Geography Theses and Dissertations
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30+ YEARS OF LAND COVER AND LAND USE CHANGE IN SOUTH AMERICA
(2020)The modification of the Earth’s surface constitutes the most impactful way in which humans affect their surrounding environment, with broad and lasting consequences. Changes in land cover accelerate biodiversity loss, ... -
Data Against Youth of Color in the Information Policing Era: How Gang Databases are Deepening Inequality
(2020)This paper examines how labeling gang members without consistent criteria for inclusion in law enforcement’s gang databases systemically leads to negative outcomes, also known as data violence. The concept of data violence ... -
ADDRESSING GEOGRAPHICAL CHALLENGES IN THE BIG DATA ERA UTILIZING CLOUD COMPUTING
(2020)Processing, mining and analyzing big data adds significant value towards solving previously unverified research questions or improving our ability to understand problems in geographical sciences. This dissertation contributes ... -
Geodesign and the Expression of Environmental Values: A Mixed Methods Evaluation
(2020)There is a stark contrast between professed environmental values and actual action taken to express those values. This ‘value-action gap’ limits the extent to which individuals enact both simple and collective actions to ... -
Interdisciplinary Geospatial Assessment of Malaria Exposure in Ann Township, Myanmar
(2020)Despite considerable progress toward malaria elimination in Myanmar, challenges remain owing to the persistence of complex focal transmission reservoirs. Nearly all remaining infections are clinically silent, rendering ...