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Public Radio Asks Montanans To Share Histories, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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Hot Doc: New Member Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Hot Doc: New Member Pictorial Directory: 111th Congress

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern University’s College of Public Health Reaches Milestones

Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate Choir To Perform (New Lenox, Ill.), Kathy Thilmany

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate Choir To Perform (Peoria, Ill), Kathy Thilmany

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Martinalia, Michael Theune

Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Choosing "Canadian" Ethnic Origin: Trends And Implications, Sharon M. Lee

Migration and Ethnic Relations Colloquium Series

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding health insurance funds, campus security, parking, student evaluation of faculty, energy conservation, budget, faculty handbook and charter revisions.

New Approaches To Ecologically Based, Designed Urban Plant Communities In Britain: Do These Have Any Relevance In The United States?, James D. Hitchmough

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

This paper discusses the reasoning behind the development of a new approach to designed urban planting with grasses, forbs and geophytes that has been undertaken at the University of Sheffield over the past 15 years. The resulting plant communities are the result of applying contemporary ecological science to planting design, to maximize their sustainability whilst at the same time meeting the aesthetic and functional needs of the users of urban public landscapes. The geographical origin of the plants used in these communities varies according to the physical, ecological and cultural context in which they are to be used. In some …

Ecological Impacts Of Replacing Traditional Roofs With Green Roofs In Two Urban Areas, Tim Carter, Colleen Butler

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

Urban land cover is dominated by impervious surface that degrades both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems relative to predevelopment conditions. There are significant opportunities for designers of urban landscapes to use alternative land covers that have multiple functions, benefiting both human and nonhuman components of the urban ecosystem. Vegetated (green) roofs are one form of alternative land cover that has shown the potential to provide a variety of ecological benefits in urban areas. We evaluated how stormwater retention, building energy and temperature, and rooftop habitat are influenced by the use of green roofs using test plots in Georgia and Massachusetts. Green …

Front-Loading Urban Stormwater Management For Success – A Perspective Incorporating Current Studies On The Implementation Of Retrofit Low-Impact Development, William D. Shuster, Matthew A. Morrison, Rachel Webb

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

Recent work into the implementation of low-impact development (LID) suggests that a decentralized, source-control approach has the potential to significantly reduce urban stormwater runoff quantity. The practice of retrofit stormwater management is currently dominated by demonstration projects, and some additional momentum is required to spur adoption and upscaling of LID practices so that the scale of this management approach can better match the scale of disturbance. This momentum may be provided in part by targeted research into effectiveness of stormwater best management practices insofar as research accounts for cost and effectiveness (e.g., water quality benefits, and actual stormwater capture) under …

Disproportionality As A Framework To Target Pollution Reduction From Urban Landscapes, Lawrence A. Baker, Bruce Wilson, David Fulton, Brian Horgan

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

New federal water quality regulations regarding impaired waters and urban stormwater alongside a growing need to reverse eutrophication of urban lakes are creating demand to decrease nutrient export from urban landscapes, particularly lawns. We propose that Nowak’s disproportionality framework could be used to target specific households likely to generate disproportionate levels of nutrient export. The biophysical dimension would be based on landscape vulnerability (slope; soil type; proximity to lakes); the social dimension would target “inappropriate” lawn management behaviors leading to high nutrient export on these vulnerable landscapes. Understanding of lawn nutrient cycling (biophysical dimension) and homeowner beliefs and attitudes (social …

Conserving Biodiversity In Urbanizing Areas: Nontraditional Views From A Bird’S Perspective, John Marzluff, Amanda Rodewald

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

We review common population and community-level responses of wildlife to urbanization, and discuss how: (1) the amount and configuration of land cover and land use, and (2) the alteration of resources (e.g., type of vegetation, presence of food and water) and processes (e.g., natural disturbance regimes, species interactions, intensity of human recreation) within built environments influence animals, with special emphasis on birds. Although each landscape presents unique opportunities and constraints, we suggest that all urban areas have the potential to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. The ecological value of urban areas may be promoted if planners, managers, and homeowners …

Landscape Sustainability In A Sonoran Desert City, Chris A. Martin

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

The objective of this paper is to discuss concepts of landscape sustainability in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Phoenix is situated in the greater Salt River Valley of the lower Sonoran Desert in the southwest United States. In this paper I use the ecological frameworks of ecosystem services and resiliency as a metric for understanding landscape sustainability. An assessment of landscape sustainability performance benchmarks were made by surveying research findings of scientists affiliated with the Central Arizona Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research Project (CAP LTER). In Phoenix, present day emphases on cultural, aesthetic, and habitat formation ecosystem services within an arid …

Urban Principles For Ecological Landscape Design And Maintenance: Scientific Fundamentals, Mary L. Cadenasso, Steward T. A. Pickett

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

Urban ecology is a rapidly developing scientific discipline with great relevance to sustainable city design and management. Though several frameworks have been proposed in the last 10 years, urban ecology, as yet, has no complete, mature theory. There are, however, general principles emerging that may facilitate the development of such a theory. In the meantime, these principles can serve as useful guides for ecological landscape design and maintenance. This paper aims to use the principles to conceptually frame a series of papers to follow in this special issue. The main ecological principles concerning cities are that: 1) Cities are ecosystems; …

Ecological Landscaping: From Scientific Principles To Public Practices And Policies, Loren B. Byrne

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

No abstract provided.

Introduction From The Editor, Eric G. Strauss

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

No abstract provided.

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for November 20, 2008

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 27, November 20, 2018, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Gsu View, 2008-11-20, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Ay 08-09 Meeting 2008-11-20, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Resolution And Statement On Shared Governance, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.

Children Enjoy The Show!, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Recently, hundreds of young children, including 140 kindergarten through second grade students from Bernice Childs Elementary School in Robbins, crowded into The Center for Performing Arts (CPA) at Governors State University to enjoy a rocking, musical depiction of evolution through the stories of some very large and colorful dinosaurs. As the dinosaurs romped across the stage in Mammoth Follies, they taught science lessons and the children laughed, learned, and enjoyed live theater.

Academic And Student Affairs Committee, November 20, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Finance, Planning And Facilities Committee, November 20, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Predicting Intra-Urban Variation In Air Pollution Concentrations With Complex Spatio-Temporal Interactions, Adam A. Szpiro, Paul D. Sampson, Lianne Sheppard, Thomas Lumley, Sara D. Adar, Joel Kaufman

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

We describe a methodology for assigning individual estimates of long-term average air pollution concentrations that accounts for a complex spatio-temporal correlation structure and can accommodate unbalanced observations. This methodology has been developed as part of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air), a prospective cohort study funded by the U.S. EPA to investigate the relationship between chronic exposure to air pollution and cardiovascular disease. Our hierarchical model decomposes the space-time field into a “mean” that includes dependence on covariates and spatially varying seasonal and long-term trends and a “residual” that accounts for spatially correlated deviations from the …

Loretta And Linda Sanchez To Speak, Sign Books On Dec. 3, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

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Daniel Alfred Wachs To Make Debut As Music Director Of Oc Youth Symphony, Dec. 7, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

No abstract provided.

Chapman Economic Forecast On Dec. 9 Will Discuss Crisis, Predict When Recovery Will Begin, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

No abstract provided.

Sr-08-09-06 Lac, Marshall University

Recommendations

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