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Title: An information visualization of Hurricane Andrew's track across South Florida, August 23-24, 1992.
Creator: Mayo, Kevin E., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R.
Abstract/Description: The main purpose of this thesis is to create an information visualization of Hurricane Andrew's path across South Florida in August 1992. Information visualization is a technique used to present data in a visual format. Information visualizations communicate scientific information to nonscientific communities in business, industry, and government. The information visualization created is a computer animation of Hurricane Andrew's development and track across South Florida. The animation will...
Show moreThe main purpose of this thesis is to create an information visualization of Hurricane Andrew's path across South Florida in August 1992. Information visualization is a technique used to present data in a visual format. Information visualizations communicate scientific information to nonscientific communities in business, industry, and government. The information visualization created is a computer animation of Hurricane Andrew's development and track across South Florida. The animation will be created from LANDSAT Multispectral Scanner imagery of South Florida and from GOES-7 Infrared imagery of Hurricane Andrew. The project goal is to combine two sets of satellite imagery with different spatial and spectral characteristics into one meaningful representation of Andrew's track across South Florida on August 23-24, 1992.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15613
Subject Headings: Hurricane Andrew, 1992, Hurricanes--Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Electoral redistricting and reapportionment: Options for Florida.
Creator: Assmann, Carol Hynes., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R.
Abstract/Description: Congressional redistricting has become one of the many flashpoints resulting from Florida's uneven and ethnically diverse population growth. The Fourteenth Amendment's declaration that government may not "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" seems to have been taken to the extreme by creating congressional districts specifically based on race and ethnicity. This paper investigates alternatives to racial/ethnic gerrymandering. Methods such as...
Show moreCongressional redistricting has become one of the many flashpoints resulting from Florida's uneven and ethnically diverse population growth. The Fourteenth Amendment's declaration that government may not "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" seems to have been taken to the extreme by creating congressional districts specifically based on race and ethnicity. This paper investigates alternatives to racial/ethnic gerrymandering. Methods such as proportional representation, cumulative and preference voting, including multi-member districts will be considered. The study contends that even conventional districts can provide fair representation when based on major man-made and natural geographic features.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15353
Subject Headings: Gerrymandering--Florida, Apportionment (Election law)--Florida, Election districts--Florida, Voting--Florida, Representative government and representation--Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: ASPECTS OF CYPRESS DOMES IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA: A STUDY IN MICRO-PHYTOGEOGRAPHY.
Creator: MCJUNKIN, DAVID M., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Austin, Daniel F., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The object of this study was to investigate various physical and botanical parameters of doming in stands of cypress trees (Taxodium distichum (L.) L. C. Richard) in southeastern Florida and to develop basic data about these small swamps. Analysis of doming was made in relation to topography, substrate, microclimate, soil moisture, soil acidity, soil nutrients, vegetation, size and distribution of cypress, and cypress ages, growth rates, and fire traumas. Study results were compared with...
Show moreThe object of this study was to investigate various physical and botanical parameters of doming in stands of cypress trees (Taxodium distichum (L.) L. C. Richard) in southeastern Florida and to develop basic data about these small swamps. Analysis of doming was made in relation to topography, substrate, microclimate, soil moisture, soil acidity, soil nutrients, vegetation, size and distribution of cypress, and cypress ages, growth rates, and fire traumas. Study results were compared with competing theories of doming and it was concluded that the theory of differential marginal fire promulgated by Kurz and Wagner best fits the data set.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13895
Subject Headings: Cypress, Taxodium distichum, Taxodiaceae, Botany--Florida, Cypress--Florida, Baldcypress
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Alternative uses for urban landfill sites as illustrated by the city of Lake Worth, Florida.
Creator: Breese, Edgar Floyd., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Today, many municipalities are confronted with a situation whereby their landfills are facing mandatory closure. The topic of post-closure uses for these sites is addressed in this paper through a review of other closed sites and an indepth analysis of the two study sites in Lake Worth, Florida. The review of converted sites indicates a strong preference of municipalities to transform these trash sites into recreational facilities. The indepth analysis of the two study sites involved an...
Show moreToday, many municipalities are confronted with a situation whereby their landfills are facing mandatory closure. The topic of post-closure uses for these sites is addressed in this paper through a review of other closed sites and an indepth analysis of the two study sites in Lake Worth, Florida. The review of converted sites indicates a strong preference of municipalities to transform these trash sites into recreational facilities. The indepth analysis of the two study sites involved an examination of the closure restrictions, inherent characteristics of landfills including the creation of methane gas, possible groundwater contamination and settlement of the waste, and inventory of surrounding land uses including history and current site conditions. This analysis concluded that a recreational conversion at both sites was not only feasible but the best use for the two sites resulting in the development of two conceptual plans for each location.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14430
Subject Headings: Land use, Urban--Florida--Lake Worth, Sanitary landfills--Florida--Lake Worth
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Florida since 1850: Shifting patterns of population growth.
