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Bear/People Conflicts In Gatlinburg, Tennessee: An Analysis Of The Social, Political, And Ecological Elements, Kate Mitchell Newton

Masters Theses

Nuisance black bears cause property damage, threaten public safety, and heighten wildlife use conflicts among people across the United States. Wildlife managers have solutions to control nuisance black bear behavior and the accompanying conflicts that occur. The solutions are to require bear-proof garbage disposal, to prohibit intentional feeding, and to educate the public about black bear behavior. However, these solutions are either slow to be adopted or are ignored by local legislative bodies.

In 1999, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, adopted a local ordinance mandating bear-proof garbage containers. This thesis will explain why the city of Gatlinburg adopted the ordinance by documenting the …

The Influence Of Confluence And Resolution On Architectural And Structural Frameworks, Paul A. Bielicki

Masters Theses

This investigation focuses on the ideas of confluence and resolution as generators of architectural volume. This focus is applied as the driving design idea extending from the selection of the city, to the selection of the site, to the organization of the building and, finally, to the architectural development of the details, all of which help resolve the design and construction of the building.

The layering of confluent conditions, from the site to the detail, is intended to create a building in which an occupant may begin to understand the relationships influencing the design and development of the building, and …

A World Class Facility For Extreme Sports For The Baton Rouge Area, Albert Jermaine Meyers

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

This thesis proposes a world class facility for extreme sports in Louisiana. This facility shall be an extreme sports entertainment center for Louisiana's youth and young at heart as well as be a possible site for the annual ESPN X games. It is expected that this facility shall provide both indoor and outdoor activities dealing with extreme sports plus new-age sports activities. These sports and activities range from such outdoor events as freestyle motor cross, bicycle stunts, street luge, go cart racing and water games, to various indoor events such as roller blading, aggressive in-line skating, freestyle skateboarding, laser tag, …

Utilizing Irrigation Canals In Northern Utah For Recreational Trail Use: An Evaluation Of Issues And Concerns, James G. Carlson

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

This study fills a need for documentation of the issues and concerns related to planning recreational trails along irrigation canal rights-of-way through interviews with canal company officials and research of related literature. While this study provides valuable information for recreation planners and cities involved in the planning and development of these canal trails within northern Utah, it also has a universal application that will aid anyone interested in taking on the often complex task of developing a canal trail.

The report will be reformatted and summarized in a smaller publication for the purpose of informing and educating planners. The report …

Modelo De Vivienda Unifamiliar Bioclimático En Clima Cálido Seco En El Caso De S.A.I. (San Andrés Islas), Dannie Daniel Newball Villamil

Arquitectura

Con este trabajo de investigación se pretende realizar un proyecto constructivo de una vivienda unifamiliar bioclimática, situada en las inmediaciones de San Andrés Islas y Providencia. (SAI), a partir de un análisis climático de la zona. El objetivo es desarrollar y diseñar una vivienda de bajo consumo energético, de un óptimo confortinterno, ayudándose de estrategias de diseño, herramientas bioclimáticas, y la correcta elección de materiales constructivos. Para ello se partirá de lo sresultado sdel estudio climático, que proyectados sobre herramientas específicas, identificaran las estrategias a seguir para desarrollar un edificio bioclimático. Se implementaran medida sobre la vivienda bioclimático unifamiliar, que …

Transformation Of The Urban Fabric In Siena During Fascism : Sventramento And Risanamento Of Salicotto, Formerly Known As The Jewish Getto, Joanna Szymanska

Theses

The subject of this thesis is the transformation of the urban fabric in Siena at the time of early 20th century Italian Fascism. The investigation focuses on the transformation of the neighborhood of Salicotto, formerly known as the Jewish Ghetto, that began with the removal of inhabitants to the periphery of the city, the neighborhoods of Ravacciano and Valli and subsequent Sventramento, 'disembowelment' demolition of housing and urban fabric. The rubble from the demolished housing was transported to Campo del Rastrello and used as fill for a new stadium. The process continued with the replacement of the original housing …