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Remote sensing systems for monitoring and quantifying tropical deforestation in the Huallaga River Valley of Peru.
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Echavarria, Fernando R., Florida Atlantic University, Craig, Alan K., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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This thesis examines the quantification of tropical deforestation, the use of remote sensing techniques for its scientific measurement, and the many controversies surrounding the problem. Aerial photographs and Landsat-based planimetric maps were used to determine the conversion of montane rain forest in a 1,000 km$\sp2$ sector of Peru's Huallaga River Valley. Between 1963 and 1976, 244 km$\sp2$ of forest (approximately a quarter of the study area) were converted to agricultural and other...
Show moreThis thesis examines the quantification of tropical deforestation, the use of remote sensing techniques for its scientific measurement, and the many controversies surrounding the problem. Aerial photographs and Landsat-based planimetric maps were used to determine the conversion of montane rain forest in a 1,000 km$\sp2$ sector of Peru's Huallaga River Valley. Between 1963 and 1976, 244 km$\sp2$ of forest (approximately a quarter of the study area) were converted to agricultural and other land uses, an apparent deforestation rate of 19 km$\sp2$/yr or approximately 1,872 ha/yr. The method entailed the cutting and weighing of strips of Mylar overlays. Despite the photogrammetric limitations, the results demonstrate an economical and practical technique that is readily applicable to developing countries. The potential of other remote sensing systems and the application of change detection techniques such as digital image subtraction to monitor deforestation is detailed.
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Date Issued
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1989
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14538
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Geography, Physical Geography, Environmental Sciences, Remote Sensing
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Applications of fractals and scaling in population and settlement analysis.
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Sambrook, Roger Curtis, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
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Patterns of settlement are examined using a number of fractal and scaling techniques. Existing methods of spatial analysis are reviewed and evaluated, showing a need for additional methods for the analysis of spatial and geographical data. Fractal methods are introduced as candidates for such uses. They are applied in a variety of ways to analyze patterns of population and settlement: in an exploratory fashion, to test hypotheses, to determine correlations, to validate settlement models, and...
Show morePatterns of settlement are examined using a number of fractal and scaling techniques. Existing methods of spatial analysis are reviewed and evaluated, showing a need for additional methods for the analysis of spatial and geographical data. Fractal methods are introduced as candidates for such uses. They are applied in a variety of ways to analyze patterns of population and settlement: in an exploratory fashion, to test hypotheses, to determine correlations, to validate settlement models, and to explore the dynamics of population. Scaling properties of population and settlement patterns averaged over different regions are found to be non-uniform, allowing comparisons to be made between them. Correlations are discovered between the scaling behavior of settlement patterns and physical factors such as proximity to coastlines and the ruggedness of the landscape. Popular stochastic and central place models are shown to be inadequate for explaining the scaling behavior of real settlement patterns. Finally patterns of population change are examined, compared and described in terms of their scaling properties. This paper demonstrates how fractal and scaling methods can be usefully applied in the social and spatial sciences. Such an exploratory analysis of the scaling behavior of patterns of human population and settlement constitutes a necessary first step toward a detailed understanding of these phenomena.
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Date Issued
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2002
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12017
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Sociology, Theory and Methods, Geography
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PHYSICAL MULTIPARTITISM AND THE INTERNAL POLITICAL MORPHOLOGY OF MICROSTATES.
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HOLT, JERRY GLENN., Florida Atlantic University, Lee, David R.
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Very small states have appeared in relatively large numbers in the past two decades. Many of these are either wholly or partly insular and consist of discrete areal segments. Microstates are defined as those states with less than one million population. Multipartite states are defined as those in which at least 5 percent of the territory is physically separated from the main body. There are nineteen multipartite microstates at present, which are subject states for the study: Antigua and...
