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Title: ANASTASIA ISLAND, FLORIDA: A CASE STUDY IN HISTORICAL PERCEPTION OF RESOURCES AND RESISTANCES.
Creator: KIXMILLER, PATRICIA ELAINE., Florida Atlantic University, Lee, David R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This study was undertaken to determine the effects historical perception of resources and resistances (hazards) have on the development of a site. Perception was determined from the reactions each group of settlers had to this environment. It was determined that perception played a major role in the development of the particular site under consideration in this study. Anastasia Island, Florida (the study area) is located across the Intracoastal Waterway from St. Augustine, Florida. A complete...
Show moreThis study was undertaken to determine the effects historical perception of resources and resistances (hazards) have on the development of a site. Perception was determined from the reactions each group of settlers had to this environment. It was determined that perception played a major role in the development of the particular site under consideration in this study. Anastasia Island, Florida (the study area) is located across the Intracoastal Waterway from St. Augustine, Florida. A complete history of Anastasia Island is included in the study from pre-Spanish times to the present. Several maps are also included which trace the development of Anastasia Island over the past 400 years.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13573
Subject Headings: Anastasia Island (Fla)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: DEFENSIBLE SPACE IN A PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING PROJECT.
Creator: VANHORN, SHARYN J., Florida Atlantic University, Tata, Robert J., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This paper analyzes a high density housing project in terms of its defensible space. The behavior of residents of Citrus Park Homes was seen as indicative of tenant attitudes toward their home project, its sense of community, of safety and security, and pride of ownership. Analysis of this privately-owned project includes a description of the physical structure, spatial characteristics, tenant characteristics and tenant attitudes, as evidenced in interviews with 83 adult residents. Where poor...
Show moreThis paper analyzes a high density housing project in terms of its defensible space. The behavior of residents of Citrus Park Homes was seen as indicative of tenant attitudes toward their home project, its sense of community, of safety and security, and pride of ownership. Analysis of this privately-owned project includes a description of the physical structure, spatial characteristics, tenant characteristics and tenant attitudes, as evidenced in interviews with 83 adult residents. Where poor spatial design and physical structure are evidenced by poor behavior and attitude (lack of recognition or acceptance of territory) changes in the spatial or architectural design were suggested.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13618
Subject Headings: Human territoriality, Geographical perception
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Title: EQUITY IN THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL CARE IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
Creator: MITCHEL, CLAIRE FURMAN., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This study gives an overview of medical care delivery in southeast Florida. Examination is made of the change in location of physicians over time and inequitability in distribution of medical care service. Conclusions are drawn about the reasons for inequitable distribution based on socioeconomic class and race.
Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13668
Subject Headings: Medical care--Florida
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Title: RURAL-URBAN FRINGE DELINEATION BY INSTRUMENTED INTERPRETATION OF IMAGERY FROM HIGH-ALTITUDE AND ORBITAL REMOTE SENSORS: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATION OF TV SCANNING WAVEFORM ANALYSIS AND COLOR-INFRARED IMAGERY INTERPRETATION FOR EXTRACTING GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS.
Creator: SENYKOFF, RONALD SERGEI., Florida Atlantic University, Latham, James P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Delineating the rural-urban fringe around an urban area has importance because much urban growth takes place on rural lands, often agricultural, thus changing land use patterns. Characteristics of geographic phenomena in this fringe area are analyzed and illustrated. This investigation examines.the possibilities for geographically delineating with multi-spectral imagery from ERTS-1 satellite the fringe zone of Delray Beach, a coastal city in southeastern Florida. Experimental methodology...
