What Is Beyond Measurement For Social Cohesion?,
2024
Singapore Management University
What Is Beyond Measurement For Social Cohesion?, Qian Hui Tricia Tok, Orlando Woods, Lily Kong
Research Collection College of Integrative Studies
“What gets measured gets managed” has long been a mantra to rally improvement throughout various domains of life. Perhaps this is also the case for existing work on social cohesion, whereby much of its conceptual and operational elements have received interest in both academic and policy research aiming for practical improvement with regard to the cohesiveness of communities and societies. We contend, however, that not everything that matters for social cohesion may be measurable, and not everything that has been measured for social cohesion may matter. This is not to suggest that not measuring any indicators is better than measuring …
Conducting Structure-From-Motion (Sfm) Modeling Of Freshwater Environments Using Unpiloted Aerial Systems (Uas): Challenges And Lessons Learned,
2024
University of New Hampshire, Durham
Conducting Structure-From-Motion (Sfm) Modeling Of Freshwater Environments Using Unpiloted Aerial Systems (Uas): Challenges And Lessons Learned, Benjamin T. Fraser, Christine L. Bunyon, Russell G. Congalton
Faculty Publications
The pairing of Unpiloted Aerial Systems (UAS) and Structure from Motion (SfM) has provided new capabilities for modeling freshwater environments. Applications of UAS-SfM range from water quality monitoring to the mapping of aquatic vegetation. The models produced provide users with the ability to analyze features at ultra-high-resolutions and across scales not easily achieved through in situ sampling. Despite the demonstrated benefits of UAS-SfM in freshwater and other natural resource disciplines, there remain fundamental technical challenges in the modeling of environments with homogenous surfaces (e.g., water). In this research, the effectiveness of several image collection and processing approaches for the modelling …
Cover And Forewords,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 55-2 Complete Issue,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 55-2 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 55-2 Complete Issue
An Introduction To The Geography Of Tourism By Velvet Nelson,
2024
Clemson University
An Introduction To The Geography Of Tourism By Velvet Nelson, William C. Terry
The Geographical Bulletin
Geographers specializing in the study of tourism have long complained about the marginalization of the sub-discipline within the wider scope of geography. Those of us who teach tourism geography recognize tourism as an inherently geographical topic ripe for critical investigation in classrooms. Yet despite the obvious appeal, there have been few texts that attempt a comprehensive overview of tourism geography and none geared directly at an undergraduate audience while also striking the right tone and level of engagement required to fulfill the task. I have personally heretofore eschewed the use of textbooks in teaching tourism geography in part because I …
Improved Monitoring Of Forest Disturbance And Succession Using An Optimized Satellite Image Index,
2024
Illinois State University
Improved Monitoring Of Forest Disturbance And Succession Using An Optimized Satellite Image Index, Matthew Klotzbach, Jonathan Thayn
The Geographical Bulletin
Landscape- to continental-scale studies of forest disturbance and recovery typically rely on satellite image-based indices of vegetation condition. A recently proposed disturbance index that accentuates patches of disturbed forest has been used to detect fire and insect defoliation scars, but until now it has not been used to assess recovery over time. We used a weighted version of the index to emphasize canopy differences caused by fire while minimizing other differences that may exist in the imagery to monitor succession following the 1988 fires in Yellowstone National Park. Spectral estimates of moisture levels were the most important difference between burned …
Interview: Kimi Eisele,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Interview: Kimi Eisele, Steven M. Schnell
The Geographical Bulletin
Kimi Eisele1 is a writer, dancer/choreographer, performer, director, visual artist, and educator based in Tucson, Arizona. Drawing on her MA in geography and a long-standing interest in place and space, she creates works that engage local landscapes, including ecosystems, political systems, and human communities. In 1997, while a graduate student in geography at the University of Arizona, she founded you are here: the journal of creative geography, an interdisciplinary outlet for place-based writing and art, a publication that is still going strong.
Championing The City Motto: An Analysis Of Edmonton’S Un/Official Slogan,
2024
University of British Columbia
Championing The City Motto: An Analysis Of Edmonton’S Un/Official Slogan, Nathan Bunio, Elvin Wyly
The Geographical Bulletin
This article examines urban slogans using a case study of Edmonton’s unofficial motto; “City of Champions.” We will be exploring the decision-making process regarding the city slogan, specifically who creates and adopts a city slogan, and what the relationship is between a city’s slogan and its residents. The analysis focuses on events in 2003, when the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation suggested creating a new slogan for the City, prompting a debate over whether to keep or discard the old slogan: “City of Champions.” We carried out a historical case study, using newspaper articles, blogs, and city documents, to gauge public …
Spatial Crime Displacement On Chicago’S South Side,
2024
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Spatial Crime Displacement On Chicago’S South Side, David Melsness, Ryan Weichelt
The Geographical Bulletin
This research examines the effects of population displacement after the demolition of the Robert Taylor Homes (in Chicago’s 2nd Police District) on crime in neighboring police districts that serve impoverished, racially segregated, high-crime neighborhoods where many former residents relocated. The objective is to analyze possible relationships between the demolition of the housing project and crime trends of murder, robbery, and total reported index crime in surrounding police districts and police beats through the use of hotspot analysis.
