- Older, Smaller, Better O - National Trust for Historic . . .
Analysis of data from three major American cities shows that areas with a mix of older, smaller buildings perform better than districts with larger, newer structures when tested against a range of economic, social, and environmental outcome measures
- The benefits of smaller families - Population Matters
Coupled with men taking more responsibility, smaller families could boost women’s empowerment Moreover, it has been shown that women who bear their first child at age 30 or older and hence tend to have fewer children are better off economically and professionally as well as in terms of well-being 10 8
- Healthy Aging: Is Smaller Better? – A Mini-Review
In this mini-review, we will bring together some of the evidence that suggests that, at least in terms of healthy aging, ‘smaller is better ’ We will also identify mecha-nisms that are most likely to explain the surprising ben-efits of being small
- Buildings and blocks in American cities - National Trust for . . .
Developed for our research study Older, Smaller, Better: Measuring how the character of buildings and blocks influences urban vitality, the Character Score combines three measures with equal weight: the median age of buildings drawn from county assessor records, the diversity of the age of buildings, and the size of buildings and parcels
- UNIVERSITY CLASS SIZE: Is Smaller Better? - JSTOR
Recent meta-analyses have found a strong relationship between class size and student achievement, but few of the studies examined class size larger than 40 or university-age populations This analysis examines a university's testing-center data- archives representing 305 sections from 24 different courses Section sizes ranged from 13 to 1,006
- Smaller is Better: First-hand Reports of Early Grade Class . . .
Research has shown that lowering class size, particularly in grades K-3, is the most effective way to boost student performance, narrow the achievement gap, and decrease the number of students who drop out of school or are held back
- Is Smaller Better? A Comment on Comparative Economic Impact . . .
In a recent article in Economic Development Quarterly, “Comparative Economic Impact Analyses: Differences Across Cities, Events, and Demographics” (November 2004), Michael Mondello and Patrick Rishe examined the economic impact of small, amateur sporting events on host economies
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