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This dissertation is an account of conservative social movement activism. Conservative political projects are characterized by advocacy of market-centric state policies. Conservative social movement activism is one variety of...
Hurricanes threaten the United States every year. It is important to quantify the risk of these events for emergency managers. Extreme value statistics are used to model hurricane characteristics at different locations. Using wind speeds...
Urban cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning enhancement has been well documented for Atlanta, Georgia. This study builds on those investigations using modeling techniques. Numerous styles of analyses and regressions were conducted to establish...
Tupelo Forests and Honey Production along the Apalachicola River of Northwest Florida: Livelihood Preservation and Forest Conservation in a Changing Rural Landscape
This research is a case study of beekeepers, honey production, and land-use change in a rural area of Northwest Florida. The dense stands of tupelo trees that grow along the Apalachicola River and its tributaries make this region one of...
Since the launch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2002, research needs have been established in the areas of disaster preparedness and critical infrastructure protection. Disaster preparedness seeks to lessen the adverse...
North Atlantic hurricanes constitute a threat to both life and property. The warm seas found in tropical low-latitudes provide a breeding ground for hurricanes, with nearly continuous heat and moisture fluxes into near-surface air....
Traits, Species, and Communities: Integrative Bayesian Approaches to Ecological Biogeography across Geographic, Environmental, Phylogenetic, and Morphological Space
Assuming a methodological perspective, this dissertation proceeds through a series of studies that cover levels of biological organization ranging from the morphological traits of individual specimens to community assemblages. The...
The tracking of hurricanes, largely controlled by the organization of the presiding pressure systems, determines whether or not any given hurricane will strike a coastline. Some of the climatic influences, such as the North Atlantic...
Landscape characteristics are believed to have a close linkage with in-stream nutrient level. Both empirical and process-based approaches have been used to model the relationship between landscape characteristics and non-point source ...
This study contributes a critical geographic perspective to understanding possibilities and constraints for achieving more sustainable and just urbanization through New Urbanism, a market-oriented, Smart Growth approach consistent with...
This dissertation extends research that seeks a better understanding of the complex relationships between humans and the urban environment by focusing on one of the more pervasive topics in recent human-environment studies: the...
The montane cloud forests of northeastern Mexico have a high concentration of endemism, and are increasingly vulnerable to climate change, deforestation, and habitat fragmentation. Ninety percent of the original montane cloud forest in...
There are two major paradigms in geography. These are human-environment interaction and spatial analysis. Human-environment interaction is defined as how the human race interacts with the environment it is surrounded by and spatial...
This dissertation presents and evaluates the use of geographic techniques for understanding the role of environmental variables as they relate to the odds of settlements being targeted for attack within a civil conflict. Geospatial...
One of the major themes of geography is human and environment interaction. Human activities shape and influence the natural environment in numerous ways, and the effects of these activities vary across space and time. Conservation...
Perhaps nothing on Earth is so uniquely majestic, yet destructive as the tornado. A violent tornado can level a town in minutes, causing death, injuries, monumental property losses and lasting emotional damage. To better understand the...
Effects of Fragmentation, Climate, and Substrate Age on Endangerment, Species Composition, and Associated Reproductive Traits in Hawaiian Dry Forest Tree Species
The effects of precipitation, substrate age, and fragmentation on species composition, endangerment, and reproductive live history traits of Hawaiian dry forest tree species were examined in order to characterized patterns of diversity...
Vegetation is a fundamental component in urban ecosystems which provide human beings with various ecosystem services. Land changes due to rapid urbanization worldwide cause an unbalanced distribution of various vegetation types, which is...
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