Cover And Forewords,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 55-1 Complete Issue,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 55-1 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 55-1 Complete Issue
Short-Term Associations Between Accumulated Rainfall And Atmospheric Moisture During Landfall Of Three Atlantic Hurricanes,
2024
Louisiana State University
Short-Term Associations Between Accumulated Rainfall And Atmospheric Moisture During Landfall Of Three Atlantic Hurricanes, Peng Jia, Andrew Joyner, Yilun Sun
The Geographical Bulletin
Most hurricane-related deaths are caused by flooding and, as a result, accurate forecasting of rainfall can have a profound impact on reducing loss of life as well as property damages resulting from hurricanes. Quantitative relationships between atmospheric moisture and rainfall have been examined during the landfall of three Atlantic hurricanes in the study, with Geographic Information System and high temporal resolution remote sensing data used and time lags between atmospheric moisture and rainfall taken into account. Results show that 1) atmospheric moisture and rainfall-related variables can be accurately gauged by satellite at any given place and provide approximate estimations for …
Assessing Land Use Changes Due To Natural Gas Drilling Operations In The Marcellus Shale In Bradford County, Pa,
2024
Shippensburg University
Assessing Land Use Changes Due To Natural Gas Drilling Operations In The Marcellus Shale In Bradford County, Pa, Claire A. Jantz, Hannah K. Kubach, Jacob R. Ward, Shawn Wiley, Dana Heston
The Geographical Bulletin
Extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation began in the mid-2000s, and well pads and their associated infrastructure are now prominent fixtures throughout the Appalachian region. However, there is currently little research available to provide insight into its implications for land use and land cover change. In this case study of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, we used high-resolution aerial photography, land cover data, and well point data to quantify current and potential land use change as a result of gas drilling, as well as the types of land cover to be converted. Based on the number of permits held …
Mapping Burn Severity Using The Composite Burn Index In An Oak Savannah In Central Massachusetts,
2024
Clark University
Mapping Burn Severity Using The Composite Burn Index In An Oak Savannah In Central Massachusetts, Joseph Danko Iii, John Rogan, Dominik Kulakowski, Maureen Mcconnell
The Geographical Bulletin
The goal of this paper is to characterize the spatial variability in burn severity of a wildfire in an oak savannah within the wildland-urban interface in Worcester, Massachusetts using the Composite Burn Index (CBI). This work compares two interpolated surfaces of burn severity values collected in a March 2012 burn area and examines the statistical relationship between burn severity (CBI), fuel type and topography. The wildfire burned at low-to-medium severity (0.1 – 2.0 CBI). Burn severity was highest in mixed grass and shrub fuels beneath oak canopy cover (mean 1.11 CBI), followed by open-canopy shrub fuels (mean 1.09 CBI) and …
Local Regulatory Protection For Ecosystem Services: A Case Study From The Karst Region Of Southeast Minnesota, Usa,
2024
University of Minnesota
Local Regulatory Protection For Ecosystem Services: A Case Study From The Karst Region Of Southeast Minnesota, Usa, Mary A. Williams, Susy Svatek Ziegler
The Geographical Bulletin
Human communities depend upon a myriad of ecosystem goods and services, which are produced by and depend on natural environmental processes occurring at multiple temporal and spatial scales. Land-use policy seldom recognizes the importance of these services or the environmental processes generating these services. This study examined the degree to which ecosystem services and supporting environmental processes are regulated at two United States municipal levels: city and county. Several ecosystem services but few environmental processes are regulated to some extent. We identified policy needs for environmentally sensitive karst features, aquifer recharge, groundwater quality, plant and animal populations, and flood mitigation. …
Cover And Forewords,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 54-2 Complete Issue,
2024
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Volume 54-2 Complete Issue, Steven M. Schnell
The Geographical Bulletin
Volume 54-2 Complete Issue
Geography And The Emergence Of Sustainability Science: Missed Opportunities And Enduring Possibilities,
2024
Oregon State University
Geography And The Emergence Of Sustainability Science: Missed Opportunities And Enduring Possibilities, Drew E. Bennett
The Geographical Bulletin
The dawn of the 21st century saw the emergence of the newly declared field of “sustainability science.” The new field’s research agenda focuses on meeting human needs while simultaneously sustaining the life support systems of the planet. The field works to merge the natural and social sciences with analyses conducted from global to local scales. Sustainability science resembles the long-standing human-environment tradition in geography, yet geography was not widely recognized as a fundamental discipline during the emergence of sustainability science. The failure of geography to exert itself in the birth of sustainability science is the latest failure by geography to …
Crime Modeling And Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies Crime Modeling And Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies, Edited By Michael Leitner Springer,
2024
University of Louisville
Crime Modeling And Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies Crime Modeling And Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies, Edited By Michael Leitner Springer, Charlie Zhang
The Geographical Bulletin
Crime mapping and spatial analysis of crime remains one of the most active fields regarding the applications of geospatial technologies. Included in the book series of Geotechnologies and Environment by Springer, Crime modeling and Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies, edited by Michael Leitner, presents a rich collection of the latest research applying cutting edge geo-techniques to crime mapping and spatial analysis of crime. This book is made up of eighteen chapters which cover a broad range of topics such as spatial analysis of drug market areas, spatiotemporal clustering of crime hot spots, journey to crime, and campus crime. Whereas most chapters …
Facebook As A Way Oflife: Louis Wirth In Thesocial Network,
2024
The University of British Columbia
Facebook As A Way Oflife: Louis Wirth In Thesocial Network, Larissa Zip, Rebekah Parker, Elvin Wyly
The Geographical Bulletin
The rise of social networking practices has inspired widespread public debate and scholarly attention: a growing share of social relations began to take place online in the virtual worlds of social media sites at the same time that the ‘real’ world became majority-urban. What are the implications of these trends for how we understand the geography of urban society? In this paper, we re-engage one of the foundational contributions of twentieth-century Chicago School sociology, Louis Wirth’s article “Urbanism as a Way of Life,” (1938) to understand the socio-spatial implications of social media in an era of planetary urbanization. A growing …
