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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: Historical Edition: The Palm Beach Daily News.
Creator: Palm Beach Daily News, Pierce, Ruby Edna
Abstract/Description: The Historical Edition of The Palm Beach Daily News marks the fortieth anniversary of this newspaper, and records the development of Palm Beach from a tree-dotted sand waste into the most beautiful seaside resort in the world.
Date Issued: 1936
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00010573
Subject Headings: Palm Beach (Fla.)--Newspapers
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Washington's birthday, royal poinciana, palm beach, fla.
Creator: royal poinciana (palm beach, fla.)
Date Issued: 1896
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/fa00000040.pdf
Subject Headings: description and travel, palm beach
Format: E-book

Title: Royal Poinciana: souvenir menu.
Creator: royal poinciana (palm beach, fla.)
Date Issued: 1896
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/fa00000039.pdf
Subject Headings: description and travel, palm beach
Format: E-book

Title: West Palm Beach.
Creator: Chamber of Commerce (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Date Issued: 1918
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/fa00000043.pdf
Subject Headings: Description and travel, Guidebooks, Description and travel
Format: E-book

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: 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.
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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: Tales of Palm Beach and Florida.
Creator: Thomas, Elisabeth R.
Abstract/Description: The climber -- The rise of Susie Marvin -- The fish charmer -- Jeunesse a la mode -- The clue -- A sinister romance -- The Marquise de Hautcoeur -- Sweet charity -- A sketch in vaudeville.
Date Issued: 192?
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000397
Subject Headings: Upper class -- Florida -- Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Fla.) -- Social life and customs, Florida -- Social life and customs, Florida -- Palm Beach
Format: E-book

