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Community-Level Impacts of Wind Power in Oklahoma
(2017-08)
Wind power development in Oklahoma has expanded rapidly in the past decade, going from no installed capacity to producing over 20 percent of the state’s energy. Given the industry’s rapid development, there has been mixed ...
Methods for Mapping Land Cover Change in Shrinking Cities in the United States
(2017-05-12)
Urbanization is generally understood as the process of growth in both population and developed areas. However, this perception is not entirely reflective of the types of change that are occurring in the heart of the United ...
“MY CHOICE?”: AN ANALYSIS OF A CONTROVERSIAL WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT VIDEO FROM INDIA
(2017-05-12)
In March 2015, Vogue India released the video “My Choice,” as part of a series of videos for the magazine’s women’s empowerment initiative. However, “My Choice” sparked outrage in India and abroad for controversial content ...
Exploring Future Hydrologic Extremes of the Red River Basin
(2017-08)
Hydrologic extremes of drought and flooding stress water resources and damage communities in the Red River Basin, located in the south-central U.S. For example, the summer of 2011 was the third driest summer in Oklahoma ...
Evaluating the Long-Term Effectiveness of Coyote Management in Oklahoma: Human Perceptions and Techniques
(2017-12-15)
This study examines coyote management policy in the state of Oklahoma, comparing human perceptions within the state to nationwide coyote management policies. This research affords insight into how Oklahoma’s coyote management ...
STREAM FRAGMENTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITION IN THE GREAT PLAINS
(2017-05-12)
Rivers and streams within the Great Plains have undergone extensive levels of fragmentation by road culverts, which has led to habitat loss, degraded water quality, and a loss of aquatic biodiversity. There is a pressing ...
Return-on-investment frameworks can increase the efficiency of restoration efforts to improve freshwater connectivity
(2017-05-13)
With global declines in biodiversity and limited budgets, many conservation organizations are trying to increase the efficiency of conservation efforts. One method is the use of a return-on-investment (ROI) framework, which ...
WATER USE TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN THE RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN: CASE STUDIES IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO
(2017-05)
The Rio Grande River Basin spanning over Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico presents a big challenge in terms of efficient water management. Water is allocated by a wide range of relatively autonomous water authorities ...