Show moreDelineating the rural-urban fringe around an urban area has importance because much urban growth takes place on rural lands, often agricultural, thus changing land use patterns. Characteristics of geographic phenomena in this fringe area are analyzed and illustrated. This investigation examines.the possibilities for geographically delineating with multi-spectral imagery from ERTS-1 satellite the fringe zone of Delray Beach, a coastal city in southeastern Florida. Experimental methodology interprets land use categories from high-altitude color-infrared and ERTS-1 imagery. A closed-circuit television system demonstrates possibilities for automatic analysis. Land use data were classified with automation as the principal objective. Some filtering techniques were used for image enhancement. Test results indicate that with sufficient ground data acquisition and statistical computations the fringe zone can be mapped using ERTS imagery as a data base.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13695
Subject Headings: Land use--Florida--Remote sensing, Aerial photogrammetry--Florida
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Title: GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS INFLUENCING PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF BEACHFRONT LANDS AS ILLUSTRATED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: FLANAGAN, ROBERT LAWRENCE., Florida Atlantic University, Latham, James P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This study evaluates the influence that several geographic factors have upon the public acquisition of beachfront lands. It demonstrates that they have a continuing and very important impact upon efforts to establish public beaches. Factors were analyzed to reveal differing aspects of their influence upon such acquisition, and particularly how they differ in various locations. The analyses illustrate spatial interrelationships that exist among geographic factors relating to the beach lands:...
Show moreThis study evaluates the influence that several geographic factors have upon the public acquisition of beachfront lands. It demonstrates that they have a continuing and very important impact upon efforts to establish public beaches. Factors were analyzed to reveal differing aspects of their influence upon such acquisition, and particularly how they differ in various locations. The analyses illustrate spatial interrelationships that exist among geographic factors relating to the beach lands: physiography, patterns of settlement, political fragmentation, ownership, access, coastal economics, groups and individuals, and governmental roles. The influence of geographic principles are also illustrated by the study. It is demonstrated that awareness of the geographic influences involved in a public beach acquisition program could permit a more knowledgeable analysis of a beach area; thereby contributing to the possibilities for a better program and increased success in acquiring public beaches.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13755
Subject Headings: Land use--Florida--Palm Beach County, Beaches--Florida--Palm Beach County, Public lands--Florida--Palm Beach County--Recreational use
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Title: THE SEAPORT OF MIAMI: SITE DEVELOPMENT, THE CONTAINER REVOLUTION, AND WATERBORNE COMMERCE.
Creator: MARTI, BRUCE EDWARD., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This study was undertaken to present an overview of the marine facilities at the Port of Miami and to describe its functions in the context of traditional port geography. First an analysis of the historical development of the port at Miami is made. Second the impact of new technology in the maritime industry upon the Port of Miami is examined. Third the nature and fourth the origins and destinations of the port's trade are evaluated to establish volume of flows and the areal extent of the...
Show moreThis study was undertaken to present an overview of the marine facilities at the Port of Miami and to describe its functions in the context of traditional port geography. First an analysis of the historical development of the port at Miami is made. Second the impact of new technology in the maritime industry upon the Port of Miami is examined. Third the nature and fourth the origins and destinations of the port's trade are evaluated to establish volume of flows and the areal extent of the Seaport of Miami's waterborne commerce. Finally the future viability of the Dodge Island Complex is assessed.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13693
Subject Headings: Harbors--Florida, Harbors--Florida--Miami, Miami (Fla), Miami (Fla)--Harbor
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Title: MIGRATION TO SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, 1965-70.
Creator: CAMARCO, THOMAS JOSEPH, JR., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The objective of this thesis was to understand and model the patterns of internal migration to Southeast Florida in terms of spatial, demographic, social, economic, and climatic factors. First, a review of migration theory and research was made. Second, migration is described in terms of the total components of population change in Southeast Florida. Third, aggregate migration, i.e., migration flows, are described and then modeled in gravity model formulations. Fourth, the proportion of...
Show moreThe objective of this thesis was to understand and model the patterns of internal migration to Southeast Florida in terms of spatial, demographic, social, economic, and climatic factors. First, a review of migration theory and research was made. Second, migration is described in terms of the total components of population change in Southeast Florida. Third, aggregate migration, i.e., migration flows, are described and then modeled in gravity model formulations. Fourth, the proportion of migrants, i.e., migration rates, are described and modeled using multiple linear regression and principle components analysis. Finally the results obtained are conceptualized in terms of the migrant's decision to migrate to Southeast Florida.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13780
Subject Headings: Migration, Internal--Florida
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Title: ASPECTS OF CYPRESS DOMES IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA: A STUDY IN MICRO-PHYTOGEOGRAPHY.
