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Drinking Water Governance For Whom? An Institutional Analysis Of Rural Drinking Water Systems In New Mexico, Tucker Colvin

Geography ETDs

Rural community drinking water systems in New Mexico are facing many challenges, including a lack of personnel, deteriorating infrastructure, lack of funds, overly burdensome and confusing regulation, environmental concerns, and concerns over water rights. Governing agencies are creating vulnerability by making managers prioritize some issues and neglect others. Water systems designated a Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Associations are especially problematic because they are small and managed by volunteers but have as much regulatory burden as larger municipalities. I use the theory of institutional work to explain how an institution that was originally designed to help low-income and rural communities is …

Agenda, April 14, 2020, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Decision-Support System For Lid Footprint Planning And Urban Runoff Mitigation In The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of South Texas, Javier Guerrero, Taufiqul Alam, Ahmed Mahmoud, Kim D. Jones, Andrew Ernest

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

To address regional flooding in the United States, federal and state agencies are adopting strict drainage policies in any large-scale commercial development within the watershed boundary. The conventional approach of implementing a wet detention pond (WP) reduces the land cover and causes operation and maintenance challenges eventually. The present study developed a decision-support system (DSS) in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas for optimal selection of Best Management Practices (BMPs) by substituting a portion of the WP footprint with three regionally promising low-impact development practices, namely, porous concrete pavement (PCP), bioretention (BR), and bioswale (BS). Source Load …

Thiết Kế Cho Gia Tài Nông Nghiệp: Cho Khu Tôi Ở Nu Ô Linh Đông - Designing For A Living Agricultural Heritage: For My Vietnamese Neighborhood In New Orleans East, Nguyệt Nguyễn

LSU Master's Theses

ABfdSTRACT

Versgggailles in New Orleans East is home to one of the densest populations of Vietnamese outside of Việt Nam. Following the Việt Nam War in 1975, thousands of refugees fled the country and several hundred were resettled in this neighborhood. Over time, community members rooted in a sense of home through tangible and intangible means in the landscape. Elders grow vegetables, herbs and fruit from Việt Nam in yards and vacant lots. Neighbors and and amenities are within walkable distance. The Catholic church is a focal community hub. Language and tradition are practiced at the family and the community …

Assessment & Planning Workshop For The Geography, Gis, & Sustainability, Chelsie Romulo

Assessment Mini Grant Reports

The purpose of this project and requested funding was to support participation in the NAGT traveling workshop. The Dean’s office in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences approved use of funds to support the actual workshop, so the requested funding from the Assessment Mini-Grants program was to provide stipends and food for faculty and students in attendance. The overarching objective of the workshop was to facilitate the collaborative development of ENST curriculum, assessment, and planning. The following were workshop specific goals:

1. Evaluate and Revise ENST Student Learning Outcomes, including: Curriculum Mapping and Alignment with Institutional Learning Outcomes

2. Create a …

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Transformative Change In Rural Ethiopia: The Impact Of Small- And Medium-Scale Irrigation, Logan Cochrane, Anne Cafer

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Rural livelihoods in Ethiopia are vulnerable due to their reliance upon variable rainfall and the lack of access to irrigation. Irrigation coverage in the country is low, as the existing systems tend to cover state-run and commercial operations. There is significant potential for irrigation to play a transformative role in rural lives and livelihoods. Much of the evidence available in Ethiopia focuses upon technical studies of irrigation systems or impacts on households after gaining access to irrigation. This article highlights the causes and pathways of change. We focus on more financially-viable and environmentally-sound small- and medium-scale systems, versus the large-scale …

Florida Enviornment & Natural History: Business & Implementation Plan, Tomaro I. Taylor, Amanda Boczar, Meghan L. Cook, Jane Duncan, Andrew T. Huse, Matthew C. Torrence

Special Collections Reports & Documents

No abstract provided.

University Celebrates Employee Anniversaries, Retirements, University Communications

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Dairy Farming, April 11, 2020, Amelia Ayers

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Farming is a vital adaptation humans have made to support large populations of people. It is an ancient practice constantly changing over time. Today, up to 70% of water taken from rivers and groundwater goes to farming irrigation, and farming animals accounts for 65% of nitrous oxide emissions (Lenntech.com). With all of this unsustainability, it is important to look for other ways of farming that are less harmful to the environment. In talking with Sara Stucky on sustainability at her dairy farm, a few small changes can make a huge global impact.

Producción Lechera Sostenible, April 11, 2020, Amelia Ayers

Monteverde Institute: Culture, Community, and Health

Farming is a vital adaptation humans have made to support large populations of people. It is an ancient practice constantly changing over time. Today, up to 70% of water taken from rivers and groundwater goes to farming irrigation, and farming animals accounts for 65% of nitrous oxide emissions (Lenntech.com). With all of this unsustainability, it is important to look for other ways of farming that are less harmful to the environment. In talking with Sara Stucky on sustainability at her dairy farm, a few small changes can make a huge global impact.

