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- Title
- Lure of the Sun: A Story of Palm Beach County.
- Creator
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lake Worth
- Date Issued
- 1967
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000036.pdf
- Subject Headings
- History, History
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- THE ROOT AND HUE OF SCIENCE: BLACK FEMALE STEM PROFESSIONALS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
- Creator
- Wildgoose-Carroll, J. Janell, Bryan, Valerie C., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, College of Education
- Abstract/Description
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Research shows that the United States of America is losing its competitive stance in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) relative to other countries. One strategy that could solve this problem would be to diversify the field of STEM to include more women of color. The purpose of this narrative, qualitative research study was to explore the lived experiences of Black women with advanced/terminal degrees who are current STEM professionals in Palm Beach County. Fourteen...
Show moreResearch shows that the United States of America is losing its competitive stance in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) relative to other countries. One strategy that could solve this problem would be to diversify the field of STEM to include more women of color. The purpose of this narrative, qualitative research study was to explore the lived experiences of Black women with advanced/terminal degrees who are current STEM professionals in Palm Beach County. Fourteen Black women participated in this study, which yielded four major findings that included early exposure to education’s value. importance of a strong sense of self/self-identity, challenges, and discrimination. The hope is that these findings will provide local administrators and elected officials/decision-makers (e.g., the school district, higher education, and government agencies) with information that could advise future practices and policies to close the gap of under-represented Black women in STEM industries.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013693
- Subject Headings
- STEM, Women, Black, Palm Beach County (Fla.)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- What Do Road Impact Fees Have to Do With It? Resolving Transportation Problems in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Creator
- Harari, Laurie Leora, Merlin, Louis A., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis examined the road impact fee realities of 11 of Palm Beach County’s public and private sector land development stakeholders. To learn more about how the county’s road impact fee ordinance works in practice, in 2021, 11 stakeholders were interviewed about their experiences with the county’s road impact fee program. Transportation impact fee programs may help relieve development-driven traffic externalities and cost burdens, so long as suitable methodologies are applied (Burge &...
Show moreThis thesis examined the road impact fee realities of 11 of Palm Beach County’s public and private sector land development stakeholders. To learn more about how the county’s road impact fee ordinance works in practice, in 2021, 11 stakeholders were interviewed about their experiences with the county’s road impact fee program. Transportation impact fee programs may help relieve development-driven traffic externalities and cost burdens, so long as suitable methodologies are applied (Burge & Ihlanfeldt, 2013; Stahl, 2021). In 2021, Palm Beach County’s road impact fee ordinance required all county development applicants to pay a specified road impact fee dollar amount, regardless of the proposed project’s location and traffic impact, with exceptions (Moore, 2021b; Salour, 2021). Key arguments for and against the county’s road impact fees touch on differences between travel needs, land use patterns, and transit potential in the county’s urban and rural/suburban communities (Clemente, 2021; Hernandez, 2021; Salour, 2021).
Show less - Date Issued
- 2022
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013943
- Subject Headings
- Transportation, Palm Beach County (Fla.), Impact fees
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Analysis of coastal morphodynamic zones based on detailed mapping in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Creator
- Warner, Matthew Thomas, Florida Atlantic University, Finkl, Charles W.
- Abstract/Description
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Dynamic geomorphic environments such as the inner continental shelf challenge understanding and compromise predictive abilities because most efforts fail to establish seafloor topologies. A new approach, which takes stock of existing conditions and monitors changes in coastal morphologic features, is needed. Procedures employed in this study feature a morphodynamic context that considers interdependence between hydrodynamic processes, seafloor morphologies, and sequences of change. This study...
