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Cornell University
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Byerly, Hilary.
Spatial Patterns Of Drought Vulnerability In Rice-Producing Districts Of India.
Degree: M.S., Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, 2015, Cornell University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40638 
► Climate variability is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the smallholder farmer. Abnormal temperatures and inconsistent rainfall can destroy a season's harvest despite optimal farm management…
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▼ Climate variability is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the smallholder farmer. Abnormal temperatures and inconsistent rainfall can destroy a season's harvest despite optimal farm management and market opportunities. Yet the effects of such variability are not constant across a landscape. This paper provides an investigation into the
spatial distribution of drought vulnerability across rice-growing districts in India. We show which regions were exposed to drought from 1999-2008 and determine that rice yields in central and eastern India were most sensitive to the effects of moisture deficit. We explore the effect of certain adaptation strategies in times of drought, finding that irrigation, fertilizer use, and cropping diversity all have a positive relationship with rice yields. The
spatial methods employed in this study suggest that there are clear geographic patterns in how districts respond to drought, as well as outliers that seem to be more resilient than their neighbors.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pingali,Prabhu Lakshminarayana (chair), Rossiter,David G. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: spatial analysis; drought; India
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Byerly, H. (2015). Spatial Patterns Of Drought Vulnerability In Rice-Producing Districts Of India. (Masters Thesis). Cornell University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40638
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Byerly, Hilary. “Spatial Patterns Of Drought Vulnerability In Rice-Producing Districts Of India.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Cornell University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40638.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Byerly, Hilary. “Spatial Patterns Of Drought Vulnerability In Rice-Producing Districts Of India.” 2015. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Byerly H. Spatial Patterns Of Drought Vulnerability In Rice-Producing Districts Of India. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Cornell University; 2015. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40638.
Council of Science Editors:
Byerly H. Spatial Patterns Of Drought Vulnerability In Rice-Producing Districts Of India. [Masters Thesis]. Cornell University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/40638
McMaster University
2.
Devitt, Amanda.
Sites of the Sex Trade: Spatial Analysis and Prostitution at Pompeii.
Degree: MA, 2014, McMaster University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/15995
► This thesis is concerned with the prostitution in Pompeii with a focus on the physical space in which this social phenomenon was enacted. Despite the…
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▼ This thesis is concerned with the prostitution in Pompeii with a focus on the physical space in which this social phenomenon was enacted. Despite the negative attitudes by much of Roman society towards prostitutes, the sex trade in Pompeii thrived, with numerous venues offering the sale of sex. Prostitutes stationed themselves throughout the town and solicited customers inside buildings or out on the street in whatever limited privacy could be managed. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the manner in which prostitution was present in Pompeii through the spatial analysis of venues of prostitution in the town. Among other structures including, taverns and baths, I will make a close examination of the one known purpose-built brothel, its location and layout, in order to analyze the manner in which prostitute and client could interact in such a setting. The artwork and the graffiti found within the brothel will also be useful for this examination, and will provide further insights to the customer experience in the brothel. Although prostitutes themselves were disapproved of for their lifestyle and profession, society accepted the presence of prostitution as a whole. Customers readily paid for the services of prostitutes in various venues that each offered a different environment and thus a different experience. The enjoyment had by customers during their interactions with prostitutes ensured their return business and promoted the success of the sex trade in the service industry at Pompeii.
Thesis
Master of Arts (MA)
Advisors/Committee Members: George, Michele, Classics.
Subjects/Keywords: prostitution; Pompeii; brothel; spatial analysis
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Devitt, A. (2014). Sites of the Sex Trade: Spatial Analysis and Prostitution at Pompeii. (Masters Thesis). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/15995
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Devitt, Amanda. “Sites of the Sex Trade: Spatial Analysis and Prostitution at Pompeii.” 2014. Masters Thesis, McMaster University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11375/15995.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Devitt, Amanda. “Sites of the Sex Trade: Spatial Analysis and Prostitution at Pompeii.” 2014. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Devitt A. Sites of the Sex Trade: Spatial Analysis and Prostitution at Pompeii. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. McMaster University; 2014. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/15995.
