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Factors Affecting Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflicts: An Empirical Analysis, Christo D. Jamo May 2026

Factors Affecting Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflicts: An Empirical Analysis, Christo D. Jamo

Honors Scholar Theses

The number of pedestrian deaths increased by 78% between 2009 and 2023, while other motor vehicle crash deaths increased by 13% in the same period [1]. To identify potential pedestrian safety measures, this study analyzed the effects of location-based demographics, pedestrian phasing type, and other physical infrastructure and behavior variables on the probability of pedestrian-vehicle conflicts at signalized intersections, which is a surrogate measure of crash risk. Data were collected from 55 intersections in Connecticut, and the pedestrian-vehicle interactions were classified by severity based on the Swedish Traffic Conflict Technique: undisturbed passage, potential conflict, minor conflict, or serious conflict. Because …


Living And Dying In 'Cancer Alley': Using Human Rights Law And Environmental Justice To Create A Litigation Framework For Marginalized Communities, Neeharika Sistu May 2023

Living And Dying In 'Cancer Alley': Using Human Rights Law And Environmental Justice To Create A Litigation Framework For Marginalized Communities, Neeharika Sistu

Honors Scholar Theses

Cancer Alley, Louisiana is a poignant example of the intersection between environmental justice, legal harm, and human rights abuses. This thesis dissects the laws and policies underpinning the creation of Cancer Alley with special attention to how they constitute human rights abuses under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Then, by performing a comprehensive analysis of litigation surrounding environmental justice in Louisiana, this thesis scrutinizes the efficacy of environmental law in creating environmental justice and suggests the integration of international human rights law and environmental …


Environmental Justice & Sociology, Brenna E. Regan May 2012

Environmental Justice & Sociology, Brenna E. Regan

Honors Scholar Theses

This thesis compared the patterns influencing the creation of Native American reservations and the prison industrial complex in the United States. I argue that the country is controlled by people who create a physical and socio-political environment that caters to their certain positionality, adversely effecting and pushing marginalized groups into confined, controlled spaces in their own home. Ultimately, environmental justice, or equal control of people over their environment, is a vital factor in ending structural and physical violence against marginalized groups in the United States.


Connecticut Local Labor Market Areas 1980, Thomas E. Steahr, Kenneth P. Hadden Jun 1992

Connecticut Local Labor Market Areas 1980, Thomas E. Steahr, Kenneth P. Hadden

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Application Of A Linear Programming Model For Estimating The Economic Impact Of Tourism Development, Marvin W. Kottke Jul 1987

Application Of A Linear Programming Model For Estimating The Economic Impact Of Tourism Development, Marvin W. Kottke

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Income Variability In Connecticut: 1980, William H. Groff, Kenneth P. Hadden Jan 1987

Income Variability In Connecticut: 1980, William H. Groff, Kenneth P. Hadden

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Agricultural Structure And Change: Litchfield County, Connecticut, William H. Groff Aug 1986

Agricultural Structure And Change: Litchfield County, Connecticut, William H. Groff

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Poverty In Connecticut: 1979, Kenneth P. Hadden Jun 1986

Poverty In Connecticut: 1979, Kenneth P. Hadden

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Elderly Population Of Connecticut: 1980, The, Kenneth P. Hadden Jan 1986

Elderly Population Of Connecticut: 1980, The, Kenneth P. Hadden

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


School Enrollment In Connecticut, 1980: Past Trends And Future Prospects, Kenneth P. Hadden, William H. Groff Nov 1984

School Enrollment In Connecticut, 1980: Past Trends And Future Prospects, Kenneth P. Hadden, William H. Groff

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Ecological Measure Of Community Linkages: Connecticut As A Case Study, Thomas E. Steahr Oct 1983

Ecological Measure Of Community Linkages: Connecticut As A Case Study, Thomas E. Steahr

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Changes In The Characteristics Of In And Out Migrants In The Northeast Region 1960 To 1975, Thomas E. Steahr Jul 1982

Changes In The Characteristics Of In And Out Migrants In The Northeast Region 1960 To 1975, Thomas E. Steahr

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Climate Data Use And Users In Connecticut, P.A. Palley, D.R. Miller Dec 1981