Show moreDynamic geomorphic environments such as the inner continental shelf challenge understanding and compromise predictive abilities because most efforts fail to establish seafloor topologies. A new approach, which takes stock of existing conditions and monitors changes in coastal morphologic features, is needed. Procedures employed in this study feature a morphodynamic context that considers interdependence between hydrodynamic processes, seafloor morphologies, and sequences of change. This study delineates morphodynamic zones by interpreting coastal morphologic features mapped from large-scale aerial photographs. Resulting maps display morphologic features and morphodynamic zones for the inner continental shelf of central Palm Beach County, Florida. The technique improves on existing methods by providing quantitative data on submarine morphology that can be monitored over time to analyze changes in form and association. Increased understanding of inner continental shelf morphologic features, and their variation through time, provides insight into the sequences of change, which may include recognition of erosion hot spots.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15637
- Subject Headings
- Coast changes--Florida--Palm Beach County, Remote sensing--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla )--Aerial photographs
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Belt of blight: Public policy and housing segregation in Palm Beach County, 1960-1986.
- Creator
- Lands, LeeAnn Bishop., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
- Abstract/Description
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In this study, public documents, zoning maps, and government correspondence are used to examine how local, state, and federal housing policy maintained segregated and blighted low-income housing along Palm Beach County's I-95 corridor. Since the 1960s, federal housing subsidies were cut and responsibility for provision of affordable housing devolved upon local officials. Additionally, state officials were stagnated by discussions of the role of government in the provision of affordable...
Show moreIn this study, public documents, zoning maps, and government correspondence are used to examine how local, state, and federal housing policy maintained segregated and blighted low-income housing along Palm Beach County's I-95 corridor. Since the 1960s, federal housing subsidies were cut and responsibility for provision of affordable housing devolved upon local officials. Additionally, state officials were stagnated by discussions of the role of government in the provision of affordable housing. At the local level, land-use patterns and ineffective use of federal programs prevented the expansion of housing opportunities for minorities and the poor, thereby maintaining racial and socioeconomic segregation.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1995
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15194
- Subject Headings
- Housing policy--Florida--Palm Beach County, Poor--Housing--Florida--Palm Beach County, Urban policy--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Housing
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The effects of variables in oral history: Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Creator
- Steinhauer, Lise M., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
- Abstract/Description
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This study examines six oral history projects that were conducted over fifty years in Palm Beach County, Florida. The projects recorded the history of African American neighborhoods in Delray Beach and Boca Raton; individual lives in their place and times; the pioneer and Flagler eras in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach; and people, places, and events chosen by oral history students at Florida Atlantic University. As with oral histories generally, those studied inherently contain numerous...
Show moreThis study examines six oral history projects that were conducted over fifty years in Palm Beach County, Florida. The projects recorded the history of African American neighborhoods in Delray Beach and Boca Raton; individual lives in their place and times; the pioneer and Flagler eras in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach; and people, places, and events chosen by oral history students at Florida Atlantic University. As with oral histories generally, those studied inherently contain numerous variables concerning their (1) historical context, (2) format, and (3) participants, which clearly affect the outcome of recorded interviews and their written representations. Among the variables considered, this study demonstrates that it is the purpose of a single oral history or project that most significantly affects the others, and which is closely tied to the academic disciplines or backgrounds of its planner and interviewer. Although oral history is a tool with many uses, it is also a discipline within that of history. As such, oral historians are obliged to preserve raw history in a form that is protected, accessible, and useful for interpretation by potential researchers in a variety of fields. Regardless of their primary purpose, oral historians from all disciplines should remain aware of this underlying purpose: to provide for the future.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683207
- Subject Headings
- Oral history, Methodology, Oral history, History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Pioneer Life in Southeast Florida.
- Creator
- Pierce, Charles William, Curl, Donald W.
- Date Issued
- 1970
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000001.pdf
- Subject Headings
- History, History
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- Archaeological investigations at the Gumbo Limbo site (8PB5375), Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Creator
- Dean, Jonathan Andrew., Florida Atlantic University, Fradkin, Arlene
- Abstract/Description
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Between January and August 2002, the Department of Anthropology conducted an archaeological investigation of site 8PB5375, located on a barrier island in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida. Testing revealed that the site contains three occupational components that all date to the Glades I early period (2450 to 1450 B.P.). The components consists of (1) three midden areas, each consisting of numerous kitchen middens and an open, public space; (2) a sand/shell midden containing dense bone...
