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Honors Convocation (Program 2012), Illinois Wesleyan University

The Kemp Foundation's Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony Programs

No abstract provided.

Melosi To Present History Of Nuclear Energy As Environmental Studies Scholar In Residence At Morris, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Professor and author Martin Melosi will deliver a public lecture on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Morris campus on the history of nuclear energy in the U.S.

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 2 Issue Faculty, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

The Application Of Lidar To Assessment Of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Deployment Potential In A Municipal District Unit, Ha T. Nguyen, Joshua M. Pearce, Rob Harrap, Gerald Barber

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Publications

A methodology is provided for the application of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) to automated solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment analysis on the regional scale. Challenges in urban information extraction and management for solar PV deployment assessment are determined and quantitative solutions are offered. This paper provides the following contributions: (i) a methodology that is consistent with recommendations from existing literature advocating the integration of cross-disciplinary competences in remote sensing (RS), GIS, computer vision and urban environmental studies; (ii) a robust methodology that can work with low-resolution, incomprehensive data and reconstruct vegetation and building separately, but concurrently; (iii) recommendations for future …

Curriculum Minutes 04/09/2012, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Naomi Wente Named 2012 Udall Scholar, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Environmental studies and political science major Naomi Wente ’13, Dodge Center, will travel to Tucson, Arizona in August to receive a 2012 Udall Scholarship.

Minutes, Arts And Sciences Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, April 5, 2012, Arts And Sciences Executive Committee

Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Course Proposals 04/04/2012, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, April 04, 2012

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Campus Assembly Minutes 04/03/2012, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

River Sharing And Water Trade, Erik Ansink, Michael Gengenbach, Hans-Peter Weikard

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We analyse river sharing games in which a set of agents located along a river shares the available water. Using coalition theory, we find that the potential benefits of water trade may not be sufficient to make all agents in the river cooperate and acknowledge property rights as a prerequisite for trade. Specifically, a complete market for river water may not emerge if there are four or more agents along the river. Instead, a partial market may emerge where a subset of agents trades river water, with the possibility that other agents take some of the river water that passes …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (April 2, 2012), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Environmental Passion Earns Um Student A Udall Scholarship, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

Rail Transportation News Spring 2012, Rail Transportation Program

Rail News

No abstract provided.

Cpaf Updates Vol. 13 Issue No. 2, Cristeta A. Foronda, Francisca O. Tan, Stella Concepcion R. Britanico, Stoix Nebin S. Pascua

CPAf Updates

In this issue:

• CPAf honors its graduates in 2012, 1
• CSPPS holds seminar on the Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009, 2
• CPAf researchers monitor CRDES Roll-Over Program scheme,2
• Dean Rola organizes inter-disciplinary research team to address food security and environment interactions, 4
• CPAf conducts needs and design assessment of ARBOs, 4
• APEAN holds 5th International Conference in Thailand, 5
• Prof./Atty. Cortes presents marketing plan for Indonesian NGO, 6
• CPAf selects new directors, 7
• Dr. Cardenas participates in international meetings and conferences, 7
• Dr. Baconguis strengthen ties with Indonesian university, 8
• Prof./Atty. Cortes probes privacy framework of TelCos, 8

Daily Announcements April 2012, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Communications Office Daily Announcements

No abstract provided.

Moose Management And Conserved Areas, Kathryn Lee

Atlas of Maine

This map shows the Moose Management areas in relation to roads and conserved areas. In the Recreation Management Area, hunting and usually viewing opportunities were the most important goals. In the Road Safety Area, reducing the number of moose/ vehicle collisions was the only goal. In the Compromise Management Area, the goal was to balance recreation and safety concerns.

Predicted Witheringia Solanacea Habitat In Costa Rica, Sylvia Doyle

Atlas of Maine

Witheringia solanacea is a flowering shrub common to the Pacific Slope of Central America, from Mexico to Bolivia. Known locations of W. solanacea in Costa Rica were compared to geographic data to generate a predicted habitat model. Elevation, aspect, slope, annual mean precipitation, distance to roads, and distance to streams were statistically analyzed to determine their relationship with W. solanacea .The elevation, precipitation, and distance to roads variables had the most significant influence over plant distribution and were incorporated into the habitat model.

Atlas Of Maine: Critical Habitat Of The Atlantic Salmon, Matthew Lapine

Atlas of Maine

This map depicts two variations of critical habitat of the Atlantic salmon. The first layer shows three watershed regions of particular importance, while the second layer highlights important stream and rivers that serve as salmon habitat.

Police Stations In Relation To Population, Meagan Hennessey

Atlas of Maine

This map illustrates the relationship of police stations and population, measured per square mile, throughout the state of Maine. County boundaries, major cities, and major roads are included for reference.

Analysis Of East-West Highway In Maine, Kathryn Lee, Anna Hess

Atlas of Maine

A major east-west highway through Maine has been long debated by politicians, private corporations and environmentalists. The proposed highway has the potential to bring increased economic productivity to isolated communities and create more efficient travel routes, but it may also impact the landscape of the northern region of the state. The goal of this project was to estimate the proposed route of the highway and develop a simple model to estimate its relationship with elevation and land cover types.

