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Leadership’S Influence On Environmental Sustainability, Stallar Lufrano-Jardine 2019 University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Leadership’S Influence On Environmental Sustainability, Stallar Lufrano-Jardine

International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

A phenomenological study within the gaming industry is currently being conducted to determine influential indicators within business operations. Based on interviews of executive leadership at global companies, participants disclosed the environmental developments at their organization based on industry norms and the ability to develop/execute environmental initiatives. Four themes emerged: the leader’s ideology and the political climate; the company’s founding principles; support from the industry and/or within the company; and the ability to change industry dynamics. Each leader touched on these four points. Regardless of department type, level of leadership, and the desire to be globally conscious, all participants remarked on …


Seamless Lidar Surveys Reveal Rates And Patterns Of Subsidence In The Mississippi River Delta, Celeste E. Woock 2019 LSU New Orleans

Seamless Lidar Surveys Reveal Rates And Patterns Of Subsidence In The Mississippi River Delta, Celeste E. Woock

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) data are used to report the temporal and spatial patterns of subsidence as well as the potential contributors to subsidence within the Barataria and Terrebonne Bays. In recent decades, subsidence in southeast Louisiana has become a topic of substantial and growing concern to the scientific community, the local residents, and all those invested in the region. Lidar data were acquired from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the LSU Center for Geoinformatics. The data has been manipulated to map the differenced Lidar, complete an instantaneous slope analysis, and determine the thickness of the Holocene …


Statistical Viability Analysis Of United States Air Force Estimating Cost Factor For Sustainable Construction, Philip A. Ramsey, Diedrich Prigge, Torrey J. Wagner, Alfred E. Thal Jr. 2019 Air Force Institute of Technology

Statistical Viability Analysis Of United States Air Force Estimating Cost Factor For Sustainable Construction, Philip A. Ramsey, Diedrich Prigge, Torrey J. Wagner, Alfred E. Thal Jr.

Faculty Publications

Varying legislation and executive orders coupled with needs for energy resiliency have led the United States Air Force (USAF) to pursue sustainable construction. However, the limited understanding of initial costs to implement these changes have contributed to poor project cost estimating, resulting in 62 percent of USAF projects experiencing more than 5 percent cost growth. After reviewing 1628 USAF Military Construction (MILCON) construction projects in 922 category codes (CATCODEs), a twotailed t-test for populations with unequal variance was accomplished on the final normalized contract cost for 340 projects in 16 CATCODEs executed between 2002 and 2017. This analysis provides a …


An Integrated Resource Plan For Public Service Company Of Colorado (Psco), Rawley Loken, Alex Smith 2019 University of San Francisco

An Integrated Resource Plan For Public Service Company Of Colorado (Psco), Rawley Loken, Alex Smith

Master of Science in Energy Systems Management

An Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is a tool used by load serving entities (LSEs) to plan how they will meet forecasted energy demand and system reliability requirements through a combination of supply-side and demand-side resources. The goal of an IRP is to identify the lowest cost option to meet future load while also adhering to policy requirements. For Public Service Company of Colorado’s (PSCo) IRP process, a suite of generating resources, storage capacity, and demand-side management programs are all considered when developing a plan that meets state and utility regulatory requirements and environmental targets.

In 2016, PSCo’s system peak demand …


An Integrated Resource Plan For Public Service Company Of Colorado (Psco), Rawley Loken, Alex Smith 2019 University of San Francisco

An Integrated Resource Plan For Public Service Company Of Colorado (Psco), Rawley Loken, Alex Smith

Master's Projects and Capstones

An Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is a tool used by load serving entities (LSEs) to plan how they will meet forecasted energy demand and system reliability requirements through a combination of supply-side and demand-side resources. The goal of an IRP is to identify the lowest cost option to meet future load while also adhering to policy requirements. For Public Service Company of Colorado’s (PSCo) IRP process, a suite of generating resources, storage capacity, and demand-side management programs are all considered when developing a plan that meets state and utility regulatory requirements and environmental targets.

In 2016, PSCo’s system peak demand …


The Long-Run Effects Of Tropical Cyclones On Infant Mortality, Isabel Miranda 2019 The University of San Francisco

The Long-Run Effects Of Tropical Cyclones On Infant Mortality, Isabel Miranda

Master's Theses

In the United States alone, each tropical cyclone causes an average of $14.6 billion worth of damages. In addition to the destruction of physical infrastructure, natural disasters also negatively impact human capital formation. These losses are often more difficult to observe, and therefore, are over looked when quantifying the true costs of natural disasters. One particular effect is an increase in infant mortality rates, an important indicator of a country’s general socioeconomic level. This paper utilizes a model created by Anttila-Hughes and Hsiang, that takes advantage of annual variation in tropical cyclones using annual spatial average maximum wind speeds and …


Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller 2019 University of Kentucky

Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

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Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs 2019 University of Kentucky

Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

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Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom 2019 University of Kentucky

Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

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State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson 2019 University of Kentucky

State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens 2019 University of Kentucky

Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

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Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue 2019 University of Kentucky

Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. ARIVAZHAGAN, M. RAVICHANDRAN, S.K. DUBE, V.K. MATHUR 2019 University of Kentucky

Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. Arivazhagan, M. Ravichandran, S.K. Dube, V.K. Mathur

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington 2019 University of Kentucky

Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington 2019 University of Kentucky

Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy 2019 University of Kentucky

Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr 2019 University of Kentucky

Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant 2019 University of Kentucky

Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar 2019 University of Kentucky

Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs 2019 University of Kentucky

Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


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