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 ...

This study seeks to explore perceptions of climate change of students at UW-Madison by gauging demographics, political leanings, media influence, and exposure to climate change education. UW-Madison students tend to believe ...

The carp as an icon of political ecology's major themes of the 19th through 21st centuries traces the fish's identity as a "subpar" species-turned American enemy. Images of the carp, beginning from its introduction in 1877 ...

This study looks at the locations of orchards in Wisconsin and examines the reasons behind the initial choice for those locations as well as recent changes in popular locations and orchard methods. The most significant ...

The growing popularity of urban agriculture calls for the need for formal recognition in the Madison zoning code rewrite. To understand the politics of this process, we interviewed key actors: city planners and community ...

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 ...

There is a growing need for renewable energy sources in South Central Wisconsin, one that could be met by installing a wind farm in the area. We used a GIS to analyze a variety of criteria and determine the most suitable ...

This case study examines the demographic composition, use patterns and perception of Brittingham Park patrons. In seeking to answer the research question who uses Brittingham Park and why, we used both quantitative and ...

The Cherokee Marsh in Madison, Wisconsin, wrestles with eutrophication issues due to constant influxes of phosphorus from urban and agricultural sources. A lack of vegetative buffers, soils with poor phosphorus storage ...

The objective of this research is to examine the validity of the gerrymandering claims being levied against the current Wisconsin State Assembly map in the Gill v Whitford Supreme Court case. To test these claims we examined ...