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Historical Floodplain Sedimentation Along the Upper Mississippi River, Pool 11
(2005)Many of the ecologically rich aquatic habitats created by the construction of locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River are now disappearing as a result of increased sedimentation. Sub-aqueous sediment cores were ... -
History In The Margins: Ecotonal Dynamics and Abrupt Vegetation Change In Holocene Lower Michigan
(2023)Abrupt changes in ecological systems are expected to become more frequent in the near future, as a result of on-going climate change and increases in both the frequency and intensity of disturbance and extreme climate ... -
History of Environmental Justice in Memphis's Lamar Avenue Corridor
(2013-12)Lamar Avenue in Memphis, TN serves as a hub for industry and a convergence point for air, rail and freight traffic. The presence of the Memphis International Airport, the national headquarters of Federal Express, as well ... -
The History of Food Systems and Accessibility in Madison, WI: 1970-Today
(2016-12-15)The retail food landscape is a dynamic sector: Large chains are constantly forcing locally-run stores out of business, retail capital is becoming increasingly consolidated, and the number of food insecure individuals is ... -
A History of Religion and Churches in Prairie du Chien
(2009-05-12)Examining the lower third of the Wisconsin Riverway is an effective way to contextualize the complex development mechanisms our State and Nation, in general, have employed to progress throughout time. Specifically, the ... -
History of Roads and Evolution of Transportation: Effects on Regional Development in the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
(2009-05)Research on my topic has been qualitative and theory based. Its primary emphasis is to examine how past, present and future road building acts as a catalyst or reaction to population growth and economic development in the ... -
History, Environment and Community: Organic Agriculture in the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
(2009-05-08)The Lower Wisconsin Riverway is composed of many farming communities, both organic and conventional. Organic farming is growing nationally, but questions remain about the effects of organic farming on local communities. ... -
Home and Identity
(2013-12)Understanding our homes is essential to understanding ourselves, for our homes influence and are influenced by our identities. Though we often equate our home with our house, in the majority of cases, people describe home ... -
Homeless Networks in Downtown Madison, Wisconsin
(2010-12)Many know that Madison, Wisconsin is a homeless-friendly city, but the question remains: does Madison have adequate resources to support its homeless community? Our research focuses specifically on the food and shelter ... -
Homelessness in Madison: The Correlation between Collective Perception and Relief Administration
(2009-12)Try this thought experiment. Imagine you worked for eight hours, and then you had to help a relative cut their lawn. At the end of the day you find yourself tired and hungry. Where do you go? For most individuals they ... -
Hotspot Analysis of Potential Vernal Pool Locations in Southeastern Wisconsin
(2018)Vernal pools are critical breeding habitats for migrating amphibian species. Due to the small scale, ephemeral nature, and varied locations of vernal pools, efforts to protect these amphibian species can be difficult. Our ... -
How Japanese American Gardeners Shaped an Internment Camp Landscape: a Soil Chemistry and Archival Analysis
(2012)This thesis explores the soil of a Japanese American internment camp, how internees changed it, and why. In acknowledging soil as a force in shaping events in camp and as artifact changed by them, I add new elements to ... -
How Technological Changes Aesthetically Defined Pre-1900s Maps: A Stylistic Look at Woodblock, Copperplate & Lithograph Print Maps
(2014)Today's heavily automated cartographic production calls for the need to ask the question: How does one combine objectivity, empirics, science, and aesthetics into design decisions to create a map product with a distinct ... -
How to Play With Maps
(2018)The research reported here responds to the growing calls in cartography to integrate elements of play and games into mapping products and process. Specifically, I investigated video game maps as a case study for enriching ... -
Human Movement Patterns of Different Racial-Ethnic and Economic Groups in U.S. Top 50 Cities: What Can Social Media Tell Us About Segregation?
(2019)Human movement patterns, one of the important fields in human mobility study, is significant for various practical applications, and many studies have proven that it is strongly impacted by individual socioeconomic and ... -
Hydraulic and Geomorphic Impacts of Dam Removal on the Upper Baraboo River, Wisconsin
(2010)Over time, human interaction with space and place has led to shifts in cultural dominance and modes of subsistence. Societies depend on the access to particular natural resources for subsistence, mainly soil, water and ... -
Ice Age Mapping as a Case Study: Interactive Cartography and Big Open Data in Paleoecology
(2020)Online interactive mapping interfaces are valuable tools in paleoecological and global change research, because these maps demonstrate key ecological concepts such as species moving through time and space and the effects ... -
Identifying Optimal Restoration Sites to Connect Prairie Remnants in Southwest Wisconsin
(2018)Wisconsin prairies are significantly reduced from their original pre-settlement range. Remaining remnants are often small, fragmented and isolated making them vulnerable to environmental threats and prairie-dependent species ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on UW-Madison's Community Members’ Consumer Behavior and Economic Security, and what this Means for Local Businesses
(2020-12-14)Since the beginning of COVID-19 the UW-Madison community as well as communities around the world have been affected in numerous ways, particularly in ways pertaining to their local economy. Both students and businesses in ...