Council of Science Editors:
Devitt A. Sites of the Sex Trade: Spatial Analysis and Prostitution at Pompeii. [Masters Thesis]. McMaster University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/15995
Université de Lausanne
3.
Dambo, Lawali.
Usages de l'eau à Gaya (Niger): entre fortes potentialités
et contraintes majeures.
Degree: 2007, Université de Lausanne
URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/10720
► Le département de Gaya, cadre de notre étude, est situé au sud-ouest de la république du Niger. Il dispose d‘un important potentiel hydrique composé des…
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▼ Le département de Gaya, cadre de notre étude, est
situé au sud-ouest de la république du Niger. Il dispose d‘un
important potentiel hydrique composé des eaux de surface (une
centaine de mares permanentes, le fleuve Niger sur 106 km) et de
sept aquifères superposés comprenant des nappes de subsurface
(affleurantes par endroit) et des nappes artésiennes. L’étude sur
les usages de l’eau à Gaya a été menée à travers plusieurs axes
centrés sur l’estimation et la répartition spatiale des ressources
en eau, le cadre juridique et institutionnel régulant leur mise en
valeur, les différents secteurs d’utilisation de l’eau ainsi que
les contraintes affectant cette utilisation. L’usage de la
cartographie à travers les SIG dans le traitement et l’analyse des
données, couplée à notre expérience d’une dizaine d’année de
travaux dans la région, a permis de dresser des synthèses richement
illustrées permettant de mieux comprendre tous les enjeux liés à la
problématique des usages de l’eau dans cette partie du Niger.
Contrairement à la vision que l’on a traditionnellement du Sahel où
le manque d’eau constitue une des contraintes majeures au
développement, ici des conditions locales particulières
contredisent ce cliché et transposent le débat sur un autre plan.
Il s’agit de la maîtrise de l’eau au niveau local à travers
l’élaboration d’une politique appropriée qui tienne compte non
seulement des spécificités locales de la ressource, mais aussi des
différents types d’usages. La politique de l’eau au Niger, définie
selon le Schéma directeur de mise en valeur et de gestion des
ressources en eau, à travers la mise en place d’un important
arsenal juridique et institutionnel, a eu le mérite de tracer un
canevas sur la question, mais a montré ses limites au niveau
pratique après dix ans d’essai. En effet au niveau de Gaya, ni
l’Etat ni les partenaires au développement (bailleurs de fonds
extérieurs) n’ont tenu compte des caractéristiques locales de la
ressource ou du contexte socioéconomique particulier de la région.
Ce qui a entraîné la réalisation d’infrastructures inadaptées aux
réalités hydrogéologiques locales ainsi que des choix inappropriés
au niveau de certains aménagements. En dépit de l’abondance de la
ressource, son accès tant au niveau quantitatif que qualitatif,
reste difficile pour une grande partie des acteurs ruraux. Les
différents handicaps rencontrés dans la mise en valeur des
ressources en eau résultent de cette incohérence de la politique
nationale de l’eau, mais aussi de la difficulté de son application
sur le terrain où persiste un pluralisme juridique caractérisé par
la cohabitation de deux systèmes de régulation à savoir les droits
coutumiers et la législation moderne. Ces différents éléments mis
en évidence dans cette étude sur la zone de Gaya pourraient servir
de base pour un meilleur aménagement des ressources en eau dans le
cadre plus large d’une politique d’aménagement du territoire
prenant en compte tous les facteurs tant physiques que
socioéconomiques de la région.
Advisors/Committee Members: Winistorfer, Jörg (Dir.).
Subjects/Keywords: spatial analysis
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Dambo, L. (2007). Usages de l'eau à Gaya (Niger): entre fortes potentialités
et contraintes majeures. (Thesis). Université de Lausanne. Retrieved from http://doc.rero.ch/record/10720
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dambo, Lawali. “Usages de l'eau à Gaya (Niger): entre fortes potentialités
et contraintes majeures.” 2007. Thesis, Université de Lausanne. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://doc.rero.ch/record/10720.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dambo, Lawali. “Usages de l'eau à Gaya (Niger): entre fortes potentialités
et contraintes majeures.” 2007. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Dambo L. Usages de l'eau à Gaya (Niger): entre fortes potentialités
et contraintes majeures. [Internet] [Thesis]. Université de Lausanne; 2007. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/10720.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Dambo L. Usages de l'eau à Gaya (Niger): entre fortes potentialités
et contraintes majeures. [Thesis]. Université de Lausanne; 2007. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/10720
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
4.
