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Browsing by Subject "GIS"
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A Comprehensive Assessment of Red Wolf Reintroduction Sites
(2018-04-24)The red wolf (Canis rufus) is the world’s rarest wild canid, with fewer than 60 wolves living in the wild, and likely even fewer than 40. After being declared extinct in the wild in 1980, the wolf was reintroduced to Alligator ... -
A Geospatial Analysis of Pathways for Carbon Sequestration
(2008-04-25)The 2007 IPCC report detailed the warming of the earth is unmistakable and is most likely due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The earth’s natural processes are unable to reabsorb GHGs at the rate at which ... -
A Geospatial Approach to Siting Wind Right in the Southeast
(2021-04-29)While installed wind turbine capacity continues to increase in the United States, a noticeable void exists in the Southeast due to a combination of poor wind resources, competing energy sources, and political opposition. ... -
A GIS Tool Prioritizing Dams for Removal within the State of North Carolina
(2012-04-27)A GIS tool for prioritizing removal of dams based on ecological and social metrics is presented. The Barrier Prioritization Tool uses a hierarchical decision making framework that entails identification of an objective, ... -
An Information Systems Strategy for the Environmental Conservation Community
(2008-04-25)As the cause of environmental conservation emerges as a global priority, the need for a practical information systems strategy shared among conservation organizations becomes imperative. Historically, researchers ... -
An Inventory of the Wetlands Impacted by the U.S. Navy's Proposed OLF Site in Gates County, North Carolina
(2009-04-24)The US Navy has proposed construction of an Outlying Landing Field (OLF) for carrier-landing practice, at one of five potential sites in North Carolina and Virginia. The proposed Sandbanks site in Gates County, NC is opposed ... -
AN UPDATED ANALYSIS OF PRIORITY LANDS FOR CONSERVATION IN THE ELLERBE CREEK WATERSHED
(2022-04-21)Traditionally, conservation organizations sought to protect the most pristine land from the pressures of conversion and degradation. The conserved lands were identified by their inherent ecological value such as biodiversity ... -
Applying GIS to the Logistics of Material Transportation for Constructing the Baths of Caracalla in Rome
(2017)The purpose of this thesis is to visualize the economic system (supply, production, and transportation) and the logistics of the movement of marble in the Roman Empire in an effort to better understand the larger system ... -
Assessing Land Availability for Utility Solar in North Carolina Using GIS
(2017-04-28)The use of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to generate electricity has been increasing substantially in the U.S., and North Carolina is a leading state in its installation. Optimally siting utility PV projects ... -
Assessing the Potential for Community Solar in Durham, North Carolina
(2012-04-27)Several barriers work against the deployment of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems in Durham and across the country. These include high initial investments that can outweigh benefits, operation and maintenance responsibilities, ... -
Climate and Conservation: Site Prioritization in the North Carolina Coastal Plains
(2022-04-22)Land trusts are typically focused on preserving land for the purposes of recreation, education, and biodiversity. Recently, however, many land trusts have begun to see their rationale extending beyond these traditional goals ... -
Community-Based Stormwater Mitigation: Rescuing a Clam Fishery in Middens Creek, N.C.
(2008-04-24)Eastern North Carolina’s expansive aquatic environment, with large lagoonal sounds tapering into winding inland waterways, maximizes the number of residents with direct influence on our coastal waters. Such a system creates ... -
Convenience Analysis of the Oregon Paint Management Pilot Program
(2011-04-29)The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that approximately 10%, or 64 million gallons, of the architectural paint that is purchased annually in the United States is left over. This represents a disposal cost to ... -
Ecological and Financial Suitability of Sites for Long-Term Oak Management in Western North Carolina
(2021-04-30)For thousands of years, oak species have been the dominant canopy species in eastern and central United States hardwood forests. Oaks (Quercus spp.) provide myriad ecological services and arguably comprise the most valuable ... -
Effects of Wildfire on Vegetation Composition and Structure in Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, North Carolina
(2015-04-24)Located in Western North Carolina, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area has an extensive fire history that has been characterized by burns of variable size and severity. Beginning in the 1940s, an era of burn suppression policies ... -
Ellerbe Creek Green Infrastructure Implementation Plan
(2016-04-22)Ellerbe Creek is a severely degraded urban stream located in Durham, NC. The high percentage of impervious surface within its watershed has contributed to altered hydrology and increased inputs of nitrogen, phosphorus, and ... -
Evaluating the Visualization of Fisheries Data in the Northeastern United States
(2017-04-21)In October 2016, the Northeast Regional Planning Body (NEPRB) released the nation’s first regional ocean plan. The NEPRB identified the Northeast Ocean Data Portal as a resource that supports their goal of moving towards ... -
Facilitating Coastal Stormwater Management in North Carolina: Runoff Estimation and Institutional Education
(2014-04-18)In coastal North Carolina, increased surface runoff from urban, agricultural, and forestry development contaminates coastal waters and has led to extensive shellfishing area closures. Coastal communities looking to restore ... -
Febrile Disease Epidemiology and Geospatial Modeling in Southern Sri Lanka
(2011)As a subproject under the collaboration between Ruhuna University in Sri Lanka and Duke University, this study focused on the identification of socioeconomic and ecological determinants of febrile illness in Galle district. ... -
Geographic Expansion of Lyme Disease in the Southeastern United States, 2000-2014.
(Open Forum Infect Dis, 2015-12)Background. The majority of Lyme disease cases in the United States are acquired on the east coast between northern Virginia and New England. In recent years the geographic extent of Lyme disease has been expanding, raising ...