Show moreBetween January and August 2002, the Department of Anthropology conducted an archaeological investigation of site 8PB5375, located on a barrier island in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida. Testing revealed that the site contains three occupational components that all date to the Glades I early period (2450 to 1450 B.P.). The components consists of (1) three midden areas, each consisting of numerous kitchen middens and an open, public space; (2) a sand/shell midden containing dense bone and ash; and (3) a small shell midden with an associated cooking pit. These components are interpreted to represent several temporary habitation campsites, a seasonal extractive camp, and a short-term campsite, respectively. The occupations retain Archaic influences yet follow Glades developmental trends of increasing pottery usage, reliance on fishing, and coastal occupation. The study provides basic information on precolumbian subsistence and settlement patterns in Palm Beach County, an area that has received little archaeological attention.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12937
- Subject Headings
- Archaeological surveying--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Antiquities
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- GOVERNMENT AS A STIGMA MODERATOR: THE CASE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY’S ADDICTION RECOVERY INDUSTRY.
- Creator
- Moura, David, Miller, Hugh, Florida Atlantic University, School of Public Administration, College for Design and Social Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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This dissertation investigates how government affects stigmatization processes. This line of inquiry is important for two reasons. First, existing models of stigmatization leave government out of stigma processes, or only mention government as a sanctioning body that comes in after stigma processes are complete. Organizational theory research therefore underplays the extent to which government action can influence its citizens. Second, stigma research in public administration and government...
Show moreThis dissertation investigates how government affects stigmatization processes. This line of inquiry is important for two reasons. First, existing models of stigmatization leave government out of stigma processes, or only mention government as a sanctioning body that comes in after stigma processes are complete. Organizational theory research therefore underplays the extent to which government action can influence its citizens. Second, stigma research in public administration and government research is limited to examining how government can assist stigmatized groups, and not on how government affects stigma processes. This inadvertently gives the impression that government is not part of stigma processes. While this may be due to the bulk of stigma theory research being located in the management literature, it is nonetheless a significant omission. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine how government can influence the proliferation of stigma to then find government’s location in the stigma process.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013400
- Subject Headings
- Government, Stigma (Social psychology), Addiction, Palm Beach County (Fla)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
- Creator
- HILTON, JOHN DAVID., Florida Atlantic University, Stronge, William B., College of Business, Department of Economics
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this thesis is to estimate an econometric model of Palm Beach County, Florida. An econometric model was chosen as the appropriate method for study as the said county is characteristic of a service based final demand economy. An underlying objective was to utilize data on income and employment variables available on a consistent bases from a Regional Economic Information System Data computer tape provided by the u.s. Department of Commerce 1983. These data distinguished among 11...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to estimate an econometric model of Palm Beach County, Florida. An econometric model was chosen as the appropriate method for study as the said county is characteristic of a service based final demand economy. An underlying objective was to utilize data on income and employment variables available on a consistent bases from a Regional Economic Information System Data computer tape provided by the u.s. Department of Commerce 1983. These data distinguished among 11 industries and referred to the years 1967-1983. In conclusion the model shows that ordinary least squares estimation results were generally significant in the signas and goodness of fit. However evidence of positive serial correlation of the disturbances was detected and the results did not change substantially after applying the Cocran-Orcutt procedure.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1984
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14197
- Subject Headings
- Palm Beach County (Fla)--Economic conditions--Mathematical models
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Palm Beach Revisited: Historical Vignettes of Palm Beach County.
- Creator
- Knott, James R.
- Date Issued
- 1987
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/fa00000033.pdf
- Subject Headings
- History, History, Description and travel, History
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- The economic impact of the proposed movement of the Coastal Construction Control Line in Palm Beach County.