Show moreVery small states have appeared in relatively large numbers in the past two decades. Many of these are either wholly or partly insular and consist of discrete areal segments. Microstates are defined as those states with less than one million population. Multipartite states are defined as those in which at least 5 percent of the territory is physically separated from the main body. There are nineteen multipartite microstates at present, which are subject states for the study: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bahrain, Cape Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Grenada, Kiribati, Maldives, Malta, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western Samoa. Two thrusts are developed: (1) the description of first order administrative subdivisions of the subject states; (2) the testings of hypotheses concerned with area, population, fragmentation, and dispersion, relating to the existence and number of subdivisions. Much literature is available on subdivisions, microstates, area, population, and physical characteristics of states, which treats these topics systematically. However, little analytic work is available which applies these systematic topics to actual data manifested by states. In order to test the posited hypotheses, two measures are derived: a fragmentation index and a dispersion ratio. Criteria for the application of these measures are established. Testing of the hypotheses yields the following results. Among the subject states: (1) no areal threshold exists for the formation of administrative subdivisions; however, a high correlation exists when area of states is considered ordinally; (2) no population threshold exists for the formation of administrative subdivisions; however, a moderate correlation exists when population of states is considered ordinally; (3) there is no significant relationship between area and number of subdivisions; (4) there is a significant relationship between area and number of subdivisions; (5) there is no significant relationship between degree of dispersion and number of subdivisions. Measures of fragmentation, dispersion, and other physical characteristics may be applied to variously defined groups of microstates, or indeed to any territorial entities.
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Date Issued
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1983
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11833
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Geopolitics, Political geography, States, Small
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Geographic analysis of travel characteristics using GIS.
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Lall Dass, Phillip Vasudava., Florida Atlantic University, Shaw, Shih-Lung, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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At present the current trip generation models used in the state of Florida to derive residential trip generation rates take into account three variables, dwelling type, auto ownership and household size. It is hoped that by examining geographic location, improvements can be made to the present Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling Structure (FSUTMS). To analyze the impact of geographic location, GIS technology will be used. GIS will aid the study in several ways. It will be used to...
Show moreAt present the current trip generation models used in the state of Florida to derive residential trip generation rates take into account three variables, dwelling type, auto ownership and household size. It is hoped that by examining geographic location, improvements can be made to the present Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling Structure (FSUTMS). To analyze the impact of geographic location, GIS technology will be used. GIS will aid the study in several ways. It will be used to identify urban centers and major highways within the study area and once this is accomplished, GIS will be used to create zones around the selected urban centers and the major highways. Finally GIS will be used to prepare the survey data for statistical analysis. In addition to looking at geographic location, the study will also examine whether certain lifestyle variables can influence residential trip rates within the study area. Throughout this study it is hoped that the predictive power of the Florida Standard Urban Transportation Modeling Structure can be improved.
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Date Issued
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1996
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15384
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Subject Headings
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Geographic information systems, Trip generation, Transportation geography
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A study of the instruction of Latin American geography in secondary schools in southeast Florida.
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Peterson, Andrew Brian., Florida Atlantic University, Kenzer, Martin S., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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The instruction of Latin American topics in southeast Florida is crucial to the future of the region. Geographic education has traditionally suffered in the United States, and Florida is no exception. The demographics of southeast Florida are changing to reflect a greater proportion of Latin Americans. Social studies programs at the secondary level should reflect this change and treat Latin American groups fairly. Textbooks in use in the region are second best choices for Latin American...
Show moreThe instruction of Latin American topics in southeast Florida is crucial to the future of the region. Geographic education has traditionally suffered in the United States, and Florida is no exception. The demographics of southeast Florida are changing to reflect a greater proportion of Latin Americans. Social studies programs at the secondary level should reflect this change and treat Latin American groups fairly. Textbooks in use in the region are second best choices for Latin American topical coverage. Social studies educators in southeast Florida are aware of the growing importance of Latin America to the region, but in many cases are unable to enhance activities at their school. The coverage of Latin American instruction in southeast Florida is adequate for the moment, but must be enriched in the near future to augment cultural understanding between groups so that they may live agreeably together in an ethnically diverse environment.
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Date Issued
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1992
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14813
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Latin America--Geography--Study and teaching--Florida, Geography--Study and teaching
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Design considerations of a spatiotemporal GIS database for data exploration.
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Donnelly, Janet D., Florida Atlantic University, Shaw, Shih-Lung, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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The development of geographic information systems (GIS) has changed the way in which geographers are able to visualize and investigate spatial topics. Current research has now shown a need to incorporate the element of time into a GIS for the purpose of better understanding the processes that are related to change. This study investigates two methods of creating spatiotemporal databases, using the evolution of an airline route system as an example. Also discussed are the ways in which a user...
Show moreThe development of geographic information systems (GIS) has changed the way in which geographers are able to visualize and investigate spatial topics. Current research has now shown a need to incorporate the element of time into a GIS for the purpose of better understanding the processes that are related to change. This study investigates two methods of creating spatiotemporal databases, using the evolution of an airline route system as an example. Also discussed are the ways in which a user-friendly interface may be incorporated for easier data exploration.
