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Coherence And Usability Of An Environmental Impact Statement, Jill A. Easterly
Coherence And Usability Of An Environmental Impact Statement, Jill A. Easterly
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this research effort was to investigate the application of certain principles of effective communication to improve the comprehension, and ultimately the usability, of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Principles from cohesion theory (an area of research describing effective design) were used to manipulate the design of select sections of two sample EISs. Each sample EIS was altered to manipulate the presence and/or absence of visual and linguistic cohesion. Subjects were required to read select versions from each section of the two sample EISs and answer four short answer questions. The dependent variables were accuracy in answering the …
Great Blue Herons And River Otters: The Changing Perceptions Of All Things Wild In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake, Elise Helene Manning-Sterling
Great Blue Herons And River Otters: The Changing Perceptions Of All Things Wild In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake, Elise Helene Manning-Sterling
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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Perspectives On Nature: A Comparison Of The Views Of Thomas Jefferson And Henry David Thoreau, Stephanie Brewer Foley
Perspectives On Nature: A Comparison Of The Views Of Thomas Jefferson And Henry David Thoreau, Stephanie Brewer Foley
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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