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1996-1997 Theses and Abstracts

Senior Theses

Kimberly R. Burkland

Oregon's History of "Red Tides": A Retrospective Analysis of Shellfish Toxicity Data

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Jeremy Burns

Can US Property Insurers (help) Save the Planet? An Examination of Insurance Arrangements, Loss Prevention and Global Climate Change

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Megan Carney

Surface temperatures in Narragansett Bay: Seasonal dynamics and anthropogenic effects

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Carolyn Daher

Effective Communication in Environmental Programs: A Case Study of the Source Reduction Program in Rhode Island

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Anne Fentress

The North Cape Caper: The Effect of the Media On Environmental Public Policy Using the North Cape Oil Spill as a Case Study

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Cynthia Fleming

Land Conservation In Rhode Island: Trends And Alternative Approaches

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Wendy Fujikawa

A Reconstruction of the Presettlement Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

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Todd Hettenbach

The Swamp Thing Meets Wall Street: Tradable Permits and Wetland Regulation

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Kevin C. Klein

Insurance as a Means of Regulating Individual Sewage Disposal Systems in Rhode Island (The Argument for Market-Based Controls)

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Jesse Levine

Zoning the Woonasquatucket: Using Zoning for Long Term Land Protection Around Greenways

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Marissa Maier

Are They Protected? : The Success or Failure of the Worker Protection Standard Regulation in the Lives and Working Conditions of Oregon's Migrant Farm Workers

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Lauri Mignone

Are Environmental Concerns Compatible With An Increase in Water Usage By Expanding Vermont And New Hampshire Ski Resorts For Snowmaking Purposes?

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Morris Z. Muth

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Management in Rhode Island: Prospects and Recommendations

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Carey Nutting

Analysis of Ecosystem Restoration Potential: An Impounded Salt Marsh in Barrington, RI

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Clare Olsen

Urban and Community Forestry in Rhode Island: Incorporating Trees into the Plan

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Tracy Ostrowski

Designing Effective Strategies for Environmental Education: An Evaluation of The Center for Environmental Studyƕs Partnership with Providence Public Schools

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Sibylle Otto

Effects of N enrichment and vegetation type on microbial processes in a freshwater tidal marsh

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Clara Pang

Southeast Asians In Providence And Their Urban Environment: Establishing Connections, Assessing Perceptions, Influencing Policy

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Gerin River

Coral-Algal Competition

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Nick Rosenberg

Urban Environmental Indicators

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Rowlett Neel Scott

Water Quality and Water Acess Indicators and Benchmarks in Providence

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Molly Smith

An Analysis of Land Gastropod Population Declines in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

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Megan Waples

The EcoIndian: Myths and Realities in the Narragansett Indian Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

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Sarasvati Wheeler-Smith

Hypocrisy Among the Trees? An Analysis to Determine Whether the Proposed Management of the Tongass National Forest is in Compliance with Domestic and International Law

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Sarah Christine Younkin

The Fas System is a Key Mechanism for Initiating Germ Cell Apoptosis after MAA-Induced Testicular Injury

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Masters Theses

Anne Berlin Blackman

Options for Reducing PCE Emissions From Massachusetts Dry Cleaners: A Case Study in Regulating Small Stationary Sources of Air Toxics

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Hugh Jeffrey Brandt

Creating Choice Through Information: Educating Consumers to Consider Environmental Impact When They Purchase Electricity in a Deregulated Market

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Victoria Lyn Ganek

Business and the Environment: Is Good Environmental Performance Good Business?

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John Burke O'Connell

Assessment of the Viability of Wetland Mitigation Banking in Rhode Island

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