Browsing UW Geography Undergraduate Colloquium by Issue Date
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A Case Study in Wealth Distribution: The Evolution of Economic Prosperity and Wealth in Prairie du Chien
(2009-03-30)Historically, Prairie du Chien has played a significant role as a distributor of wealth and goods throughout the Lower Wisconsin Riverway. The railroad became one of the most important means of transportation of goods ... -
Prairie du Chien: the Americanization of a French Settlement
(2009-05)The French had a significant influence on the settlement of the United States, impacting city planning, land divisions, architecture, religion and many other aspects of life. Coming to the United States in search of trade ... -
Geography of Taverns of the Lower Wisconsin River Way
(2009-05)The Lower Wisconsin River Way is a beautiful and unique area of Wisconsin. Many small communities are located on either side of the Wisconsin River. In and around these communities there are many local establishments which ... -
Landscapes of Change: Badger Army Ammunition and Sauk Prairie
(2009-05)A north-facing view from atop the Prairie du Sac dam affords a fleeting glimpse of something wholly different from the picturesque Lower Wisconsin Riverway (LWR) and its pastoral surroundings. For nearly 40 years the Badger ... -
WISCONSIN DESERT -The Sand Barrens of the Lower Wisconsin River
(2009-05)When Glacial Lake Wisconsin drained at the end of the last ice age, it catastrophicly flooded the Lower Wisconsin River Valley. This flooding deposited massive amounts of glacial sand, which then, through a process of down ... -
Uncovering the Effects of Conservation Efforts along the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
(2009-05)In this paper we hope to uncover the changes that have occurred in the area due to the passing of the legislation that created the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway. More specifically we will look at how land use regulations ... -
The Catastrophic Flood of Glacial Lake Wisconsin
(2009-05)The formation of Glacial Lake Wisconsin begins during the Wisconsin Glaciation approximately 30,000 years ago. As the Laurentide Ice Sheet moved south from Canada into Wisconsin it encountered a high, hard outcropping of ... -
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 ... -
Creativity Shining Through: A Geotourism Analysis in Spring Green, Wisconsin
(2009-05)Canoeing down the Lower Wisconsin River, paddlers encounter a variety of the state's natural and cultural wonders; blue herons stepping through marshes, rolling bluffs set against the open sky, and local residents casting ... -
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. ... -
Cultural Parallax and Ethnobotany
(2009-05-08)We will describe our project on Ho-Chunk ethnobotany in a narrative form implicating our roles in the research process. Out initial intention was to understand the cultural and scientific link between traditional, medicinal ... -
Historic German and Norwegian Settlement: Ethnicity and Agriculture in the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
(2009-05-12)The Lower Wisconsin Scenic Riverway is home to many of Wisconsin's geological, cultural, and historic treasures. Deemed an important historical asset, the Wisconsin government took measures to protect this area of the ... -
Signs, Built Environments, and the Communication of Place: The Lower Wisconsin State Riverway
(2009-05-12)The authors of this paper employed their backgrounds in Human Geography to examine a theoretical aspect of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway with regards to signage, built environment and the perception of space and place. Our ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
In Search of a Sustainable Future Barriers to Organic Food Production in the Rock River Basin
(2009-12)Organic is fast becoming a buzzword on the lips of everyone from politicians and scientists to weekend grocery shoppers. Defining organic, however, is challenging without comparison to conventional production methods. ... -
Madison's Fast Track? The Impacts of a Light Rail Transit System on Property Value in the Madison Area
(2009-12)Because there does appear to be a link between property value and proximity to the rail, we will study the different variables that influence change. It is important to understand this change because property value is ... -
A Geographical Analysis of the Cheese Industry in Green County, WI
(2009-12)The area of Green County, Wisconsin serves as an epicenter for the dairy industry in the state, an industry practically as old as the state itself. Through the hard work of cheesemakers and dairy farmers, Green County ... -
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 ... -
The Correlation Between Illegal Drugs and Violent Crime in Madison, Wisconsin
(2009-12-15)Studies show conflicting findings on the nature of the violent crime and drug relationship. This is partly due to the differences in the method of data collection employed by these studies. Statistical data generally ...