Mapping Community Space And Place In Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania Through Surveys And Gis, Jessica Craigg

Georgia College Student Research Events

Cities throughout the African continent have been developing at an unprecedented pace, many of them due to the influence of the tourism industry. This is particularly true in Tanzania, a country famous for its national parks and their draw to tourists who help provide money for development. However, the only way to get the whole story on how to spend this money is through the experiences and needs of the people themselves. This study focuses on a small town in northeastern Tanzania, Mto wa Mbu, situated near Lake Manyara National Park, and its people’s perceptions of the park and community. …

Environmental Education At The University Of Richmond And Proposal For A Stewardship/ Sustainability Themed First Year Experience, Janet Goldbach Ehmer, Minyao Li

Geography and the Environment Capstone Projects

In the University Strategic Plan 2017: in the fifth value, Stewardship in A Changing World, The University of Richmond has set the goal to be a leader in innovative practices that sustain our environmental, human and financial resources in response to emerging environmental and financial challenges globally. The University Strategic Plan 2017 proposes three key initiatives aiming to help the community to achieve the goal of sustainability. First, the University and the Office of Sustainability will complete a Sustainability Strategic Plan that guides the University to build a more sustainable and environmentally friendly campus through the development and implementation of …

Forests On The Edge: Forest Restoration And Concepts Of Nature In Northern New Mexico, Jordan W. Stone

Geography ETDs

Dozens of catastrophic forest fires have impacted New Mexican communities over the last two decades, threatening humans, property, and livelihoods. Ecologically, forest systems are stressed by historically unprecedented tree density, drought, increased temperature, and dwindling ecological diversity, further increasing fire danger. An increasingly common response to these threats is to actively manage New Mexico’s forests using mechanical tree thinning and prescribed fire, with a goal of “restoring” forests to a healthier ecological state. Restoring forests is both a scientific and cultural act. While the science is well studied, land managers often struggle to understand how human values impact forest restoration …

Climate Change: International Policies And Their Effectiveness, Elyse Mccormick, Jake Morris, Maria Wipfler, Abigail Jahiel, Faculty Advisor

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

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Scrape Your Plate: Understanding And Promoting Composting Habits On A College Campus, Lisa Cheng, Savannah Feher, Dominic Gambaiani, Tori Tiberi, Rachel Tomazin, Linda Kunce, Faculty Advisor

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

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Eco-Anxiety At University: Student Experiences And Academic Perspectives On Cultivating Healthy Emotional Responses To The Climate Crisis, Anna Kelly

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This research looks at the overall question of how planetary health impacts mental health and psychological welling. The central focus is eco-anxiety—mental distress caused by climate change and environmental degradation—and how it manifests in university students. In order to gather data for this research I collected 114 student survey responses, interviewed seven young adults (ages 20-25), and interviewed seven experts in the fields of psychology and environmental studies.

They survey results show high levels of general stress and anxiety, high levels of stress and anxiety related to climate change and the state of the world, and a very high level …

Is Addressing Climate Change Women's Work? Political Leadership And The Climate, Isabella Soparkar

Environmental Studies Honors Projects

In an era when climate science is politically controversial, recent polling data shows that American women are more concerned about climate change than their male counterparts. This research uses both voting record analysis and qualitative interviews with legislators to examine whether the observed gender gap on climate change persists among elected political leaders. Linear and logistic regression results show no statistically significant climate change gender gap within legislative voting behavior, and interviews suggest that though women may be more willing to collaborate on climate change policy than men, subtle gender differences are often overridden by partisanship. However, findings suggest that …

Globalization, Deindustrialization And Identity: Discontents Of Unfettered Capital And Accelerated Change, Tarique Niazi

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Vaccaro, Ismael, Krista Harper & Seth Murray (Eds.). The Anthropology of Postindustrialism: Ethnographies of Disconnection. New York: Routledge, 2016.
• Hylland, Thomas Eriksen & Elisabeth Schober (Eds.) Identity Destabilised: Living in an Overheated World. London: Pluto Press. 2016.

Rojas, C. And Ralph A. Litzinger. Ghost Protocol: Development And Displacement In Global China. Durham And London: Duke University Press. 2016., Fang Xu Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Alexander Laban Hinton. Man Or Monster? The Trial Of A Khmer Rouge Torturer. Durham, Nc: Duke University Press, 2016., Matthew Galway

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Inhorn, M.C. Cosmopolitan Conceptions: Ivf Sojourns In Global Dubai. Durham And London: Duke University Press, 2015., Susie Kilshaw Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Hasso, F. S. & Z. Salime, (Eds.). Freedom Without Permission: Bodies And Space In The Arab Revolution. Durham: Duke University Press, 2016., Autumn R. Cockrell-Abdullah

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Cleron, J.P. Saudi Arabia 2000: A Strategy For Growth. Abingdon: Routledge, 1978., Mark Thompson Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Mingjiang Li & K. M. Kemburi (Eds.). China’S Power And Asian Security. London: Routledge, 2015., Olli Suorsa

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Douglas Osto. Power Wealth And Women In Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Gaņḍavyūhasutra. London And New York: Routledge, 2011., Bharati Puri

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Kingston, J. (Ed.). Critical Issues In Contemporary Japan. New York: Routledge, 2014., Elizabeth Dutridge-Corp

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Jianglin Li. Tibet In Agony. Lhasa 1959. Cambridge, Ma And London: Harvard University Press (Translated By Susan Wilf), 2016., Tom Grunfield Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Ishikawa Y. (Ed.). International Migrants In Japan: Contributions In An Era Of Population Decline. Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto University Press, 2015., Wayne E. Arnold Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Hussain, Z. Saudi Arabia In A Multi-Polar World: Changing Dynamics. New York: Routledge, 2016., Annelle R. Sheline

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Haiti: Beauty On Edge, Jarvis Thanex Louis, Lisa Willey, Nate Cronuaer

Thinking Matters Symposium Archive

During our visit in Haiti in January 2017, we conducted basic water quality testing using a YSI meter and an urban water testing kit. We performed multiple tests in a pond that is used for drinking, laundry, bathing, and watering animals in the remote mountain village of Mahotiere, located in the city of Thomazeau.

Further lab analysis of the samples includes:

Atomic absorbance spectroscopy of the Copper content of the plant material found growing along the edge of the pond

X Ray Fluorescence analysis of the sediment from pond using the bench top method (Thermo Niton XL3T), after the sediment …