Theses/Dissertations from 2024
“Urban Renewal” Surrounding Florida Solar Plants: A Study on Low-Carbon Gentrification, Megan Amber Grove
Spatial Patterns of Building Damages and associated Socio-Economic Factors by Hurricane Ian, Md Zakaria Salim
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Travel and Migration Behaviors of Migrants from Puerto Rico During Disasters, Lauren C. Carter
Spatial Pattern and Environmental and Social Factors of Monkeypox in the Contiguous United States, Linbo Han
Predicting Groundwater Spring Locations from Topographic and Climatic Data Using Maxent Modeling, Ayten Ece Koc
Coastal Cities in the Southern US Floodplains: An Evaluation of Environmental Equity of Flood Hazards and Social Vulnerabilities, Lubana Tasnim Mazumder
Spatial Mismatch between Electric Vehicles (EVs) and EV charging stations in Florida, Chuang Yin
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Using GIS-Based Land Use Strategies to Minimize the Impacts of Urbanization on Agricultural Land and Forest Cover: Case Study of the City of Limbe, Cameroon, Lucy Ebude Deba Enomah
Climate Action and Indigenous Land Relations: A Case Study in Nagaland, Northeastern India, Osensang Pongen
“Fast Policy” and “Rule By Aesthetics”: A Preliminary Study of Water Street Tampa –The “Worlding” of an Aspiring “Icon Project”, Nousheen Rahman
Geothermal Development in Kenya: Gender Based Socio-Cultural and Socio-Economic Implications, Faye N. Ricker
Assessing Changes in Actual Air Quality and Public Perceptions of Air Quality in Kathmandu Valley Nepal pre and post COVID-19 Lockdown, Robin Margherita Rives
A Statistical Method for Quantifying Animal Interaction; Combining Time Geography and Simulation, Zachary J. Smith
Isotopic Study of the Waters from the Sulphur Springs Catchment, Tampa, Florida, Esra Zengin
Inland Tropical Cyclone Intensity Decay in the Continental United States, Yijie Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Soil Accretion and Mass Accumulation in a Scrub and Fringe Mangrove Forest in Biscayne Bay, Florida, Jessica A. Jacobs
Machine Learning for Species Habitat Analysis, Abigail Lavallin
Remote Sensing and GIS Integration for Amazon Rainforest Wildfires Applications, Cong Ma
The Little Things That Count: Mapping Diversity of West Florida’s Shelf, Nicole L. Seiden
Evacuation Decision Making and the Role of Social Connections across Evacuation Statuses during Hurricane Irma, Nathan D. Shull
Examining the Effects of Hydrology and Reclaimed Water Application on Nutrient Retention in Wetlaculture Mesocosms in Southwest Florida, Andrew Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Rainfall, Precipitation, and Drought Patterns Associated with Wintertime Transmission of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) in Florida, Bestami Cevher
Soil Characteristics Associated with Horse Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Florida, Fulya Guzelkucuk
Exploring the Potential of Nutrient Retention and Recycling with Wetlaculture Systems in Ohio with Physical and Landscape Models, Bingbing Jiang
A Sustainability Machine: The Incineration-based Waste Regime in Tampa, FL, USA, Kevin P. Martyn
The Perceived Usefulness of a Weather Radar Display by Tampa Bay Residents, Michelle E. Saunders
The Short-Term Effects of Different Removal Methods of Urochloa Maxima, Guinea Grass, on Acoustic Complexity, Connor D. Wagner
Assessment of Land Cover Change in St. Martin’s Marsh Aquatic Preserve, Florida, USA, Katie Wagner
Current and Projected Sustainability of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Caribbean Small Island Developing States, Zachary S. Winters
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Food Policy Coalitions in Strengthening Community Food Security in the United States., Joseph G. England III
Measuring and Understanding Food Accessibility in the Tampa Bay Area, Bailey I. Glover
Assessing palm decline in Florida by using advanced remote sensing with machine learning technologies and algorithms., Christopher B. Hanni
Measurement of Changes in Forest Fragmentation Caused by Road Construction Between 2000 and 2014 Using GIS in St. Johns County, Florida, Ahmet Karatas
Desertification Risk Analysis Based on Soils and Climate in Olive Cultivated Areas in Tulare County, California, Zehra Kavakli Karatas
Storm Surge and Evacuations in Pinellas County, Christianne Pearce
Water Scarcity in the Face of Hurricanes: Improving the Resilience of Potable Water Supplies in Selected Florida Counties, Fautemeh Sajadi Bami
A Method to Analyze Similarities of Eye Movements: a GIScience Based Spatiotemporal Approach, Mehrdad Vaziri
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Assessing the Impacts of Ghana’s Oil and Gas Industry on Ecosystem Services and Smallholder Livelihoods, Michael Acheampong
Policing the Riverfront: Urban Revanchism as Sustainability, Jared J. Austin
Remote Sensing and Spatial Metrics for Quantifying Seagrass Landscape Changes: A Study on the 2011 Indian River Lagoon Florida Seagrass Die-off Event, René Dieter Baumstark
Reconstructing Historical Hurricane Tracks in the Atlantic Basin: Three Case Studies from the 1840s, Emily L. Cerrito
Access to Safe Water Supply: Management of Catchment for the Protection of Source Water in Ghana, Michael K. Eduful
A Behavioral Analysis of Households Using Reclaimed Water in Irrigation: Case of Pinellas County, Florida, Natalie Kuraya-Ziyadeh
Understanding Agricultural-Land Conservation from the Perspective of Landowners in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Rocio Lalanda