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Date Issued
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1993
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14966
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Space and time, Geographic information systems, Geography--Computer programs
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Population decline in the peasant communities: A case in northern Japan in the 18th century.
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Arai, Rika, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
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The peasant population of feudal Japan has been regarded as stagnant based on low fertility and offsetting mortality, an exception to the classic model of demographic transition. However, the rate of population change among Tokugawa peasants varied temporally and regionally. The Tohoku region in northern Japan experienced a total population decline in the eighteenth century while southwestern regions saw a continual growth supported by high fertility. The population decline in eastern Tohoku...
Show moreThe peasant population of feudal Japan has been regarded as stagnant based on low fertility and offsetting mortality, an exception to the classic model of demographic transition. However, the rate of population change among Tokugawa peasants varied temporally and regionally. The Tohoku region in northern Japan experienced a total population decline in the eighteenth century while southwestern regions saw a continual growth supported by high fertility. The population decline in eastern Tohoku was not simply the result of the unfavorable environment or scarcity of land but was also influenced by the unique family structure that essentially determined the distribution of village resources. Facing population pressure, the dozoku groups required a systematic control of reproduction for the survival of their own group. This was accomplished through the regulation of marriage and creation of branch families, urging temporary out-migration, and possibly infanticide.
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Date Issued
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1996
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15301
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Subject Headings
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Anthropology, Cultural, History, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Geography, Sociology, Demography
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An examination of three competing hypotheses concerning the origin of the Indo-European language family.
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Workman, Shannon Marie., Florida Atlantic University, Broadfield, Douglas C.
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The thesis will examine three hypotheses which seek to explain the origin of the Indo-European language family. Each will be treated according to the following criteria: the specific data selected, how the data sets used in the hypotheses correlate to one another, the methodology used by the author(s), and how well the final conclusion correlates to the data. The thesis will also discuss how the Bantu and Romance languages spread. The mechanisms of dispersal of these two languages will be...
Show moreThe thesis will examine three hypotheses which seek to explain the origin of the Indo-European language family. Each will be treated according to the following criteria: the specific data selected, how the data sets used in the hypotheses correlate to one another, the methodology used by the author(s), and how well the final conclusion correlates to the data. The thesis will also discuss how the Bantu and Romance languages spread. The mechanisms of dispersal of these two languages will be examined and the supporting data will be compared to the mechanisms of dispersal and the supportive data of the three Indo-European hypotheses.
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Date Issued
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2002
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12995
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Indo-European languages, Historical linguistics, Linguistic geography
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Fractal dimensions of Florida wetlands.
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King, Stephen James., Florida Atlantic University, Shaw, Shih-Lung, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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Application of fractal concepts to geographic problems is reviewed. The basics of fractals are presented. Scale, self-similarity and their effects on natural phenomena are discussed. Eight sites (six wetland and two non-wetland) are studied. Using Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner data, the fractal dimensions of the surface reflectance of the sites are calculated by the contour method. Values obtained are related to the type of wetland and the structure and processes that characterize that type...
Show moreApplication of fractal concepts to geographic problems is reviewed. The basics of fractals are presented. Scale, self-similarity and their effects on natural phenomena are discussed. Eight sites (six wetland and two non-wetland) are studied. Using Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner data, the fractal dimensions of the surface reflectance of the sites are calculated by the contour method. Values obtained are related to the type of wetland and the structure and processes that characterize that type of wetland. Forested wetlands were found to have the lowest fractal dimension. Mixed forested and non-forested had the highest. Marshy non-forested sites were higher than expected. Conclusions drawn are that physical characteristics of different wetlands result in measurable differences in fractal dimension. Fractals will be valuable in computer aided wetland identification in the future.
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Date Issued
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1993
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14892
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Wetlands--Florida, Fractals, Geography--Mathematical models
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Neolocalism and Activating the Urban Landscape: Economics, Social Networks and Creation of Place.
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Watson, April A., Fadiman, Maria, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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This work examined the role of the craft brewers of Florida in creating alternative economies. This work argues that craft brewers function in ways that they can create a space in which other, smaller entities might then take advantage. Craft breweries' expansion, and continued success rests on the ability of the brewer to harness the power of transformation, the prism effect, or the refaceting of a space with different meanings. Craft breweries meet many of Jacobs' (1961), as stated in her...