- Creator
- Correia, Michele Edwards., Florida Atlantic University, Rhodd, Rupert, College of Business, Department of Economics
- Abstract/Description
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An Economic Impact Statement was developed in accordance with section 120.54 Florida Administrative Code to determine the costs and benefits associated with the proposed movement of the Palm Beach County Coastal Construction Control Line. A benefit/cost model was developed to measure the available data. The benefit/cost analysis will be provided to policy makers as an aid to clarifying the net costs and benefits of the proposed rule amendment on society.
- Date Issued
- 1992
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14860
- Subject Headings
- Cost effectiveness, Coastal zone management--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Economic conditions
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Interview with Marion K. Brozon – ca. 2001.
- Creator
- Brozon, Marion K. (Interviewee), Underwood, Perla (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2001-02-24
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT76771
- Subject Headings
- United States Army Nurse Corps, Palm Beach County, (Fla.), Visiting Nurses Association of Palm Beach County, St. Mary's Hospital, Literacy Project of Palm Beach, Hospitals -- Florida -- Palm Beach County, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Magical Transformation or Illusion of Grandeur: The Development of Downtown West Palm Beach, 1985-2015.
- Creator
- Fine, Jeffrey G., Rose, Mark H., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
- Abstract/Description
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From 1985 to 2015, local politicians like Kenneth G. Spillias, Jan Winters, and Nancy M. Graham reshaped downtown West Palm Beach. They promised to eliminate urban blight, and turned a crime-ridden area of the city into an upper-middle class entertainment zone frequented by wealthy pleasure-seekers from throughout Palm Beach County. However, much of this transformation was an illusion. These politicians eliminated local taxpayers from the decision-making process by circumventing their votes,...
Show moreFrom 1985 to 2015, local politicians like Kenneth G. Spillias, Jan Winters, and Nancy M. Graham reshaped downtown West Palm Beach. They promised to eliminate urban blight, and turned a crime-ridden area of the city into an upper-middle class entertainment zone frequented by wealthy pleasure-seekers from throughout Palm Beach County. However, much of this transformation was an illusion. These politicians eliminated local taxpayers from the decision-making process by circumventing their votes, but subsequently taxed them to pay for the improvements. Furthermore, blight was not eliminated downtown, merely relocated to areas surrounding the entertainment zone. This resulted in ongoing tension between the mostly white patrons and business owners in the redeveloped area, and the primarily black residents in the dilapidated neighborhoods surrounding this development.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004825, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004825
- Subject Headings
- Palm Beach County (Fla.)--History, Local., Palm Beach County (Fla.)--Social life and customs., West Palm Beach (Fla.)--History, Local., West Palm Beach (Fla.)--Economic conditions., West Palm Beach (Fla.)--Politics and government., Urban renewal--Florida--West Palm Beach--History.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED WITH BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGE MATERIAL IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
- Creator
- Inman, Camryn Leigh, Briggs, Tiffany Roberts, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Sourcing sediment from adjacent inlets for placement on eroded downdrift beaches is an increasingly common practice, as an inlet sources’ proximity to a placement site reduces the transportation cost of a project and is considered a beneficial use of the dredge material (BUDM). This project aimed to compare two nourishment projects using adjacent inlet sediment sources for changes in water quality, morphology, and sedimentology at two geographically similar locations in southeast Florida. In...
