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Item China's Foreign Policy in Fragile states(2017) Blomquist, Michael; Bradley, Collin; Welter, Madeline; Young, AllenThis report examines China’s foreign policy in fragile states. With its economic rise over the last three decades, China has come to play an increasingly prominent role on the world stage. Accounts of Chinese foreign policy often focus either on China’s relationship to other great powers or its expansion into a specific region, such as Africa or Latin America. Here we attempt to approach Chinese foreign policy from a different angle—namely, that of its policy in countries of heightened political instability. Does China have a specific policy for fragile states, as distinct from its various regional strategies? To begin to answer this question, we examine the cases of four fragile states in different parts of the world: Angola, Venezuela, Afghanistan, and Nepal. Our research draws on published economic data and recent scholarship on China’s political objectives. Our conclusion is that China goes to great lengths to foster stability, particularly in countries with strategic importance, even if it does not have a specific “fragile states” policy.Item Shared-Use Mobility Possibilities in Brooklyn Park: Existing Models(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Hartle, Ashley; Goodwin, Matthew; Kays, Brian; Bauer, Eric; Hanson, Luke; Young, AllenThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. The Blue Line Light Rail extension is expected to reach Brooklyn Park by 2021. Brooklyn Park wanted to investigate shared-use mobility as a means of expanding access to light rail for those without regular access to a personal automobile. The goal of this project was to investigate successful models for shared-use mobility in other cities in the United States. Brooklyn Park project lead Emily Carr worked with a team of students in PA 5232/CEGE 5212: Transportation Policy, Planning, and Development, to gather information on existing models of shared-use mobility and how those models apply to Brooklyn Park. The students' final report and presentation are available.