The Trinity River Corridor Project in Dallas, Texas: Enhancing an Urban Ecosystem and Reviving River and Floodplain Open Space to Create Future Sustainable Development Opportunities

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (2) ◽  
pp. 1016-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Parrish ◽  
Ignacio Bunster-Ossa ◽  
Mark Tompkins ◽  
Michael Bastian
Author(s):  
Gabe Ignatow ◽  
Jessica Lynn Schuett

This study’s goals are 1) to investigate how leaders of civic groups make decisions about using new and social media versus older media forms of media, and 2) to reexamine major theses on the social effects of new media equipped with a better understanding of civic groups’ internal decision-making. To explore these issues, we conducted interviews with leaders of eight civic groups involved in the Trinity River Corridor development project in Dallas, TX. We also interviewed local journalists, and analyzed the eight civic groups’ web sites, social media sites, and blogs, as well as blogs that linked to the groups’ sites. We find that new and social media were used mainly by organizations that were not directly involved in major political actions, and that for the two groups most directly involved in political actions, the wealthier and more powerful group was better connected to other organizations that did use new and social media. The findings reveal a sharp digital divide between networks of civic organizations.


Author(s):  
Syed R. Qasim ◽  
Andrew T. Armstrong ◽  
John Corn ◽  
Betty L. Jordan

Author(s):  
Wilson Crook ◽  
Mark Houghston

Ceramics are one of the key diagnostic artifacts that define the Late Prehistoric culture of the peoples that lived along the East Fork of the Trinity and its tributaries. We are completing a 42 year re evaluation of the Late Prehistoric period of the area and have st udied nearly 32,000 artifacts, of which over 10,200 are ceramic sherds. From this study, 20 distinct ceramic types have been recognized. Plain ware, both shell tempered and sandy paste/grog tempered, are the predominant ceramic types present, comprising ov er 90 percent of the total ceramic assemblage. While there is little direct evidence for indigenous manufacture, the abundance of these types suggests they were produced locally. Lesser quantities of decorated ware of distinct Caddo ceramic types from the Red River and East Texas suggest they are likely the product of exchange. There is also a small amount of Puebloan material indicative of a longer distance exchange.


Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Curtis ◽  
Scott A. Wright ◽  
Justin T. Minear ◽  
Lorraine E. Flint
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1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
James V. Sciscenti ◽  
John E. Ubelaker ◽  
William F. Mahler ◽  
Robert D. Hyatt

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