Browsing by Author "Koch, Jennifer"
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Analyzing the relationship between urbanization, food supply and demand, and irrigation requirements in Jordan
Koch, Jennifer; Wimmer, Florian; Schaldach, Rüdiger (2018)The landscape surrounding urban areas is often used as farmland. With the observed expansion of urban areas over the last decades and a projected continuation of this trend, our objective was to analyze how urbanization ... -
Application of Spectral Index-Based Logistic Regression to Detect Inland Water in the Caucasus
Worden, James (2021-05-14)The Caucasus is a diverse region with many climate zones that range from subtropical lowlands to mountainous alpine areas. The Caucasus region also contains irrigated agricultural lands, heavily vegetated wetlands, ... -
Approaches to Spatializing Qualitative Data
Jung, Samantha (2022-05)This study investigates how researchers use technology to create geographic visualizations that provide spatial context for displaying and accessing qualitative data such as texts, photographs, videos, and/or audio recordings. ... -
Assessing User Needs and Model Accuracy of Seasonal Climate Forecasts for Winter Wheat Producers in the South-Central United States
Klemm, Toni (2018-05-11)The research presented in this dissertation highlights ways in which seasonal climate forecasts can be tailored to better serve the needs of winter wheat producers in the south-central United States (U.S.) and presumably ... -
Can agricultural intensification help to conserve biodiversity? A scenario study for the African continent
Koch, Jennifer; Schaldach, Rüdiger; Göpel, Jan (2019-06-21)Globally, the production of food, feed, bioenergy, and biomaterials has increased considerably during the past decades. This was achieved by the expansion of agricultural land and the intensification of agricultural ... -
Combining Text Analysis and Concept Mapping for Conceptual Model Development
Hanson, Kyndra (2020-05)The Rio Grande/Río Bravo River (RGB) stretches through Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico, spanning a politically, socio-economically, and environmentally diverse region. Management ... -
Engaging with Stakeholders to Produce Actionable Science: Moving from Theory to Practice
Bamzai-Dodson, Aparna (2022-05)Over time, the idea of the public value of federally funded science has slowly transitioned from basic science that helps fight disease and maintain national security (Bush 1945) to use-inspired science that directly informs ... -
Environment and interspecific interactions at the margin of species ranges: a spatial analysis of forest communities
Hardwick, Daryn (2017-05-12)Problem: Species’ geographic ranges are determined, in part, by suitable environmental conditions, the ability to reach sites possessing those environmental conditions, and the capability to survive interactions with other ... -
Environmental Health Inequalities and Discriminatory Zoning: Identifying Systemic Barriers for Environmental Health Equity through Community-Engaged Research
Leslie, Carrie (2024-05-10)Environmental justice research has exposed that environmental health inequalities persist for historically redlined communities due to proximity to heavy industrial areas. Communities of color are systematically exposed ... -
An Evaluation of Consistency for Multiple Remotely Sensed Data Sources
Heck, Ethan (2020-05)Archive continuation through succeeding satellite missions is highly important in preserving and creating deep repositories of information for Earth observation. However, with varying spectral and spatial resolution, it ... -
Exploring the spatiotemporal relationships among population, land use, and water use in the United States portion of the Rio Grande River Basin
Conn, David (2022-05)Water use in the United States is uncertain as our climate warms and our population continues to grow. As such, it is imperative that we understand the drivers of water use in order to better plan for this future. The Rio ... -
Extending Reality: Understanding Moderating Variables in Spatial Learning with Augmented and Virtual Reality
Lee, Trey (2024-08-02)Digital learning tools like smartphones, tablets, and extended reality (XR) devices are increasingly accessible to students and teachers. These devices have the potential to be powerful educational tools and can simplify ... -
From the Graveyard Shift to the Benzene Plume: Visualizing Embodied Work Experience at the Former B.F. Goodrich Tire Factory in Miami, Oklahoma
Doornbos, Valerie (2023-05-12)From the time of its construction in 1944, to its eventual closure on February 28, 1986, the B.F. Goodrich Tire Factory in Miami, Oklahoma has played an important role in the community. During its 40-year lifetime, it was ... -
A GENERIC FRAMEWORK FOR DELINEATING THE BASIC UNITS OF SOCIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: ENSURING USER CONTROL AND REPRODUCIBILITY
Parvez, Mohammad Shahriyar (2024-08-01)This study investigates the dynamic interplay between environmental services (ES) and human systems across multiple spatial scales, examining the supply of ES by natural ecosystems, the impacts of human actions mediated ... -
THE IMPACTS CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY ON TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM CARBON CYCLING
Doughty, Russell (2019-12)There is a near consensus among climate scientists that global temperatures are rising, climate variability will increase, and climate extremes will become more extreme. What is debated, however, is how terrestrial ecosystems ... -
Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover on Remote Sensing Analyses of Thunderstorms and Their Attendant Hazards
Kingfield, Darrel (2017-05-12)Due to their hazardous nature, most thunderstorm observations today come from remote sensing platforms such as radar, satellite, and lightning detection sensors. Advancements in these sensor networks provide the ability ... -
Integrated Hydrologic Validation of Satellite Precipitation over the United States
Woods, Devon (2023-12-15)Increasing precipitation extremes across the globe will naturally lead to not only increased flooding but an increase in the occurrences of flash floods, with assessment and prediction of these events becoming more critical ... -
A landscape in flux: many paths to modernity in eastern Iowa, 1780-1910
Hill, Matthew (2023-08-04)While its history is often forgotten, the Upper Mississippi River Valley Region, including eastern Iowa and western Illinois, has a multiracial, turbulent, and violent past. This dissertation will examine the history of ... -
Modeling futurity: examining epistemological assumptions and political context in urbanization modeling
Snapp, Shelby (2022)Computer simulation models projecting urban expansion are useful for academics, planners, and stakeholders interested in land use patterns and their future implications. Although urban simulation models are being expanded ... -
Multi-temporal land surface temperature and vegetation greenness in urban green spaces of Puebla, Mexico
Gomez-Martinez, Filoteo (2020-12-18)Urban heat islands (UHI) are a global problem that is likely to increase in the future as our global urban population increases. Multiple studies conclude that urban green spaces and urban waterbodies can reduce UHI impacts, ...