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- DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATIBILITY OF ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATER AND SEDIMENTS ON A CLOSED GOLF COURSE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
- Creator
- Temple, Ryan J., Oleinik, Anton, Root, Tara, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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The legacy of monosodium methanearsenate (MSMA) application to golf courses is often arsenic concentrations above the EPA’s maximum contaminant level of 10 μg/L for drinking water and the FDEP soil cleanup target level of 2.1 mg/kg for residential areas. These concentrations pose a health risk and must be remediated for residential development. The objective of this study was to determine how arsenic concentrations vary spatially at a closed golf course poised for residential development....
Show moreThe legacy of monosodium methanearsenate (MSMA) application to golf courses is often arsenic concentrations above the EPA’s maximum contaminant level of 10 μg/L for drinking water and the FDEP soil cleanup target level of 2.1 mg/kg for residential areas. These concentrations pose a health risk and must be remediated for residential development. The objective of this study was to determine how arsenic concentrations vary spatially at a closed golf course poised for residential development. Groundwater and sediment arsenic concentrations were quantified and the controls on arsenic (As) mobility were characterized. The presence of nitrates and iron-(hydr)oxides at the studied golf course largely influenced putting greens having the least As in groundwater whereas roughs contained the most.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013706
- Subject Headings
- Arsenic, Golf courses, Florida, South
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S CLIMATE CHANGE: ANALYZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE ANXIETY (CCA) IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
- Creator
- Mascheri, Megan M., Polsky, Colin, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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South Florida is at the frontlines of climate change impacts. Facing increases in heat waves, flooding, and intensity of storms, climate change has direct detriments on the residents of this region. This research examines the evidence of Climate Change Anxiety (CCA) within Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. Using the CCA instrument developed by Susan Clayton and Bryan Karazsia in 2020, this study replicates analyses of variables conducted in prior research on the national...
Show moreSouth Florida is at the frontlines of climate change impacts. Facing increases in heat waves, flooding, and intensity of storms, climate change has direct detriments on the residents of this region. This research examines the evidence of Climate Change Anxiety (CCA) within Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. Using the CCA instrument developed by Susan Clayton and Bryan Karazsia in 2020, this study replicates analyses of variables conducted in prior research on the national level. This research found South Floridians are experiencing moderate levels of anxiety caused by climate change. Additionally, significant relationships exist between CCA and newly examined variables such as family situations, politics, and sociological perceptions. Sociological perceptions such as identities described in Dan Kahan’s Cultural Cognition Theory help us understand how having different views of society and life may alter how an individual is affected by CCA.
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- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014470
- Subject Headings
- Climate change, Florida, South, Anxiety
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Elevating Resilience Through Education: Assessing Flood Literacy in South Florida.
- Creator
- Santiago, Paris, Polsky, Colin, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Flood events are becoming more frequent and intense as time progresses, ushering in a “new normal” for life in South Florida, a life that presumably requires flood literacy for resilience. Utilizing a 45-question digital survey, flood literacy of 600 participants from Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties was assessed. Using seven indices developed for this study including residency, flood terminology literacy, flood insurance literacy, floodplain literacy, flood experience,...
Show moreFlood events are becoming more frequent and intense as time progresses, ushering in a “new normal” for life in South Florida, a life that presumably requires flood literacy for resilience. Utilizing a 45-question digital survey, flood literacy of 600 participants from Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties was assessed. Using seven indices developed for this study including residency, flood terminology literacy, flood insurance literacy, floodplain literacy, flood experience, risk communication awareness, and mitigation strategies, it was found that less than 80% of participants were flood literate, with most indicating low experience with flooding and mitigation. Interaction with risk communications and consideration of flood impacts in residency decisions were indicated as moderate. Due to inconsistencies in parts of analysis, further stratification of index topics and unification of questions types would be beneficial for future iterations of this study.
