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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
The Living Breakwaters Pdr Efforts Econcrete Resource Analysis, Guianina Ferrari, Shervon Stephens, Calvin O. Walters Jr.
The Living Breakwaters Pdr Efforts Econcrete Resource Analysis, Guianina Ferrari, Shervon Stephens, Calvin O. Walters Jr.
Publications and Research
On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy impacted 443,000 people and caused nearly $19 billion (about $58 per person in the US) worth of damage within New York City. As part of the New York City infrastructure reparation plan, the Living Breakwaters project in Tottenville addressed coastal resilience, allocating $100M of public funds to a series of artificial breakwaters by the southwest coast of Staten Island. Each breakwater is constructed and designed to mitigate water flow in storm events. ECOncrete, a primary element of the breakwater, is a specialty cast cementitious product that is marine organism-friendly that encourages biocalcification and photosynthesis. …
The Living Breakwaters Pdr Efforts: Conceptual Scheduling, Calvin O. Walters Jr.
The Living Breakwaters Pdr Efforts: Conceptual Scheduling, Calvin O. Walters Jr.
Publications and Research
On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy caused nearly $19 billion in damages in New York City including 69,000 residential units across the five boroughs. This disaster precipitated a post-disaster-rebuilding (PDR) project including roughly $4.2 billion in a Community Development Block Grant allocated towards PDR projects. A portion of the grant was used to construct a living breakwater in Tottenville, Staten Island, consisting of a resiliency approach to risk reduction through erosion prevention, wave energy attenuation, and enhancement of ecosystems and social resiliency to improve resistance to storms for the community of Tottenville. The ridges of each breakwater are designed with …
An Exploration Of A Year At The Ursinus Food Forest, Victoria Bearden
An Exploration Of A Year At The Ursinus Food Forest, Victoria Bearden
Environment and Sustainability Presentations
The Ursinus Food Forest began a commitment to a new form of sustainable land management at Whittaker Environmental Research Station. This management integrates lessons from urban agriculture, urban forestry, and agroforestry (see Clark & Nichols 2013) with principles of permaculture (Jacke et al 2005). Begun in 2017, and this past fall marked 2 years since the planting of phase one in 2019. In the fall of 2021 students, faculty, facilities, and volunteers planted the second phase of the food forest site, which added 7 new food producing species. Including this, many projects were created to enhance the site throughout the …
Binder Cover Garden Ecology, Center For Urban Resilience
Binder Cover Garden Ecology, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 10: Garden Ecology
No abstract provided.
Powerpoint - Educator And Student Instructions, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Educator And Student Instructions, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 10: Garden Ecology
No abstract provided.
Powerpoint - Maintaining The Garden, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Maintaining The Garden, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 10: Garden Ecology
No abstract provided.
Binder Cover, Center For Urban Resilience
Binder Cover, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 13: Birds in the Urban Landscape
No abstract provided.
Urban Birds, Center For Urban Resilience
Urban Birds, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 13: Birds in the Urban Landscape
No abstract provided.
Hummingbird Pictures For Picture Walk, Center For Urban Resilience
Hummingbird Pictures For Picture Walk, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 13: Birds in the Urban Landscape
No abstract provided.
2017 Student Hummingbird Poster, Center For Urban Resilience
2017 Student Hummingbird Poster, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 13: Birds in the Urban Landscape
No abstract provided.
Picture Walk Cards, Center For Urban Resilience
Picture Walk Cards, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 12: Urban Wildlife
No abstract provided.
Powerpoint - Coyote Ecology & Resilience, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Coyote Ecology & Resilience, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 12: Urban Wildlife
No abstract provided.
Powerpoint - Preparing The Garden Site, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Preparing The Garden Site, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 10: Garden Ecology
No abstract provided.
Powerpoint - Instructional, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Instructional, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 10: Garden Ecology
No abstract provided.
Powerpoint - Coyote Population Dynamics, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Coyote Population Dynamics, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 12: Urban Wildlife
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Powerpoint - Coyote Traits, Adaptations & Behavior, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Coyote Traits, Adaptations & Behavior, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 12: Urban Wildlife
No abstract provided.
Powerpoint - Coyote Wildlife Management, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Coyote Wildlife Management, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 12: Urban Wildlife
No abstract provided.
Year Long Water Quality Analysis Of White Horn Brook, Kevin Dyer
Year Long Water Quality Analysis Of White Horn Brook, Kevin Dyer
Senior Honors Projects
KEVIN DYER (Marine Biology)
Year-long Analysis of the Water Quality of White Horn Brook
Sponsor: Thomas Boving (Geological Sciences)
Water is the foundation for all life on earth and is the most vital resource on this planet. Despite this, oceans and waterways all over the world are being polluted and exploited in ways detrimental to their fundamental hydrologic functions. For instance, excess nitrate levels can lead to eutrophication which gives rise to harmful algae blooms. Low pH can cause the breakdown of CaCO3 exoskeletons of organisms, such mollusks. High temperature variations are major stressors to living things and can cause …
The Effects Of Silicon Applications On Wear And Drought Stress Of Cool Season Turfgrass, Mike J. Badzmierowski, W. Michael Sullivan
The Effects Of Silicon Applications On Wear And Drought Stress Of Cool Season Turfgrass, Mike J. Badzmierowski, W. Michael Sullivan
Senior Honors Projects
The ability of turfgrass to maintain quality and functionality during use and drought stress are fundamental to almost all turfgrass environments. A possible mechanism to increase wear and drought tolerance is through the use of supplemental silicon (Si) application. Until recently, Si has received little attention for its role in crop physiology or performance.
While it is recoverable within the plant it is not recognized as an “essential” plant growth component. Si is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust; however the majority of soil-Si is bio-geochemically inert. Plants absorb Si exclusively as monosillicic acid, H2SiO …