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Thirty Years Of Change: How Subdivisions On Stilts Have Altered A Southeast Louisiana Parish's Coast, Landscape And People, Kimberly Solet

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In thirty years, the number of second homes for recreation fishers in coastal Terrebonne Parish has grown from 244 in the late 1970s to an estimated 2,500 in 2005. This thesis considers the ramifications of the tourism boom along the parish's historically isolated and undeveloped coastline. Four coastal communities are examined: (1) Montegut, Pointe-aux-Chenes and Isle de Jean Charles; (2) Cocodrie and Chauvin; (3) Dulac; and (4) Dularge and Theriot. The research question is twofold: Why has coastal tourism been allowed to develop in the fragile wetlands that protect residents from dangerous storms?; and What does tourism development mean for …

From "Sit And Listen" Of "Shake It Out Yourself" : Helping Urban Middle School Students To Bridge Personal Knowledge To Scientific Knowledge Through A Collaborative Environmental Justice Curriculum, Shamu Fenyvesi Sadeh

Dissertations and Theses

Science education and environmental education are not meeting the needs of marginalized communities such as urban, minority, and poor communities (Seller, 2001; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 1996). There exists an equity gap characterized by the racial and socioeconomic disparities in: levels of participation in scientific and environmental careers and environmental organizations (Lewis & James, 1995; Sheppard, 1995), access to appropriate environmental education programs (U.S. EPA, 1996), exposure to environmental toxins (Bullard, 1993), access to environmental amenities and legal protections (Bullard, 1993), and in grades and standardized test scores in K-12 science (Jencks & Phillips, 1998; Johnston & Viadero, 2000). …

Commencement Convocation Program, Tampa Campus, May 6, 2006, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - Umayer S. Ali, Andres Charles Bancroft, Mikael Carl Erik Bergbrant, Christopher R. Caruso, Jacqueline Anne Dendy, Andrea L. Duncan, Stephanie J. Gulbransen, Megan Jill Hennecke, Jessica Suzanne Lindsay, Kristina Joanna Martinez, Erika Pasciuta, Suzette Marie Presas, Adam Rafi, Volha Smarodzinava, and Matthew Douglas Townsend; Honorary Doctorate of Visual and Performing Arts - Norman Dello Joio; Honorary Doctorate of Engineering - Joseph Bordogna; Outstanding Senior - Edna Jones

Um Center For Ethics Offers Summer Short Courses, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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The Yucca Mountain Legacy Project, Healing Ourselves And Mother Earth (Home), Jennifer Viereck, John Hadder, George Rice

Healing Ourselves and Mother Earth (HOME)

HOME envisions the Yucca Mountain Legacy Project as a proactive initiative to develop an environmental/health baseline before contamination from the NTS or the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository reaches surrounding communities. Phase I of the project is a stakeholder driven process to assist current residents immediately downstream. Our study will also be important to future generations who will be downgradient of the Pahute Mesa underground nuclear weapons testing area.

This research was completed money allocated during Round 6 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.

If you have any …

Qui Transulit Sustinet: He Who Transplanted Sustains; The Shift In Political Alliances On The National, State And Local Level In The Year After Kelo V. New London, Adrianne B. Capaldi

American Studies Honors Papers

This paper does not have an abstract.

Stony Brook Press, V. 27, N. 13, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press.

Stony Brook Press

v. 27, n. 13, v.:ill. ; 38 cm (original analog pub.)

2035 Regional Transportation Plan Update: A New Look At Transportation - Background Information And Proposed Work Plan For Public Participation, Eco Northwest, Ltd.

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

Meeting Notes 2006-04-13 , Joint Policy Advisory Committee On Transportation

Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Iwu Student Receives Environmental Scholarship, Kay Mitchell

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Workshop To Examine Environmental Justice, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

University Of Montana Events Monday, April 10, Through Sunday, April 17, 2006, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Illinois Wesleyan Hosts New Sustainable Living, Wellness Fair, Stew Salowitz

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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The European Union And Environmental Change: Sharing The Burdens Of Global Warming, Paul G. Harris

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

India's Toxic Landfills: A Dumping Ground For The World's Electronic Waste, Nisha Thakker

PEEL Alumni Scholarship

From New Delhi in the north, to Calcutta in the south, a repetitive striking image is found in India’s metropolises. One reporter writes of a “hostile zone” in Calcutta where “high brick walls block the views of activities going on with- in.” What hides behind those walls, however, tells a chilling tale of what happens to the discarded electronics of developed countries. These electronic waste (“e-waste”) scrap yards have become common in India. Within these landfills children “as young as eight-years-old tear apart electronic components with bare hands, while vats of acid lying just a few feet away bubble like …

The Color Of Katrina: A Proposal To Allow Disparate Impact Environmental Claims, Rachael Moshman, Josh Hardenbergh

PEEL Alumni Scholarship

Covering this landscape was a brown, filmy sediment left behind by Katrina’s polluted floodwaters, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) early tests showed had high levels of E. coli bacteria, oil and gas chemicals, lead, and varying quantities of arsenic. Other tests also found benzo(a)pyrene and petroleum hydrocarbons at levels above the EPA’s safe limit standards.2 Coastal towns became contaminated when the hurricane lifted up bayou sludge, polluted for decades by industrial chemicals, heavy metals, and organic petrochemicals.