Climate Data Use And Users In Connecticut, P.A. Palley, D.R. Miller

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Estimating Impacts Of Industrial Development In Killingly, Connecticut, Daniel A. Lass, Joseph Diamond Jun 1980

Estimating Impacts Of Industrial Development In Killingly, Connecticut, Daniel A. Lass, Joseph Diamond

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Projected Changes In Northeastern Skiing Participation And Supply Capacity As Influenced By A Changing Economy, Marvin Kottke Apr 1980

Projected Changes In Northeastern Skiing Participation And Supply Capacity As Influenced By A Changing Economy, Marvin Kottke

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Counting The Poor: Estimates Of The Cost-Of-Living Adjusted U.S. Poverty Population, 1969, Kenneth Hadden, Susan Spiggle Jan 1980

Counting The Poor: Estimates Of The Cost-Of-Living Adjusted U.S. Poverty Population, 1969, Kenneth Hadden, Susan Spiggle

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Demand For Motel Lodging And Outdoor Recreational Trips To Rural Environments By Northeastern Households, Brian Gould, Marvin Kottke May 1979

Demand For Motel Lodging And Outdoor Recreational Trips To Rural Environments By Northeastern Households, Brian Gould, Marvin Kottke

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Subject And Author Index For Bulletins Of The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, Mohini Mundkur May 1979

Subject And Author Index For Bulletins Of The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, Mohini Mundkur

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin #453, 68 pages.


Demand, Supply And Spatial Distribution Of Second Homes In The Northeast, Robert Sim, Marvin Kottke Feb 1979

Demand, Supply And Spatial Distribution Of Second Homes In The Northeast, Robert Sim, Marvin Kottke

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Improved Public Health Practices In A Disadvantaged Rural Community, William H. Groff, Beatrice E. Manning Dec 1978

Improved Public Health Practices In A Disadvantaged Rural Community, William H. Groff, Beatrice E. Manning

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Market And Operations Analysis Of Golf Courses In Connecticut, Marvin Kottke Mar 1978

Market And Operations Analysis Of Golf Courses In Connecticut, Marvin Kottke

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Socioeconomic Index Scores For Connecticut Towns, 1970, William H. Groff, John N. Wright Jan 1978

Socioeconomic Index Scores For Connecticut Towns, 1970, William H. Groff, John N. Wright

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Research For Connecticut By The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station Sep 1977

Research For Connecticut By The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Socioeconomic Index Scores For Metropolitan Connecticut, 1970, William H. Groff, John N. Wright Jul 1976

Socioeconomic Index Scores For Metropolitan Connecticut, 1970, William H. Groff, John N. Wright

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Cause Of Death And Socioeconomic Structures Of Towns In Connecticut, Thomas E. Steahr, Ronald Pitruzzello Mar 1976

Cause Of Death And Socioeconomic Structures Of Towns In Connecticut, Thomas E. Steahr, Ronald Pitruzzello

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Elderly Population Of Connecticut: 1970, The, Kenneth Hadden, William Clark, Douglas Crockett Mar 1976

Elderly Population Of Connecticut: 1970, The, Kenneth Hadden, William Clark, Douglas Crockett

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


1980 Projections Of Population By Age And Town For Connecticut, Thomas E. Steahr Dec 1975

1980 Projections Of Population By Age And Town For Connecticut, Thomas E. Steahr

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Residential Segregation In Metropolitan Connecticut, Kenneth P. Hadden, Thomas Werling Feb 1975

Residential Segregation In Metropolitan Connecticut, Kenneth P. Hadden, Thomas Werling

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Patterns And Trends Of College And University Student Migration In The United States, Thomas E. Steahr, Robert A. Lowe Jan 1975

Patterns And Trends Of College And University Student Migration In The United States, Thomas E. Steahr, Robert A. Lowe

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Housing Characteristics For Towns And Counties Connecticut: 1970, Thomas E. Steahr, Robert A. Lowe, Charles N. Fitts Jul 1974

Housing Characteristics For Towns And Counties Connecticut: 1970, Thomas E. Steahr, Robert A. Lowe, Charles N. Fitts

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.