Boss, Darren George.
Monitoring changes in patterns of cycling safety and ridership: A spatial analysis.
Degree: Department of Geography, 2017, University of Victoria
URL: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8520
► Cycling is an underutilized mode of transportation in cities across North America. Numerous factors contribute to low ridership levels, but a key deterrent to cycling…
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▼ Cycling is an underutilized mode of transportation in cities across North America. Numerous factors contribute to low ridership levels, but a key deterrent to cycling is concern for personal safety. In an effort to increase cycling mode share, many cities are investing in cycling infrastructure, with several cities constructing connected bicycle networks. Monitoring the impact of new infrastructure is important for accountability to citizens and to encourage political will for future investments in cycling facilities. A lack of spatially continuous ridership data and methodological challenges have limited monitoring and evaluation of the impacts of infrastructure changes. The goal of our research was to demonstrate spatially explicit approaches for monitoring city-wide changes in patterns of safety and ridership following improvements to cycling infrastructure.
To meet our goal, our first
analysis demonstrated a method for monitoring changes in the
spatial-temporal distribution of cycling incidents across a city. We compared planar versus network constrained kernel density estimation for visualizing cycling incident intensity across the street network of Vancouver, Canada using cycling incidents reported to the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Next, we applied a change detection algorithm to detect statistically significant change between maps of kernel density estimates. The utility of the network kernel density change detection method is demonstrated through a case study in the city of Vancouver, Canada where we compare cycling incident densities following construction of two cycle tracks in the downtown core. The methods developed and demonstrated for this study provide city planners, transportation engineers and researchers a means of monitoring city-wide changes in the patterns of cycling incidents following enhancements to cycling infrastructure.
Our second
analysis demonstrated how network constrained
spatial analysis methods can be applied to emerging sources of crowdsourced cycling data to monitor city-wide changes in patterns of ridership. We used network constrained global and local measures of
spatial autocorrelation, applied to crowdsourced ridership data from Strava, to examine changes in ridership patterns across Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada, following installation and closures of cycling infrastructure. City planners, transportation engineers and researchers can use the methods outlined here to monitor city-wide changes in ridership patterns following investment in cycling infrastructure or other changes to the transportation network.
Through this thesis we help overcome the challenges associated with monitoring the impact of infrastructure changes on ridership and cycling safety. We demonstrated how network constrained
spatial analysis methods can be applied to officially reported cycling incident data to identify changes in the
spatial-temporal distribution of cycling safety across a transportation network. We also demonstrated how network appropriate
spatial analysis techniques can be…
Advisors/Committee Members: Nelson, Trisalyn (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Cycling; Crowdsourced; Spatial analysis; GIS
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Boss, D. G. (2017). Monitoring changes in patterns of cycling safety and ridership: A spatial analysis. (Masters Thesis). University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8520
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Boss, Darren George. “Monitoring changes in patterns of cycling safety and ridership: A spatial analysis.” 2017. Masters Thesis, University of Victoria. Accessed April 21, 2021.
https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8520.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Boss, Darren George. “Monitoring changes in patterns of cycling safety and ridership: A spatial analysis.” 2017. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Boss DG. Monitoring changes in patterns of cycling safety and ridership: A spatial analysis. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Victoria; 2017. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8520.
Council of Science Editors:
Boss DG. Monitoring changes in patterns of cycling safety and ridership: A spatial analysis. [Masters Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2017. Available from: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8520
Virginia Tech
5.
Porter, Erica May.
Applying an Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive Reference Prior for Areal Data.
