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A 20-Year Analysis of Economic & Renewable Energy Policies Across Wisconsin: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Institutional Player Disjuncts
(2019)While Wisconsin has produced relatively fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than some of its Midwestern neighbors, in 2003 it was the 42nd largest GHG emitter in the world. The state of Wisconsin generates only 10-percent ... -
Accessibility and Cost Surfaces in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota
(2011-05-13)Analyze the accessibility for canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This assessment could aid canoe trip leaders in planning for travel and emergency evacuation. -
An Adaptive Traffic Vehicle Routing Framework During Big Public Events
(2016)One of the most ubiquitous transportation problems is real-time vehicle routing. Previous work leveraged both real-time (e.g. vehicle location and velocity) and historical traffic data (e.g. street traffic count within a ... -
Affordable Housing in Madison, Wisconsin: an Analysis of Four Proposed Sites
(2018)The city of Madison, Wisconsin has been engaged in facilitating the construction of affordable housing developments in order to support low-income residents of the city. Madison’s established Affordable Housing Fund has ... -
Aging in Place: An Analysis of Land Use Accessibility in Madison, WI
(2021)Introduction: Americans are living longer than they ever have before. By 2060, there are expected to be 98 million Americans aged 65 and over, twice as many as there were in 2015. Additionally, the 85+ population, which ... -
Analysis of Distribution of Vulnerable Groups in Relation to Ozone Pollution in California
(2020-12-13)This paper aims to look at the distribution of groups vulnerable to ozone pollution to see if they are disproportionately distributed more in ozone nonattainment areas compared to non-vulnerable groups and to produce a map ... -
Ancient Mounds, Modern Meanings
(2003-04-28)Students at the University of Wisconsin and other residents of Madison encounter effigy mounds on an almost daily basis as they move throughout campus and the city. Mounds can be found on Observatory Hill (see Figure 1), ... -
Ancient Voices, Modern Ears: Effigy Mounds and the Social Reproduction of Landscape Narratives on the UW-Madison Campus
(2012-12)Effigy mounds have a very long history on the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus. The record of Native American influence spans from 19th century traditions to contemporary buildings and events that take place today. ... -
Application of Objective Visual Complexity Measures to Binary Dasymetric Maps
(2011)Dasymetric maps have been shown to be an improvement over more common mapping techniques in terms of spatial and attribute accuracy. This research is a step towards evaluating dasymetric maps in terms of their effectiveness ... -
Assessing the Pattern of Error in a Predictive Soil Map
(2010)SoLIM is a predictive soil mapping application employing fuzzy logic and expert knowledge to model the relationship between landscape and soil type. The end result of SoLIM's predictive approach is a hardened map of soil ... -
Assessing the UW-Madison Student Housing Market: Student Preferences and Affordability
(2020-12-14)This paper details the growing challenges of affordable housing for the undergraduate population at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This study seeks to observe how luxury high rise development both in theory and ... -
Assessment of Habitat and Wildlife Density in Community Wildlife Sanctuaries Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya
(2013)Community wildlife sanctuaries within the Amboseli ecosystem serve as a wildlife corridor for migratory species from Amboseli National Park. The sanctuaries are community-based conservation areas that provide wildlife with ... -
Beneath the Surface: Urban Fishing and Environmental Justice
(2013-12-12)Urban fishing and shoreline fishing are popular year round activities that have received little attention in research and literature. We specifically looked at Monona Bay and Lake Wingra in Madison to examine the various ... -
Between Place: Food Consumption and Spaces of Inclusion and Exclusion in Montpellier, France
(2011)?If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast,? wrote Ernest Hemingway about his time there in the 1920s.1 ... -
Beyond the Frame: An Analysis of Museums as Therapeutic Spaces for Persons with Alzheimer?s Disease
(2014-12)The average lifespan of a person in the United States is increasing, along with population. This has a direct effect on the number of persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Since Alzheimer's disease currently ... -
Bicycle Kiosk Locations in Madison, WI
(2011-05-13)Create a suitability map for bicycle-sharing kiosk locations, facilitating bicycle transportation and multi-modal short distance travel for a variety of users in Madison, WI. -
Buffer zones in the Peruvian Amazon bring conservation benefits despite ambiguous rules and uncertain authority
(2015-03-24)Many geographers have tested whether protected areas save forest, but they usually focus on parks and reserves, management units that have internationally recognized standing and familiar objectives. Buffer zones have ... -
Bulldozed History: a Visual Representation of Greenbush
(2018)The Greenbush neighborhood was once a vibrant immigrant community in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1962, the neighborhood was razed to be redeveloped, and after sitting empty for years a hospital and several apartment buildings ... -
Business is Blooming: An Inquiry into the Development of the Dane County Farmers? Market and the Factors of its Success
(2011)The Dane County Farmers Market is a special part of our lives living in Madison, Wisconsin and we want to know, what trends in the region influenced the development of the Dane County Farmer's Market (DCFM) and what factors ... -
(C)art Therapy: Sketch Mapping Workshops for Early Teens as a Case Study in Post-representational Cartography
(2019)In this study, I considered the process of mapping as art intervention programming for individuals to uncover the important role that place plays in life’s experiences (affective geographies), specifically the emotions ...