Creator: MCJUNKIN, DAVID M., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Austin, Daniel F., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The object of this study was to investigate various physical and botanical parameters of doming in stands of cypress trees (Taxodium distichum (L.) L. C. Richard) in southeastern Florida and to develop basic data about these small swamps. Analysis of doming was made in relation to topography, substrate, microclimate, soil moisture, soil acidity, soil nutrients, vegetation, size and distribution of cypress, and cypress ages, growth rates, and fire traumas. Study results were compared with...
Show moreThe object of this study was to investigate various physical and botanical parameters of doming in stands of cypress trees (Taxodium distichum (L.) L. C. Richard) in southeastern Florida and to develop basic data about these small swamps. Analysis of doming was made in relation to topography, substrate, microclimate, soil moisture, soil acidity, soil nutrients, vegetation, size and distribution of cypress, and cypress ages, growth rates, and fire traumas. Study results were compared with competing theories of doming and it was concluded that the theory of differential marginal fire promulgated by Kurz and Wagner best fits the data set.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13895
Subject Headings: Cypress, Taxodium distichum, Taxodiaceae, Botany--Florida, Cypress--Florida, Baldcypress
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Title: AN INVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND NET MIGRATION IN FLORIDA'S COUNTIES, 1960-70.
Creator: KRAYNICK, JOHN A., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The objective of this thesis was to understand and model social well-being, a way of measuring quality of life, in the counties of Florida. First, the concepts of social well-being were reviewed. Second, models of social well-being for 1960 and 1970 were proposed and developed through a factor analytic approach. Third, the patterns of social well-being were discussed and the change over the decade revealed. Fourth, these components of social well-being were evaluated as explanators of net...
Show moreThe objective of this thesis was to understand and model social well-being, a way of measuring quality of life, in the counties of Florida. First, the concepts of social well-being were reviewed. Second, models of social well-being for 1960 and 1970 were proposed and developed through a factor analytic approach. Third, the patterns of social well-being were discussed and the change over the decade revealed. Fourth, these components of social well-being were evaluated as explanators of net migration rates through multiple linear regression. Finally, the results were reviewed, compared to similar approaches, and fitted into an overall picture of social well-being analyses.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13870
Subject Headings: Social indicators--Florida, Quality of life--Florida, Migration, Internal--Florida, Florida--Social conditions
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Title: THE FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMATA.
Creator: SCHMELZKOPF, KAREN FRANCES., Florida Atlantic University, Lee, David R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Man lacks the cognitive capabilities by which to process all the complex and detailed information of the environment, yet is able to formulate a comprehensive notion of the environment. The present study hypothesized that a cognitive mechanism exists by which salient information is abstracted and stored in memory. Subjects were required to learn to discriminate among four sets of photographs of an urban street scene, taken from four different locations within an area of 150 square meters. An...
Show moreMan lacks the cognitive capabilities by which to process all the complex and detailed information of the environment, yet is able to formulate a comprehensive notion of the environment. The present study hypothesized that a cognitive mechanism exists by which salient information is abstracted and stored in memory. Subjects were required to learn to discriminate among four sets of photographs of an urban street scene, taken from four different locations within an area of 150 square meters. An identification test was administered either immediately or one week after acquisition, using photographs from the acquisition set and novel photographs taken from the same locations but at different camera orientations. The results indicated that subjects abstract a continuous schematic representation from discrete photographic samples of the total scene. These results suggest that man in a real-world situation remembers a general, schematic concept of the environment, rather than detailed, specific information.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13939
Subject Headings: Environmental psychology, Cognition
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Title: WINTER FRESH VEGETABLE FARMING IN FLORIDA: ITS ACREAGE PATTERNS AND MARKETING FLOWS.
Creator: MCJUNKIN, JOYCE P., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Florida is the major supplier of winter vegetables in the United States. This dominance is examined historically and geographically during the time span 1937-1974 to determine the reasons, causes, and extent of this dominance. The gravity model is used to analyze the significance of the major markets to the Florida supply and the significance of the Florida supply to the markets. Distance and size of the market were found to be strongly related to flows from Florida. The greater stability of...
