A Year In Syntropy: Exploring Syntropic Agriculture,
2021
College of the Holy Cross
A Year In Syntropy: Exploring Syntropic Agriculture, Ajah Eills
College Honors Program
Syntropic agriculture is a form of sustainable agriculture that originated in Brazil around 25 years ago. Although it has since spread throughout Brazil and Australia, there has yet to be a comprehensive study of the driving scientific principles behind syntropy. For my thesis, I conducted literature research and interviews with farmers, with the goal of describing the ecological principles on which syntropy is based, including its primary goal to improve soil health. Much of my thesis contrasted syntropic agriculture with conventional agriculture as practiced in the United States today, but I also explored the differences between syntropic agriculture and other …
Compound Extreme Events,
2021
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Compound Extreme Events, Radley Horton
Sustainability Seminar Series
There is a growing realization among scientists and decision makers that extreme events should not be considered in isolation. Compound events of three types will be described: 1) multivariate (e.g. heat plus humidity), 2) sequential (e.g. a heat wave after a tropical cyclone), and 3) concurrent (e.g. simultaneous temperature extremes in multiple regions). Research results will be presented for these compound extremes. More research is needed on correlations and physical mechanisms that can link seemingly independent extreme events. This research is especially urgent now, since climate change may shift the correlation structures of extreme events, and because compound extreme events …
International Migration From The Latin American-Caribbean Region: Taking Environmental Indicators Into Consideration,
2021
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
International Migration From The Latin American-Caribbean Region: Taking Environmental Indicators Into Consideration, Chelsea Wepy
Student Theses and Dissertations
International migration, the act of leaving one’s country to permanently settle in another country, is driven by many socio economic/political factors, such as lack of economic opportunity, access to education, governmental corruption, and violence. These factors have proven to be the reason that many citizens within the Latin American-Caribbean region either choose or are forced to relocate internationally. While these factors are important to consider independently; these issues are often exacerbated by changes in the natural environment. The objective of my paper is to highlight the importance of considering changes in the natural environment. In doing so, I hope to …
Investigations Involving Mononuclear And Dinuclear Transition Metal Catalysts For Photochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction,
2021
University of Mississippi
Investigations Involving Mononuclear And Dinuclear Transition Metal Catalysts For Photochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction, Ansu Edwards
Honors Theses
There is currently a global energy crisis, which is in desperate need of solutions. New energy sources are required that will not pollute as much as our longstanding reliance on nonrenewable fossil fuels as an energy source. This pollution involves large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, predominantly carbon dioxide (CO2), that contribute to environmental problems such as climate change. In this context, a fairly recent research direction to address this problem is the development of transition metal catalysts that can convert CO2 into reduced carbon products that can serve as chemical fuels. This work focuses on the …
Lesson Plan: Sounds Of Your Study Site,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Lesson Plan: Sounds Of Your Study Site, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
In this lesson, students will conduct a survey of noise in the study site. They will begin to explore the idea that noise has an impact on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. In small groups, they will use a decibel meter, data sheet and aerial photograph of the study site to collect data on a section of the site. Students will then share this information with classmates to create a map of the noise of your schoolyard. Then students will listen to prerecorded bird songs against urban noise. They will compare the bird songs and the characteristics that make them …
Student Pages - Sounds Around Your Study Site: Conducting A Noise Survey,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Sounds Around Your Study Site: Conducting A Noise Survey, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
The goal of this lesson is to conduct a survey of noise at your study site. In small groups, you will use a decibel meter, data sheet and an aerial photograph of your site to collect data on a particular section. You will then share this information with your classmates to create a map of the noise of your schoolyard.
