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Original Texas Land Survey as a Source for Pre-European Settlement Vegetation Mapping
(2012-02-14)
Past events and present environmental conditions may alter vegetation cover and composition over decadal timescales by exerting persistent effects on modern vegetation patterns and consequently influencing species distribution ...
Using GIS to Estimate the Spatial Distribution of Wind-Power Royalties in West Texas
(2015-11-23)
Wind energy is one of the fastest growing sources of renewable energy in the United States, particularly in the Great Plains region. This remarkable expansion has been attributed to high social acceptance, a simple permitting ...
Flood-Proofing Communities with Land Use Planning and Design
(2016-04-08)
This dissertation evaluated how spatial patterns of pervious land cover moderate flood impacts in urban areas during an extreme rainfall event. First, it presented criteria to characterize hydrologic functions of natural ...