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Title: An Athlete's Humble Beginnings: A Place-Based Narrative in Need of Repair
Author: Lash, Barbara
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Geography
Description: Sports play a unique role in American culture and act as sources of entertainment and community identity. Events that include sports are also a microcosm of society that simultaneously reflects and guides cultural and racial differences that are i...

Title: Distance friction and spatial interaction dynamics of international freight transportation
Author: Jung, Paul
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Geography, Transportation
Description: The modern economy runs with heavy reliance on the free flow of goods across the international logistic and supply chain. Advances in international freight transportation systems supported by intermodal integration, freight containerization, hub-a...

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...

Title: Impacts of Light Rail Investment on Commercial Landscapes in Transit Neighborhoods
Author: Shepard, Elina
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Transportation, Geography, City planning
Description: City governments across the country invest in rail transit to provide localized access to vital facilities for vulnerable groups of their populations, and to encourage development around transit lines and stations (Transit Oriented Development). S...