Browsing by Author "Brody, Samuel D."
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Ismayilova, Rubaba Mammad (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)The increasing U.S. dependence on imported oil; the contribution of fossil fuels to the greenhouse gas emissions and the climate change issue; the current level of energy prices and other environmental concerns have increased ...
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Norman, Sarah A. (2012-10-19)In 1988, the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico was declared severely overfished. Since then, the daily bag limit has been reduced from 7 to 2, the minimum size limit has increased from 13 to 16 inches, and the ...
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Armitage, Anna R.; Highfield, Wesley E.; Brody, Samuel D.; Louchouarn, Patrick (PLOS, 2015-05-06)Landscape-level shifts in plant species distribution and abundance can fundamentally change the ecology of an ecosystem. Such shifts are occurring within mangrove-marsh ecotones, where over the last few decades, relatively ...
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Bernhardt, Sarah Praeger (2011-02-22)This research presents the first coastal and marine protected areas specific quantitative management plan evaluation protocol. This critical research gap in the coastal and marine protected area (CMPA) research literature ...
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Street Patterns and Floodplains in The Woodlands, Texas Xu, Junping (2010-01-14)The objective of this thesis is to explore the relationship between street patterns and floodplains. Although some researchers have written about the relationship between land use and floodplains in The Woodlands, few have ...
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Xu, Chen (2011-10-21)The past three years have witnessed unprecedented growth of user-generated volunteered geographic information (VGI) on the Web. Although scholars, decision makers, and citizens have recognized the potential value of VGI ...
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Lorente, Paula (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 ...
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Kelly, Vanessa Christine (2009-05-15)Senate Bill 1 and HB 1763 have greatly changed Texas water planning. With SB1 the planning process became a bottom-up approach that allowed 16 regional water planning groups (RWPGs) to create a plan that would be combined ...
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Young, De'Etra Jenra (2012-02-14)This study explored the relationship between increased proportions of imperviousness in a watershed on surface water quality and examined the effectiveness of using remote sensing to systematically and accurately determine ...
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Tang, Zhenghong (2009-05-15)The lack of early integration with the planning and decision-making process has been a major problem in environmental assessment. Traditional project-based environmental impact assessment has inadequate incentives and ...
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Grover, Himanshu (2011-10-21)Climate change is possibly the greatest threat facing human society in this century. The response to this challenge has been dominated by international negotiations for controlling greenhouse gas emissions. More recently ...
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Kang, Jung Eun (2010-10-12)Planning researchers believe that property losses from natural hazards, such as floods can be reduced if governments address this issue and adopt appropriate policies in their plans. However, little empirical research has ...
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Arlikatti, Sudha S (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)This research, aimed at advancing the theory of environmental hazard adjustment processes by contrasting households from three cities in a high seismic hazard area with households from three other cities in a moderate ...
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Ryu, Hyung Cheal (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)This study addresses factors driving the variation in the per capita Ecological Footprint (EF) in Dallas County, Texas. A main hypothesis was that scientifically estimated demography, environmental values, spatial attributes, ...
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Bierling, David (2012-10-19)This research presents empirical evidence and interpretation about the effects of planning participants and contextual factors on information selection in public organizations. The study addresses important research ...
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Davis, Amber Marie (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)The Edwards Plateau is the drainage area for the Edwards Aquifer, which provides water to over 2.2 million people. The plateau also provides other ecosystem services, such as wildlife habitat and the sequestration of ...
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Kim, Hee Ju (2010-10-12)This study examines the relationship between land use and temperature change in Dallas County, TX. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between temperature and land use and to identify the primary ...
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Gwaltney, Tracy Marie (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)A drip type rainfall simulator and an existing watershed study were used to assess relationships between runoff, infiltration, erosion and associated risk thresholds on a range watershed in Brazos County, Texas. The focus ...
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Highfield, Wesley E. (2009-05-15)This study explores the spatial-temporal patterns of Section 404 permitting program under the Clean Water Act and examines its impact on mean and peak annual streamflow. The study area consists of 47 sub-basins that are ...
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Lee, Hye Kyung (2015-12-07)As rapid urban development with its concomitant conversion of open space and added imperviousness increases the potential for adverse hazard impacts, the possible benefits of green infrastructure as a tool for hazard ...