Colorado College State Of The Rockies Report Card, Walter E. Hecox, Bryan Hurlbutt, Caitlin O'Brady

Publications (SD)

Welcome to Colorado College’s third State of the Rockies Report Card. Building upon a strong start in 2004 and continuing through 2005, the Rockies Project this year provides a fresh look at key challenges to this beautiful but fragile region. This Report Card and the companion April 2006 State of the Rockies Conference are significant outreach activities of Colorado College: Vision 2010, an agenda to strengthen our college and our engagement in the region.

Alumni, University Of Michigan Law School

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Reunions marked by thought-provoking programs; Reunion Giving; Roll illuminates controversial lawyer/politician; Graduates' books; Zell receives honorary degree; Graduates win Fulbright, Skadden Fellowships; Law School ties with ABC News; Cohn wins service award; Graduates win Michigan State Bar honors; Moran named dean of Toronto's Faculty of Law; Class Notes: In Memoriam.

Hastings Community (Spring-Summer 2006), Hastings College Of The Law Alumni Association

Hastings Alumni Publications

No abstract provided.

The Development Of Environmental Consciousness And Identity In Surfing Subculture, Alex Mass

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Since the 1960’s and 1970’s, surfing has exuded the stereotype of a laid-back, environmentally conscious and left-wing culture, a connotation often spread through media outlets such as movies, television, and music that encourage the idea. While the stereotype is often known and widely accepted, no studies could be found that actually tested this view. Using a series of interviews and surveys of the New Ecological Paradigm, this study investigated the formation of environmental consciousness and identity in surfing subculture in order to examine the accuracy of such stereotypes, and analyse the effect that such generalized views have on the formation …

John Muir Is Alive And Well And Living In Stockton, Bruce Hamilton

Muir Symposium

No abstract provided.

Interests And Expectations Of The Confederated Tribes Of The Umatilla Indian Reservation Regarding Hanford And Hanford-Affected Lands, Confederated Tribes Of Umatilla Indian Reservation

Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation

This document updates the previous document “Scoping Report: Nuclear Risks in Tribal Communities” prepared by Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) in 1995. At the time, “no comprehensive or sitewide evaluation of risks and costs has been performed at Hanford.” A decade later, this is still true. It is also still true that “a full risk picture must include addressing the impacts over time.”

This report provides a more docused perspective on how to establish both technically and politically defensible environmental management approach in an era of continued fiscal constraints. This was true in 1995 and is even …

A Feminist Perspective On The Precautionary Principle And The Problem Of Endocrine Disruptors Under Neoliberal Globalization Policies, Erica Hesch Anstey

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Industrialization and "development" during the last 200 years have led to an increase of pesticides, an intensified use of synthetic chemicals, higher levels of environmental pollution, and more exposure to hazardous working conditions. Environmental toxins, many of which are endocrine disruptors, are stored in fat tissue, increasing reproductive health risks for both women and men. Women’s bodies are particularly vulnerable as sites for creating, growing, feeding, and nurturing the next generation. And yet, women’s lives are consistently devalued, especially in a capitalist economy, so that a woman’s rights to her own reproductive health are no longer guaranteed.

In this thesis …

Assessing The Economic Impacts Of Transportation Improvement Projects, Andrew L. Stewart

Theses and Dissertations

In that a transportation system can influence an economy for good or bad a system that enhances economic vitality becomes a crucial element in maintaining or developing economic prosperity. To provide a methodology to include economic development impacts of transportation improvement projects in the decision making process and the tools and alternatives available are here explored. Primary contributions of this document are results of a literature review, transportation professional and decision maker survey, economic modeling tool evaluation, and development of approach alternatives. The following thesis introduces the purpose and need for the given research, the procedure that was followed, the …

Blackworld, V. 45, I. 10, Stony Brook University

Blackworld

v. : ill. ; 38-43 cm (original analog pub.),Black world, v.45;i.10

Cultural Models - A Tool For Enhancing Communication And Collaboration In Coastal Resources Management: A Primer For Coastal Training Program Coordinators In National Estuarine Research Reserves, Christine Baumann Feurt

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

March 22nd 2006, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.

The Advocate (Vol. 3, Issue 10)

Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...)

No abstract provided.

The Anchor, Volume 119.18: March 15, 2006, Hope College

The Anchor: 2006

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Stony Brook Press, V. 27, N. 10, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press.

Stony Brook Press

v. 27, n. 10, v.:ill. ; 38 cm (original analog pub.)