Backyard Wildlife Refuges In Albuquerque, Nm: An Urban Land Ethic In Practice, Laurel E. Ladwig

Geography ETDs

In the urban setting, biodiversity conservation requires intentionally creating spaces humans and wildlife can share. An urban land ethic can guide this process. Developing and practicing this ethic requires asking questions that consider approaches from multiple disciplines and avoid anthropocentric framing. Both More-Than-Human and Critical Physical Geography bring multiple knowledges into conversation to make complex realities visible. This project explores these fields of scholarship as guides for reconciling the needs of the land community.

Sharing familiar spaces creates opportunities for developing ethical relationships between humans, non-humans, and natural systems. Wildlife gardening creates habitat in our residential and community areas, providing …

Minutes, College Of Liberal Arts Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, April 9, 2020, College Of Liberal Arts Executive Committee

Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Uav-Based Remote Sensing Of Immediate Changes In Geomorphology Following A Glacial Lake Outburst Flood At The Zackenberg River, Northeast Greenland, Aleksandra M. Tomcyzk, Marek W. Ewertowski

Environment and Society Student Research

Two detailed geomorphological maps (1:2000) depicting landscape changes as a result of a glacial lake outburst flood were produced for the 2.1-km-long section of the Zackenberg river, NE Greenland. The maps document the riverscape before the flood (5 August 2017) and immediately after the flood (8 August 2017), illustrating changes to the riverbanks and morphology of the channel. A series of additional maps (1:800) represent case studies of different types of riverbank responses, emphasising the importance of the lateral thermo-erosion and bank collapsing as significant immediate effects of the flood. The average channel width increased from 40.75 m pre-flood to …

Climate Change Adaptation In Highland Ecuador: Intersections Of Gender, Geography, And Knowledge In Farming Communities, Dinka Natali Caceres Arteaga

Latin American Studies ETDs

This dissertation uses a feminist political ecology perspective to explore the socioeconomic impacts of climate change in Ecuador, especially but not limited to the agriculture sector. It is based on the use of mixed methods that allowed the participation and validation of the local population, surpassing their role as beneficiaries to co-authors of this research.

The significance of this study relies on the position the local population holds in the fields of human geography, under a community local-planning perspective, as they attempted to collaborate in the process of adaptation to climate change by presenting analysis and calculation of an index …

Our Local Dam, Cortez Yannie

Student Scholar Showcase

No abstract provided.

Once A Lake Now A Stream, Josh Desper

Student Scholar Showcase

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Bridge Sites On Freshwater Mussel Community Structure And Density, Holly Rundle

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Freshwater Mussels (family Unionidae) are one of the most imperiled group of species found in the United States. Construction activities, such as bridges, can affect sedimentation rates and local deposition, as well as the hydrologic flow of the stream. Since mussels are protected in Ohio, surveys must be done prior to bridge construction to determine the impact of the project on mussel resources. Our study used data from survey reports conducted in Ohio from 2013-2019 at bridge sites. We organized the data to determine mussel community structure and density directly underneath bridges compared to away from bridges. We found the …

Wangari Maathai, Tabitha M. Kanogo

Ohio University Press Open Access Books

Wangari Muta Maathai is one of Africa’s most celebrated female activists. Originally trained as a scientist in Kenya and abroad, Professor Maathai returned to her home country of Kenya with a renewed political consciousness. There, she began her long career as an activist, campaigning for environmental and social justice while speaking out against government corruption. In 2004, Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership of the Green Belt Movement, a conservation effort that resulted in the restoration of African forests decimated during the colonial era.

In this biography, Tabitha Kanogo follows Wangari Maathai from her modest, rural …

Front Matter, Vol. 80 No. 1

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Community Engagement Concerning Soil Lead Levels, Rachel Corsello

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

No abstract provided.

Water Quality Improvement And Pollutant Removal By Two Regional Detention Facilities With Constructed Wetlands In South Texas, Javier Guerrero, Ahmed Mahmoud, Taufiqul Alam, Muhammed A. Chowdhury, Adeniyi Adetayo, Andrew Ernest, Kim D. Jones

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

Stormwater runoff introduces several pollutants to the receiving water bodies that may cause degradation of the water quality. Stormwater management systems such as detention facilities and wetland can improve the water quality by removing various pollutants associated with the runoff. The objective of this research project is to determine the performance and efficiency of two major regional detention facilities (RDFs) with different designs and structures in reducing pollutants based on various storm events in McAllen, Texas. The two sites are the McAuliffe RDF and the Morris RDF; each site was incorporated with a constructed wetland with a different design and …

Using Historical Information And Data To Strengthen Planning For Environmental Protection And Management At Everglades National Park, South Florida, George Atisa

Public Affairs and Security Studies Faculty Publications

The early environmental conditions in many national parks fit the favorable description given to Everglades National Park (ENP) at the time of its founding that the park’s wilderness and ecological resources were “superlative in value.” With the understanding that wilderness does not mean complete human exclusion, this study examines the possibilities, interests, and difficulties associated with establishing the historical superlative state of the park’s resources as a target for current restoration efforts. The focus is specifically on ENP, as the park’s existence was considered justified only if its superlative and pristine wilderness conditions could be retained in the future. Data …

The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009—Imputed Governmental Tort Liability Immunity, Anthony Masino, Elizabeth Mccurry

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Anthony Masino, JD, CPA, is assistant professor in the Department of Accounting, Agribusiness, and Economics, College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC 29117.

