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Dissolved Organic Carbon and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon along an Urbanization Gradient in Charlotte, North Carolina
Title
Dissolved Organic Carbon and Dissolved Inorganic Carbon along an Urbanization Gradient in Charlotte, North Carolina
Author
Kiker, Taylor
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Hydrology
Description
Streams and rivers are an integral component of the freshwater carbon cycle as they provide the lateral transport of carbon from terrestrial environments to the ocean. Urbanization is one of the fastest growing land uses and it has major impacts o...
Environmental impacts of rapid urbanization: Non-point source pollution in Lingang New City, Shanghai, China
Title
Environmental impacts of rapid urbanization: Non-point source pollution in Lingang New City, Shanghai, China
Author
Meng, Xuchu
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Geography, City planning
Description
Lingang New City is a new urbanization project in Shanghai, China. It is planned and designed artistically with emphasis on water protection given lake view is the highlight of the landscape. However, water quality degrades soon after the urban de...
Gentrification in Charlotte: A Complex Tale of Urban Redevelopment Across Geographic Scales
Title
Gentrification in Charlotte: A Complex Tale of Urban Redevelopment Across Geographic Scales
Author
Yonto, Daniel
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Geography
Description
Gentrification research almost exclusively focuses on traditional postindustrial cities. Despite a growing number of scholars emphasizing the importance of understanding gentrification outside of traditional urban areas, its presence and modalitie...
HYDROLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A RAPIDLY URBANIZING SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT WATERSHED
Title
HYDROLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A RAPIDLY URBANIZING SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT WATERSHED
Author
Gagrani, Vijaya
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences, Human ecology--Study and teaching
Description
The purpose of this dissertation research was to assess the change in hydrological and watershed processes influencing water quality in a rapidly urbanizing SE Piedmont watershed. Specifically, this dissertation research assessed the effectiveness...
Landscape change and human-environment interactions: implications for natural resource management in urbanizing areas
Title
Landscape change and human-environment interactions: implications for natural resource management in urbanizing areas
Author
Dorning, Monica
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Geography
Description
Worldwide changes in land use and land cover alter the spatial distributions of natural resources and ecosystem functions. Here I examined the pattern and process of landscape change in the Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan region, to underst...
Physician Implementation of Gender-Affirmative Care Recommendations: Improving Patient Safety and Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
Title
Physician Implementation of Gender-Affirmative Care Recommendations: Improving Patient Safety and Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
Author
McComas, Megan
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Psychology, Medical sciences, Medicine
Description
Compared to their cisgender counterparts, transgender, and gender diverse youth (TGDY) disproportionately experience an increased risk for poor patient safety and healthcare disparities. TGDY report poorer mental and physical health and lower rate...
The Influence of Road, Road Verge and Landscape Characteristics on the Occurrence of Raptor-Vehicle Collisions
Title
The Influence of Road, Road Verge and Landscape Characteristics on the Occurrence of Raptor-Vehicle Collisions
Author
Bates, Jennifer
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Ecology, Wildlife conservation
Description
The increasing prevalence of roads has had a corresponding impact on the risk of road mortality for wildlife, particularly for avian species such as birds of prey that commonly make use of foraging opportunities along roadside verges. Birds of pre...
The local and landscape features associated with roost attendance and nesting success in urban black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) populations.
Title
The local and landscape features associated with roost attendance and nesting success in urban black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) populations.
Author
Partridge, Hannah
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Ecology
Description
Land cover changes that result from increasing urbanization alter habitat type, structure, and resource availability on local and global scales. Vultures provide important ecosystem services including disease management and nutrient cycling, makin...
The relative effects of habitat amount, habitat configuration, and urbanization intensity on forest breeding birds
Title
The relative effects of habitat amount, habitat configuration, and urbanization intensity on forest breeding birds
Author
Shoffner, Alexandra
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Ecology, Conservation biology
Description
It is clear that urbanization causes changes in landscape structure that adversely affect biodiversity. However, the relative impacts of different components of landscape structure remain unclear. Using the 2006 National Land Cover Database and 20...