Title: Florida's definition and subsequent calculatons of a public high school graduate: a critical race theory analysis.
Creator: Watson, Terri N., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: On March 18, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida filed a class action lawsuit against The Palm Beach County School Board and its district superintendent on behalf of approximately 176,000 students under their jurisdiction (Schroeder v. The Palm Beach County School Board, 2008). The plaintiffs cited the defendants for their failure "to provide a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality education" (p. 7) as required by the Florida Constitution, Article IX, ß 1....
Show moreOn March 18, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida filed a class action lawsuit against The Palm Beach County School Board and its district superintendent on behalf of approximately 176,000 students under their jurisdiction (Schroeder v. The Palm Beach County School Board, 2008). The plaintiffs cited the defendants for their failure "to provide a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality education" (p. 7) as required by the Florida Constitution, Article IX, ß 1. They contended that their claim was substantiated by The School District of Palm Beach County's (SDPBC) dismal high school graduation rates. Spurred by the lawsuit, I wanted to understand the controversy surrounding high school graduation rates, in spite of decades of school reform measures, and why different calculation methods are utilized in the state of Florida. In respect to the latter point, I was curious to learn about the differences among graduation rate calculation methods and what impact, if any, these differences had on the reporting of high school graduation rates, particularly those for students of color. Black America's past and present reality in public education has illustrated the need for new paradigms to address the achievement gap promulgated by contextual factors that serve to impede the academic achievement of all students. The statistical analyses and Critical Race Realist perspective, which has evolved from Critical Race Theory when applied to policy research, offered in this study found Florida's definition and subsequent calculations of a public high school graduate to result in significant and consistent differences among graduation rates relative to student race and graduation rate calculation method.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1930490
Subject Headings: Discrimination in education, Educational equalization, School improvement programs, High school graduates
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Analysis of Backgroundwater Chemistry and Local Hydrologic Conditions ofPondhawk Natural Area Pre-Wetland Construction.
Creator: Carlson, Eric Sven, Root, Tara L., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: This thesis evaluates the water chemistry and hydrology of an urban environmental preserve in advance of wetland construction. Pondhawk Natural Area (PNA) is located in densely populated Palm Beach County, Florida and was acquired through the County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Program as a protected natural area. In an effort to restore the natural area to pre-development conditions Palm Beach County will construct a wetland in the area where hydric conditions persisted...
Show moreThis thesis evaluates the water chemistry and hydrology of an urban environmental preserve in advance of wetland construction. Pondhawk Natural Area (PNA) is located in densely populated Palm Beach County, Florida and was acquired through the County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Program as a protected natural area. In an effort to restore the natural area to pre-development conditions Palm Beach County will construct a wetland in the area where hydric conditions persisted prior to the extensive canal construction that lowered groundwater levels. Results of this study wi II provide initial characterization of hydrology and water quality of PNA before wetland construction and lay the groundwork for future monitoring and improvements.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000730
Subject Headings: Soil chemistry--Florida--Palm Beach County, Water chemistry--Florida--Palm Beach County, Wetland hydrology--Florida--Palm Beach County, Groundwater flow--Florida--Palm Beach County
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: 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.
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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 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: 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.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013693
Subject Headings: STEM, Women, Black, Palm Beach County (Fla.)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Reefs of Palm Beach County, Florida, with Emphasis on the Gogonacea and their Bathymetric Distribution.
Creator: Goldberg, Walter M., Dobkin, Sheldon, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: This paper presents data relative to the ecology and bathymetric distribution of hermatypic gorgonians. The reefs were analyzed with respect to faunal composition and zonation. Ecological data such as turbidity, light penetration, salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature were taken directly on the reefs. The main reef was carbondated (C^14 ) to determine the length of time required for development. Gorgonians were transplanted from 9 meters to 18 and 30 meters to observe growth rates and...
Show moreThis paper presents data relative to the ecology and bathymetric distribution of hermatypic gorgonians. The reefs were analyzed with respect to faunal composition and zonation. Ecological data such as turbidity, light penetration, salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature were taken directly on the reefs. The main reef was carbondated (C^14 ) to determine the length of time required for development. Gorgonians were transplanted from 9 meters to 18 and 30 meters to observe growth rates and spicule changes. The relationships of zooxanthellae to the hermatypic Gorgonacea were analyzed and discussed. Experiments were conducted concerning respiration and photosynthetic rates, minimum oxygen tolerance, compensation intensities and depth, and starvation in the light as well as in the dark. Tolerance limits were establIshed for various levels of salinity, and temperature. Feeding behavior experiments were recorded and the relationship of gorgonian populations to the reef structure and community were discussed.
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Date Issued: 1970
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000770
Subject Headings: Reefs--Florida--Palm Beach County, Alcyonacea
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: 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).
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013943
Subject Headings: Transportation, Palm Beach County (Fla.), Impact fees
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Intercontinental document delivery: the American University of Armenia (AUA)/Florida Atlantic University (FAU) experience.
Creator: Avakian, Satenik, Frankel, Ken
Date Issued: 2003-01
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11514
Subject Headings: Document delivery, Interlibrary loans, Library cooperation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Observations of immature sea turtles at a nearshore hardbottom developmental habitat in Palm Beach, Florida.
Creator: Garrido, Katharine., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: Nearshore sabellariid worm rock reefs tracts along Florida's east cost provide developmental habitat for many juvenile green turtles.
Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/41004
Subject Headings: Sea turtles, Ecology, Adaptation (Biology), Wildlife conservation
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: 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: 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.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683207
Subject Headings: Oral history, Methodology, Oral history, History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Archaeological investigations at the Gumbo Limbo site (8PB5375), Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Dean, Jonathan Andrew., Florida Atlantic University, Fradkin, Arlene
Abstract/Description: 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.
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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: THE EFFECTS OF A WASTEWATER OUTFALL ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN LAKE WORTH (PALM BEACH COUNTY), FLORIDA.
Creator: DEIS, DONALD RAY., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Quantitative reference data were collected along two transects in the area of a wastewater outfall in Lake Worth (Palm Beach County), Florida. Benthic samples were taken during two sampling periods (3 February 1977 and 6 July 1977) at six stations along each transect. Two physical-chemical stations were sampled weekly between benthic sampling periods and during two 12 h periods (5 February 1977 and 8 July 1977). Water quality and sediment data were correlated with the distribution and...
Show moreQuantitative reference data were collected along two transects in the area of a wastewater outfall in Lake Worth (Palm Beach County), Florida. Benthic samples were taken during two sampling periods (3 February 1977 and 6 July 1977) at six stations along each transect. Two physical-chemical stations were sampled weekly between benthic sampling periods and during two 12 h periods (5 February 1977 and 8 July 1977). Water quality and sediment data were correlated with the distribution and abundance of benthic fauna. Significant differences (ANOVA, a < 0.05) in the physical-chemical conditions were found between the area near the outfall and background conditions in the estuary. Diversity (H') significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) decreased and dominance (c) significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) increased in the area of the outfall. The area surrounding the outfall was dominated by the pollution-tolerant polychaete Capitella capitata which represented a pollution indicator and opportunistic species in this study.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13949
Subject Headings: Water--Pollution--Florida--Palm Beach County, Refuse and refuse disposal--Florida--Palm Beach County
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Home range and movements of juvenile Atlantic green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) on shallow reef habitats in Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America.
Creator: Makowski, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Salmon, Michael
Abstract/Description: This study's objectives were to determine if coastal (shallow-water, oceanic reef) aggregations of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) in Palm Beach, Florida occupied distinct home ranges and how these home ranges compared in size and resource availability with those studied elsewhere. Six immature green turtles were captured, measured, and subjected to esophageal lavage to determine diet. Each turtle was returned to its initial capture site within 24 h with an ultrasonic transmitter...
Show moreThis study's objectives were to determine if coastal (shallow-water, oceanic reef) aggregations of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) in Palm Beach, Florida occupied distinct home ranges and how these home ranges compared in size and resource availability with those studied elsewhere. Six immature green turtles were captured, measured, and subjected to esophageal lavage to determine diet. Each turtle was returned to its initial capture site within 24 h with an ultrasonic transmitter used to track movements. All turtles were <65 cm SCL, had ingested similar macroalgae, and occupied markedly small home ranges (mean = 2.38 +/- 1.78 km 2), largely restricted to the reef itself. Diving and feeding activity peaked during the day; at night, activity was minimal. The food and sleeping site resource distribution at this specific location coincides with the turtles' home range size and shape, with considerable overlap of core areas.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13160
Subject Headings: Sea turtles--Florida--Palm Beach, Animal behavior, Wildlife conservation, Green turtle--Florida--Palm Beach
Format: Document (PDF)

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