ALERT: This system is being upgraded on Tuesday December 12. It will not be available
for use for several hours that day while the upgrade is in progress. Deposits to DukeSpace
will be disabled on Monday December 11, so no new items are to be added to the repository
while the upgrade is in progress. Everything should be back to normal by the end of
day, December 12.
Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Issue Date
Now showing items 21-40 of 10993
-
Research Methodology to Public Policy: Designing an Analysis of Plastic Chemical Leaching in Water
(2023-04-28)Plastic pollution is a ubiquitous concern throughout the world’s oceans and presents a complexity of issues for environmental health on all scales. Most research and public policy in the United States regarding the subject ... -
Could a Sustainable Bio-Based Plastics Supply Chain Become a Commercial Reality?
(2023-04-28)The objective of this research is to examine the feasibility of scaling the bio-based plastics industry in a sustainable manner and to evaluate the commercial viability of its supply chain. Bio-based plastics present a viable ... -
Investigating Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide's Mechanism of Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2023-04-28)In recent years, the demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIB) for electronics has increased. The scientific literature on the toxicity of these lithium compounds is limited, and it relates mainly to measured organismal endpoints ... -
Geospatial Resources for the Deployment of New Artificial Reef Materials in North Carolina
(2023-04-28)The North Carolina coast is home to forty-three offshore artificial reefs that have been deployed by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef Program since the 1970s. Primarily utilized by anglers ... -
Management Prioritization in a Public-Facing Urban Wetland
(2023-04-28)The Museum of Life and Science is a nature center and science museum located in Durham, North Carolina, working to understand and improve the health of an urban wetland ecosystem located on their campus. The majority of ... -
New Wells for Renewell: Regulatory Strategies for Converting Inactive Oil and Gas Wells into Gravity-Based Energy Storage Systems in Colorado and Pennsylvania
(2023-04-28)The U.S. is home to almost three million inactive oil and gas wells that pose risks to the environment and human health. To reduce those risks, most states require inactive wells to be sealed (plugged) by operators; however, ... -
Analysis of Equity in Two Community-Based Public-Private Partnerships Focused on Green Stormwater Infrastructure
(2023-04-28)Community-based public private partnerships (CBP3s) are a novel approach in providing green stormwater infrastructure improvements and community co-benefits. The two long-term CBP3s in our study were located in Prince George’s ... -
Taking a Fresh Look at Clean Air Act Standards: The Role of Retrospective Review in Achieving Health and Climate Benefits
(2023-04-28)Many sections of the Clean Air Act (CAA) require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to retrospectively, and often periodically, review and potentially revise its standards. The paper examines the implementation ... -
Financing the Green Hydrogen Economy
(2023-04-28)Hydrogen is expected to play a critical role in the decarbonization of the global energy system, as the IEA projects that in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, low-carbon hydrogen use will need to grow six times ... -
Foraging with Trawlers May Blur the Boundaries Between Estuarine and Coastal Stocks of Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) off South Carolina
(2023-04-28)In the western North Atlantic, common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that forage in association with shrimp trawlers in ocean waters are widely assumed to be members of coastal rather than estuarine stocks. To ... -
Implementing a Net Zero Carbon Strategy in the Real Estate Industry
(2023-04-28)Tishman Speyer is a real estate developer that owns an international portfolio of office properties in major cities and has a goal to reach net zero carbon emissions across global operations by 2050. As an intern with Tishman ... -
Surfonomics Nosara: Surf Tourists' Potential to Contribute to Environmental Protection
(2023-04-28)Maintaining healthy ecosystems often requires monetary resources, in developed and developing countries alike. These resources can, in part, come from businesses and activities that benefit from the ecosystems being maintained. ... -
A Geospatial Approach to Understanding Poaching Behavior of ESA-listed and Endemic Dudleya on Santa Cruz Island within Channel Islands National Park
(2023-04-28)The Covid 19 pandemic has catalyzed the increase in plant poaching incidents, particularly with species of Dudleya in California. As people were confined to their homes, houseplant collecting popularity rose worldwide. For ... -
A Geospatial Approach to Understanding Poaching Behavior of ESA-listed and Endemic Dudleya on Santa Cruz Island within Channel Islands National Park
(2023-04-28)The Covid 19 pandemic has catalyzed the increase in plant poaching incidents, particularly with species of Dudleya in California. As people were confined to their homes, houseplant collecting popularity rose worldwide. For ... -
Assessing Inclusion of Social Equity Principles in 30x30 Coastal Conservation and Management Policies Using an Access-based Equity Framework
(2023-04-28)Coastal Indigenous peoples and local communities face issues of non-equitable distribution of coastal resources when conservation policies restrict entry to marine areas. Restrictions bar traditional community access to ... -
Conserving the Cape Fear River Basin: A Watershed-Scale Parcel Prioritization
(2023-04-28)The Cape Fear River Basin (CFRB) spans over 9,000 square miles of North Carolina’s Piedmont and Coastal Plains, supporting a rapidly increasing human population and extensive agricultural operations. However, its communities ... -
Drones and Machine Learning for Marine Animal Behavior Analysis
(2023-04-28)Understanding the behavior of marine animals is critical to effective management especially as they fall under increasing anthropogenic pressures. Recent advances in two technologies, drones and machine learning offer versatile, ...
