Theses and Dissertations-Geography

Changing Patterns of Water, Access, and Public Discourse in the Lower Colorado River Valley of Texas, 1970-2015

Lavy, Brendan L. (2017-07)

This mixed-methods study analyzes changes in water, access, and public discourse in the lower Colorado River valley of Texas from 1970 to 2015. The waters of the lower Colorado River have sustained urban populations and ...

Water in a Changing Cimate: Montana's Flathead Indian Reservation, 1961-2100

Zignol, Francesco (2019-08)

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation (MT) have observed drastic changes in the quantity and quality of the water resources of the reservation over the last decades, which is ...

A Geographic Framework for Assessing Neolocalism: The Case of Texas Hard Cider

Buratti, James Paul (2019-07-09)

The purpose of this research was to develop and test a new conceptual framework for the geographic analysis of neolocalism through an examination of Texas craft cider producers. James Shortridge (1996) introduced the term ...

The Viability of Social Media for Communicating Risk: Interpretations of Experiences during 2017 Hurricane Harvey through Phenomenography

Street, Susan E. (2019-07-12)

From August 17 to September 3, 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas Coastal Bend, stalled and meandered between Corpus Christi and Beaumont for four days. Originally recorded as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 209 ...

Sediment Transport by Mud-Nesting Barn Swallows in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.

McLendon, Aidan K. (2019-07)

The effects of avian nest building on the landscape are not well-known. Birds can create and modify their landscape, and this is seen in nesting behaviors. Some birds will transport mud to build nests and depending on the ...

Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: A Geographic Inquiry

Biegas, Tamara C. (2017-05)

This study analyzed the variances of BMI status of adolescents based on their dietary intake, physical activity, and method of weight loss methods among five urban school districts across the United States. Variances in ...

Exploring Associations between Environmental Risk Factors and Low Birth Weight Using Geographic Big Data

Gong, Xi (2016-05)

Low birth weight (LBW) is defined as newborns who are born weighing less than 2,500 grams. LBW is not only one of the adverse pregnancy outcomes, but also an important predictor of infants’ health. LBW is associated with ...

The Geomorphic Nature of Mountain Bike Impacts on Selected Trail Systems near Austin, Texas.

Martin, Ross H. (2017-11-22)

Mountain bike trails exist as physical manifestations of direct mountain biker forcing on the landscape. The geomorphic nature of these impacts was evaluated using innovative techniques with accelerometer data as a proxy ...

GIScience for Genocide Studies: Challenges and Methods for Managing and Analyzing Geohistorical Data

Burleson, Shelley J. (2019-04-26)

<p>The main purpose of this dissertation is to explore the use of Geographic Information Science (GIScience) and historical Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to study the Armenian Genocide and to contribute to a somewhat ...

The Geography of Farmworker Health: A Mixed-Method Exploratory Analysis of Chronic Disease

Deka, Mark A. (2019-04-30)

Known by some as the ‘invisible’ people because of their precarious work and low social status, migratory and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) are a critical and underappreciated component to the agriculture industry in the ...

The Anthropogeomorphic Impacts of Camping Activities and Livestock Enclosures on Zoogeomorphological Processes and Activity in the Kuwaiti Desert

Anzah, Faisal (2019-04-10)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of anthropogeomorphic disturbances on zoogeomorphic processes and patterns in the Kuwaiti desert. Specific objectives were focused on evaluating post-disturbance ...

An Analysis of the Alignment between National and State Geography Standards

Zadrozny, Joann (2018-11-14)

The standards-based reform movement in K-12 American education began in the 1990s after a number of polls and surveys publicized the poor performance of American students in geographical knowledge. The federal government ...

The State of the Protection of Freshwater Inflow to the Bays and Estuaries of Texas

Wassenich, Tom (2004-08-01)

Freshwater inflow to the bays and estuaries of Texas is considered essential to maintain their biological productivity. The reduced salinity of the estuaries is necessary for the juvenile stage of many marine species. More ...

Quantifying Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) Spawning Habitat Suitability on the Lower Trinity River, Texas

Sterling, Killian (2017-04-24)

No abstract prepared.

Landslide Hazard Modeling in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, California Using Multi-tiered Geospatial Data Analysis

Lila, Reni Bibriven (2018-04-10)

Population growth and sprawling urbanization have resulted in higher perturbations of susceptible landscapes and more people and infrastructure exposed to hazardous landslides in southern California. This, in turn, has ...

Evaluating Future Impacts of Climate Change on Traditional Mexican Maize Suitability and Indigenous Communities in Mexico

Gonzalez, Steven C. (2018-04-20)

Anthropogenic climate change is expected to have dramatic impacts on natural and human systems worldwide in the near future. Ensuring food security for an exponentially-increasing world population requires extensive research ...