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Item Disaster as an opportunity for transformative change in developing countries: Post-earthquake transitional settlements in southeastern Iran, based on the 2003 Bam earthquake reassessment(2014-12) Forouzandeh, PeyvandThis thesis examines the design of post-earthquake transitional settlements in the hot and arid climate of central and southeastern Iran. It is a study of the past, an analysis of the present, and an imagination of a possible future for cities similar to Bam. It observes the spatial, material, cultural, and economic forces that shape the environment, viewing the complex socio-political forces that pressurize issues of post-disaster construction. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the interpretation of "better" for building back in relatively isolated communities within historical and cultural landscapes. It is also searching for ways that local governments can energize the potential for building self-sufficient communities and re-envisioning approaches to establish sustainable cities after disasters.Item Redesigning the Urban Water Cycle A Vision for Redgedale Mall 2030(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2012) Breton, Aaron; Kelkar, Gauri; Paine, Jessica; Tornow, Kyle; Bell, Tia; Musunuru, Sravanthi; Salmela, Kai; Stauduhar, Peter; Forouzandeh, Peyvand; Holmberg-Johnson, Thea; Khanna, Abhishek; Thomas, Angela; Dougherty, Brendan; Lemon, Julian; Roys Salkas, Kristen; Treml, Paul; Andrejasich, Jessica; Kubota, Niko; Montgomery, AndrewThis project was completed as part of the 2012-2013 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Minnetonka. The City of Minnetonka was looking for innovative design solution to address stormwater management issues at the site of the Ridgedale Mall. Minnetonka project lead Jo Colleran collaborated with five groups of graduate-level architecture students in ARCH 8567: Building and Site Integration in Sustainable Design, to develop solutions to accommodate 90% of all stormwater and other water use on the site through attractive, educational, and interactive designs. The final report is available.