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- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014485
- Subject Headings
- Floods, Florida, South, Risk communication
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Joint probability analysis of precipitation and streamflow extremes.
- Creator
- Lin, Chia-hung., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis focuses on evaluation of joint occurrence of extreme precipitation and streamflow events at several hydrologic structures in South Florida. An analysis of twelve years storm events and their corresponding peak streamflow events during wet and dry season including annual peaks considering two seasons was performed first. Dependence analysis using time series data of precipitation and streamflow was carried out next. The analysis included use of storm events with different temporal...
Show moreThis thesis focuses on evaluation of joint occurrence of extreme precipitation and streamflow events at several hydrologic structures in South Florida. An analysis of twelve years storm events and their corresponding peak streamflow events during wet and dry season including annual peaks considering two seasons was performed first. Dependence analysis using time series data of precipitation and streamflow was carried out next. The analysis included use of storm events with different temporal lags from the time of occurrence of peak streamflow events. Bi-variate joint probability was found to be appropriate to analyze the joint occurrence of events. Evaluation of joint exceedence probabilities under two phases of Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO) influencing south Florida was also evaluated. All methodologies are evaluated for application using observations at several structures in the case study region to provide advances and valuable insights on joint extremes of precipitation and streamflows.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360954
- Subject Headings
- Climatic changes, Precipitation (Meterology), Streamflow, Environmental aspects
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- ARE SOUTH FLORIDA’S GOPHER TORTOISE POPULATION’S GENETICALLY DIFFERENTIATED FROM EACH OTHER?.
- Creator
- Rothberg, Olivia, Frazier, Evelyn, Hughes, Colin, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Gopher Tortoises are an imperiled terrestrial tortoise considered ecosystem engineers, as their burrows support over 350 species of “commensals”. Due to extensive anthropogenic habitat destruction and fragmentation, tortoise populations have significantly declined over the past 100 years. This isolation is leading to a premature loss of genetic variation, further precipitating the decline of this species. Understanding the genetic structure of this species can aid management decisions through...
Show moreGopher Tortoises are an imperiled terrestrial tortoise considered ecosystem engineers, as their burrows support over 350 species of “commensals”. Due to extensive anthropogenic habitat destruction and fragmentation, tortoise populations have significantly declined over the past 100 years. This isolation is leading to a premature loss of genetic variation, further precipitating the decline of this species. Understanding the genetic structure of this species can aid management decisions through intentionally relocating animals based on genetic units and historic gene flow, to preserve adaptive diversity and evolutionary potential on a large scale. I investigated whether Southeast Florida has a genetically distinct subpopulation of Gopher Tortoises in the unexamined southeasternmost extent of their range, from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade counties, using 9 microsatellite loci previously characterized for this species (Schwartz et al 2003) and found that our populations are only modestly differentiated from each other, and have greater genetic diversity than other populations.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014362
- Subject Headings
- Gopher tortoises, Florida, South, Population genetics
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Residential lawn water use and lawn irrigation practices: Wellington, Florida.
- Creator
- Survis, Felicia D., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Water conservation initiatives seldom quantify the volume of water that is at stake in lawn watering. In many communities, including those in South Florida, outdoor water use, which includes lawn irrigation, is not metered separately from indoor water use and is indistinguishable from indoor water usage. A large number of residents use self supply non-potable wells for lawn irrigation that are not regulated by the South Florida Water Management District. The result is that residential lawn...
Show moreWater conservation initiatives seldom quantify the volume of water that is at stake in lawn watering. In many communities, including those in South Florida, outdoor water use, which includes lawn irrigation, is not metered separately from indoor water use and is indistinguishable from indoor water usage. A large number of residents use self supply non-potable wells for lawn irrigation that are not regulated by the South Florida Water Management District. The result is that residential lawn water use is difficult to account for and quantify. This thesis project addressed these difficulties by combining semistructured interviews, daily watering observations and irrigation system audits to ascertain how much public supply water and self supply (well) water was being used for residential lawn irrigation. The study also examined lawn watering practices and how factors such as: precipitation, the minimum plant needs of St. Augstinegrass, and how local watering restrictions influenced watering behavior.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2705082
- Subject Headings
- Lawns, Water resources development, Landscape irrigation, Water consumption, Municipal water supply
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Reel versus Real: Interracial Relationships within the South Asian Diaspora.
