Geography & Atmospheric Science Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Lodges of Time and Space: the Stone Cairns of Red Wing
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)The stone cairns of Red Wing, Minnesota, USA, have been cloaked in mystery for centuries. Small in number, densely concentrated and originally built upon high, untimbered hilltops, the identity of the builders remains ... -
Regional Identity and Constructive Regionalization in the North Caucasus: Group Perceptions and Nuances from Inside the Region
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The North Caucasus region of Russia is certainly one of the world’s most ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse. The region’s landscapes reflect legacies of Russian imperialism and Soviet rule, along with ... -
From Existing Practices to Best Practices: Improving the Quality and Consistency of Participant Assessment Methods in Cartographic User Studies
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)User studies are a cornerstone of cartographic research, delivering valuable insights into the design and use of maps, as well as the attitudes and behaviors of map users. The ever-expanding body of cartographic user studies ... -
Grassland Breeding Bird Response to Landscape, Climate, and Spring Burning in the Tallgrass Prairies of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Given the drastic loss of prairie habitat and consequent decline in grassland bird populations, identifying the factors that influence habitat selection by grassland birds has become a critical tool for effective conservation ... -
ASSESSING THE MECHANISMS GOVERNING THE DAYTIME EVOLUTION OF MARINE STRATOCUMULUS USING LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The individual mechanisms responsible for governing the evolution of afternoon cloud properties were explored for a case of thin stratocumulus off the coast of California by applying mixed-layer theory to Large-Eddy ... -
Food Sovereignty: A Critical Case
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)For decades, the global food security strategy has operated on the assumption that poverty and hunger result from a state of underdevelopment, which can be alleviated through the distribution of technology to increase ... -
THE PUBLIC VOICE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: Community Engagement in Food Action Plans
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Abstract This project explores the definitions of sustainable food system planning and how it is approached through the disciplines of Urban Planning and Human Geography. It evaluates an emerging tool in food system planning, ... -
An Empirical Analysis of Bike Safety in Lawrence Using Road Geometry and Traffic Characteristics
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)This study focuses on analyzing bike route safety in Lawrence using road geometry, infrastructure, and traffic characteristics. Bike crash incidence has been considered as a measure of bike route safety in this study. The ... -
Challenges to Sámi Indigenous Sovereignty in an Era of Climate Change
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)My thesis examines the Indigenous Sámi’s “right to the cold” in northern Norway based on the developing concept of Indigenous climate sovereignties. The right to the cold favors the inclusion the sovereignty of Indigenous ... -
Landscapes of Mount Kilimanjaro Tourism: Residual, Dominant, Emerging, and Excluded Cultures
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The government of Tanzania has promoted tourism as a way to increase economic development and diversification in the country. Due in part to these efforts, tourism has become a top foreign exchange earner for the country. ... -
Toward Rapid Flood Mapping Using Modeled Inundation Libraries
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)New methods are needed for mapping floods in near real-time that leverage the increasing availability of remotely sensed data during flood disasters, availability of improved elevation data, and improvements in web-based ... -
INCONSISTENCIES IN THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODEL OF THE MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER ALONG THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The late spring and summer low-level wind field along the California coast is primarily controlled by the pressure gradient between the Pacific high and the thermal low over the desert southwest. Strong northwesterly winds ... -
The Republican River Basin and Three Irrigation Districts: A Socio-Hydrology Profile
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Water’s social co-evolution with people has been marked upon the landscape by visible stream diversions to massive hydroelectric dams. Other more reclusive impacts are found beneath the earth’s surface. Both actions have ... -
Delineating Sea-Level Rise Inundation: An Exploration of Data Structures and Performance Optimization
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Based on a conservative projection by the IPCC (IPCC 2007), inundation caused by sea level rise will likely disrupt the physical, economic, and social systems in coastal regions around the world. This research proposed an ... -
Geoprocessing Approaches to Delineate Impoundments and Characterize Subcatchments within Kansas Reservoir Drainages
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Federal reservoirs in Kansas are presently undergoing infill at varying rates and represent a growing concern, as these features are integral to the state’s infrastructure and projected dredging required to restore capacities ... -
The influence of longwave cloud-top cooling on marine stratocumulus cloud transitions
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The nocturnal transition (beginning around sunset) of the turbulent structure within the stratocumulus-topped boundary layer in the Southeast Pacific is simulated using near-LES model framework and sounding data from the ... -
AN EXPLORATION IN INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GEOGRAPHY: MILITARY STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS (SOFAs), SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND JURISDICTION
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Laws and legal practices have long shaped physical space, demarcated acceptable bodies and behaviors in place(s), and determined our rights, privileges, protections, and movements. Often, when we speak of “Law,” we speak ... -
Citizenship Capital & Political Power in Estonia
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Citizenship is an underlying aspect of our geopolitical landscape and everyday political experiences. Citizenship is often accepted as a natural and universal form of legal and/or political membership that binds a nation ... -
Digital Utilities: A Kansas Perspective on Bridging Internet Divides with Municipal Broadband
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The venerable concept of universal service crucial to municipal utility operations may be the key to solving a digital-age challenge. Many rural Americans face persistent inequities in broadband Internet access, as low ... -
Woody Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source for Ft. Yukon, Alaska
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Using renewable energy to offset or to transition completely from fossil fuels is a global trend. Some countries are moving at a faster pace than others. Motives are usually derived from a concern to reduce greenhouse gas ...