Creator: Drapeau, Jeanne L., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Florida's population growth has been spatially and temporally uneven. Significant growth occurred in different regions of the state during certain periods of time. This differential growth was a result of specific socioeconomic conditions that varied both temporally and spatially. Florida was granted statehood 1845 and served as the southern extension of the plantation system. Growth was high in the northern regions of Florida during the antebellum years. After reconstruction, railroad...
Show moreFlorida's population growth has been spatially and temporally uneven. Significant growth occurred in different regions of the state during certain periods of time. This differential growth was a result of specific socioeconomic conditions that varied both temporally and spatially. Florida was granted statehood 1845 and served as the southern extension of the plantation system. Growth was high in the northern regions of Florida during the antebellum years. After reconstruction, railroad infrastructure was developed that connected the distant reaches of the state with each other and the rest of the country. This facilitated the growth of the central regions of the peninsula. The construction of roads and the popularity of the automobile brought settlers and land developers to the southern regions of Florida in the early twentieth century. After a growth slump during the Depression, activities of World War II once again stimulated growth in the state, especially in the southeastern peninsula. The recent phenomenon of elderly migration has shifted growth to the less populated areas of the southwestern peninsula.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15059
Subject Headings: Population, Cities and towns--Florida--Growth, Florida--Population, Migration, Internal--Florida, Florida--Population--Statistics
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND NET MIGRATION IN FLORIDA'S COUNTIES, 1960-70.
Creator: KRAYNICK, JOHN A., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The objective of this thesis was to understand and model social well-being, a way of measuring quality of life, in the counties of Florida. First, the concepts of social well-being were reviewed. Second, models of social well-being for 1960 and 1970 were proposed and developed through a factor analytic approach. Third, the patterns of social well-being were discussed and the change over the decade revealed. Fourth, these components of social well-being were evaluated as explanators of net...
Show moreThe objective of this thesis was to understand and model social well-being, a way of measuring quality of life, in the counties of Florida. First, the concepts of social well-being were reviewed. Second, models of social well-being for 1960 and 1970 were proposed and developed through a factor analytic approach. Third, the patterns of social well-being were discussed and the change over the decade revealed. Fourth, these components of social well-being were evaluated as explanators of net migration rates through multiple linear regression. Finally, the results were reviewed, compared to similar approaches, and fitted into an overall picture of social well-being analyses.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13870
Subject Headings: Social indicators--Florida, Quality of life--Florida, Migration, Internal--Florida, Florida--Social conditions
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Population projection methods: A critique for minor civil divisions.
Creator: Benedict, Craig Neil., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This paper presents a comprehensive population projection framework for small area population estimates and projections. Interested professionals can learn a progression of research tasks and considerations that will lead to the development of a reliable projection model. This monograph offers a range of technical aspects from simple non-component to more complex component methodologies. The idiosyncrasies of small area projections will be emphasized. There exists a significant demand for...
Show moreThis paper presents a comprehensive population projection framework for small area population estimates and projections. Interested professionals can learn a progression of research tasks and considerations that will lead to the development of a reliable projection model. This monograph offers a range of technical aspects from simple non-component to more complex component methodologies. The idiosyncrasies of small area projections will be emphasized. There exists a significant demand for simple, relevant substate population projections. Local public and private planning sectors have suffered from the irrelevance of national projection models. This thesis illuminates the data requirements, techniques and practical considerations in the choice of a population projection model. Local government's comprehensive plans, according to Florida law, must analyze existing conditions and project future needs based on population projections. Many pragmatic applications of population projections can lead to the effective implementation of comprehensive plans.
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Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14679
Subject Headings: Population forecasting--Florida, Population forecasting--Models
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Regional malls in Broward County, Florida.
Creator: McCall, Ora Elizabeth., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The objective of this thesis is to understand and describe the geographic properties of regional malls in Broward County, Florida. The paper investigates the unique character of regional malls and defines regional malls in South Florida as atypical of the industry standard. First, the various definitions of "regional mall" are presented. The history of the diffusion of shopping centers in the United States and the expansion of malls in Southeast Florida is described. A review of the principal...
