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To Flow or Not to Flow: A Policy Analysis on the Implementation of Environmental Flow Legislation in Texas
(2022-08)Environmental flows are essential in sustaining healthy waterways. Thus, in 2007, the 80th Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 3, which required environmental flow standards for priority river basins in Texas to be ... -
Performing a Supervised Land Use Land Cover Change Analysis to Quantify Urban Expansion in the Katy Prairie in Harris County, Texas
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Tourism and the Intersection of Racialization and Women-Owned Businesses in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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Mapping and Qualitative Data Collection for People-First Floodplain Buyout Processes Harris County, TX 2000-2021
(2022-08)Federally funded floodplain buyouts are a nonstructural flood mitigation practice that uses federal grants to remove people and businesses from flood-prone areas to end financial strain on the National Flood Insurance ... -
Powerful Geography and Wakanda Forever: Parallel Worlds on the Edge of a Major Paradigm Shift as Both Face the Future
(2022-05)This paper examines the parallels of Geography Education and Wakanda in Ryan Coogler’s 2018 film, Black Panther. We will examine what choices do T’Challa and his people and storytellers make to face a future without ... -
Understanding the Photovoice Method's Impact on Student Perceptions of Geography
(2022-05)As the number of undergraduate degrees awarded in Geography has recently declined, I wondered: What can be done to change perceptions of geography in order to increase the probability of a student taking a geography course ... -
Gentrification Beyond the Census: A Case Study of the Montopolis neighborhood in Austin, Texas
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Pollinator Bee Responses to Texas Wine, Cider, and Mead Landscapes after Freeze Events
(2022-05)This paper focuses on fermented landscapes, in particular the environmental habitats for bee pollinators. I selected three fermented products that bees interact with: mead, wine, and cider. Three sites, one for ...
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Investigating the Utility of ICESat-2 to Monitor Sea Ice Extent in the Beaufort Sea
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Earned Honors Credit in Geography Courses Using Different Assessments
(2022-05)Many school districts around the United States are working to find ways to make learning equitable for all students. In an attempt to make education more equitable for all, some school districts have started to detrack ... -
Geospatial Technology in the Co-Taught Human Geography Classroom
(2022-05)Advances in technology have substantially expanded potential tools for teachers to utilize in the classroom. Often these tools are reserved for students in honors or Advanced Placement courses. This study uses an inductive ... -
Examining Residents' Vulnerability from the Flood Hazard in the Onion Creek Neighborhood of Austin Texas: Who is At-Risk and Why?
(2021-12)Onion Creek is a neighborhood south of downtown Austin that falls within the base floodplains where Base elevations are provided. As a result, it is a high-intensity flood zone. Demographically speaking, the region is ... -
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Identifying Erosional Trends of Upper Galveston Bay Salt Marshes from 2004-2018 High Resolution Imagery: A GIS and Remote Sensing Analysis
(2021-12)Remote sensing has been a part of contemporary wetland conservation practices for many years. Data generated by aerial and satellite imagery has proven invaluable to assessing the health of wetland environments. Utilizing ... -
Assessing Potential Impacts from the 2018 California Wildfires on Atmospheric Particulate Concentrations in U.S. National Parks
(2021-08)United States’ national parks offer visitors the opportunity to engage in outdoor recreation. People travel to national parks for many reasons. They enjoy the serene beauty and scenic views of parks while seeking solace ... -
The Impacts of the United States-China Trade War on the Texas Cotton Sector
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Investigating Patterns in Spatial Distribution and Diversity of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the San Marcos River from 2013 to 2019
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Spatiotemporal river use patterns and implications for Texas wild-rice distribution in the San Marcos River (Texas, USA) for summer 2016
(2021-05)No abstract prepared. -
Comparison of Professional Positions and Duties Between State Park Peace Officers and Game Wardens for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
(2021-05)The paper discusses how the conservation officer deals with culture and today's society's duties—learning the behavioral characteristics that distinguish between a state park police officer and game warden for the Texas ...
