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Hot, hot, heat : evaluating Phoenix, Arizona cooling centers through a project management perspective

Creator:

Leone, Cassandra M.

Abstract:

Global annual average temperatures are rising, creating extreme heat events or heatwaves that are increasing in frequency, length, and severity. The world will endure more of these events as climate change worsens and heat-related mortality and morbidity will increase due to warming conditions. At the center of heatwaves are urban...

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Masters Thesis

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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cassandra Marie Leone for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental
Estimating the Influence of the Urban Heat Island Effect on Housing Prices

Creator:

Hossain, Lima

Abstract:

Using summertime housing transactions data of 3,309 parcels from multiple years in Eugene-Springfield, OR, we present a hedonic price model to estimate the influence of the urban heat island (UHI) effect on housing prices in this metropolitan area. By taking advantage of the inherent random nature of summertime weather observations,...

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Masters Thesis
Modeling human expertise for providing adaptive levels of robot shared autonomy

Creator:

Milliken, Lauren

Abstract:

In shared autonomy, a robot and human user both have some level of control in order to achieve a shared goal. Choosing the balance of control given to the user and the robot can be a challenging problem since different users have different preferences and vary in skill levels when...

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Masters Thesis