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Creator:: Edstrom, Jillian Aasta
Abstract:: As GIS becomes more prominent in academic classrooms at all levels of education, the subject of geography and its related disciplines can be approached with a geospatial technology perspective, using new tools and lesson plans. The implementation of Google Earth in classrooms is just one example of this. Research was...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Dr. Laurence Becker for accepting me on as a graduate student one term into my program, for his

Creator:: Latta, Brian
Abstract:: The settlement patterns of European immigrants arriving around the turn of the 20th Century have been described using the theory of spatial assimilation. Recent academic literature has called into question whether this theory is still relevant in describing the settlement patterns of recent non-European immigrant groups, but has not been...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: MASTER OF SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM May 2012 Directed by Dr. Laurence Becker 1

Creator:: Wade, Michael C.
Abstract:: Satellite imagery has been a useful tool in monitoring land cover changes, including changes within protected areas. In the 1980’s and 1990’s Honduras created over 100 protected areas, yet few resources have been dedicated to their management. This study used Landsat satellite imagery to evaluate deforestation in the Río Plátano...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Aug, 2007 Directed by Dr. Laurence Becker ACKNOWLDEGEMENTS I would like to thank my

Creator:: Bucklin, David N.
Abstract:: Protected natural areas are important reserves for biodiversity, and in the tropics, often play a role in deterring deforestation. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a protected-area with a two-tiered management regime in Bolivia, Amboró National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area (IMNA), in deterring clearance of forest. Four satellite...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science Geography Program June 2010 Directed By: Dr. Laurence C. Becker

Creator:: Anderson, Carl G.
Abstract:: From a landscape ecology perspective, meadows are often seen as landscapes in transition. Succession and change in meadows may be investigated by considering the physical and anthropogenic factors that influence the landscape through time. What is often unknown is how changes occur and how physical and anthropogenic factors contribute to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM September 2007 Directed by Dr. Larry Becker ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Creator:: Tang, Yingqi
Abstract:: Involuntary movement, also known as forced displacement, has affected millions of people worldwide. At the end of 20th century, approximately 80 million people had been displaced due to hydropower projects, including approximately 22.5 million people in China. Dam-induced migration not only causes material loss, such as loss of homes and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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