Show moreSourcing sediment from adjacent inlets for placement on eroded downdrift beaches is an increasingly common practice, as an inlet sources’ proximity to a placement site reduces the transportation cost of a project and is considered a beneficial use of the dredge material (BUDM). This project aimed to compare two nourishment projects using adjacent inlet sediment sources for changes in water quality, morphology, and sedimentology at two geographically similar locations in southeast Florida. In 2023, Jupiter Beach Park (Jupiter, FL) and South Inlet Park Beach (Boca Raton, FL) were nourished using sediment from the adjacent inlet system. Jupiter was nourished with sediment from the inlet’s sand trap and Boca Raton was nourished with sediment from the ebb shoal. Suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in the water column is closely associated with other properties of water including temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen. A sudden increase in suspended sediment in nearshore water can be triggered by anthropogenic activity, like nourishment, as well as natural occurrences, like storms. Sampling began prior to the initiation of nourishment (February) and continued throughout hurricane season (May – November). Sediment samples were analyzed for moment method statistics (i.e., mean, standard deviation/sorting) at half-phi intervals above 63μm. Fine sediment (<63μm) was dried and weighed. Surface and bottom water samples were collected and measured for SSC, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and salinity to analyze changes in response to nourishment.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014477
- Subject Headings
- Beach nourishment, Sediments (Geology), Palm Beach County (Fla.), Coastal zone management
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Examining Unique Domestic Migration Processes and Relationships between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
- Creator
- Power, Eric M., Xie, Zhixiao, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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The Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) known as Miami Fort Lauderdale Pompano Beach consistently gains migrants from both the United States and abroad. However, despite the constant increase in population, the domestic out-migration for Miami-Dade County has consistently been more than the domestic in-migration. Recently a similar trend is occurring in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. The continual gain in population despite the domestic out-migration is mostly due to the large international...
Show moreThe Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) known as Miami Fort Lauderdale Pompano Beach consistently gains migrants from both the United States and abroad. However, despite the constant increase in population, the domestic out-migration for Miami-Dade County has consistently been more than the domestic in-migration. Recently a similar trend is occurring in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. The continual gain in population despite the domestic out-migration is mostly due to the large international in-migration for the region. Using data from the Internal Revenue Service, this paper discusses the migration of domestic populations and determines if possible new trends exist for this MSA. Furthermore, income data collected from the IRS was used to establish any possible relationship between migration and income.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000828
- Subject Headings
- Metropolitan areas, Human beings--Migrations, Income, Miami-Dade County (Fla.), Broward County (Fla.), Palm Beach County (Fla.)
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A comparative analysis of environmental history programs.
- Creator
- Feinberg, Lindsay, Brewer, Ernest, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2011-04-08
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164527
- Subject Headings
- Human ecology --History, Environmental education, Palm Beach County (Fla.) --History, Local
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- EVALUATION OF LOCAL OFFSHORE SEDIMENTS FOR COASTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, USA.
- Creator
- Palaparthi, Jyothirmayi, Briggs, Tiffany Roberts, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Open-coast beach-dune environments are vulnerable to erosion, such as from storms or interruption of littoral drift. Although protected from event-driven wave energy, backbarrier shorelines are also susceptible to erosion, due to tidal currents and boat wakes. A common response to mitigate erosion is to place sediment and restore the environment. For placement on beaches, a significant effort has been made to identify offshore resources available; however, offshore resources have seldom been...
Show moreOpen-coast beach-dune environments are vulnerable to erosion, such as from storms or interruption of littoral drift. Although protected from event-driven wave energy, backbarrier shorelines are also susceptible to erosion, due to tidal currents and boat wakes. A common response to mitigate erosion is to place sediment and restore the environment. For placement on beaches, a significant effort has been made to identify offshore resources available; however, offshore resources have seldom been considered for dune or backbarrier shoreline restoration. This study evaluates the geotechnical sediment properties of offshore sediments in proven borrow areas for beach nourishment and reclassifies them for placement in dunes and along the backbarrier in Palm Beach County, Florida. Two different methods calculate volume of offshore resources available for dune or backbarrier projects, including numerical calculations and interpolation of volume through SURFER. Because existing proven borrow areas are delineated for beach nourishment, less volume of sediment available in these areas for other coastal environments. The results of this study suggest that identifying offshore sediment sources for lower-energy environments would not adversely impact sediment needed for beach nourishment. As coastal environments are increasingly threatened by climate change and sea level rise, sediment resources become scarcer, the need to efficiently and effectively use sediments will be of utmost importance for scientists, engineers, and managers in their efforts to protect coastal habitat and communities.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013337
- Subject Headings
- Sedimentation and deposition, Coastal erosion, Palm Beach County (Fla ), Sediments (Geology)--Analysis, Dunes, Coastal restoration
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Examining the Relationships Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Drinking Water Quality: Identifying Inequities in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Creator
- Weisner, Meagan L., Root, Tara L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Water treatment facilities across the United States are known for providing high-quality drinking water to their residents. However, differences in treatment methods, aging infrastructure, and outdated household plumbing may affect the quality of drinking water by the time it reaches the consumer’s tap. Palm Beach County, Florida, is an area with large socioeconomic contrasts where some families live in dilapidated structures and others reside in luxurious, gated communities. This research...