- Creator
- Ali, Kasima Jennet, Reilly, Susan, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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This study analyzes the reactions of interracial relationships within the South Asian Diaspora via film and literature focused on the United States and England. The films examined are Mississippi Masala (1992) and Bend It Like Beckham (2002), and the literature-utilized focuses on cultural identity, interracial dating, the importance of marriage, the Indian community, and gender roles focused on women within the diaspora. The films used encourage the idea of interracial relationships as...
Show moreThis study analyzes the reactions of interracial relationships within the South Asian Diaspora via film and literature focused on the United States and England. The films examined are Mississippi Masala (1992) and Bend It Like Beckham (2002), and the literature-utilized focuses on cultural identity, interracial dating, the importance of marriage, the Indian community, and gender roles focused on women within the diaspora. The films used encourage the idea of interracial relationships as acceptable and give South Asian women the confidence to be more independent. The intention of this research is to analyze the importance of cultural blending, independence, heritage, and traditional values. The focus behind this research is to understand the battle of traditional versus modern roles for women in the South Asian diaspora, and how independence can be viewed as a form of dishonoring and humiliating their families when they step outside of the cultural box.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005922
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, South Asian diaspora., Interracial dating., Cultural identity, Sex role--South Asia.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Civic environmentalism: A model for Everglades restoration and a sustainable South Florida.
- Creator
- Jabour, Teresa U., Florida Atlantic University, Lenz, Timothy
- Abstract/Description
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The Everglades restoration is now the centerpiece for environmental policymaking in South Florida. The 1991 settlement of the Everglades lawsuit marked a new era of environmental politics known as civic environmentalism. Concepts of civic environmentalism are used in this study to determine if policies developed since the 1991 lawsuit settlement support a successful Everglades restoration and a sustainable South Florida, a vital connection that ensures the socio-economic health of the built...
Show moreThe Everglades restoration is now the centerpiece for environmental policymaking in South Florida. The 1991 settlement of the Everglades lawsuit marked a new era of environmental politics known as civic environmentalism. Concepts of civic environmentalism are used in this study to determine if policies developed since the 1991 lawsuit settlement support a successful Everglades restoration and a sustainable South Florida, a vital connection that ensures the socio-economic health of the built environment as well as the environmental health of South Florida's unique ecosystems. Indicators reveal that legislation supports a democratic process, but a nonformal model of civic environmentalism demonstrates that there are weaknesses in many areas, especially on the local level. Results of the study suggest that even though civic environmentalism prevails in some cases, stronger policies that connect both the built and natural environment will be necessary to ensure a successful Everglades restoration and a sustainable South Florida.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13014
- Subject Headings
- South Florida Water Management District (Fla), Restoration ecology--Florida--Everglades, Sustainable development--Florida, Environmental policy--Florida--Everglades
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An evaluation of the certainty of system performance measures generated by the South Florida Water Management Model.
- Creator
- Trimble, Paul Joseph., Florida Atlantic University, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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The South Florida Water Management Model was developed to evaluate proposed alternatives for the south Florida regional hydrologic system. The degree of certainty of the computed system performance measures is required to correctly apply these measures for evaluation and selection of appropriate water resources policies and investments. Initially, a sensitivity matrix is defined which summarizes the model output sensitivity to incremental changes of key parameters. The method of singular...
