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Assessing the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Species in the Cumberland Piedmont Network of the National Park Service
(2012-04-26)
In this study, we evaluate the climate change vulnerability of a subset of key species
found in the Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) of the National Park Service (NPS),
an ecologically important and diverse region. We ...
Carbon Offset Opportunities at the Duke University Health System
(2012-04-26)
The Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative (DCOI) is collaborating with the Duke University
Health System (DUHS) to obtain carbon offsets that will aid in fulfilling the University’s
pledge to be carbon neutral by 2024. This study ...
Searching for Solutions that Stick: U.S. Media Attention on Climate Change 2007 – 2011
(2012-04-27)
Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, and though
cohesive solutions remain elusive, U.S. media attention on climate change is decreasing.
This master’s project examines how media attention ...
Examining Local Policy Responses to Changing Hazards in Coastal North Carolina
(2020-04)
As climate change increasingly threatens global coastlines, it is key to understand
how policymakers are responding on a community scale. Existing research, however,
has failed to systematically describe local policy responses ...
Duke Forest Carbon
(2011-12-09)
Duke University is dedicated to achieving climate neutrality by 2024. With over 7000
acres of sustainably managed forest land, the Duke Forest has great potential for
generating “in house” carbon offsets to help reach this ...
Conserving California’s Klamath-Cascade Using Spatial Climate Projections
(2014-12-08)
Global climate change complicates long-term conservation of forests. To be effective
into the future, conservation efforts need to consider potential global change impacts
and the ability of plants and animals to adapt. ...
The Cost of Climate Change: A Financial Analysis of Climate Change Strategy Implementation for a Water Utility
(2014-12-08)
Climate change is a challenge that society must face not just from an environmental
perspective but also from an economic perspective. The goal of this research is to
model how implementing climate change adaptation activities ...
The Crevice Dwellers: Using Image and Story to Communicate Climate Change
(2013-04-23)
Because climate change has become a widely discussed topic, it is important to think
about how the scientific knowledge of climate change is received by the general public.
Up to this point, science has not always been effective ...
Climate Change and Coffee Communities in Latin America
(2015-04-24)
Coffee production is an essential component of the rural economy and smallholder livelihoods
in countries throughout Latin America. Coffee producers and the global coffee supply
have been threatened by the effects of climate ...
Sea Level Rise Adaptation and Mitigation Planning in Charleston, South Carolina
(2015-04-24)
As sea level rise continues to occur on a global scale, coastal cities need to be
evaluating the risk and potential impacts it will have on their communities and developing
adaptation and mitigation strategies to effectively ...