Show moreThis work examined the role of the craft brewers of Florida in creating alternative economies. This work argues that craft brewers function in ways that they can create a space in which other, smaller entities might then take advantage. Craft breweries' expansion, and continued success rests on the ability of the brewer to harness the power of transformation, the prism effect, or the refaceting of a space with different meanings. Craft breweries meet many of Jacobs' (1961), as stated in her seminal work, conditions for diversity in the city, especially in the role of self-government. Craft brewers function as informal forms of government for communities, by making smaller entities more visible, by serving as a warrior and weaver for political action in the city, and offering subversive defiance, by which they subtly challenge the dominant disconnected economic structure. Craft breweries serve as a way to create an embedded economy, or as a way of grounding local businesses, social issues, and individual actors together. In this way, the research addressed deeper ethical issues that transcend the idea of craft brewing in general, that the success of craft brewers reflects a form of activism, and a visible way for individuals to circumvent the global processes which left them disengaged in their community.
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Date Issued
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2016
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004667, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004667
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Bars (Drinking establishments) -- United States, Beer -- Economic aspects, Beer -- Social aspects, Beer industry -- Florida, Breweries -- Florida, Drinking customs -- United States, Economic geography, Physical geography, Political culture
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Establishing Spatiotemporal Linkages Between Hydrological and Soil Physical Characteristics and Vegetation on an Ecological Preserve: Boca Raton, FL.
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Leung, Tania, Root, Tara L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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In recent decades, ecohydrology has received renewed attention because of the impacts of groundwater withdrawal on ecosystems. Growing population and urban expansion in Palm Beach County, FL. place pressure to eradicate natural areas, such as Florida scrub habitats, and increase groundwater withdrawal. This study presents preliminary results of soil and hydrological characterization of an ecological preserve surrounded by changing land use. Soil moisture and water levels were monitored to...
Show moreIn recent decades, ecohydrology has received renewed attention because of the impacts of groundwater withdrawal on ecosystems. Growing population and urban expansion in Palm Beach County, FL. place pressure to eradicate natural areas, such as Florida scrub habitats, and increase groundwater withdrawal. This study presents preliminary results of soil and hydrological characterization of an ecological preserve surrounded by changing land use. Soil moisture and water levels were monitored to assess the effects of precipitation as influenced by plants and soil analysis determined the suitability of current soil conditions for hosting native vegetation habitats. Hydrologic and soil conditions on the preserve fall within values expected for native Florida scrub habitats. Hydrologic response to precipitation varied due to factors including antecedent conditions and vegetation types. These results provide a better understanding of the interactions between soil proper ties, hydrologic cycle, and plants, and assist with establishing a baseline to monitor changes over time.
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Date Issued
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2015
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004516
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Ecosystem management, Environmental geography -- Florida -- Boca Raton, Hydrodynamics, Wetland conservation -- Florida -- Boca Raton
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A comparison of elderly migration streams in the United States: 1970 and 1990.
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Schiavone, Christopher J., Florida Atlantic University, Ivy, Russell L.
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Over the past century, the elderly have been a growing proportion of the total population in the United States. Due to this, geographers have given increasing amount of attention to the study of the elderly. One of the areas where geography has made substantial contributions is in examining the concentration and spatial distribution. Two processes effect the spatial distribution: aging in place and migration. Historically, the origin and destination streams of interstate migrants have been...
Show moreOver the past century, the elderly have been a growing proportion of the total population in the United States. Due to this, geographers have given increasing amount of attention to the study of the elderly. One of the areas where geography has made substantial contributions is in examining the concentration and spatial distribution. Two processes effect the spatial distribution: aging in place and migration. Historically, the origin and destination streams of interstate migrants have been highly concentrated; however, the destinations are now becoming more diffuse.
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Date Issued
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1997
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15373
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Migration, Internal--United States, Older people--United States, Population geography
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Economic regionalization of Estonia in the twentieth century.
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McGinn, Shannon Mary, Florida Atlantic University, Ivy, Russell L.
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Estonia has experienced extreme political changes throughout the twentieth century that drastically altered the direction of trade flows. As economic changes occurred, geographers regionalized Estonia in different ways. During Estonia's independent period (1918-1939), the nation fit into a West European economic region as a peripheral agricultural country. Soviet annexation, 1940-1991, reversed Estonia's economic participation to an Eastern focused and industrialized republic. Today, Estonia...