Show moreFlorida is the major supplier of winter vegetables in the United States. This dominance is examined historically and geographically during the time span 1937-1974 to determine the reasons, causes, and extent of this dominance. The gravity model is used to analyze the significance of the major markets to the Florida supply and the significance of the Florida supply to the markets. Distance and size of the market were found to be strongly related to flows from Florida. The greater stability of the larger northeastern markets was considered in relation to several socioeconomic characteristics. Intra-state measures of market and physical losses, production totals, county acreages, and regional shifts of crop emphasis are examined geographically. It was found that Florida acreage totals increased over time as did relative production and that there was a southern production shift. Beans showed the greatest county stability and cucumbers the least.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13955
Subject Headings: Vegetables--Florida--Marketing
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Title: FLOATING ISLANDS--BIOGEOMORPHIC FEATURES OF HILLSBORO MARSH, NORTHEASTERNEVERGLADES, FLORIDA.
Creator: STONE, PETER ALAN., Florida Atlantic University, Craig, Alan K., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Floating islands are common natural features in modern Hillsboro Marsh. Most floating islands: 1) occur as detached, free-floating batteries (raft-like peaty masses that rise from substrate), and 2) form in habitats containing abundant waterlilies. New batteries are quickly colonized by marsh, and often terrestrial, plants. Differences in species diversity and early succession occur between two ecologically different subareas. In one subarea many batteries succeed quickly to mixed graminoid...
Show moreFloating islands are common natural features in modern Hillsboro Marsh. Most floating islands: 1) occur as detached, free-floating batteries (raft-like peaty masses that rise from substrate), and 2) form in habitats containing abundant waterlilies. New batteries are quickly colonized by marsh, and often terrestrial, plants. Differences in species diversity and early succession occur between two ecologically different subareas. In one subarea many batteries succeed quickly to mixed graminoid-arborescent vegetation. Floating batteries form hydrologically unusual Everglades habitats and support some locally rare plants. Battery formation produces local topographic elevations and depressions. Apparent size-successional vegetational and landform continuumns seem to link batteries with small extant tree-islands. Radiometric evidence suggests presence of batteries in peat profiles of two tree-islands. Everglades floating islands most resemble others reported in southeastern United States and appear dissimilar morphologically and in mode of origin to those reported from elsewhere worldwide.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13940
Subject Headings: Islands--Florida--Everglades, Botany--Florida--Ecology, Everglades (Fla)
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF SEX RATIO IN THE UNITED STATES.
Creator: GELLIS, ANDREW NOAH., Florida Atlantic University, Lee, David R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Frontier areas and rural areas historically have been predominantly male (high sex ratio); urban areas were predominantly female (low sex ratio). In 1970 the Middle West scored average on the sex ratio scale for all age cohorts; the West was high, the South low. Highest sex ratio was in port and military locales; lowest was in urban areas of the Northeast and South. Two regression models reveal that percentage urban, net migration, and percentage Black were most important explanators of sex...
Show moreFrontier areas and rural areas historically have been predominantly male (high sex ratio); urban areas were predominantly female (low sex ratio). In 1970 the Middle West scored average on the sex ratio scale for all age cohorts; the West was high, the South low. Highest sex ratio was in port and military locales; lowest was in urban areas of the Northeast and South. Two regression models reveal that percentage urban, net migration, and percentage Black were most important explanators of sex ratio. The greater life expectancy of females and their tendency to concentrate in the cities, the larger net migration rate of males, and the lower sex ratio of Blacks, were causal. Analysis by age cohort revealed regional differences exist only after age 34. After adjusting for the above independent variables, the West still scored highest and the South lowest.
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Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14061
Subject Headings: Sex ratio, United States--Population
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Title: VISUAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT: A COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES.
Creator: BERNSTEIN, ARLA GAIL., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This thesis investigates and applies methods for evaluating the visual landscape for scenic and recreational purposes. Two specific approaches--the METLAND (quantitative) approach and the McHarg (qualitative) approach--are applied to a case study of two sites in Broward County, Florida. Data sources for the study include Florida Land Use and Cover Classification maps, the Vegetation Inventory for Broward County, and a survey of professional evaluators. Visual resource assessment of these...