Elizabeth McCurry, JD, MLS, is assistant professor in the Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, NC 28208.

The Ursinus College Investment Management Company Newsletter, Spring 2020, Scott Deacle, Johnathan Myers

Investment Management Company Newsletter

Inside this issue:

Letter from Professor Scott Deacle

Letter from Johnny Myers '19

At a Glance

Investment Strategies

Endowment at Work

New at UCIMCO

Investment Performance

Endowment Fund Outlook

Stock Selection Fund Picks

Our Team

Supporters

How to Contribute

Q2s Enhanced Pedagogical Approaches - Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks, Corrie Roozee

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

Becoming complacent is quite common after decades of teaching in a department. One may wonder why they should change their approach to the discipline if it has worked for so many years. Over the past 10 years the learning environment, particularly at the University level, as evolved dramatically, and brought with that evolution the need to adapt and adopt new teaching methods to best meet the needs of students. I had the opportunity to complete the ACUE Q2S Course Module Collection for Enhanced Pedagogical Approaches and it afforded me the opportunity to employ several new techniques in my courses beginning …

Variation In The Microbiota Associated With Daphnia Magna Across Genotypes, Populations, And Temperature, Jonas Frankel-Bricker, Michael J. Song, Maia J. Benner, Sarah Schaack

University Author Recognition Bibliography: 2020

Studies of how the microbiome varies among individuals, populations, and abiotic conditions are critical for understanding this key component of an organism’s biology and ecology. In the case of Daphnia, aquatic microcrustaceans widely used in population/community ecology and environmental science studies, understanding factors that influence microbiome shifts among individuals is useful for both basic and applied research contexts. In this study, we assess differences in the microbiome among genotypes of D. magna collected from three regions along a large latitudinal gradient (Finland, Germany, and Israel). After being reared in the lab for many years, we sought to characterize any …

New Frontiers 2019-2020, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Office Of Graduate Studies And Research

New Frontiers

New Frontiers 2019-2020 Features:

• DOCUMENTING HISTORY - Jacob Rosdail
• THE WATER’S EDGE - Mary Harner
• CONCRETE IDEA - Mahmoud Shakouri
• BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES - Kate Heelan
• PROTECTING FREE SPEECH - Jacob Hillesheim
• LIFE IN THE LAB - Kim Carlson
• LIFE IN THE LAB - Surabhi Chandra
• LIFE IN THE LAB - Annette Moser
• LIFE IN THE LAB - Kristy Kounovsky-Shafer
• CAUSE AND EFFECT - Philip Lai

Conducting A Greenhouse Gas Lifecycle Anlaysis Of Waste-To-Energy Incineration Versus Recycling In Auburn, Maine, Lars Gundersen, Ryan Giunta

Community Engaged Research Reports

Recycling programs are under stress worldwide, as low commodity prices and environmental initiatives in China increase costs for municipalities. These challenges are being felt acutely in Auburn Maine, a small city which has long struggled with recycling; its recycling rate is currently less than one-fifth of the 40% statewide recycling rate. To address the twin challenges of increasing costs and a low recycling rate, the Auburn City Council created a recycling committee, which was tasked with evaluating recycling options for the city. Part of this evaluation involves a greenhouse gas lifecycle analysis of waste-to-energy incineration versus recycling of the city’s …

A Recycling Recommendation For Auburn, Maine, Annie Sedoric, Erin Bucki

Community Engaged Research Reports

The purpose of this research was to propose an effective and feasible recycling program to the City of Auburn, Maine. We worked closely with Auburn’s Recycling Committee and with Bates College in order to accomplish the goal of increasing Auburn’s recycling rate and decreasing their contamination rate. We examined a variety of scholarly and practitioner sources in order to grasp the effectiveness of respective recycling practices and programs implemented around the country. From this extensive research we were able to conclude that there is a clear consensus on the effectiveness of curbside recycling, single stream recycling, container attributes (i.e. color, …

Identifying Strategies And Metrics For Measuring Success And Long-Term Impact In Downtown Lewiston's Tree Streets Neighborhood, Adam Banks, Casey Kelley, Maya Seckinger

Community Engaged Research Reports

Our report provides a detailed explanation of our processes to determine metrics for measuring long-term and short-term success in Lewiston’s Maine, downtown Tree Street Neighborhood. The aim of our work was to assist The City of Lewiston and their efforts to secure the Housing and Urban Developments (HUD), Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant. We worked closely with Lewiston’s Healthy Neighborhood Development Team, whose focus is targeted to the Neighborhood component of the Implementation Grant.

Using the four strategies given to us by the Healthy Neighborhood Development Team, our work focused on establishing metrics to support these strategies. Our approach to developing …