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Ecoland, Josephine Mariz De Leon, Ryan Grilli, Yasmina Gaber, Riddhi Nandola, Mofiyin Lawal
Ecoland, Josephine Mariz De Leon, Ryan Grilli, Yasmina Gaber, Riddhi Nandola, Mofiyin Lawal
Africa Western Collaborations Day 2020 Abstracts
No abstract provided.
History Newsletter, 2019-2020, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of History
History Newsletter, 2019-2020, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of History
History Newsletter
No abstract provided.
University Authors, 2020, Montclair State University, Harry A. Sprague Library
University Authors, 2020, Montclair State University, Harry A. Sprague Library
University Authors
No abstract provided.
A Hiker's Pilgrimage In Carpathian Ruthenia, Nick Burdine
A Hiker's Pilgrimage In Carpathian Ruthenia, Nick Burdine
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
Undamming The Klamath, Ivy Huwald
Rollins Magazine, Spring 2020, Rollins College Office Of Marketing And Communications
Rollins Magazine, Spring 2020, Rollins College Office Of Marketing And Communications
Rollins Magazine
No abstract provided.
An Ethnic Cultural Landscape: German Breweries And Social Institutions In Covington, Kentucky, 1860-1920, Andrew Jones
An Ethnic Cultural Landscape: German Breweries And Social Institutions In Covington, Kentucky, 1860-1920, Andrew Jones
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
A useful marker for recognizing the impact that ethnic groups make to the social and cultural characteristics of a city are the institutions and material landscapes created by those groups. In northern Kentucky, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, German immigrants and their descendants in the city of Covington established institutions such as breweries, saloons, social associations, and churches that became the heart of ethnic neighborhoods and shaped the form of the landscape. This research examines institutional and cultural landscape markers of German cultural identity in the city of Covington, Kentucky, from 1860 to 1920. Demographic and spatial data …
Flying High: A Case Study Of The Integration Of Drones Into A Landscape Architecture Curriculum, Benjamin H. George, Keunhyun Park
Flying High: A Case Study Of The Integration Of Drones Into A Landscape Architecture Curriculum, Benjamin H. George, Keunhyun Park
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Faculty Publications
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, is becoming increasingly important to the field of landscape architecture, and universities need to adapt their teaching practices to prepare students to use this technology in practice. This article describes the creation of a Department-wide drone program to train students on the operation of UAVs and the other components that compose an unmanned aerial system (UAS). This program led to impacts in faculty decisions regarding projects, as well as broader curricular changes. While the program has been demonstrated to be both successful and sustainable, several hurdles have had to be addressed …
Understanding And Preventing Bird Damage On Dairies, Amber Adams-Progar, Karen Steensma, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Julie L. Elser, Susan Kerr, Tyler P. Caskin
Understanding And Preventing Bird Damage On Dairies, Amber Adams-Progar, Karen Steensma, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Julie L. Elser, Susan Kerr, Tyler P. Caskin
Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 29th (2020)
Wild birds cause significant damage to dairy farms through the consumption and spoilage of cattle feed. A survey of Washington State dairy farmers revealed approximately $14 million in bird damage losses for the Washington State dairy industry, annually. Furthermore, farms that reported the presence of more than 10,000 birds per day were more likely to report the presence of Salmonella spp. or Johne’s disease (caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis). Over the course of three years, we assessed the impact of bird populations on the presence of bacteria in bird feces and the nutritional composition of cattle feed. Five dairies …
Assessment Of Element Concentrations In Surface Sediment Samples Fromsığacık Bay (Eastern Aegean), Özde Bakak, Fi̇li̇z Küçüksezgi̇n, Fai̇k Erdeni̇z Özel
Assessment Of Element Concentrations In Surface Sediment Samples Fromsığacık Bay (Eastern Aegean), Özde Bakak, Fi̇li̇z Küçüksezgi̇n, Fai̇k Erdeni̇z Özel
Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences
Concentrations of Al, Fe, As, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Hg, and organic carbon, and grain size distribution were investigated in the surface sediments of 7 sampling stations in the Sığacık Bay (western Anatolia) in December 2016. At all of the sampling stations, the concentrations of Pb, Ni, Cr, and As were higher than the average shale values. The highest concentrations of Pb, Cu, Zn, As, and Hg were found at stations near Doğanbey Cape. The possible sources of pollution were evaluated using several parameters: the enrichment factor (Ef), contamination factor (Cf), and contamination degree (Cd). The Ef …
