out of the equation. Biotechnology (SIC 2836), Airplane and Parts (SIC 372), Corporate Headquarters (represented by administrative and...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes the use of targeting in four Florida cities: Gainesville, Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, and Pensacola. Many Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) target certain industries to bring to their community. Often, these assessments are based on assumptions about quality of jobs and the impact they would have on the community. Geography is left out of the equation. Biotechnology (SIC 2836), Airplane and Parts (SIC 372), Corporate Headquarters (represented by administrative and auxiliary functions), and Printed Circuit Boards (SIC 3672) industries have been identified as targeted industries and are examined in depth. Various cities in the study set have chosen to target these industries. This thesis then goes on to explain where these industries typically locate and whether their characteristics match the Florida communities.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15380
Subject Headings
Industrial location--Florida, City planning--Florida, Economic development--Florida, Community development, Urban--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
Decentralization, land use change and commercial growth in Daytona Beach, Florida
Title
Decentralization, land use change and commercial growth in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Creator
Glatz, Christopher David, Florida Atlantic University, Ivy, Russell L.
Abstract/Description
Daytona Beach is known as a center for automobile and motorcycle racing, a famous spring break destination for thousands of college students, and its world famous beaches. The city, like so many other American cities underwent a decentralization of the downtown. Businesses left for the suburbs and thus reshaped the city. This research examines the land use changes in the central business district through time and examines the build up of a new commercial corridor located around the Daytona...
Show moreDaytona Beach is known as a center for automobile and motorcycle racing, a famous spring break destination for thousands of college students, and its world famous beaches. The city, like so many other American cities underwent a decentralization of the downtown. Businesses left for the suburbs and thus reshaped the city. This research examines the land use changes in the central business district through time and examines the build up of a new commercial corridor located around the Daytona International Speedway. The research also examines the redevelopment process the city of Daytona Beach used to reinvent itself. Finally, this research will attempt to link the new commercial corridor to the Speedway as one cause of the decentralization process of the downtown.
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Date Issued
2003
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13028
Subject Headings
City planning--Florida--Daytona Beach, Central business districts--Florida--Daytona Beach, Urban renewal--Florida--Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach (Fla)
Format
Document (PDF)
Pursuit of agency profits: An evaluation of community redevelopment agencies in Florida
Title
Pursuit of agency profits: An evaluation of community redevelopment agencies in Florida.
Creator
DeLaney, Kimberly D., Florida Atlantic University, Miller, Hugh T.
Abstract/Description
The influence of public choice and economic theory in public administration has increased the pressure upon government to "act like a business." Accordingly, cities have become increasingly entrepreneurial, creating redevelopment agencies and venturing into public/private partnerships with mixed results. A key financial tool for redevelopment agencies is tax increment financing (TIF), which yields increased agency revenues from increased property values. As agency activities increase property...
Show moreThe influence of public choice and economic theory in public administration has increased the pressure upon government to "act like a business." Accordingly, cities have become increasingly entrepreneurial, creating redevelopment agencies and venturing into public/private partnerships with mixed results. A key financial tool for redevelopment agencies is tax increment financing (TIF), which yields increased agency revenues from increased property values. As agency activities increase property values, agencies are rewarded with increased revenues, much like profits for a business. The cyclical nature of TIF encourages a self-perpetuating tendency towards economic activities among self-interested, opportunistic agency actors, namely agency staff, elected officials, and business stakeholders who benefit from agency economic successes. Through a survey of Florida agencies and in-depth evaluation of five case studies, this research explores a series of questions regarding aspects of community redevelopment agencies: agency activities (either commercial or social), outcomes (agency TIF profits), and three theoretical constructs affecting the implementation environment (participation by business and non-business stakeholders and CRA structure as related to agency decision-making independence). The findings indicate that agencies conducting a predominance of commercial activities generated the highest rate of agency profits in the form of TIF revenues. In the implementation environment, the choice of agency activities was influenced by stakeholder participation. Agencies with mostly business stakeholder participation tended to conduct mostly economic activities, during both plan adoption and implementation. Conversely, agencies with predominantly non-business stakeholder participation, especially as a shift from business dominance, tended to prioritize social activities. Regular stakeholder participation, particularly by business interests, tended to increase as agency profits increased, underscoring the cyclical tendency towards economic activities. CRA structure varied among the cases. It appeared that more economic activities tended to occur when CRA structures were more autonomous, with a high degree of decision-making independence from parent local governments. However, while some agencies maintained high degrees of autonomy over time, autonomy was rescinded in others due to agency mishaps. Overall, economically-oriented goals in these agencies tended to win out over socially-oriented goals unless and until the under-represented "public" became unusually involved (revolts) or agencies were radically redirected by dissatisfied elected officials.
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Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12118
Subject Headings
Urban renewal--Florida--Case studies, Community development, Urban--Florida, City planning--Florida, Tax increment financing--Florida, Urban policy--Economic aspects--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
High Resolution Population Distribution Estimates for Improved Decision Making, With a Case Study of Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability in Boca Raton, Florida
Title
High Resolution Population Distribution Estimates for Improved Decision Making, With a Case Study of Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability in Boca Raton, Florida.
Creator
Ziegler, Hannes Moritz, Xie, Zhixiao, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description
Planners and managers often rely on coarse population distribution data from the census for addressing various social, economic, and environmental problems. In the analysis of physical vulnerabilities to sea-level rise, census units such as blocks or block groups are coarse relative to the required decision-making application. This study explores the benefits offered from integrating image classification and dasymetric mapping at the household level to provide detailed small area population...
Show morePlanners and managers often rely on coarse population distribution data from the census for addressing various social, economic, and environmental problems. In the analysis of physical vulnerabilities to sea-level rise, census units such as blocks or block groups are coarse relative to the required decision-making application. This study explores the benefits offered from integrating image classification and dasymetric mapping at the household level to provide detailed small area population estimates at the scale of residential buildings. In a case study of Boca Raton, FL, a sea-level rise inundation grid based on mapping methods by NOAA is overlaid on the highly detailed population distribution data to identify vulnerable residences and estimate population displacement. The enhanced spatial detail offered through this method has the potential to better guide targeted strategies for future development, mitigation, and adaptation efforts.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004670
Subject Headings
City planning -- Remote sensing, Community development, Urban -- Florida -- Boca Raton, Geographic information systems, Population -- Geographic information systems -- Florida -- Boca Raton, egional planning -- Florida -- Boca Raton, Spatial analysis (Statistics), Urban geography -- Remote sensing
Format
Document (PDF)