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Geography

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

2000

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Application Of The Shoreline Instability Model Along The Western Side Of The Chesapeake Bay, Va, Kevin G. Skunda Jan 2000

Application Of The Shoreline Instability Model Along The Western Side Of The Chesapeake Bay, Va, Kevin G. Skunda

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Use Of A Digital Multispectral Video System And Spectroradiometer For Bottomland Hardwood Forest Remote Sensing: A Jurisdictional Boundary Accuracy Assessment And Radiance Examination, Jill E. Meyer Jan 2000

Use Of A Digital Multispectral Video System And Spectroradiometer For Bottomland Hardwood Forest Remote Sensing: A Jurisdictional Boundary Accuracy Assessment And Radiance Examination, Jill E. Meyer

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No abstract provided.


Ruled With A Pen: Land, Language, And The Invention Of Maine, Gavin James Taylor Jan 2000

Ruled With A Pen: Land, Language, And The Invention Of Maine, Gavin James Taylor

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

As Europeans expanded across North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, they parceled their territorial acquisitions into a variety of administrative subdivisions. Naming and dividing the land became an integral part of the project of colonization; the conquest of territory involved the transformation of unknown places into clearly defined jurisdictions. This dissertation examines the invention of one jurisdiction, the state of Maine, viewing the evolution of its borders as a reflection of the growth of state power in the region. Seeing an inextricable link between social and territorial boundaries, it ties the development of the territory of Maine to …


The Illustrated Map: Cartography And Power In Seventeenth Century Virginia, Christine Jeanette Green Jan 2000

The Illustrated Map: Cartography And Power In Seventeenth Century Virginia, Christine Jeanette Green

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No abstract provided.


Accuracy Assessment Of Remote Sensing In A Tidal Wetland, Jason S. Goldberg Jan 2000

Accuracy Assessment Of Remote Sensing In A Tidal Wetland, Jason S. Goldberg

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.