Degree: MS, Statistics, 2019, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91385
► Spatial data is increasingly relevant in a wide variety of research areas. Economists, medical researchers, ecologists, and policymakers all make critical decisions about populations using…
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▼ Spatial data is increasingly relevant in a wide variety of research areas. Economists, medical researchers, ecologists, and policymakers all make critical decisions about populations using data that naturally display
spatial dependence. One such data type is areal data; data collected at county, habitat, or tract levels are often spatially related. Most convenient software platforms provide analyses for independent data, as the introduction of
spatial dependence increases the complexity of corresponding models and computation. Use of analyses with an independent data assumption can lead researchers and policymakers to make incorrect, simplistic decisions. Bayesian hierarchical models can be used to effectively model areal data because they have flexibility to accommodate complicated dependencies that are common to
spatial data. However, use of hierarchical models increases the number of model parameters and requires specification of prior distributions. We present and describe ref.ICAR, an R package available to researchers that automatically implements an objective Bayesian
analysis that is appropriate for areal data.
Advisors/Committee Members: Franck, Christopher T. (committeechair), House, Leanna L. (committee member), Ferreira, Marco Antonio Rosa (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Bayesian Analysis; Spatial Statistics
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Porter, E. M. (2019). Applying an Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive Reference Prior for Areal Data. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91385
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Porter, Erica May. “Applying an Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive Reference Prior for Areal Data.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91385.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Porter, Erica May. “Applying an Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive Reference Prior for Areal Data.” 2019. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Porter EM. Applying an Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive Reference Prior for Areal Data. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2019. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91385.
Council of Science Editors:
Porter EM. Applying an Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive Reference Prior for Areal Data. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91385
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
6.
Miller, Elizabeth.
Market entry and exit in the spatial ethanol industry.
Degree: PhD, Agricultural & Applied Econ, 2016, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90769
► This dissertation examines the corn based ethanol industry in the Corn Belt of the U.S. from three different angles: What affects ethanol plant location decisions,…
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▼ This dissertation examines the corn based ethanol industry in the Corn Belt of the U.S. from three different angles: What affects ethanol plant location decisions, how does new ethanol capacity affect the local corn price, and what is the future landscape of ethanol production under an uncertain future? Ethanol production is a significant part of the American economy in terms of market demand for corn, job creation, household income, tax revenue, and decreasing reliance on foreign fuel. The EPA has supported the ethanol industry through the creation of the Renewable Fuels Standards put in place in 2007, however the very mandate created in part to secure the future of renewable energy in the U.S. is also a source of uncertainty. In late 2015, after speculation of a reduction in the requirement for ethanol, the RFS were renewed at an increased ethanol mandate than expected. These three papers enhance general understanding of how ethanol growth may occur, how new ethanol capacity affects local corn price in the more mature ethanol industry, and gives an idea of where future ethanol capacity will locate, if demand increases, or which currently producing locations are most vulnerable to a loss, if demand falls. This dissertation is the first study to account for the simultaneity between ethanol plant location decisions and corn prices in estimating the effect of new ethanol capacity on local corn price. All three papers contribute to the literature by including the
spatial effects of surrounding counties and utilize information from the mature ethanol industry post-2008.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mallory, Mindy L (advisor), Baylis, Kathy (advisor), Mallory, Mindy L (Committee Chair), Baylis, Kathy (Committee Chair), Irwin, Scott (committee member), Hart, Chad (committee member), McMillen, Daniel (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Spatial Analysis; Ethanol Capacity; Simultaneity
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Miller, E. (2016). Market entry and exit in the spatial ethanol industry. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90769
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Miller, Elizabeth. “Market entry and exit in the spatial ethanol industry.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90769.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Miller, Elizabeth. “Market entry and exit in the spatial ethanol industry.” 2016. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Miller E. Market entry and exit in the spatial ethanol industry. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign; 2016. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90769.
Council of Science Editors:
Miller E. Market entry and exit in the spatial ethanol industry. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90769
McMaster University
7.
Kurani, Sami.
“The lights are on, but is anyone home?”: Estimating dwelling distribution in rural Alberta.
Degree: MSc, 2020, McMaster University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25866
► With Canada's increasing population, natural disasters such as flooding events will have an increasing impact on human populations. The severity of these events requires that…
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▼ With Canada's increasing population, natural disasters such as flooding events will have
an increasing impact on human populations. The severity of these events requires that decision
makers have a clear understanding of the flood risks that communities face in order to plan for
and mitigate flood risks. One key component to understanding flood risk is flood exposure, an
element of which is the presence of structures (e.g., residences, businesses, and other buildings)
in an area that could be damaged by flooding. Presently, several resources exist at both the
national and global level that can be used to estimate the spatial distribution of structures. These
resources are typically generated at global scales and do not account for regional or local data or
processes that could enhance the accuracy and precision of exposure estimation in sparsely
populated areas. The present study investigates the feasibility of creating a region-specific
dwelling distribution model that helps improve estimation of residential structures in rural areas.
