Browsing LBJ School of Public Affairs Publications by Title
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Data visualization as a tool for groundwater management : bridging science and policy
(2015-05)Groundwater resources in Texas are a contentious topic in social and political arenas. As ongoing drought and growing populations put stress on surface water supplies, more water users turn to groundwater to meet increased ... -
Decentralization, electoral competition and local government performance in Mexico
(2005)This dissertation investigates the factors that cause local governments in Mexico to improve their performance. Drawing on a variety of theoretical frameworks, the study concentrates on the ability of competitive elections ... -
Decentralized ministerial systems to enhance and sustain education quality : lessons learned from across borders, case studies from Indonesia, Colombia, and South Africa
(2011-12)Decentralization is a prominent policy strategy for transferring power from an elite to grassroots actors or from the government to the private or nonprofit sectors. In many developing countries, decentralization has been ... -
Decision analysis for climate engineering research
(2015-05)Technology solutions designed to manage climate change risk fall into three categories: mitigation, adaptation, and climate engineering. While mitigation and adaptation technologies are well established and have substantial ... -
Defining sustainability in transportation : an effort to strengthen MAP-21
(2013-05)The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies identifies nine current and critical issues facing the United States transportation sector: congestion, environmental preservation, deteriorating infrastructure, ... -
Demographic diversity in the measurement and meaning of unintended pregnancy
(2014-08)Unintended pregnancy is a significant public policy issue in the United States, yet current understanding of the measurement and meaning of women’s pregnancy intentions is incomplete. The aim of this dissertation is to ... -
Designing for disasters : incorporating hazard mitigation methods into the LEED for new construction and major renovations framework
(2010-05)Green buildings are increasingly in demand yet current green building practices often do not consider hazard mitigation. High-performance buildings that can withstand hazards, protect residents, and do not need to be ... -
Developing Diplomats: Comparing Form and Culture Across Diplomatic Services, PRP 194
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2017)This study is a detailed and focused effort to broaden how we understand and conceptualize the recruitment, training, and development of professional diplomats in the twenty-first century. The goal is not to criticize ... -
Developing Programs to Control and Prevent Diabetes: An Analysis of the Problems, PRP 43
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Disability policy in the U. S. : current challenges and future opportunities
(2014-08)Nearly a quarter of a century after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities remain severely under-employed. All the while, they command a disproportionate share of public monies ... -
Disaggregation of residential electric loads using smart metered data
(2011-05)The ability of typical utility meters and advanced meters including sub-circuit metering to disaggregate residential electric loads and determine what appliances a homeowner is using at a given time in investigated. The ... -
Disaster mitigation and recovery: a study of Hurricane Hugo’s effect on South Carolina
(2016-05)Death, destruction, and loss are what many people experience when they encounter a disaster such as a hurricane. One key fact to remember about disasters is that they are a human made event. This is because disasters only ... -
Dispute resolution in Muslim minority communities: the theory, practice, and potential of Islamic mediation
(2009-08)Mediation is a type of dispute resolution in which a third party intervenes to help disputing parties reach a mutually satisfactory agreement. In recent years, individuals and organizations have begun advertising Islamic ... -
Diversity and value : participatory practices in statewide long-range transportation planning
(2013-12)A review of participatory methods used by forty-nine of the fifty State Departments of Transportation during preparation of their most recently adopted statewide long-range transportation plan revealed the flexibility ... -
Does coal mining in West Virginia produce or consume water? : a net water balance of seven coal mines in Logan County, West Virginia, an aquifer assessment, and the policies determining water quantities
(2016-05)This work evaluates whether coal mining in Logan County, West Virginia is a net consumer or producer of water at seven mines in Logan County, West Virginia. Water is used at each step in the coal mining process, making it ... -
Does international aid to education improve education outcomes?
(2015-08)Between 2000 and 2012, nearly US$161 billion in international aid was allocated to the education sector. As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals quickly approaches, debate about the effectiveness of international ... -
Does parental involvement increase student achievement? How, why, and for whom?
(2010-12)Increasing the amount and quality of parental involvement as a means of increasing student achievement has been an important policy focus for the last half century, and is especially true today as the United States is faced ... -
Downstream voices : the Tigris/Euphrates dispute with emphasis on Syrian and Iraqi position
(2006-05)This thesis outlines hydrological, political, economic and social facts related to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers dispute between the three major riparian states, Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Once the factual base was constructed, ... -
Drivers of environmentally-friendly technology adoption : electric vehicle and residential solar PV adoption in California
(2016-05)The use of electric vehicles (EVs) and residential solar photovoltaic (PV) panels is expected to play a role in stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere within an acceptable range, to mitigate detrimental ... -
Ecology and Economy: "Emergy" Analysis and Public Policy in Texas, PRP 78
(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1987)