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Showing 1 to 20 of 113 for “"human-environment"”.
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Discovering the patterns of human-environment interactions using scalable functional textiles
Humans perform complex tasks in the real world thanks to rich and constant tactile perceptual input. Being able to record such tactile data would allow scientists from various disciplines to study human activities more fundamentally and quantitatively. Moreover, capturing large and diverse datasets …
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Human environment interactions and collaborative adaptive capacity building in a resilience framework
Being firmly in the Anthropocene Era--a period in humanity's evolution where human behavior and dominance is significantly impacting the earth's systems, my research objective was in response to the concern and call of the National Science Foundation and of the International Human Dimensions …
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Using human-environment theory to investigate human valuing in protected area management
Caring for the environment has become a global issue, and the role of national parks in preserving species and environments has taken on renewed importance. Many consider that national parks are places to learn and experience nature, and from this experience can come positive conservation …
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Leveraging Human-environment Systems in Residential Buildings for Aggregate Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Reducing the energy consumed in the built environment is a key objective in many sustainability initiatives. Existing energy saving methods have consisted of physical interventions to buildings and/or behavioral modifications of occupants. However, such methods may not only suffer from their own …
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Understanding the role of climate uncertainty in analyses of coupled human-environment systems
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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Human-Environment Geo-Capabilities As Actionable Criteria for Student Evaluation At the University Level
… geo-capabilities model by creating a new set of human-environment specific geo-capabilities with the intent of using them as a set of actionable evaluation criteria in a human-environment geography competency evaluation survey tool targeted at university level students.First, a literature review …
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Whose Woods These Are: Human-Environment Relationships Among Stakeholders of South Mississippi's Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
… reduced biodiversity. This research looks at the human geography of remnants of the longleaf pine ecosystem in South Mississippi and the nature of contemporary relationships between South Mississippi residents and this ecosystem.</p> <p>In an effort to make sense of the complex relationships …
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Climate change, perceived human environment changes, and adaptation responses in coastal Indigenous community of Akplabanya, Ghana
… impacts. In this thesis, I studied the perceived human-environment changes in Indigenous community of Akplabanya. Akplabanya community on the coast of Ghana is experiencing changes in their cultural heritage, environmental surroundings, and their climate. This thesis sought to explore adaptation …
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Exploring Symbolic Aspects Of Human-Environment Interaction In A Socially Constructed Coastscape: Sense Of Place In Coastal Maine
… the symbolic, meanings-based aspects of human-environment interaction. Through semi-structured photo-elicitation interviews, the research analyzes how stakeholders perceive and narrate the meanings and experiences related to the Midcoast Maine cultural landscape, and contributes to the …
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Vying for Relevancy in Stockholm: American Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations and the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment
… ideologies, strategies, and behavior of American environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs) during the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. This conference was the first major international conference to address environmental issues. The Stockholm Conference was a …
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Human-environment interactions in rural and agricultural communities: identifying opportunities for sustainability efforts using quantitative, qualitative, and GIS methods
… and the consideration and integration of both human and natural systems. The goal of this research was to contribute to agriculture and rural sustainability by conducting three different research projects that each focused on an area of agricultural or rural sustainability. In chapter three, we …
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Human-environment interactions and sustainable urban development : spatial modeling and landscape prediction : the case of Nang Rong town, Thailand
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Geography, 2010
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Post-Glacial Fire History of Horsetail Fen and Human-Environment Interactions in the Teanaway Area of the Eastern Cascades, Washington
… the last glacial maximum and more recently, by human activity. However, it is unclear how past relationships between people, fire, and climate interacted on the landscape. The purpose of this research was to reconstruct the post-glacial fire history of a wetland known as Horsetail Fen, located …
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Comparative Ecological Modeling for Long-term Solution of Excess Nitrogen Loading to Surface Waters and Related Chronic and Systemic Human-Environment Problems
Concurrent environmental problems including 1) excess CO2 emissions and climate change, 2) excess nitrogen export and eutrophication of surface waters, and 3) dependence on non-renewable fossil fuel energy supplies can be considered interdependent symptoms of a single systemic "humans in the …
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Intelligent Textiles for Physical Interactions
Human-environment interaction is a fundamental aspect of our daily lives, involving the constant use of our sensory and motor systems to extract, process, and communicate information. However, capturing, analyzing, and reproducing these interactions pose significant challenges due to their …
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Ecofeminism and geography: the case of Vandana Shiva and Chipko
The study of human-environment interactions by geography is traditionally conceptualized as the "man-land" theme in geographic analysis. Feminists and other post-structuralists criticize that conceptualization. Following those critiques, this study evaluates ecofeminism as a possible alternative to …
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A Grounded Theory Study of Systems Theory and Clothing and Textiles Theories for the Development of a Dynamic, Complex Human Systems Theory
… Recognizing the dynamic, complex nature of the human system and its interaction with multiple other systems led to the question of: What multidimensional theoretical framework would address this complexity and provide an expanded view for research and education in the field of CT? Data were …
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The Queer Ecology of Clouds in Nineteenth-Century British Poetics
… formations and as material metaphors for human-environment interactions. These writers frequently invoke clouds to disrupt or “queer” depictions of human-environment relationships built on human domination of environmental beings. Clouds, in poetic writing, help writers (and readers) …
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Making meaning out of mountains : skiing, the environment and eco-politics
… focus on discourse, embodied interactions among humans and non-humans, and flows of power, this research describes an environmental ambiguity at the centre of skiing. There is a tension between interpretations of skiing as an environmentally-sustainable practice and notions of skiing as an …
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