Nicholas School of the Environment
Master's projects by Nicholas School of the Environment students, including the Duke Marine Laboratory.
The masters project is done in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements for the professional Master of Environmental Management or the Master of Forestry degree. While the MP may include original laboratory or field research, it may also take the form of management plans, handbooks, educational curricula, or other such products. Each student is advised by a faculty member who reviews and approves the project prior to completion.
A masters projects that is original research should not be as large as a masters thesis although it should be of publishable quality but not necessarily comprehensive enough to stand alone as a publication. A masters projects that does not follow the usual format for scientific research should follow a framework that is considered good practice in an appropriate field.
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Recent Submissions
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Integrating Internal Sustainability Management Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility Statements and Sustainability Policies
(2018-04-25)Gresham, Smith and Partners, (“GS&P”) is one of the largest design firms in the United States. The firm celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2017 and has a portfolio that reflects the depth of its diverse and broad ... -
Determining the northern range of the NNCES stock of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through photo-identification
(2018-04-27)The Roanoke Sound is an important summer habitat for coastal Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, including members of the Northern North Carolina Estuarine System (NNCES) stock. However, our understanding of the northern range ... -
Threats to Big Cats in Southeast Asia
(2018-05-25)Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid rates of habitat conversion as homogenous oil palm plantations are replacing biodiverse areas. These oil palm plantations have exploded over recent decades, altering the landscape for ... -
Ancillary Services Participation for Electric Vehicle Fleets
(2018-04-24)Amid growing concerns of global climate disruption, a diverse set of stakeholders are advocating for deep decarbonization efforts in sectors such as electrical power generation and transportation. This Master’s Project ... -
Developing a Methodology to Assess Transportation Vulnerability to Recurrent Tidal Flooding
(2018-04-27)Despite the moniker of “nuisance flooding,” the recurrent flooding of coastal cities during high tides poses risks to people and property that extend beyond minor inconveniences. The frequency of this recurrent tidal ... -
Corporate Procurement of Renewable Energy as a Key Driver in the Decarbonization of the Power Industry
(2018-04-24)Private companies, motivated by commitments to sustainability, have become important purchasers of utility-scale renewable energy, contracting for over 11 GWs of capacity in the past five years. This paper discusses the ... -
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 ... -
Interactions between short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and the Pelagic Longline Fishery in the Cape Hatteras Special Research Area
(2018-04-24)Short-finned pilot whales have a long history of interactions with Pelagic Longline (PLL) fisheries along the east coast of the United States. These interactions represent a threat to both the PLL fisheries’ economic ... -
A Framework for Incorporating Water Efficiency into State-Level Climate Change Adaptation Planning
(2018-04-24)Anticipated climate change impacts such as frequent droughts, snowpack loss and changes in runoff timing may affect water supply availability for municipal uses. Urban water efficiency builds resiliency by improving supply ... -
An Analysis of What Makes Collaborative Efforts Successful
(2018-04-23)Our world’s problems are complex, often crossing boundaries between different communities and sectors. However, many of our attempts towards solutions remain siloed. These silos prevent information sharing and create ... -
An Opportunity for Scenario Planning in Corporate Sustainability Strategy
(2018-04-23)Corporate sustainability practitioners utilize a variety of different tools to engage a company's senior leadership and deliver value back to a business organization through reduced risk or cost, improved operational ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Green Infrastructure Project for Water Management in Peru
(2018-04-23)The purpose of this research is to analyze the costs and benefits of a “green infrastructure for water management” project in Peru in comparison to a traditional microreservoir. The costs and benefits of the two water ... -
Examining Wastewater Treatment Struggles in Lowndes County, AL
(2018-04-27)Many poor, rural Americans currently live without access to basic wastewater treatment, raising sobering environmental justice and public health issues. Recent research found a 34.5% incident rate of N. americanus (hookworm) ... -
CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY: ASSESSING PROGRESS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING CIRCULAR PRODUCT MODELS FOR OUTDOOR HARD GOODS PRODUCTS
(2018-04-27)The term "circular economy" is often used to describe an idealized consumer product model where products at the end of their useful life are recycled as inputs to material manufacturing or returned harmlessly to the ... -
Assessing the potential of Important Marine Mammal Areas to address connectivity and promote marine mammal conservation
(2018-05)This study examines and identifies the potential of marine mammal scientific data tools, namely the Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) and the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) system, can have in contributing ... -
A National Strategy for the Co-location of Solar and Agriculture
(2018-04-20)Pollinators are crucial to the United States’ food supply and agricultural productivity, playing a key role in the size, health, and quality of a wide variety of harvests. Unfortunately, many pollinator species are in ... -
Feasibility Study: Blue Carbon Finance in Louisiana’s Deltaic Plain
(2018-04-20)The situation of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, at the output of the U.S.’s largest watershed, threatens the welfare of the region’s people and industries, which are experiencing significant effects from climate change and ... -
USE OF CARBON FOOTPRINT MONITORING APPLICATION TO MODIFY HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2018-04-20)Greenhouse gas buildup within the earth’s atmosphere has an adverse impact on the Earth. By trapping warmth through the reflection of heat back towards the earth surface, global temperatures increase. An individual’s ... -
B Corp Certification at R. Riveter
(2018-04-19)This two-part research study provides a case study of the B Corp certification process and examines the overall value of the B Corp certification for small businesses within North Carolina. The researcher assisted an ... -
Predicting cetacean habitat in the Colombian Pacific EEZ: challenges and recommendations
(2018-04-17)The study of cetaceans in the Colombian Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone has been limited to their distribution and abundance, and little is known about their habitat preferences and the ecological processes determining ...
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