Show moreThis thesis investigates and applies methods for evaluating the visual landscape for scenic and recreational purposes. Two specific approaches--the METLAND (quantitative) approach and the McHarg (qualitative) approach--are applied to a case study of two sites in Broward County, Florida. Data sources for the study include Florida Land Use and Cover Classification maps, the Vegetation Inventory for Broward County, and a survey of professional evaluators. Visual resource assessment of these sites is illustrated through a step by step process and should provide a basis for future assessment of additional sites. The McHarg approach is found to be more expeditious for small scale studies, while the METLAND approach is more efficient for multi-objective or regional analysis. Also, the METLAND quantitative approach increases the objectivity of assessment. The final chapter evaluates the two approaches used and provides recommendations for future research in the area of visual resource assessment.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14104
Subject Headings: Landscape assessment
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Title: A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL PLANNING.
Creator: KOONTZ, JERRY MICHAEL., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This thesis describes the development of a geographic information system for school planning and boundary analysis. The focus of the thesis is on a geographic information system as a problem solving tool . The empirical analysis deals with middle school student projections and assignments in Broward County, Florida. Chapter I of the thesis defines the nature of a geographic information system. Chapter II explains the development of a geographic information system for Broward County schools....
Show moreThis thesis describes the development of a geographic information system for school planning and boundary analysis. The focus of the thesis is on a geographic information system as a problem solving tool . The empirical analysis deals with middle school student projections and assignments in Broward County, Florida. Chapter I of the thesis defines the nature of a geographic information system. Chapter II explains the development of a geographic information system for Broward County schools. Chapter III applies the geographic information system for projecting student enrollment and develops an application for school boundary determination. Chapter IV details the results of a linear programming approach to school boundary analysis. The concluding chapter discusses advantages and disadvantages of the geographic information system and examines additional areas of research.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14132
Subject Headings: Information storage and retrieval systems--Education, School census--Florida--Broward County, Educational planning--Florida--Broward County, Education--Demographic aspects--Florida--Broward County
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Title: SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN MORTGAGE LENDING IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: PHILLIPS, JULIE A., Florida Atlantic University, Schultz, Ronald R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: An analysis of five loan types from twenty-six lending institutions in 125 census tracts of Broward County revealed that lending was concentrated in coastal and western tracts, less in central tracts. Western tract loan activity was greater than average because this area is undergoing conversion from agricultural to urban land uses. Coastal tracts had greater than average rates because of continued expansion of condominium development. Central tracts are mainly commercial, industrial or lower...
Show moreAn analysis of five loan types from twenty-six lending institutions in 125 census tracts of Broward County revealed that lending was concentrated in coastal and western tracts, less in central tracts. Western tract loan activity was greater than average because this area is undergoing conversion from agricultural to urban land uses. Coastal tracts had greater than average rates because of continued expansion of condominium development. Central tracts are mainly commercial, industrial or lower value single-family dwellings and have large black populations. High positive correlations were found among lending rates and income; moderate positive correlations with age and household size; moderate negative with percent black. Geographic discrimination in lending ("redlining") may be suspected, but insufficient quality and quantity of data render such conclusions tentative.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14156
Subject Headings: Mortgage loans--Florida--Broward County
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Title: PLANNING IMPLICATIONS OF THE DIFFERENCES AMONG SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS: THECASE OF THE CARACAS BARRIOS.
Creator: CAMPBELL, MARIA INES., Florida Atlantic University, Tata, Robert J., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This thesis analyzes the characteristics of squatter settlements in Latin America and their potential for improvement. Some of the extensive literature on this subject is reviewed with the purpose of achieving insights into the special case of the Caracas barrios (Venezuelan low-income settlements, in their majority populated by squatters). An empirical analysis is carried out of several variables relating to physical development characteristics of the barrios. A Principal Components...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes the characteristics of squatter settlements in Latin America and their potential for improvement. Some of the extensive literature on this subject is reviewed with the purpose of achieving insights into the special case of the Caracas barrios (Venezuelan low-income settlements, in their majority populated by squatters). An empirical analysis is carried out of several variables relating to physical development characteristics of the barrios. A Principal Components technique with Varimax rotation combined with regression analysis shows the diversity of the barrios and the importance of government approval in the upgrading of housing in these urban areas. These findings are important to planners for the prioritization and allocation of resources.
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Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14209
Subject Headings: City planning--Case studies, Squatter settlements--Venezuela--Caracas, Caracas (Venezuela)--Poor
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Title: DELINEATING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEAPORT RELATED LAND USE IN THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA USING A REMOTE SENSING BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (MARYLAND).
