Browsing by Subject "Geography"
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Analysis of Infrastructure Damage After Superstorm Sandy : A Case Study of Long Beach, NY
(East Carolina University, 2015)Although much is known about the geomorphology of barrier islands and how barrier islands respond to storm events, no research has considered the implications of dense development on storm damage patterns. This research ... -
Analyzing Resident Place Satisfaction in a Tourist Destination through Auto-Photography : The Case of Southern Shores, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)Resident place satisfaction in tourist destinations lies at the heart of the movement toward more socially sustainable development. Addressing the place-based views and concerns of residents is necessary for maintaining ... -
Applying GIS to Locate the USS Louisiana: A Study of the Fort Fisher Civil War Battlefield
(East Carolina University, 2013)Historical Geographic Information Science (GIS) is an innovative field within geography and this work encompasses critical and historical cartographic analysis within a GIS framework to find the missing Civil War shipwreck ... -
Assessing Future Water Resources : The Influence of Climate Change, Population Growth and Land Use Change in the Lower Cape Fear Basin, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)With the possibility of future fresh water shortages increasing, a methodology for predicting future water availability conditions is needed. This research outlines a methodology to estimate these conditions based on the ... -
ASSESSMENT OF DEBRIS-FLOW HAZARDS, NORTH MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX, AZ
(East Carolina University, 2014)Population increases in many western cities have led to urban sprawl, which has been a constant issue in metropolitan Phoenix, AZ. The Metropolitan Phoenix Area (MPA) has sprawled exponentially since its initial development ... -
Automobility, Hospitality, African American Tourism, and Mapping Victor H. Green's Negro Motorist Green Book
(East Carolina University, 2013)Victor Green's travel guide stands as one illustration of tools used by African Americans to survive in the contested and disputed landscape of Jim Crow segregation. The Green Book as a symbol of the civil rights movement ... -
'Because You Got to Have Heat' : Energy Poverty and Weatherization in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)Energy poverty is the condition in which a household is unable to maintain its indoor temperature at a level that allows for a healthy or comfortable lifestyle. Much energy poverty literature has examined the problem ... -
BEYOND HUMAN FACTORS : EXAMINING THE UNDERLYING DETERMINANTS OF RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENTS WITH SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING
(East Carolina University, 2014)Recreational boating has grown in popularity in recent decades, accompanied with increased accidents resulting in property damage and personal injury. Some 5,000 recreational boating accidents are reported annually, ranking ... -
Characterizing Patterns And Drivers Of Land Use/Land Cover Change Along The Atlantic Coast Barrier Beaches : Examining The Roles Of Development Pressure, Spatial Accessibility, And Policy
(East Carolina University, 2013)Within the context of land change science coastal areas are often overlooked. Coastal areas around the world and within the U.S. represent the largest concentrations of people, development, and wealth. Natural, social, ... -
A Climatology of the Structure, Frequency, and Propagation of Midlatitude Cyclones that Affect North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)The seasonal and interannual variability of midlatitude cyclone structure, frequency, and propagation was studied based on composites of precipitation over North Carolina. This analysis showed significant changes in the ... -
The Coast As A Vernacular Region
(East Carolina University, 2010)The study of regions and regional identity is one of the cornerstones of the field of geography. Historically within regionally-based research, there has been interest in vernacular regions and the use of business names ... -
Creating the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument : Discourse, Media, Place-making, and Policy Entrepreneurs
(East Carolina University, 2010)President George W. Bush established the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in 2006. Environmental conservation efforts surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands began more than 100 years ago with President ... -
Debris Flow Fan Evolution, Chalk Creek Natural Debris Flow Laboratory, Colorado
(East Carolina University, 2012)Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is a surveying technique used to gather dense point cloud data that can be converted to high-resolution digital elevation models (DEM). TLS techniques are employed in the current study to ... -
A Determination Worthy of a Better Cause : Naval Action at the Battle of Roanoke Island 7 February 1862
(East Carolina University, 2014)The Battle of Roanoke Island, during the American Civil War, was one of the first major amphibious landing operations in U.S. military history. As the Union Army landed troops on the island, an accompanying Union Naval ... -
The Emergence of the Crop-Lien System in Eastern North Carolina
(2010)The slave-plantation system was clearly evil and a war was fought to end it. The Reconstruction period was a half hearted attempt to institute reforms in former slave states. Regionally and locally the former slave-owners ... -
EVALUATING HURRICANE ADVISORIES USING EYE-TRACKING AND BIOMETRIC DATA
(East Carolina University, 2011)The cartography of hurricane advisories is challenged with communicating complex information regarding hazards and spatio-temporal uncertainty. This research presents an exploratory geovisualization study assessing how ... -
Evaluating the Sustainability of Heritage Tourism and Historic Preservation in New Bern, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)After nearly a half century of suburbanization, economic development specialists and urban planners have begun to appreciate the unique aesthetic and heritage landscapes of underutilized downtown areas as potential geographic ... -
Geographic Differences in Emergency Management Decision-Making : A Case Study of Severe Weather in the Midwest
(East Carolina University, 2014)Tornadoes are one of the most dangerous meteorological hazards on a local scale. While tornadoes can occur virtually anywhere, response--and the processes that lead to it--can vary based on location. It is the task of an ... -
Geomorphology of Dune Blowouts, Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
(East Carolina University, 2013)Dune blowouts are common erosional features that develop in dune fields worldwide. At Provincelands dunes in Cape Cod National Seashore, blowouts are eroding into shore parallel transverse dunes and the trailing arms of ... -
GIS BASED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE LOCATION MODELING IN PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2010)Archaeologists have employed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software in the generation of predictive models for over thirty years. In the interest of creating a state wide predictive model, the North Carolina ...