Show moreEstonia has experienced extreme political changes throughout the twentieth century that drastically altered the direction of trade flows. As economic changes occurred, geographers regionalized Estonia in different ways. During Estonia's independent period (1918-1939), the nation fit into a West European economic region as a peripheral agricultural country. Soviet annexation, 1940-1991, reversed Estonia's economic participation to an Eastern focused and industrialized republic. Today, Estonia has resurfaced as an independent nation that has begun to realign its economy toward Western European countries, while promoting itself as a geographic window between East and West.
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Date Issued
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1996
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15325
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Estonia--Economic conditions, Regionalism--Europe, Commercial geography, Economic zoning--Europe
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Reconstructing predevelopment conditions of Lake Worth Creek using historical maps, accounts, and aerial photography.
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Farnsworth, Susan O., Florida Atlantic University, Roberts, Charles
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This thesis develops a technique that combines the use of historical geography with photo interpretation and physical geography to reconstruct the predevelopment landcover of an urban area in southeastern Florida. This technique differs from traditional map making methods by utilizing Geographic Information System modeling procedures to create a conceptual map and test it against independent historical maps and accounts. Historical maps and accounts provided new information about the historic...
Show moreThis thesis develops a technique that combines the use of historical geography with photo interpretation and physical geography to reconstruct the predevelopment landcover of an urban area in southeastern Florida. This technique differs from traditional map making methods by utilizing Geographic Information System modeling procedures to create a conceptual map and test it against independent historical maps and accounts. Historical maps and accounts provided new information about the historic landscape that could not be deferred from present physiographic information. The resulting maps had more detail about the most highly altered areas than the conceptual map created from physiographic information.
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Date Issued
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1998
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15594
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Geomorphological mapping--Florida--Lake Worth Inlet, Lake Worth Inlet (Fla )--Geography
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The Redelimitation of the County Boundaries of Florida.
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Lasseter, James, III, Florida Atlantic University, Kenzer, Martin S.
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The State of Florida is divided into 67 counties. These counties serve as an "arm of the state" and administer state governmental functions at the local level. The last county to be created was Gilchrist on December 4, 1925. Since then, the state has evolved from a frontier state (population 1925) into the forth most populous state (population 1995) in the U.S. The county boundaries have not reflected this evolution. Using geographic information systems (GIS) and current census information...
Show moreThe State of Florida is divided into 67 counties. These counties serve as an "arm of the state" and administer state governmental functions at the local level. The last county to be created was Gilchrist on December 4, 1925. Since then, the state has evolved from a frontier state (population 1925) into the forth most populous state (population 1995) in the U.S. The county boundaries have not reflected this evolution. Using geographic information systems (GIS) and current census information the county boundaries of Florida will be reconfigured in hopes of better representing the citizens of the State of Florida at the county level.
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Date Issued
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1996
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15332
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Florida--Administrative and political divisions, Florida--Historical geography--Maps, Geographic information systems
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GIS and spatial data analysis: A case study using MODFLOW and ARC/INFO.
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Hinton, Matthew Alfred., Florida Atlantic University, Shaw, Shih-Lung, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
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GIS is expected to differ from other digital spatial data handling packages by virtue of its emphasis on spatial analysis and modeling, yet major limitations of spatial analytical capabilities are still observed. To identify the types of spatial analysis which are desirable and appropriate to GIS, this thesis proposes a systematic 'building-blocks' approach for the identification of data models and spatial analytical tools to develop a flexible and powerful GIS spatial analysis and modeling...
Show moreGIS is expected to differ from other digital spatial data handling packages by virtue of its emphasis on spatial analysis and modeling, yet major limitations of spatial analytical capabilities are still observed. To identify the types of spatial analysis which are desirable and appropriate to GIS, this thesis proposes a systematic 'building-blocks' approach for the identification of data models and spatial analytical tools to develop a flexible and powerful GIS spatial analysis and modeling environment. The building-blocks approach will be demonstrated in this thesis by examining a ground water flow model in MODFLOW, an SDA package designed specifically for this purpose. Procedures in MODFLOW will be disassembled into their primitive component functions, or building-blocks, which will then be sought out in ARC/INFO, representing a modern, general-purpose GIS. In the process, the levels of integration between GIS and SDA will be encountered and discussed.
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Date Issued
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1994
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15007
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Geographic information systems, Spatial analysis (Statistics)--Data processing, Information storage and retrieval systems--Geography
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A LIDAR based predevelopment digital elevation model of southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Stoddard, Mary Beth., Florida Atlantic University, Roberts, Charles
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A new technique was devised that produces a LIDAR based predevelopment Digital Elevation Model and offers a more superior visualization, of the natural landscape prior to development, than the Bare Earth Model produced by Florida International University's Hurricane Center. Two locations in southeastern Florida have been chosen for this study. The first site is utilized as a control for testing the model and contains a present day ridge system that runs north and south through the Boca Raton...