Show moreThe South Florida Water Management Model was developed to evaluate proposed alternatives for the south Florida regional hydrologic system. The degree of certainty of the computed system performance measures is required to correctly apply these measures for evaluation and selection of appropriate water resources policies and investments. Initially, a sensitivity matrix is defined which summarizes the model output sensitivity to incremental changes of key parameters. The method of singular value decomposition is applied to the sensitivity matrix to better understand relations between parameters and output variables. Finally, parameter uncertainty is compared to that of total predictive uncertainty of the system performance measures.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1995
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15200
- Subject Headings
- Hydrologic models, Water conservation--Florida, Water supply--Florida, Water quality management--Florida, South Florida Water Management District
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- EVALUATION OF INFLUENCES OF THE EL NIÑO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) EVENTS ON CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE EXTREMES AND RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
- Creator
- Thakker, Kuntal S., Teegavarapu, Ramesh S. V., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) occurrences have a well-established impact on regional hydroclimatic variability and alterations in crucial climatic factors such as temperature and precipitation. The impact of ENSO on temperature extremes can cause fluctuations in energy consumption, leading to the need for energy utilities to implement more effective management measures. This study aims to evaluate the potential impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events on local temperature...
Show moreEl Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) occurrences have a well-established impact on regional hydroclimatic variability and alterations in crucial climatic factors such as temperature and precipitation. The impact of ENSO on temperature extremes can cause fluctuations in energy consumption, leading to the need for energy utilities to implement more effective management measures. This study aims to evaluate the potential impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events on local temperature patterns & extremes and residential energy usage in South Florida. The region of focus consists of three Counties: Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. The impact of ENSO occurrences on temperature is assessed by analyzing long-term monthly average, minimum, and maximum temperature data from numerous weather stations in these counties, spanning from 1961 to 2018. The study analyzes variations of monthly electricity usage data acquired from a local power utility company (e.g., Florida Power & Light) and temperature data from 2001 to 2018. Temporal frames that align with the three phases of ENSO (namely warm, cool, and neutral) are employed to assess variations in temperature and energy consumption. Nonparametric hypothesis tests are employed to validate statistically significant variations in temperature and residential energy consumption across the stages of ENSO. This study aims to analyze the potential regional and temporal impacts of ENSO episodes on temperature and residential energy consumption in South Florida. Initial findings indicate that the non-uniform distribution of temperature, affected by El Niño and La Niña occurrences, impacts the amount of energy consumed by households in South Florida.
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- 2024
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014493
- Subject Headings
- Energy consumption, Florida, South, Climate change, El Niño Current, La Niña Current
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Population distribution analysis for water supply planning, using textural image classification of SPOT data in an integrated Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
- Creator
- Poudratchi, Ahmad., Florida Atlantic University, Roberts, Charles, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Protecting Natural Resources, such as drinking water in terms of quality and quantity, is one of the missions of South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Water Supply Planning is one of the many projects at the Planning Department of the SFWMD, in which sixteen counties are analyzed to determine the most accurate population distribution for water supply distribution among the water utility companies. This thesis examines the current methodology which is used at the SFWMD, and...
Show moreProtecting Natural Resources, such as drinking water in terms of quality and quantity, is one of the missions of South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Water Supply Planning is one of the many projects at the Planning Department of the SFWMD, in which sixteen counties are analyzed to determine the most accurate population distribution for water supply distribution among the water utility companies. This thesis examines the current methodology which is used at the SFWMD, and addresses its shortcomings. It then introduces a proposed methodology, to improve population distribution analysis, by incorporating satellite imagery. Textural classification of satellite imagery will be used to extract residential neighborhoods from non-residential areas. The resultant residential areas, which is in the form of raster data, then will be converted to a vector coverage to be utilized as an additional source of data. Incorporating satellite imagery eliminates the assumption of homogenous population distribution, which the current methodology is based on and consequently, leads to a more accurate population distribution methodology.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15254
- Subject Headings
- Water-supply--Florida--Statistics, Florida--Population--Statistics, Geographic information systems, South Florida Water Management District
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Interview with Nancy Myers - ca. 2002.