Decolonizing Climate Discourse And Legitimating Indigenous Wisdom: Toward An Ecosystemic Episteme, Caitlin Robison
Decolonizing Climate Discourse And Legitimating Indigenous Wisdom: Toward An Ecosystemic Episteme, Caitlin Robison
Honors Program Theses
Devoted to redefining western capitalist epistemologies through recognition and acceptance of Indigenous wisdom in modern sociopolitical structures, I use this paper to expose theoretical and material flaws in western neoliberal capitalism as an implicitly colonial knowledge system incapable of sufficiently addressing the climate crisis. Here, colonialism is broadly understood as ideological and/or material practices of exploitation and domination within social, cultural, economic, and ecological frameworks. Colonialism, in this paper, is further characterized by having particular philosophical commitments to notions of binarism, individualism, and consumerism which reveal capitalism’s structure and function as neocolonial by nature. Most evidently, today’s global climate crisis …
University Of New Hampshire Graduate Academic Catalog, 2020-2021, University Of New Hampshire
University Of New Hampshire Graduate Academic Catalog, 2020-2021, University Of New Hampshire
Graduate Catalog
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Coca In Indigenous Cultures Of The Sierra Nevada Mountains Of Colombia, Salua Rivero
The Role Of Coca In Indigenous Cultures Of The Sierra Nevada Mountains Of Colombia, Salua Rivero
Theses & ETDs
In this project, I will investigate the role of Erythroxylum Coca in indigenous communities living in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Colombia. The traditional cultivation and use of the coca leaf has nutritional, medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Used for thousands of generations for stamina and energy, elevation sickness, digestive aid and as a staple when food is scarce, coca is highly valued all throughout South America. The effects of colonization followed by industrialization in Colombia, has affected these communities and their ancient cultivation of this plant. The high demand for coca derivatives such as cocaine has impacted the communities in …
Informing Conservation Efforts Of Florida Endangered Bromeliads Through Species Distribution Models, Evaluation Of Microclimate, And Conversations With Land Managers, Liliana Benitez
Theses & ETDs
The current environmental crisis threatens biodiversity worldwide. Florida is one of the most biodiverse states in the United States of America, containing many unique and endangered species. Two of these species are the epiphytic bromeliads Tillandsia utriculata and T. fasciculata (Bromeliaceae), threatened by an introduced bromeliad weevil, Metamasius callizona (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). This study used species distribution models (SDMs), and microclimate data collection with data loggers to evaluate the effects of climate on distribution at large and fine scales, using two study sites: Myakka River State Park (MRSP) and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens (FTBG), the former …
“Foodways At Twin Oaks Intentional Community”: An Ethnographic Study Of Eating, Working, And Growing Together, Amaranth Sander
“Foodways At Twin Oaks Intentional Community”: An Ethnographic Study Of Eating, Working, And Growing Together, Amaranth Sander
Theses & ETDs
This is an ethnography of food systems at Twin Oaks Intentional Community, a rural income-sharing commune of about 100 children and adults in Central Virginia. I use data from three months of participant observation, interviews, and community records to analyze multiple aspects of on-site food production and consumption. I look at how the community produces a portion of its own food, through their dairy program and a large vegetable garden, as well as how the community allocates resources to purchase and obtain outside food and how these fit in with concepts of self-sufficiency and interdependence. I use an embodied approach …
Understanding Sustainable Urban Landscapes: An Analysis Of The Effects Of Plant Biogeography On Soil Microbial Activity And Nutrient Dynamics, Nora Flower
Theses & ETDs
Plant biogeography is a key driver of plant-microbe dynamics in soil. For this reason, it is important to better understand the effects of plant biogeography on soil health parameters. Essentially, the amount of time that a given plant species has been living in a certain region determines the length of time it has had to develop symbiotic relationships with different microbes. These relationships have notable effects on plant and soil health. To study this dynamic, plant biogeography can be categorized in different ways, and determining the best way to categorize it in terms of effects on soil health is an …
Coastal Soils Carbon Dynamics Of Sarasota Bay, Deric Harvey
Coastal Soils Carbon Dynamics Of Sarasota Bay, Deric Harvey
Theses & ETDs
No abstract provided.