Show moreThe objective of this thesis is to understand and describe the geographic properties of regional malls in Broward County, Florida. The paper investigates the unique character of regional malls and defines regional malls in South Florida as atypical of the industry standard. First, the various definitions of "regional mall" are presented. The history of the diffusion of shopping centers in the United States and the expansion of malls in Southeast Florida is described. A review of the principal theories of central place systems and the location and classification of malls is provided. The shopping centers in Broward County and their market area characteristics are discussed. The internal store placement within each mall is examined. Broward regional malls are much larger for their trade areas than the industry standard.
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Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14632
Subject Headings: Shopping malls--Florida--Broward County
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: VISUAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT: A COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES.
Creator: BERNSTEIN, ARLA GAIL., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This thesis investigates and applies methods for evaluating the visual landscape for scenic and recreational purposes. Two specific approaches--the METLAND (quantitative) approach and the McHarg (qualitative) approach--are applied to a case study of two sites in Broward County, Florida. Data sources for the study include Florida Land Use and Cover Classification maps, the Vegetation Inventory for Broward County, and a survey of professional evaluators. Visual resource assessment of these...
Show moreThis thesis investigates and applies methods for evaluating the visual landscape for scenic and recreational purposes. Two specific approaches--the METLAND (quantitative) approach and the McHarg (qualitative) approach--are applied to a case study of two sites in Broward County, Florida. Data sources for the study include Florida Land Use and Cover Classification maps, the Vegetation Inventory for Broward County, and a survey of professional evaluators. Visual resource assessment of these sites is illustrated through a step by step process and should provide a basis for future assessment of additional sites. The McHarg approach is found to be more expeditious for small scale studies, while the METLAND approach is more efficient for multi-objective or regional analysis. Also, the METLAND quantitative approach increases the objectivity of assessment. The final chapter evaluates the two approaches used and provides recommendations for future research in the area of visual resource assessment.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14104
Subject Headings: Landscape assessment
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: WINTER FRESH VEGETABLE FARMING IN FLORIDA: ITS ACREAGE PATTERNS AND MARKETING FLOWS.
Creator: MCJUNKIN, JOYCE P., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Florida is the major supplier of winter vegetables in the United States. This dominance is examined historically and geographically during the time span 1937-1974 to determine the reasons, causes, and extent of this dominance. The gravity model is used to analyze the significance of the major markets to the Florida supply and the significance of the Florida supply to the markets. Distance and size of the market were found to be strongly related to flows from Florida. The greater stability of...
Show moreFlorida is the major supplier of winter vegetables in the United States. This dominance is examined historically and geographically during the time span 1937-1974 to determine the reasons, causes, and extent of this dominance. The gravity model is used to analyze the significance of the major markets to the Florida supply and the significance of the Florida supply to the markets. Distance and size of the market were found to be strongly related to flows from Florida. The greater stability of the larger northeastern markets was considered in relation to several socioeconomic characteristics. Intra-state measures of market and physical losses, production totals, county acreages, and regional shifts of crop emphasis are examined geographically. It was found that Florida acreage totals increased over time as did relative production and that there was a southern production shift. Beans showed the greatest county stability and cucumbers the least.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13955
Subject Headings: Vegetables--Florida--Marketing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL PLANNING.
Creator: KOONTZ, JERRY MICHAEL., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This thesis describes the development of a geographic information system for school planning and boundary analysis. The focus of the thesis is on a geographic information system as a problem solving tool . The empirical analysis deals with middle school student projections and assignments in Broward County, Florida. Chapter I of the thesis defines the nature of a geographic information system. Chapter II explains the development of a geographic information system for Broward County schools....
Show moreThis thesis describes the development of a geographic information system for school planning and boundary analysis. The focus of the thesis is on a geographic information system as a problem solving tool . The empirical analysis deals with middle school student projections and assignments in Broward County, Florida. Chapter I of the thesis defines the nature of a geographic information system. Chapter II explains the development of a geographic information system for Broward County schools. Chapter III applies the geographic information system for projecting student enrollment and develops an application for school boundary determination. Chapter IV details the results of a linear programming approach to school boundary analysis. The concluding chapter discusses advantages and disadvantages of the geographic information system and examines additional areas of research.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14132
Subject Headings: Information storage and retrieval systems--Education, School census--Florida--Broward County, Educational planning--Florida--Broward County, Education--Demographic aspects--Florida--Broward County
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: MIGRATION TO SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, 1965-70.
Creator: CAMARCO, THOMAS JOSEPH, JR., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The objective of this thesis was to understand and model the patterns of internal migration to Southeast Florida in terms of spatial, demographic, social, economic, and climatic factors. First, a review of migration theory and research was made. Second, migration is described in terms of the total components of population change in Southeast Florida. Third, aggregate migration, i.e., migration flows, are described and then modeled in gravity model formulations. Fourth, the proportion of...