- Creator
- Myers, Nancy (Interviewee), Hennessy, Paul J. (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2002-11-13
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78790
- Subject Headings
- South Florida Science Museum and Planetarium, West Palm Beach (Fla.), Junior Welfare League, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Characteristics Affecting Prey Vulnerability and Avian Habitat Selection in the Florida Everglades.
- Creator
- Harris, Rachael L., Gawlik, Dale E., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The vulnerability of prey to capture plays a fundamental role in determining overall prey availability for wading birds. Structural complexity can act to decrease prey vulnerability and influence foraging habitat selection. To determine how structural complexity can affect habitat selection I conducted a use vs. availability study throughout the Florida Everglades in 2005 and 2006. Results indicated that wading birds chose foraging sites that had less emergent vegetation and a thicker...
Show moreThe vulnerability of prey to capture plays a fundamental role in determining overall prey availability for wading birds. Structural complexity can act to decrease prey vulnerability and influence foraging habitat selection. To determine how structural complexity can affect habitat selection I conducted a use vs. availability study throughout the Florida Everglades in 2005 and 2006. Results indicated that wading birds chose foraging sites that had less emergent vegetation and a thicker flocculent layer relative to random sites. Submerged vegetation, and the height of emergent vegetation did not affect wading bird site selection. A difference in habitat selection between years was evident due to hydrological conditions. Ideal hydrological conditions are probably the most important parameter to wading bird success. Other factors affecting prey vulnerability became increasingly important in years of poor hydrology, probably because the penalty for choosing low quality foraging habitat would be greater than in years of more optimal conditions.
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- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000754
- Subject Headings
- Everglades (Fla), South Florida Water Management District (Fla ), Wildlife management--Florida--Everglades, Bird populations--Florida--Everglades, Water birds--Florida--Everglades, Wetland ecology--Florida--Everglades
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Distribution of deep-water commercial fisheries species-golden crab, tilefish, royal red shrimp-in deep-water habitats off Eastern Florida from submersible and ROV dives.
- Creator
- Reed, John K., Farrington, Stephanie
- Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3351178
- Subject Headings
- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (U.S.), Fisheries--Florida, Tilefish, Crabs, Shrimps, Fishes--Geographical distribution
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Beyond Water Restrictions: Informing Effective Lawn Watering Behavior.
- Creator
- Survis, Felicia D., Root, Tara L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Evaluating trends of historical rainfall on a weekly and seasonal basis is needed for optimizing the design and implementation of lawn water conservation strategies like outdoor water restrictions. While “day of the week” water restrictions are a typical strategy to limit the frequency and duration of urban lawn water use, they may not necessarily result in more conservative behaviors from end-users. Because weekly rainfall and local climate variables are seldom taken into account in water...
Show moreEvaluating trends of historical rainfall on a weekly and seasonal basis is needed for optimizing the design and implementation of lawn water conservation strategies like outdoor water restrictions. While “day of the week” water restrictions are a typical strategy to limit the frequency and duration of urban lawn water use, they may not necessarily result in more conservative behaviors from end-users. Because weekly rainfall and local climate variables are seldom taken into account in water restriction strategies, they are not connected to actual lawn water demand. However, since lawn water demand is directly related to weekly rainfall totals, not to a particular number of watering days per week, water restriction schedules have the potential to unintentionally promote overwatering. This study investigated the weekly patterns of average seasonal rainfall and evapotranspiration in South Florida to determine the typical variability of weekly net irrigation needs and found that typical wet season weekly rainfall often provides a significant amount of water to meet the demand of residential lawns and landscapes. This finding underscores opportunity to reduce supplemental overwatering in residential landscapes if watering guidelines were modified to recognize seasonal average weekly rainfall in this region This study also tested a rainfall-based water conservation strategy to determine if providing residents with information about how local rainfall could promote more effective lawn watering behavior than just water restrictions alone. Experimental households reduced lawn water use by up to 61% compared to the control group by the end of the study. These results demonstrate that the neighborhood “rain-watered lawn” signs helped experimental study group households become more aware of rainfall as the primary input of water to their lawns. This study also investigated the role that lawn irrigation from self-supplied sources plays in the urban lawn water demand and investigates how the lawn water use and lawn watering behaviors of households that source from self-supply differ from those who source from the public supply.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004710
- Subject Headings
- Landscape irrigation, Municipal water supply, South Florida Water Management District, Water conservation, Water consumption, Water resources development
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Interview with Joe Schweigart – ca. 2008.
