Student Theses

Each student is required to demonstrate proof of professional competence before graduating from Pratt's Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment. The following list are titles of student projects fulfilling this requirement. Full text copies are available for review in the Pratt Library or at the GCPE office.

• Green Building Industry and Green Collar Jobs - Amy Anderson, 2009
• Expired Urban Renewal Projects in the Upper West Side: What is next? – Rachel Berkson, 2009
• The Power, Changing Role, and Future of NYC CDCs: A Study of  Flatbush Development Corporation – Nancy Campbell, 2009
• Beyond Bike Lanes: Design and Analysis of a Bicycle Facilities Plan for Brooklyn – Preston Johnson, 2009
• Popular Education About Cities: The Center for Urban Pedagogy – Ana Paula Barretto, 2008
• Communities Doing Time: Implications of Prison Locations on Ex-urban Host communities in New York State – Jonathan R. Carey, 2008
• Waterfront Planning (and the Environment)IKEA in Red Hook – Alison Long Dean, 2008
• Density, Scale and Solid Waste Management: How Composting on a Multilevel Scale Based on Different Densities and Building Types Can Be Beneficial to New York – Christina Ficicchia, 2008
• Regional Growth Management: A Local Perspective – Jennifer Elizabeth McNally, 2008
• Development Without Displacement in New York’s Chinatown – Cherry Mui, 2008
• Linking Long-Term Sustainability with Transit Oriented Redevelopment: Implementing the New Suburban Vision in Baldwin, Long Island – Todd K. Okolichany, 2008
• Urban Ethnic Landscapes: An Analysis of Casita Gardens in New York City – Jesmarie Soto, 2008
• BIDs and Preservation: A Strange Disconnect – Katherine R. Spaulding, 2008
• Rails to Rubber: Expanding the NYC Subway Using Bus Rapid Transit: A Case Study of Brooklyn – C. Preston Worsham, 2008
• What are the Stories to be Told: Historic House Trust of New York City – 5 Boroughs, 22 Sites and 350 Years of History – Lisa Ackerman, 2008
• Interpreting Slavery at Southern Plantation Museums: A Look at Slave Cabins and Associated Structures – Lisa D. Buckley, 2008
• Next Steps for Preservation – Shannon Haltiwanger, 2008
• The Environmental Values of Preservation: Status, Opportunities, and a Plan for Action – Keenan Mackenzie Hughes, 2008
• The Adaptive Reuse of America’s Redundant Churches: A Toolkit for Communities and Congregations – Katie J. Nolan, 2008
• Manhattanville Historic District – Walter N. South II, 2008
• Brooklyn Union Gas Company’s Cinderella Projects – Elizabeth L. Solomon, 2008