Herein, we describe a rural dwelling distribution model for the province of Alberta that can be
used to assist in the estimation of structural exposure to flood risk. The model is based on a
random forest classification algorithm and several publicly available datasets associated with
dwelling and population density. The model was validated using visually referenced data
collected from earth imagery. The resulting dwelling layer was then evaluated in its ability to
spatially disaggregate census dwelling counts, as well as predict dwelling exposure in several
scenarios. This method appears to be a useful alternative to globally scaled models, or using the
census alone, particularly for rural areas of Canada.
Thesis
Master of Science (MSc)
Advisors/Committee Members: Yiannakoulias, Niko, Geography.
Subjects/Keywords: Distribution; Settlements; Geography; Spatial Analysis
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Kurani, S. (2020). “The lights are on, but is anyone home?”: Estimating dwelling distribution in rural Alberta. (Masters Thesis). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25866
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kurani, Sami. ““The lights are on, but is anyone home?”: Estimating dwelling distribution in rural Alberta.” 2020. Masters Thesis, McMaster University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25866.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kurani, Sami. ““The lights are on, but is anyone home?”: Estimating dwelling distribution in rural Alberta.” 2020. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Kurani S. “The lights are on, but is anyone home?”: Estimating dwelling distribution in rural Alberta. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. McMaster University; 2020. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25866.
Council of Science Editors:
Kurani S. “The lights are on, but is anyone home?”: Estimating dwelling distribution in rural Alberta. [Masters Thesis]. McMaster University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25866
University of Georgia
8.
McGee, Branden James.
Using spatial analysis to determine critical areas of the encroachment of saltwater for planning.
Degree: 2015, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31006
► The purpose of this study is to analyze the current conditions of a south Florida coastal area, in Miami-Dade County, and identify environmental indicators of…
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▼ The purpose of this study is to analyze the current conditions of a south Florida coastal area, in Miami-Dade County, and identify environmental indicators of saltwater intrusion into the groundwater aquifer. In Miami-Dade County, the
Biscayne Aquifer is a major source of freshwater. It is threatened by the encroachment of saltwater, thus impacting the freshwater supply. By identifying indicators and analyzing them using spatial analysis in ArcGIS, critical areas can be determined
where over drafting may occur on the groundwater aquifer, leading to further inland movement of the saltwater and freshwater interface. Environmental indicators include elevation, depth to aquifer, land use, chloride concentration values, and distances
from canals, supply wells, and the current delineated saltwater and freshwater interface line. Using spatial analysis to determine critical areas provides planners with knowledge of areas of over drafting and the potential threat of well contamination so
that future conservation methods may be implemented.
Subjects/Keywords: Saltwater Intrusion; Spatial Analysis; Groundwater
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McGee, B. J. (2015). Using spatial analysis to determine critical areas of the encroachment of saltwater for planning. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31006
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
McGee, Branden James. “Using spatial analysis to determine critical areas of the encroachment of saltwater for planning.” 2015. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31006.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
McGee, Branden James. “Using spatial analysis to determine critical areas of the encroachment of saltwater for planning.” 2015. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
McGee BJ. Using spatial analysis to determine critical areas of the encroachment of saltwater for planning. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2015. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31006.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
McGee BJ. Using spatial analysis to determine critical areas of the encroachment of saltwater for planning. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31006
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Georgia
9.
Nicholson, Joseph Randolph.
The spatial and gentrifying effects of traffic congestion.
