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Chapter and Conference Paper
Towards an Expectation-Oriented Model of Public Service Quality: A Preliminary Study of NYC 311
The 311 system has been deployed in many U.S. cities to manage non-emergency civic issues such as noise and illegal parking. To assess the performance of 311-mediated public service provision, researchers deve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Multi-generational Stories of Urban Renewal: Preliminary Interviews for Map-Based Storytelling
Urban renewal was a project of the American government that aimed to reconstruct poorly-managed neighborhoods. Because community-level data that shows underlying mechanisms of urban renewal has not been curate...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Towards Understanding Communication Behavior Changes During Floods Using Cell Phone Data
Natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods or tornadoes affect millions of individuals every year. As a result, governments spend millions of dollars in emergency response allocating resources to mitigate th...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Toward Identifying Values and Tensions in Designing a Historically-Sensitive Data Platform: A Case-Study on Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was a national initiative from the 1960s through the 70s aimed at improving so-called “blighted” areas, and resulted in the displacement of many vibrant communities. While the underlying mechanis...