- Creator
- Schweigart, Joe (Interviewee), Addeo, David (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2008-02-18
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78736
- Subject Headings
- South Florida Water Management District (Fla.), Everglades (Fla.), Florida -- Environmental conditions, Water resources development -- Environmental aspects -- Florida, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Investigation of flow patterns using geochemical tracers in the Floridan aquifer system, Naples, Florida.
- Creator
- Rectenwald, E. Edward., Florida Atlantic University, Warburton, David L.
- Abstract/Description
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This study investigated flow patterns in the FAS and tested Kohout's theory of "cyclic flow" in the vicinity of Naples, Florida. Temperature logs were analyzed to identify a reverse geothermal gradient in the Floridan aquifer system. The geochemical analysis consisted of inorganics (major cations and anions), stable isotopes (2H, 18O), radiocarbon (14C), and noble gas (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe) data. The temperature logs were inconclusive in identifying a reverse geothermal gradient in the study...
Show moreThis study investigated flow patterns in the FAS and tested Kohout's theory of "cyclic flow" in the vicinity of Naples, Florida. Temperature logs were analyzed to identify a reverse geothermal gradient in the Floridan aquifer system. The geochemical analysis consisted of inorganics (major cations and anions), stable isotopes (2H, 18O), radiocarbon (14C), and noble gas (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe) data. The temperature logs were inconclusive in identifying a reverse geothermal gradient in the study area. The geochemical analysis suggests that within the FAS relatively old meteoric freshwater circulates in the UFA over relatively young seawater of the MCU and LFA. The analysis also supports the possibility of vertical flow from the LFA to the UFA in the study area along with ancient meteoric recharge into the UFA during the last glacial period. The study was inconclusive in identifying "cyclic flow" in the study area.
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- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13356
- Subject Headings
- South Florida Water Management District (Fla ), Water quality--Florida--Naples--Measurement, Hydrogeology--Florida--Naples, Geomorphological tracers--Utilization, Groundwater flow--Florida--Naples
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Inlet-Adjacent Shoreline Behavior at Three Stabilized Inlets in Palm Beach County, FL (USA).
- Creator
- Vandamas, Edward A, Briggs, Tiffany Roberts, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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Shorelines are a primary source of attraction for the nearly two million tourists who visit Palm Beach County annually. Many of Palm Beach County beaches are located on barrier islands, separated by a series of inlets which serve as access points to the Intracoastal Waterway. However, inlets are often cited as a source of erosion, through interruption of littoral drift and interaction with nearshore hydrodynamics (e.g., causing wave diffraction or refraction). In an effort to mitigate...