Student Pages - Answer Key - Sounds Around Your Study Site: Conducting A Noise Survey,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Answer Key - Sounds Around Your Study Site: Conducting A Noise Survey, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan: Behavioral Plasticity,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Lesson Plan: Behavioral Plasticity, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
In the previous lessons, students learned about the importance of noise in the urban environment. In response to urban noise as well as other characteristics of urban ecosystems, organisms modify their existing behaviors to maximize their fitness and likelihood of survival. This lesson focuses on behavioral plasticity, which is the idea that organisms’ behaviors are flexible and can be modified in response to their environment. Students complete an activity in which they investigate the plasticity of their own behaviors. The class then discusses how this analogy is similar and different compared to urban species as well as how the plasticity …
Structure Cards,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Structure Cards, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - How Do Behaviors Impact Survival?,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - How Do Behaviors Impact Survival?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
Species constantly engage in a variety of behaviors or activities that help increase their chance of survival. For example, a bird may build a nest or a coyote might communicate to other coyotes through howling. In this activity, you are going to explore the plasticity of behaviors – the ability of an organism to change or modify its behaviors based on the external conditions. Specifically, you will examine your own behaviors, but then consider how your behaviors would be similar or different from other species. You will then consider how the plasticity of an organism’s behaviors impacts its chance of …
Student Pages - Answer Key - How Do Behaviors Impact Survival?,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Answer Key - How Do Behaviors Impact Survival?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan: Developing A Persuasive Scientific Argument,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Lesson Plan: Developing A Persuasive Scientific Argument, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
In this lesson, students examine their data and construct an argument that answers their original research question. Students apply what they have been learning about behavioral adaptations to make sense of their bioacoustics data. After analyzing their data in groups and writing up their arguments, they present their research studies to the class, including their research question, methodology, and conclusions from their data. As part of these presentations, the class will discuss the validity of the different groups’ claims and whether they are supported by the data collected from the field as well as the various science concepts they have …
Presentation Template,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Presentation Template, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Developing A Persuasive Scientific Argument,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Developing A Persuasive Scientific Argument, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan: Comparing Our Results,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Lesson Plan: Comparing Our Results, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
The purpose of this lesson is for students to compare their findings to that of other similar studies. The goal of the lesson is two-fold. First, students should understand the big idea that organisms living in urban ecosystems have modified their behavior in response to the impacts of the humans that live there. Second, this lesson should reinforce the concept of sample size as well as help students understand that we still have many gaps in our understanding of animals in cities.
Student Pages - Comparing Our Results,
2021
Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School
Student Pages - Comparing Our Results, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior
No abstract provided.
Digital Transformation: What? How? Why?,
2021
Singapore Management University
Digital Transformation: What? How? Why?, Chee Hau Tan, Darren Thayre, Ewen Plougastel, Mark Shmulevich
Perspectives@SMU
Leadership and prep work ahead of transformation are key
Learning From The Bats: Cooperation A Fundamental Sustainability Principle,
2021
Singapore Management University
Learning From The Bats: Cooperation A Fundamental Sustainability Principle, Juan Humberto Young
Perspectives@SMU
Most scientists agree that COVID-19 was transmitted to humans from bats. In an ironic twist, their social behaviour could help us solve many of our collective problems
Managing Climate Change And Weather Extremes For Nature-Based Tourism Organizations In The United States,
2021
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Managing Climate Change And Weather Extremes For Nature-Based Tourism Organizations In The United States, Siyao Ma
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Weather and climate serve as profound motivators for tourism travels. Much of the United States (US) has experienced a warming trend as well as higher extreme weather frequency, and the trends are projected to be continued. Consequently, the changing climate is expected to have both direct and indirect impacts on tourism decision-making and travel patterns due to the complex relationship between climate, weather, and outdoor recreation. Climate resources capture the integrated effects of varied meteorological variables that interact with humans in different ways and can be categorized along a spectrum of quantifiable values. This dissertation proposed a Camping Climate Index …
Improving Logistics Efficiency Through Collaborative Truck Routing,
2021
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Improving Logistics Efficiency Through Collaborative Truck Routing, Patrick Dougherty
Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
The logistics industry is among the world’s largest and most essential. Specifically, trucking is a massive component of the modern logistics system. In 2012, truck transportation carried 68% of all freight tonnage in the U.S. However, trucking currently faces significant problems with efficiency and sustainability. Of all miles driven by trucks yearly in the U.S., 25% are driven with empty loads and 36% are driven with underutilized loads. In addition to this economic inefficiency, the industry faces social and environmental challenges. Driver turnover rates are near 100%, and trucking accounts for a significant level of greenhouse gas emissions. One potential …
