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Gabon’s Overlooked Carbon: A tropical forest study of coarse woody debris

Carlson, Ben (2013-04-26)

Large dead trees and other large forest detritus (collectively known as coarse woody debris, or CWD) play an important role in the global carbon cycle. In tropical systems, CWD stocks (necromass) have been found to constitute ...
Evaluation of Triple Bottom Line Impacts of Resourceful Communities' Creating New Economies Fund

Furnish, Abigail; Kay, Alexandra; Xia, Shuang (2013-04-26)

Resourceful Communities is a program of The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit that promotes conservation and sustainable economic development. In 2001, Resourceful Communities established the Creating New Economies ...
LAUNCHING OF A NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY

Castillo, Sergio (2013-04-26)

Abstract LAUNCHING OF A NEW ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY by Sergio J. Castillo May, 2013 Through this paper, I aim to conduct a thorough evaluation of the market, regulatory environment and competition within ...
Sustainable Duke: Procurement & Waste

Liu, Yang; Shepherd, John (2013-04-26)

This report examines Duke University’s Procurement Department and Waste Reduction & Recycling Department to identify opportunities for environmental improvement. With regard to waste reduction and recycling, we conducted ...
Economic Viability of Blue Carbon Offsets in Coastal North Carolina & Louisiana

Dong, Xiaoyun; Wang, Yifei; Moss, Leland; Kraft, Natalie (2013-04-26)

Carbon offsets are becoming a necessary tool in carbon emission reduction. The offsets obtained through sequestration in coastal wetland vegetation and sediment is referred to as blue carbon. Our client, the Duke Carbon ...
Economic Viability of Blue Carbon Offsets in Coastal North Carolina & Louisiana

Wang, Yifei; Dong, Xiaoyun; Kraft, Natalie; Moss, Leland (2013-04-26)

Carbon offsets are becoming a necessary tool in carbon emission reduction. The offsets obtained through sequestration in coastal wetland vegetation and sediment is referred to as blue carbon. Our client, the Duke Carbon ...
Low Water Bridge Preserve: Comprehensive Management Plan Prepared for the LandTrust for Central North Carolina

Vasto, Alicia (2013-04-26)

In the face of non-native invasive species, historical land use change, and non-point source pollution, natural areas are often in need of active management in order to maintain biodiversity, habitat quality, and the ability ...
Evaluation of Triple Bottom Line Impacts of Resourceful Communities' Creating New Economies Fund

Kay, Alexandra; Furnish, Abigail; Xia, Shuang (2013-04-26)

Resourceful Communities is a program of The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit that promotes conservation and sustainable economic development. In 2001, Resourceful Communities established the Creating New Economies ...
Carnivore Conservation: Evidence for the Effects of Habitat-Based Interventions

Wilman, Elspeth (2013-04-26)

Terrestrial carnivores (Order Carnivora) are experiencing rapidly declining populations around the world. They face a myriad of threats, not least of which are threats to their habitat. Human population growth and development ...
SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL DINING: EXPLORING THE INCORPORATION OF AN EASTERN CAROLINA ORGANICS FOOD PRODUCT IN SCHOOLS

Tran, Margaret (2013-04-26)

The need for better school nutrition has led to a new national policy, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) that mandates higher whole grain, vegetable, and fruit product into school meals. The HHFKA creates an ...
Sustainable Food and the Weight Management Program Industry: A Comparative Case Study

Zoubek, Sarah (2013-04-26)

Overconsumption of food in the US has led to skyrocketing rates of obesity and the rapid expansion of the diet industry. The demands of the food industry have also aided the creation of an industrialized agricultural system ...
Ending Electricity Poverty In Nigeria

Thomas, Rotimi (2013-04-26)

Nigeria, a country of 162.5 million people and the apparent giant of Africa, is also one of the world’s most under electrified countries. As of 2010, Nigeria had an operational installed generation capacity of 4 Gw, an ...
Evaluating Transportation Alternatives for Hattras Island, North Carolina Outer Banks

Kim, Junghwa; Colwell, Courtney; Jenkins, Thomas; Farshchi, Roxanna (2013-04-26)

The North Carolina coast includes a dynamic chain of barrier islands known as the Outer Banks. Transportation management on these islands has been the subject of debate over the past two decades because of the high cost ...
Duke Athletics Zero Waste to Landfill Initiative

Victor, Britta; Esi, Waters (2013-04-26)

Landfills are a growing threat to public health, releasing emissions to air, soil, and water. With space and resource constraints, recycling and composting are becoming increasingly economically attractive. Duke, as a ...
AN ANALYSIS OF NUTRIENT TRADING AS A MECHANISM TO MEETING TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR NAVAL INSTALLATIONS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED

Neagley, John (2013-04-26)

The Department of Defense is one of the largest Federal landholders in the Chesapeake Bay watershed with over 420,000 acres spread among 68 installations. Navy Installations located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed face ...
Economic Viability of Blue Carbon Offsets in Coastal North Carolina & Louisiana

Kraft, Natalie; Moss, Leland; Dong, Xiaoyun; Wang, Yifei (2013-04-26)

Carbon offsets are becoming a necessary tool in carbon emission reduction. The offsets obtained through sequestration in coastal wetland vegetation and sediment is referred to as blue carbon. Our client, the Duke Carbon ...
Challenges and Opportunities in Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability Disclosure: Navigating the Request-Response Process between Stakeholders and Suppliers

Jiang, Lin; Lab, Jessica; Lai, Phillip; Qian, Yifei; Rau, Peter (2013-04-26)

Environmental sustainability is growing in importance to organizations in many different sectors. The need to account for suppliers’ environmental performance through sustainability surveys is taking up a greater portion ...
Economic Viability of Blue Carbon Offsets in Coastal North Carolina & Louisiana

Kraft, Natalie; Moss, Leland; Dong, Xiaoyun; Wang, Yifei (2013-04-26)

Carbon offsets are becoming a necessary tool in carbon emission reduction. The offsets obtained through sequestration in coastal wetland vegetation and sediment is referred to as blue carbon. Our client, the Duke Carbon ...
Using Social Network Analysis to Identify Communication Patterns among Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership Partners

Brogan, Katherine (2013-04-26)

As one of the original “estuaries of national significance” designated by the Clean Water Act of 1987, the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) works to protect and restore the valuable resources of one ...
Determining the Required Return on Equity (ROE) Value for Regulated Electric Utilities: Challenges and Opportunities for Designing Regulatory Decision Support Tools

Ketchum, Whitney; Kim, Jenny (2013-04-26)

Public utility commissions (PUCs) across the country face challenging decisions as regulated electric utilities adapt to the opportunities and risks within the new energy landscape. The natural gas boom, the need for ...