Atlas Of Maine: Deer Wintering Areas And Fragmented Forests In Maine, Ellie Linden

Atlas of Maine

This map displays Maine in a sense that relates the wildlife (deer wintering areas) with zones that have been negatively impacted by humans with fragmented forest.

Concentration Of Arsenic Contamination In Township Water Resources, Avery Beck

Atlas of Maine

Arsenic is a toxic heavy metal that has been detected in much of Maine’s well water, and its widespread occurrence in Maine groundwater resources has become a public health issue. This map displays the towns whose domestic wells, by percentage of wells sampled, have had arsenic concentrations in excess of 10 micrograms per liter (µg/L) of well water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum contaminant level for arsenic in public water.

The towns in which Maine's thirty most-contaminated wells can be found are denoted as well, as are the locations of public-supply wells and groundwater resources (aquifers) throughout the state.

Availability Of Biomass For Colby's Steam Plant, Avery Beck, Becky Forgrave

Atlas of Maine

Colby has just built a new biomass plant, and is committed to sourcing the wood from no more than 50 miles away. The plant is expected to need 22,000 tons of biomass annually. The question we chose to investigate is how much biomass is available within 50 miles, and whether Colby’s biomass use will have an impact on the surrounding forests. To quantify this, a GIS analysis was carried out using land cover and woodlots data. The 50-mile distance was measured in two ways: a radius from Colby and using roads.

Deer Wintering And Conservation Areas In Maine, Elizabeth Schneider

Atlas of Maine

This map shows the locations of deer wintering areas in comparison to areas reserved for conservation. As a reference, the counties of Maine are outlined and labeled. As can be seen from the shading, the southern and coastal areas of Maine are more heavily populated. It is interesting to note that deer wintering areas do not often overlap with conservation areas, and many deer wintering areas are found in areas of higher population.

Viewshed Analysis Of Proposed Wind Farms In Maine, Michael Stephens, Colin Cummings

Atlas of Maine

Wind energy has become a rapidly growing source of renewable electricity; world generating capacity is growing at 20-30% per year (IEA, 2008). Wind offers a fantastic opportunity for clean energy generation in Maine, and will support local community economies. However, the turbines that produce this clean energy typically stand over 250 feet tall and can be seen on their mountaintop perches for miles. Many consider them to be visually intrusive and fight to stop wind farm projects in their planning stages (Curtis, 2011). Maine has numerous wind farms already in operation, with many more in the planning and proposal stages …

Linking Farms And Food Banks In Massachusetts, Katherine Murray, Matthew Silverman

Atlas of Maine

Today farms typically grow more produce than they can sell in a season. This excess produce often goes to waste. However organizations like Boston Area Gleaners have started gleaning initiatives in which they organize volunteers to glean the excess produce from farms near Boston and deliver it to local food pantries (bostonareagleaners.org).

Gleaning initiatives such as Boston Area Gleaners can fill an important niche which reduces food waste and delivers the excess to places in need. Both farmers and food banks/pantries in Massachusetts have expressed interest in gleaning initiatives throughout the state, leading the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to …

Sea Level Rise Impacts And The Value Of Affected Properties In Barnstable, Ma, Matthew Lapine

Atlas of Maine

A recent study by the nonprofit organization Climate Central found that over 3.7 million Americans live within 1 meter of the high tide mark along coastlines (Strauss, et al., 2012). The same study warned of the implications of rising sea levels, and how the increase predicted by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) could have drastic effects on many Americans. This projected aimed to model the range of potential sea level rise from the best to worst case scenario (0-6 meters) (IPCC, 2007).

This project aimed to determine if higher value properties along the coast are disproportionally affected by …

Watersheds On The Brink: Impervious Surface Cover In Casco Bay, Me, Elizabeth Schneider, Michael Whalen

Atlas of Maine

Casco Bay and its surrounding watersheds are threatened by increased impervious coverage in urban areas. We used ArcGIS to assign values for percent coverage by impervious surfaces to all watersheds at the HUC 12 level for the Casco Bay region in order to determine which would most benefit from management and restoration. To further pinpoint watersheds at the intermediate level of disturbance, we factored in riparian buffers of 20m around all streams and calculated percent coverage by impervious surfaces within these zones. Total impervious coverage within subwatersheds ranged from 0 to 26% with a mean of 5.7%, while cumulative impervious …

Suitable Land Cover Habitats For Elephant And Cheetah Populations, Ellie Linden

Atlas of Maine

Human influence has caused cheetah and elephant populations to become endangered, resulting in an essential demand to help conserve these African species. Scientific research has suggested that elephants favor savanna woodland and sand forest vegetation, and adjust their movement in order to avoid human interactions or unexplored areas (Druce, 2008). Elephants are threatened by habitat loss, hunting by farmers, and overexploitation through the ivory trade (Bagheera, 2012). Elephants are keystone species in their ecosystems, making them important targets for conservation efforts. Cheetahs are threatened by habitat loss, hunting by farmers, and prey decline (CCF, 2012). Cheetahs are predators in their …