An Investigation of Habitat Suitability Factors and their Interactions for Predicting Gopher Tortoise Habitat, Abigail V. Lavallin
Assessing the Cooling Effects of Urban Vegetation on Urban Heat Mitigation in Selected U.S. Cities, Qiuyan Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Forging Blockchains: Spatial Production and Political Economy of Decentralized Cryptocurrency Code/Spaces, Joe Blankenship
What Makes Water Policy Sustainable? An Analysis of Water Policy in US Cities, Rebecca Brady David
Longitudinal Awareness: A Study of Vulnerability to Flooding in Polk County, Iowa, Kerri A. Dickey
Stormwater Infiltration and Groundwater Integrity: An Analysis of BMP Siting Tools and Groundwater Vulnerability, Kristopher Craig Gallagher
Pollen Forecasting in Sarasota, Florida, Daniel J. Gessman
Potential Impacts of Accelerated Sea-Level Rise and Hurricane-Induced Storm Surge in Western Pasco County, Florida, Kittiya Harris
An Assessment of Constructed Wetland Treatment System Cells: Removal of Excess Nutrients and Pollutants from Municipal Wastewater in Lakeland, Florida, Molly Klinepeter
Identifying Nodes of Transmission in Disease Diffusion Through Social Media, David Sebastian Lamb
The Role of High-Elevation Headwater Runoff in Streamflow Generation and Water Supply in the Northern Andes, Colombia, Laura Lotero Lozano
A Landscape of Thermal Inequity: Social Vulnerability to Urban Heat in U.S. Cities, Bruce Coffyn Mitchell
Effects of Anthropogenic Activity on the Green Swamp Preserve Ecosystem, Barbara Ann Nordheim-Shelt
Abundance and Habitat Preferences of Introduced Muscovy Ducks (Cairina moschata), Jacqueline Marie Perry Cahanin
Multi-scale Approaches for Evaluating the Success of Habitat Restoration in Tampa Bay, Florida, Stephanie Thompson Powers
How Lessons from a Past Disaster Can Influence Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Broward County, Florida, Hannah Rose Torres
Reappropriating Public Space in Nanchang, China: A Study of Informal Street Vendors, Bryan C. Winter
Perceptions Affecting Tree Valuation: An Analysis of Recently Sold and Leased Properties in Tampa, Florida, Cody R. Winter
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Locally Optimized Mapping of Slum Conditions in a Sub-Saharan Context: A Case Study of Bamenda, Cameroon, Julius Anchang
Analysis of Managerial Decision-Making within Florida’s Total Maximum Daily Load Program, Justin Barthle
Population Dynamics and Vulnerability Reduction: The Role of Non-Profit Organizations Following the 2011 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, Nicole Suzanne Hutton
Media Representations of Abortion Politics in Florida: Feminist Geographic Analysis of Newspaper Articles, 2011-2013, Jennifer Iceton
Situating Migrants in Contemporary Japan: From Public Spaces to Personal Experiences, Milena Urszula Janiec Grygo
How Mature Capitalism Turns Pollution into Diamonds: Malagnogenesis and the Reverse-Engineering of Harm into Risk, Kevin P. Martyn
Constituting Agricultural and Food Policy in Malawi: The Role of the State and International Donors in the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP), Peter Rock Nkhoma
Development of a Forecast Process for Meteotsunami Events in the Gulf of Mexico, Leilani D. Paxton
The Effect of Home Range Estimation Techniques on Habitat Use Analysis, Brendon Quinton
A Review of Reclaimed Water for Irrigation Use in an Urban Watershed, Anamarie Elizabeth Rivera
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Role of Community Participation in Water Production and Management: Lessons From Sustainable Aid in Africa International Sponsored Water Schemes in Kisumu, Kenya, Erick Oniango Ananga
An Investigation of the Effects of Chemical and Physical Weathering on Submerged Karst Surfaces, Bryan Charles Booth
Saharan Air Layer Dust Loading: Effects on Convective Strength in Tropical Cloud Clusters, Randall J. Hergert
Tornado Fatalities: An In-Depth Look at Physical and Societal Influences, Heather Joann Key
A Composite Spatial Model Incorporating Groundwater Vulnerability and Environmental Disturbance to Guide Land Management, Johanna L. Kovarik
Quantifying the Interaction of Wildlife and Roads: a Habitat and Movement Approach, Rebecca Whitehead Loraamm
Land-use & Water Quality in the Headwaters of the Alafia River Watershed, Jaime Alison Swindasz
The Impact of Bus Rapid Transit Implementation on Residential Property Values: A Case Study in Reno, NV, Steven Thomas Ulloa
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Determining What Factors Affect Peoples' Perceptions of the Use of Reclaimed Water as a Source for Potable Water: A Study within Hillsborough County, Florida, Susana Rebecca Alvarado Tricoche
The Influence of the Projected Coordinate System on Animal Home Range Estimation Area, Michael Barr
Managing Regional Water Resources Amidst Rapid Urbanization in Southwest Florida: A Case Study, Nicole Owusua Caesar
An Evaluation of Florida Gulf Coast University's Residence Life Staff Member's Hurricane Preparedness, Erin Floto
Greenhouse gas emissions and climate policy in Florida's state and local governments (2000 to 2010), Sandra Jo Garren
Risk Perception and Beliefs about Volcanic Hazards: A Comparative Study of Puna District Residents, Melanie Marie Leathers
Connecting Institutional Discourses and Everyday Understandings of Climate Change: Viewpoints from a Suburban Neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, Christopher Metzger
Assessing the Environmental Justice Implications of Flood Hazards in Miami, Florida, Marilyn Christina Montgomery