Show moreThe objective of this thesis was to understand and model the patterns of internal migration to Southeast Florida in terms of spatial, demographic, social, economic, and climatic factors. First, a review of migration theory and research was made. Second, migration is described in terms of the total components of population change in Southeast Florida. Third, aggregate migration, i.e., migration flows, are described and then modeled in gravity model formulations. Fourth, the proportion of migrants, i.e., migration rates, are described and modeled using multiple linear regression and principle components analysis. Finally the results obtained are conceptualized in terms of the migrant's decision to migrate to Southeast Florida.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13780
Subject Headings: Migration, Internal--Florida
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Title: A survey, analysis, and evaluation of the nearshore reefs situated off Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Vare, Carman Nicholas., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: An underwater survey was performed between July 1987 and August 1990 focusing on the entire nearshore reef tract situated along the shoreline of Palm Beach County, Florida. Transects, aligned on Florida Department of Natural Resources survey monuments, commenced from the high water mark waterward to the 4 meter isobath. A total of 125 of the 228 transects were found to contain nearshore reefs. A matrix of reef characteristics was created based upon the value of six indices including reef...
Show moreAn underwater survey was performed between July 1987 and August 1990 focusing on the entire nearshore reef tract situated along the shoreline of Palm Beach County, Florida. Transects, aligned on Florida Department of Natural Resources survey monuments, commenced from the high water mark waterward to the 4 meter isobath. A total of 125 of the 228 transects were found to contain nearshore reefs. A matrix of reef characteristics was created based upon the value of six indices including reef width and profile, biodiversity, beach width, public access and an assessment of the historical permanence of the reef. This matrix, based on "z" scores, provided a means of comparing each nearshore reef transect station within the County. This evaluative scheme was used to develop recommendations for the protection and management of the nearshore reefs.
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Date Issued: 1991
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14717
Subject Headings: Reefs--Florida, Bioherms--Florida
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Title: EQUITY IN THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL CARE IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
Creator: MITCHEL, CLAIRE FURMAN., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This study gives an overview of medical care delivery in southeast Florida. Examination is made of the change in location of physicians over time and inequitability in distribution of medical care service. Conclusions are drawn about the reasons for inequitable distribution based on socioeconomic class and race.
Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13668
Subject Headings: Medical care--Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN MORTGAGE LENDING IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: PHILLIPS, JULIE A., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: An analysis of five loan types from twenty-six lending institutions in 125 census tracts of Broward County revealed that lending was concentrated in coastal and western tracts, less in central tracts. Western tract loan activity was greater than average because this area is undergoing conversion from agricultural to urban land uses. Coastal tracts had greater than average rates because of continued expansion of condominium development. Central tracts are mainly commercial, industrial or lower...
Show moreAn analysis of five loan types from twenty-six lending institutions in 125 census tracts of Broward County revealed that lending was concentrated in coastal and western tracts, less in central tracts. Western tract loan activity was greater than average because this area is undergoing conversion from agricultural to urban land uses. Coastal tracts had greater than average rates because of continued expansion of condominium development. Central tracts are mainly commercial, industrial or lower value single-family dwellings and have large black populations. High positive correlations were found among lending rates and income; moderate positive correlations with age and household size; moderate negative with percent black. Geographic discrimination in lending ("redlining") may be suspected, but insufficient quality and quantity of data render such conclusions tentative.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14156
Subject Headings: Mortgage loans--Florida--Broward County
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE SEAPORT OF MIAMI: SITE DEVELOPMENT, THE CONTAINER REVOLUTION, AND WATERBORNE COMMERCE.
Creator: MARTI, BRUCE EDWARD., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This study was undertaken to present an overview of the marine facilities at the Port of Miami and to describe its functions in the context of traditional port geography. First an analysis of the historical development of the port at Miami is made. Second the impact of new technology in the maritime industry upon the Port of Miami is examined. Third the nature and fourth the origins and destinations of the port's trade are evaluated to establish volume of flows and the areal extent of the...
Show moreThis study was undertaken to present an overview of the marine facilities at the Port of Miami and to describe its functions in the context of traditional port geography. First an analysis of the historical development of the port at Miami is made. Second the impact of new technology in the maritime industry upon the Port of Miami is examined. Third the nature and fourth the origins and destinations of the port's trade are evaluated to establish volume of flows and the areal extent of the Seaport of Miami's waterborne commerce. Finally the future viability of the Dodge Island Complex is assessed.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13693
Subject Headings: Harbors--Florida, Harbors--Florida--Miami, Miami (Fla), Miami (Fla)--Harbor
Format: Document (PDF)

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