Show moreShorelines are a primary source of attraction for the nearly two million tourists who visit Palm Beach County annually. Many of Palm Beach County beaches are located on barrier islands, separated by a series of inlets which serve as access points to the Intracoastal Waterway. However, inlets are often cited as a source of erosion, through interruption of littoral drift and interaction with nearshore hydrodynamics (e.g., causing wave diffraction or refraction). In an effort to mitigate potential negative impacts of the economically important tidal inlets, Palm Beach County has installed a sand transfer plant (STP) at two inlet locations, the Lake Worth Inlet and the South Lake Worth Inlet. Through analysis of annual aerial photography and beach profile surveys taken between 2000 and 2009, this study will determine what effect, if any, these sand transfer plants are having on the inlet-adjacent shorelines north and south of the two inlets with STP, as well as an inlet without an STP (Boca Inlet). This study hopes to increase the understanding of shoreline dynamics in Palm Beach County, which could recognize important alongshore patterns, such as the occurrence of erosional hot spots, to assist in future mitigation efforts.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004554, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004554
- Subject Headings
- Beach erosion -- Florida -- Lake Worth Inlet -- Prevention, Beach erosion -- Florida -- South Lake Worth Inlet -- Prevention, Coastal changes -- Florida -- Palm Beach County, Coastal zone management -- Florida -- Palm Beach County, Geodynamics, Soil conservation -- Florida -- Lake Worth Inlet, Soil conservation -- Florida -- South Lake Worth Inlet, Sustainable development
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Associations between mercury and hepatic, renal, endocrine, and hematological parameters in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the eastern coast of Florida and South Carolina.
- Creator
- Schaefer, Adam M., Stavros, Hui-Chen W., Bossart, Gregory D., Fair, Patricia A., Goldstein, Juli D., Reif, John S.
- Date Issued
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007464
- Subject Headings
- Florida, South Carolina, Bottlenose dolphin--Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Mercury, Liver--metabolism, Kidney--Metabolism, Endocrine Glands--metabolism, Hematology
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Stakeholders, Advocacy Coalitions and The Policy Process: Policy Change in Everglades Restoration.
- Creator
- Taylor, Leslie, Thai, Khi V., Sapat, Alka K., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This study is about advocacy coalitions' efforts at influencing the debate surrounding the formulation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). Policy change as utilized in the dissertation views the adoption of CERP as a change in government policy on Everglades restoration that was achieved through competing stakeholders and coalitions. As one of the largest environmental restoration projects ever undertaken in the U.S. and possibly the most complex in terms of reconciling...
Show moreThis study is about advocacy coalitions' efforts at influencing the debate surrounding the formulation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). Policy change as utilized in the dissertation views the adoption of CERP as a change in government policy on Everglades restoration that was achieved through competing stakeholders and coalitions. As one of the largest environmental restoration projects ever undertaken in the U.S. and possibly the most complex in terms of reconciling stakeholder views and understanding the science of restoration, the federal government and the state of Florida were keen on providing a formal participatory process for stakeholder input. The formulation process leading up to the adoption of CERP forms a unique study in our understanding of coalition behavior, their efforts at influencing governmental policy and the way the deliberative and participatory process worked. The major purpose of the dissertation is to examine the perceived effectiveness of stakeholders and coalitions, specifically the environmental and agribusiness coalitions, to influence policy change in Everglades restoration. The study looks at how policy change was achieved within the formal institutions established and other infonnal channels developed through cooperation and consensus. Utilizing the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), interest group and coalition building literature, I hypothesize that the influence of coalitions in bringing about policy change is affected by five factors: internal factors such as (I) heterogeneity of stakeholders' beliefs, (2) membership size and external factors including (3) the presence of policy brokers, (4) change in the systemic governing coalition, and (5) presence of multiple coalitions. These factors are assumed to have contributed to altering or changing the dynamics and the direction of discourse in the policy process. Data was drawn from interviewing stakeholders who are members of the environmental and agribusiness coalitions and from secondary sources. The study shows that both the environmental and agribusiness coalitions perceive their efforts to be effective and instrumental in impacting the events and issues in the restoration process and particularly in influencing policy change. The study also reveals that the deliberative and participatory process, although sometimes contentious, has been a successful mechanism in allowing stakeholders to influence the formulation of CERP.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000615
- Subject Headings
- South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program, Wetland Restoration--Government Policy--Florida--Everglades, Everglades (Fla)--Government Policy, Political Planning--Florida, United States--Politics and Government--2001---Decision Making
- Format
- Document (PDF)
