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Divided Digitally: Literacy in the 21st Century
(2013-12)Socioeconomic inequalities receive much attention in academic literature, but scholars are just beginning to grasp what may amount to one of the most significant disparities of the 21st century: that of technological ... -
Do Seed Traits Mediate Plant Community Changes in Wisconsin's Unburned Prairies?
(2016-05)Historically, both natural and human-induced fires have played a key role in North American prairies, providing a disturbance regime that grassland systems are adapted to. With human activity fragmenting these prairies at ... -
Does Urban Sprawl Spread Like Manure?
(2009-12)Manure is spread evenly over agricultural lands to benefit the production of crops, resources, and food to the surrounding inhabitants. Does the spread of urban development benefit the neighboring agricultural lands in the ... -
Driving the Budget: the Politics of Bus Transportation in Madison Wisconsin
(2012-12)Public transportation, beneficial to citizens directly and indirectly, is dictated by the political sphere, localized budgets, and urban demographics. This study seeks to isolate the characteristics of who is riding the ... -
Edgewater Redevelopment: Controversy on the Waterfront An Inside Analysis of the Social, Economic, and Political Effects of the Edgewater Redevelopment
(2011)The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin has troubled the city and its residents since 2008 with regards to its possible redevelopment. The project was met with both praise and remorse, but ultimately has a large impact ... -
Educating for Global Competence: A Case Study of North Woods International School
(2011-12-20)Due to drastic changes in education legislation over the years, many public schools in the United States are forced to cater their lessons to standardized testing. The administration and staff at North Woods International ... -
The Effect of Consumers' Lifestyle on Trade Area Size -- A Study of TESCO in Ireland and the Czech Republic
(2014-05-05)Trade area size is a fundamental element in retail location analysis. Current theories about trade size calculate the size mostly from total population, store size and industry competition. However consumer lifestyle may ... -
Effects of Land Use Change on Streamflow: An Evaluation of the Salt River Basin, Kentucky
(2011)The Salt River Basin has experienced extensive land use change during the second half of the twentieth century as a result of expansion of urbanized areas. Due to expected climate change, the hydrological regime of the ... -
An Enclave of Affordability Past? Resident Perceptions of Development and Housing on Madison’s North Side
(2019)In the summer of 2019, the City of Madison classified the majority of neighborhoods in North Madison as susceptible to gentrification and its population as vulnerable to displacement. In this report, we document residents' ... -
The Environmental and Social Impacts of Urban Runoff on Eutrophic Lake Ecosystems
(2010-12-13)Unraveling the issue of urban runoff is a daunting task to bring into focus because of difficulties identifying runoff sources and developing cost-effective solutions. The need to find solutions stems from issues of ... -
An Environmental History of Lake Kegonsa: Perspectives on and Perceptions of a Downstream Eutrophic Lake
(2017)People have a negative perception of Lake Kegonsa. It has been called the red-headed, carp-filled, green, “scumsusceptible”, impaired, end of the line, phosphorus catching, step-lake. The environmental history of Lake ... -
Environmental Justice of Public Park Amenities and Accessibility in Madison, WI
(2014-12)This case study examines the relationship between demographics, park accessibility, and the quality of park amenities in Madison, Wisconsin. We use both quantitative and qualitative data seeking to answer the research ... -
Evaluating Madison From Two Wheels
(2013-12-17)Bicycling is not only a childish pastime, but also an activity that can help the environment, both built and natural, while promoting equality and community among its residents. This study determines the bike-friendliness ... -
Evaluating Repatriation as a Durable Solution to Burundi’s Protracted Refugee Situation
(2018)Repatriation, or the return of refugees to their countries of origin, has taken precedence as a durable solution to protracted refugee situations (PRS). Repatriation is the most common solution to refugee cases, but modern, ... -
Evaluating the Potential for Urban Agricultural Production in Madison, Wisconsin
(2016-06-16)Population growth and the widespread destruction of natural resources for increased food production are quickly becoming a global crises. Increasingly popular responses to these crises include urban agriculture and local ... -
An Evaluation of Habitat Connectivity of Conservation Subdivisions in Waukesha County, Wisconsin
(2016-06-14)Conservation subdivisions are designed to preserve at least 50% of their buildable land as open space with the purpose of protecting wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors. Yet, several conse ... -
Expert Perspectives on the Design and Use of Learning Materials for Neocartographic Interfaces
(2014)The design of learning materials varies greatly across neocartographic interfaces and there has yet to be best practices established within the discipline. Learning materials vary not only in type (e.g., tutorials, tooltips, ... -
Exploring Geospatial Trends in Urban Attitudes Toward Wolves in Wisconsin and Implications for Future Management
(2010-12-14)In 2004, the recovering Wisconsin timber wolf (Canis lupus) population reached the state management goal, set by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, of 350 wolves. Since then, the state's wolf population has ... -
Exploring the Political Ecology of a Proposed CAFO within the Driftless area of Southwest Wisconsin
(2022)Plans for what could become the largest hog confinement facility in Wisconsin have created divides over the future of a rural community within the Driftless region of Crawford County. This concentrated animal feeding ... -
Factors Controlling Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Storage in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
(2016)Tropical soils represent a large and important carbon (C) reservoir and thus play an important role in the global C cycle. The accumulation and persistence of C in soils has implications for soil fertility and climate ...