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Spatial equity analysis in the Atlanta 10-County Region

Zhao, Liuhui (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

Spatial equity plays an important role in the planning process. Whether or not a city can provide relative equity in term of accessibility to its residents influences its development. Prior research focusing on housing ...
Spatial Targeting of Agricultural Support Measures: Indicator-Based Assessment of Coverages and Leakages

LaFevor, Matthew C.; Ponette-González, Alexandra G.; Larson, Rebecca; Mungai, Leah M. (2021)

Agricultural support programs distribute payments to farms based on a diverse set of policy objectives. Adequate targeting of this support to priority areas is key to efficient and effective policy. We evaluated the targeting ...
Stand Dynamics in a Longleaf Pine Woodland: a Spatial Analysis

Phillips, David (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

Global climate change has put an increased focus on enhancing adaptation potential of forest ecosystems. It is hypothesized that structurally complex stands exhibit greater resistance and resilience to stresses. An ...
Student attitude and action regarding the single-use plastic shopping bag on The University of Alabama campus

Miller, Kate Elizabeth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

This research explores discrepancies between attitudes and behaviors of students on the University of Alabama campus regarding the single-use plastic shopping bag. A survey was developed and administered to 162 students ...
Student preferences for funding public parks and recreation areas during times of slow economic growth and high government deficits

Miller, Scott William (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

This study asked 263 students at The University of Alabama to identify their access to and primary usage of local, state, and national parks and their preferred method to pay for these recreation areas, particularly in ...
Synoptic characteristics of intense precipitation events in the southeastern united states

Skeeter, Walker J. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

The Southeastern United States is a region where increases in temperature have been largely muted when compared to other regions of the country, although extremes in both temperature and precipitation have become more ...
Temporal dynamics affecting ground flora recovery after fire in thinned pinus-quercus stands

Willson, Kevin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

The ground flora stratum affects stand structure, resource acquisition, nutrient cycling, and taxonomic richness in forest ecosystems. Disturbances, such as thinning and prescribed fire, alter understory growing conditions ...
The effects of intermediate-scale wind disturbance on forest composition, structure, and succession with implications for management

Cowden, Merrit (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

Forest disturbances are discrete events in space and time that disrupt the biophysical environment and impart lasting legacies on forest composition, structure, and stand development. Intermediate-scale disturbances may ...
The impact of storm surge from successive hurricanes on the Alabama beach mouse population

Yuro, Alexandra Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

Global environmental change affects plants and animals by changing their distributions and phenology, and altering ecosystem functions. Already endangered plants and animals subject to these changes may be more vulnerable ...
The influence of social media and other modes of communication before and after the Tuscaloosa Tornado

Stokes, Courtney Thompson (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

The April 27th 2011 EF-4 Tuscaloosa, AL tornado forever changed the city, passing within 1 kilometer of the University of Alabama. The majority of the campus community had experience under tornado warnings, but had not ...
The role of hurricane characteristics and storm track on evacuation decision making of Pensacola, Florida residents

Rockman, Meganne S. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

Over the past four decades there have been numerous studies on hurricane evacuation. Despite a voluminous collection of literature, few studies have offered insight on whether or not evacuees make evacuation plans based ...
The use of habitat classification and mapping of the threatened flattened musk turtle in the shoreline management of Smith Lake, Alabama

Limbaugh, Joelle M. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

The purpose of this thesis was to develop a habitat classification system indicating suitability of shoreline for the federally threatened flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus depressus). The shoreline of Smith Lake was ...
Thomas Cruse: Early Montana Prospector, Mine Owner, and Entrepreneur

Sandy, John H.
Thoughts and threats: understanding the current sea turtle landscape in southern Belize

Delgado, Alysa Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

Belize has the potential to be a sea turtle refuge because of historical nesting activity and a wealth of critical nesting and foraging habitat. The last known nationwide assessment was completed in 1992 as a part of the ...
Trail user preferences and motivations to attend Alabama state parks

Crain, Lauren Annette (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

Alabama's state parks are important centers for outdoor recreation, and their trail systems are often key attractions for visitors. Therefore, enhancing the outdoor recreation experience through improved trail management ...
Tree-ring anatomical variability and flooding near the White River-Mississippi River confluence

Meko, Matthew Dobbyn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

I explored the relationship between inter-annual tree-ring anatomical variability of overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) and river flooding at a floodplain forest site near the confluence of the White River and Mississippi River, ...
Understanding spatio-temporal variation of regional taxi flows in New York City

Fang, Ting (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

With the arrival of Big Data Age, how to mining useful information hidden behind big data has become a hot topic in Geographic Information Science (GIScience). This study examined the spatio-temporal variation of regional ...
Urban growth monitoring of Birmingham, AL using Landsat MSS and TM imagery

Trousdale, Matthew Gavin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)

Monitoring urban growth and change in land-use/land-cover in metropolitan areas is of critical interest in the twenty-first century. It is of utmost importance to those who study urban and metropolitan dynamics and to ...
Using Paleoflood Hydrology to Extend Flood Records and Understand Large Floods in South Sauty Creek, Buck's Pocket State Park, AL

Corbin, Joni (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

In this study, we use multiple paleoflood hydrologic techniques to develop a chronology of flood events that pre-date stream gauge data for South Sauty Creek, a tributary of the Tennessee River in north Alabama. Paleoflood ...
Using time geography to geovisualize variation in work-related travel patterns by gender and race

Pan, Qinyue (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

The main purpose of this thesis is to examine the variation of work-related trips by sex and race or ethnicity. Work-related trips are an important part of American daily life and have a significant influence on a household's ...

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