Creator: MORELLI, THOMAS DENNIS., Florida Atlantic University, Latham, James P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: A land use classification system was designed for use with aerial photography in order to map four functional categories of land use in a study area divided into four quadrants. The data were analyzed for their spatial and functional relatedness to the operations of the Port of Baltimore. Where waterfront transshipment land use was dedicated to steel manufacturing and petroleum storage, nearly all test-category land use was located within two kilometers of the harbor in those quadrants. In...
Show moreA land use classification system was designed for use with aerial photography in order to map four functional categories of land use in a study area divided into four quadrants. The data were analyzed for their spatial and functional relatedness to the operations of the Port of Baltimore. Where waterfront transshipment land use was dedicated to steel manufacturing and petroleum storage, nearly all test-category land use was located within two kilometers of the harbor in those quadrants. In quadrants where it was engaged in the throughshipment of bulk, containerized, and general cargo, test-category land use still occurred primarily within two kilometers of the harbor, but was also distributed in large numbers six kilometers inland of the harbor. The results support the theory that the test-category land use is related to port activity, and that changes in land use patterns are associated with changes in port activity.
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Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14333
Subject Headings: Harbors--Maryland--Baltimore, Land use--Remote sensing, Aerial photography
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Title: A PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE WEST EVERGLADES HIGH.
Creator: MANNE, BARRY LEE., Florida Atlantic University, Craig, Alan K., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: The Florida Carbonate Platform has been a relatively stable area of carbonate and clastic sediment accumulation since the late Cretaceous. The development of a paleostrait across the northern extent of this platform inhibited transport of clastic sediments below this point. Southward, such features as reefs, banks, and islands developed which eventually trapped sediments that form southern Florida. A reef tract which underlies the topographic highs that surround the present day Everglades...
Show moreThe Florida Carbonate Platform has been a relatively stable area of carbonate and clastic sediment accumulation since the late Cretaceous. The development of a paleostrait across the northern extent of this platform inhibited transport of clastic sediments below this point. Southward, such features as reefs, banks, and islands developed which eventually trapped sediments that form southern Florida. A reef tract which underlies the topographic highs that surround the present day Everglades encircled an inner continental sea during Pliocene-Pleistocene time. The development of a bank reef within this sea is indicated by a diverse coral and molluscan fauna. Collections of this fauna were made by the writer in an area in the upper Everglades known as the West Everglades High. The development of this reef and perpetuation of its form through the overlying stratigraphy became an important structural feature in the development of the Everglades in the Recent.
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Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14384
Subject Headings: Paleogeography--Florida--Everglades
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Title: Alternatives for Third World small farm development.
Creator: Johnson, Victoria., Florida Atlantic University, Lee, David R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Conventional agricultural development models have sought to improve Third World agricultural productivity by replacing traditional subsistence systems with sophisticated high-external-input farming methods. This approach has not solved the food problem of Third World nations because small farmers have been unable to participate in the modernization process and because modern methods are not environmentally sustainable. Alternative low-external-input agriculture provides greater opportunities...
Show moreConventional agricultural development models have sought to improve Third World agricultural productivity by replacing traditional subsistence systems with sophisticated high-external-input farming methods. This approach has not solved the food problem of Third World nations because small farmers have been unable to participate in the modernization process and because modern methods are not environmentally sustainable. Alternative low-external-input agriculture provides greater opportunities for small farmer participation, offers more benefits to small farmers, and is environmentally sustainable over a longer period of time than conventional agriculture. Comparative analysis of conventional and alternative projects indicates that the alternative model is more successful in effecting agricultural development and is more likely to improve Third World food security.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14479
Subject Headings: Farms, Small--Developing countries
Format: Document (PDF)

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Geographic information systems (15)	+ -
Remote sensing (12)	+ -
Sustainable development (6)	+ -
Climate change (5)	+ -
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Ecosystem management (4)	+ -
Spatial analysis (Statistics) (4)	+ -
Beach nourishment (3)	+ -
Beaches--Florida (3)	+ -
Coral reef ecology (3)	+ -
Everglades (Fla) (3)	+ -
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Gas dynamics (3)	+ -
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Machine learning (3)	+ -
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