Show moreA new technique was devised that produces a LIDAR based predevelopment Digital Elevation Model and offers a more superior visualization, of the natural landscape prior to development, than the Bare Earth Model produced by Florida International University's Hurricane Center. Two locations in southeastern Florida have been chosen for this study. The first site is utilized as a control for testing the model and contains a present day ridge system that runs north and south through the Boca Raton cemetery. The second site is a paleowatershed, the Yamato Marsh which was located in Delray Beach. Modeling of the marsh site will assist in delineating surficial geomorphic features before they were anthropogenically altered. The predevelopment Digital Elevation Model successfully represents human derived land-use changes and defines the watershed boundaries of the historic Yamato Marsh.
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Date Issued
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2005
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13307
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Urban geography--Florida--Palm Beach County, Geographic information systems, Digital mapping
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The utopian geography of Estero, Florida.
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Hutchings, Barbara, Florida Atlantic University, Domosh, Mona
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This thesis explores the landscape and beliefs of a nineteenth century utopian community, the Koreshan Unity, a group who settled the town of Estero, Florida. This research explains the alternative geography of the Koreshans, a worldview that claimed that we live on the inside of a hollow sphere. Their founder, Dr. Cyrus Teed, created this theory and made it the core of a social structure that also supported celibacy and socialism. I also describe the Koreshan Geodetic Expedition, a survey of...
Show moreThis thesis explores the landscape and beliefs of a nineteenth century utopian community, the Koreshan Unity, a group who settled the town of Estero, Florida. This research explains the alternative geography of the Koreshans, a worldview that claimed that we live on the inside of a hollow sphere. Their founder, Dr. Cyrus Teed, created this theory and made it the core of a social structure that also supported celibacy and socialism. I also describe the Koreshan Geodetic Expedition, a survey of the earth's curvature, and how it claimed to use scientific methods to prove the earth's concavity. The history, beliefs, and technology of this society are then examined against the landscape to elucidate issues of power and social control.
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Date Issued
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1999
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15629
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Koresh,--1838-1908, Koreshan Unity, Human geography, Utopias, Estero (Fla )--History
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Time, space, and Shakespeare: Temporal and spatial disturbances at the point of cultural contact.
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Creator
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Murray, Jessica L., Florida Atlantic University, Low, Jennifer A.
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Abstract/Description
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Cultural geographic theory uses dramatic language (place ballets , time-space routines, temporal rhythms , etc.) to describe how humans sense and dwell in places. Because the theory contemplates human behavior enacted upon a stage, it is applicable to theater studies. This thesis asserts that Hamlet's, Othello's, and Antony's treacherous lifeworlds undermine their spatiotemporal senses and initiate quests similar to those described by Anne Buttimer as searches "for order, predictability, and...
Show moreCultural geographic theory uses dramatic language (place ballets , time-space routines, temporal rhythms , etc.) to describe how humans sense and dwell in places. Because the theory contemplates human behavior enacted upon a stage, it is applicable to theater studies. This thesis asserts that Hamlet's, Othello's, and Antony's treacherous lifeworlds undermine their spatiotemporal senses and initiate quests similar to those described by Anne Buttimer as searches "for order, predictability, and routine, as well as [...] for adventure and change" ("Grasping" 285). Hamlet's revenge plot is a pursuit of order and reclamation of his identity at Elsinore. Desdemona's murder is Othello's attempt to salvage his character, which he believed sullied by infidelity. Alexandria offers Antony a life opposite Rome's and sets him on a course of indecisiveness. These plays demonstrate that, at the point of cultural contact, routines are interrupted and identities destabilize. Tragically, the characters lose themselves in the turmoil.
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Date Issued
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2004
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13141
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Subject Headings
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Human geography, Psychology, Comparative, Cognitive science, Time perception, Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Plays, Intersensory effects
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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In Lower Florida Wilds: A Naturalist's Observations on the Life, Physical Geography, and Geology of the More Tropical Part of the State.
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Creator
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Simpson, Charles Torrey
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Date Issued
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1920
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000023.pdf
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Subject Headings
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Natural history, Physical geography, Description and travel, Description and travel, Earth sciences, History
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Format
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E-book
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