Show moreWater treatment facilities across the United States are known for providing high-quality drinking water to their residents. However, differences in treatment methods, aging infrastructure, and outdated household plumbing may affect the quality of drinking water by the time it reaches the consumer’s tap. Palm Beach County, Florida, is an area with large socioeconomic contrasts where some families live in dilapidated structures and others reside in luxurious, gated communities. This research highlights the variation of household water quality by determining metal concentrations in tap water samples in communities of different socioeconomic status. In addition, interviews were conducted with personnel from five different Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) in the study area to understand the relationship between customers and their water utility. Results indicate that effective communication strategies are needed to boost public trust and fill critical information gaps about the water treatment process. Ninety-six tap water samples were collected from households throughout eastern Palm Beach County and analyzed for different metals using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry. Surveys were also administered at the same households where tap water samples were collected. Residents were asked about their perceptions of tap water and social and economic questions regarding their household characteristics. A Socioeconomic Status (SES) index was created using Principal Components Analysis (PCA) to understand how perceptions of tap water quality and concentrations of metals in household tap water vary based on SES. Results provide evidence that those living in the lowest-ranking SES neighborhoods are the least satisfied with their tap water quality and consume less tap water than those living in higher SES neighborhoods. Water quality results highlighted large variations in concentrations of aluminum (Al) and thus, analyses focused specifically on how Al concentrations varied according to SES. Results from Ordinary Least Squares regression show that as socioeconomic status decreases, the concentration of Al in tap water increases. Six samples exceed the State of Florida’s Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level (SMCL) for Al, and five of those samples were found in the lowest-ranking SES neighborhoods (SES 1 and 2). The results of this research provide evidence that inequities in household water quality exist across eastern Palm Beach County, Florida.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013278
- Subject Headings
- Drinking water--Quality--Florida, Palm Beach County (Fla.), Socioeconomic status, Inequality
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ANALYSIS OF A LOCAL ECONOMY WITH AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL.
- Creator
- OPALAT, STEPHEN E., Florida Atlantic University, Stronge, William B., College of Business, Department of Economics
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this thesis is to present an econometric model for the region of Palm Beach County. This type of economic analysis was chosen because it captures the influence of the service and trade industries as well as the simultaneous nature of other industries which dominate the local economy. The estimation results identified the construction industry as a leading indicator of economic activity in transportation, communications, utilities, finance, insurance and real estate. This...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to present an econometric model for the region of Palm Beach County. This type of economic analysis was chosen because it captures the influence of the service and trade industries as well as the simultaneous nature of other industries which dominate the local economy. The estimation results identified the construction industry as a leading indicator of economic activity in transportation, communications, utilities, finance, insurance and real estate. This simultaneous structure of the model led to the application of various multipler analyses. It was found that local construction output affected gross regional product, local personal income and local total employment. National personal income was found to influence local trade which in turn affects levels of local output, employment and income.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1984
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14221
- Subject Headings
- Econometrics, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Economic conditions--Econometric models
- Format
- Document (PDF)