Biofuel Production: A Review Of The Industry And Experimental Optimization Of Terminal Alkene Production, Gina Vazquez
Biofuel Production: A Review Of The Industry And Experimental Optimization Of Terminal Alkene Production, Gina Vazquez
Theses & ETDs
Globally people are working towards creating and implementing methods to reduce human-induced climate change. The US has a particularly large responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions because it is the second leading emitter globally. Being one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels and greenhouse emitters in the world, it’s important to identify the sector that contributes most to climate change, how it affects climate change, and what solutions exists to reduce emissions within that industry. Part 1, identifies that the transportation sector is responsible for the highest consumption of fossil fuels and highest greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists have been …
Thermal Comfort Through Vernacular Architecture, Maria Van Allen
Thermal Comfort Through Vernacular Architecture, Maria Van Allen
Theses & ETDs
Thermal comfort through vernacular architecture is explored through the use of a literature review and three cases studies, focusing on Malaysia, Florida, and Iran. The authors reviewed in the literature review agree that we can learn important lessons from vernacular architecture regarding simple, proven techniques for increasing the thermal comfort of building’s inhabitants without relying on high energy-consumptive mechanical systems. The case studies revealed there are several common cooling methods recommended across the different hot climates examined, including shading and natural ventilation. A design portfolio of passive cooling technologies and a final building design in Florida’s climate were proposed to …
A Philosophy Of Change: Community Resilience In The Face Of Rising Sea Levels, Olivia Siegel
A Philosophy Of Change: Community Resilience In The Face Of Rising Sea Levels, Olivia Siegel
Theses & ETDs
Global sea levels are rising, and affecting coastal communities across time, space, and species. The popularly held perspective on climate change and rising sea levels are of negative and extreme thought, and embody the attitude that nothing can be done. The climate always has, and always will be dynamic, as should our attitudes and actions regarding the issue of Sea level rise. An interdisciplinary approach based on fundamentals from ecology, landscape archaeology, and the physical and metaphysical properties of water guide this thesis. Three communities of study along the Gulf Coast of Florida, specifically Sarasota Bay, offer insight into how …
The Local Consumer Food Environment Of Sarasota, Florida: An Assessment Of Access To Healthy Food Choices By Median Household Income, Elizabeth Ramsamooj
The Local Consumer Food Environment Of Sarasota, Florida: An Assessment Of Access To Healthy Food Choices By Median Household Income, Elizabeth Ramsamooj
Theses & ETDs
The local food environment is the proximal access of food retailers within a residential area. It comprises three domains, physical, social and individual or perceptions. Within these domains four aspects of the local food environment are recognized, community, consumer, information and organizational nutrition environment. For this thesis, I explore the physical domain of the local consumer food environment of Sarasota, Florida and how access to healthy food choices varies between census tracts with varying median household incomes. To measure access I used a mixed methods approach including the Nutrition Environment Measures Study Survey for stores (NEMS-S) and qualitative journals. A …
Food Aid & Farmers: How U.S. Policy Impacts Recipients, Ellie Bullen
Food Aid & Farmers: How U.S. Policy Impacts Recipients, Ellie Bullen
Theses & ETDs
This thesis investigates the food aid system and the existing dynamic between the United States as a donor and its recipient countries. Through the exploration of food aid objectives, policies, and outcomes in two countries, Haiti and Ethiopia, this study aims to answer the question of whether United States food aid promotes development in recipient countries’ agricultural sectors. It is found that the United States focuses more on donating agricultural commodities than investing in the development of recipient countries. Suggestions for improved policies and areas for future research are also made.
