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    Aqsa is passionate about creating resilient, equitable, and vibrant communities through collaborative and inclusive planning and design.

    Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Landscapes: Three Case Studies

    This post is an abstract summary and introduction to the graduate thesis: Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Landscapes: Three Case Studies. The graduate thesis was completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University.  This thesis was originally published on ProQuest online database and can be browsed on ProQuest Dissertations & Theses @
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    Site Selection for Phosphorus Reduction: Sub-Watershed Scale in the Malden River

    This post was guided by Advanced Geospatial Modeling, a graduate course at Tufts University. This project builds on the Malden River Sub-Watershed Analysis performed for Water Resources Policy and Planning and Watershed Management graduate course at Tufts University. The GIS analysis aims to select sites for implementation of stormwater mitigation strategies to meet Water Quality
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    Malden River Sub-Watershed Analysis

    This post was guided by Water Resources Policy and Planning and Watershed Management, a graduate course at Tufts University. The goal of the analysis was to develop stormwater mitigation strategies to meet Water Quality Standards (WQS) that support swimming in the Malden River. Introduction: Goal and Overview of the Watershed Malden River is part of
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    Post-1948 Planning Report: 2017 Malden Open Space and Recreation Plan

    This post was guided by Cities, Space, Place & Time, a graduate course at Tufts University. The goal of this assignment was to gain spatial understanding of the 2017 Malden Open Space and Recreation Plan and to understand the evolution of Open Space through time and space as it relates to the pre-1948 report on
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    Pre-1948 Planning Report: Children’s Playgrounds in Boston

    This post was guided by Cities, Space, Place & Time, a graduate course at Tufts University. The goal of this assignment was to gain a historical and spatial understanding of the 1948 study, Children’s Playgrounds in Boston: An Evaluation of Space and Location and to understand the evolution of Open Space through time and space. Introduction
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