Food For The Future: An Analysis Of Florida Forest Gardens And Their Resilience To Climate Change, Sydney Clingo
Food For The Future: An Analysis Of Florida Forest Gardens And Their Resilience To Climate Change, Sydney Clingo
Theses & ETDs
Forest gardens mimic natural forest ecosystems in several ways, suggesting that research on forest ecosystems could be applied to forest gardens. The similarities of these systems could aid in closing the gap of knowledge that exists currently for forest gardens and their resilience to climate change, but more research is necessary. This thesis initiates a discussion on what makes Florida forest gardens resilient to climate change, focusing on factors that make forests resilient: the level of species diversity, perennials, natives, tolerance to extreme conditions, and the vertical layers or levels filled. With a focus on three forest garden sites located …
A Geographic Information System-Based Analysis Of The Psychological Effects Of Population Exposure To Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining In Central Appalachia, Aaron Spielman
Theses & ETDs
This thesis examines mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR) and its potential implications for mental health outcomes in Central Appalachia through a GIS-based analysis of county-level mental health survey data. The impacts of MTR are discussed, specifically highlighting current research on the psychological effects of MTR. National survey data is used to summarize mental health outcomes by county and variables such as poor mental health, depression, alcohol abuse, and mental illness are compared between areas with and without MTR mining. The results of the GIS analysis show higher rates of depression and poor mental health in counties participating in MTR, adding …
Potential For A 'Greener Sense Of Self' : An Exploration Of The Photocatalytic Degradation Of Water Pollutants Via Tio2 Nanoparticles Through A Citizen Science Framework And Its Impact On Environmental Stewardship Attitudes And Scientific Agency, Kristen Patterson
Theses & ETDs
Citizen science is a volunteer framework that has proven itself to be a powerful guide for environmental research, but has often limited volunteer participation to data collection. This thesis explores the potential of developing the citizen science framework in conducting water quality treatment. Chemically, the aim was to determine whether dye sensitization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles could increase their photocatalytic pollutant degradation efficiency. In this, a citizen science initiative was created around this tool and introduced to the Meadows Community Association in Sarasota, Florida, where we partnered to develop the methodology of and collect data for the project to speak …
Stories Of Welcome Blanket Makers: Towards A Philosophy Of Craft, Alesia Maltz
Stories Of Welcome Blanket Makers: Towards A Philosophy Of Craft, Alesia Maltz
Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings
Welcome Blanket was created as a craftivism response to Trump’s call for a border wall. “Imagine if the massive distance of this wall was re-conceptualized and re-contextualized not to divide, but to include. Instead of a wall, a concrete line, to keep people out, what if lines of yarn became 3,500,640 yards of blankets to welcome people in?” The 3,200-blanket goal was quickly achieved and shown in the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. Then, with enclosed notes from the makers welcoming newly arrived immigrants, the blankets were distributed to refugees and immigrants in several resettlement communities …
Evaluating Gene Drive Approaches For Public Benefit, Michael R. Santos
Evaluating Gene Drive Approaches For Public Benefit, Michael R. Santos
United States Public Health Resources
Gene drive approaches—those which bias inheritance of a genetic element in a population of sexually reproducing organisms—have the potential to provide important public benefits. The spread of selected genetic elements in wild populations of organisms may help address certain challenges, such as transmission of vector-borne human and animal diseases and biodiversity loss due to invasive animals. Adapting various naturally occurring gene drive mechanisms to these aims is a long-standing research area, and recent advances in genetics have made engineering gene drive systems significantly more technically feasible. Gene drive approaches would act through changes in natural environments, thus robust methods to …
Nelle 3 (End Matter), Nelle Staff
Increasing Rates Of Carbon Burial In Southwest Florida Coastal Wetlands, Joshua L. Breithaupt, Joseph M. Smoak, Thomas S. Bianchi, Derrick R. Vaughn, Christian J. Sanders, Kara R. Radabaugh, Michael J. Osland, Laura C. Feher, James C. Lynch, Donald R. Cahoon, Gordon H. Anderson, Kevin R.T. Whelan, Brad E. Rosenheim, Ryan P. Moyer, Lisa G. Chambers
Increasing Rates Of Carbon Burial In Southwest Florida Coastal Wetlands, Joshua L. Breithaupt, Joseph M. Smoak, Thomas S. Bianchi, Derrick R. Vaughn, Christian J. Sanders, Kara R. Radabaugh, Michael J. Osland, Laura C. Feher, James C. Lynch, Donald R. Cahoon, Gordon H. Anderson, Kevin R.T. Whelan, Brad E. Rosenheim, Ryan P. Moyer, Lisa G. Chambers
Marine Science Faculty Publications
Rates of organic carbon (OC) burial in some coastal wetlands appear to be greater in recent years than they were in the past. Possible explanations include ongoing mineralization of older OC or the influence of an unaccounted-for artifact of the methods used to measure burial rates. Alternatively, the trend may represent real acceleration in OC burial. We quantified OC burial rates of mangrove and coastal freshwater marshes in southwest Florida through a comparison of rates derived from 210Pb, 137Cs, and surface marker horizons. Age/depth profiles of lignin: OC were used to assess whether down-core remineralization had depleted the …
Historical Shifts In Benthic Infaunal Diversity In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico Since The Appearance Of Seasonally Severe Hypoxia, N.N. Rabalais, M.M. Baustian
Historical Shifts In Benthic Infaunal Diversity In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico Since The Appearance Of Seasonally Severe Hypoxia, N.N. Rabalais, M.M. Baustian
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.