Degree: 2014, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/28843
► Urban economic theory suggests that rising levels of traffic congestion will lead to smaller, more compact cities with residents living closer to the central business…
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▼ Urban economic theory suggests that rising levels of traffic congestion will lead to smaller, more compact cities with residents living closer to the central business district (CBD). If the value of time lost commuting increases with income
then high-income households should experience a stronger pull to the CBD than low-income households. These essays use data on traffic congestion in U.S. cities between 1980 and 2000 to test whether the extent to which high-income households’ location
within the central cities of U.S. metropolitan areas was affected by traffic congestion levels. Then test the extent to which high-income households are moving into gentrifiable neighborhoods as they disburse throughout the city center due to increases
in traffic congestion levels. Independent metropolitan level measures of traffic congestion find statistical significance with respect to the location of high-income households with this effect increasing with median household income. With respect to
gentrification, the findings demonstrate that traffic congestion is significant with respect to income gains in both central cities overall and the gentrifiable neighborhoods within central cities, but that the gentrifiable neighborhoods of these central
cities experience 26% greater income gains with respect to all central city neighborhoods given the same levels of traffic congestion.
Subjects/Keywords: Gentrification; Real Estate; Spatial Analysis
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Nicholson, J. R. (2014). The spatial and gentrifying effects of traffic congestion. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/28843
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nicholson, Joseph Randolph. “The spatial and gentrifying effects of traffic congestion.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/28843.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nicholson, Joseph Randolph. “The spatial and gentrifying effects of traffic congestion.” 2014. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Nicholson JR. The spatial and gentrifying effects of traffic congestion. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/28843.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Nicholson JR. The spatial and gentrifying effects of traffic congestion. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/28843
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Delft University of Technology
10.
Jager, Rosa (author).
Applying social factors in spatial analysis for planted forest ecosystems.
Degree: 2020, Delft University of Technology
URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5d5edb03-2566-4fb8-a22c-405d2be2a606
► Forestation originated in the planting of forest plantations with timber-sourcing as a goal. The practice has since changed to include a much wider number of…
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▼ Forestation originated in the planting of forest plantations with timber-sourcing as a goal. The practice has since changed to include a much wider number of forest types and aims. In recent years, forestation efforts are increasingly focused on forest ecosystem generation. These forest ecosystems can have a wide variety of goals, including Climate Adaptation and Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction. Forest ecosystems can help in Disaster Risk Reduction in two ways; they can decrease exposure to disasters (for example through increasing soil stability and decreasing landslides) as well as increase community resilience (for example through diversifying the income of local communities). These forest ecosystems require a different project approach than forest plantations as they need to be sustained on a much longer time-scale and their success often depends on interaction with the surrounding communities. One part of the planning- and decision-making process of forestation projects is
spatial analysis. Large scale
spatial analysis used in the initial phases of forestation projects to identify suitable areas for forestation. Most current analyses focus on bio-physical factors for single tree species. However, forest ecosystems projects include a wider variety of species and social factors are crucial in their success. Therefore, this research aims to understand the possibility of using socio-economic factors as
spatial indicators in the planning of forest ecosystem projects. In order to understand the possibility of using different indicators for forest ecosystem suitability
analysis, a number of bio-physical and socio-economic indicators are compared to forestation success for existing forestation projects in Ethiopia. Forestation projects are assessed from 5 different organizations with a total of 12 projects and 67 forestation sites. A literature review is conducted to understand factors influencing forestation success. From all identified factors influencing forestation success, 11 indicators are chosen based on data availability and limiting overlap in effects. Despite its lack of representation of social and economic success, vegetation growth, using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index or NDVI is identified as the most reliable way to determine forestation success because of the availability of consistent data for all projects. The suitability indicators selected are: soil texture, drainage, pH of soil, minimum monthly rain, solar radiation, elevation, distance to closest road, population, GDP, land cover and district. The forestation sites show a minimal average increase in NDVI. However, it is also found that areas without forestation projects with similar environmental and social factors show an increase in NDVI as well. When the success indicators of the reference sites are compared to the increase in NDVI, we see that the suitability indicators do not show a significant relationship with the NDVI increase over active project years. The study shows the importance of standardized monitoring of forestation…
Advisors/Committee Members: Mogollón, José (mentor), Schrama, Maarten (graduation committee), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution), Leiden University (degree granting institution).
Subjects/Keywords: Forest Ecosystem; Spatial analysis; Forestation
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Jager, R. (. (2020). Applying social factors in spatial analysis for planted forest ecosystems. (Masters Thesis). Delft University of Technology. Retrieved from http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5d5edb03-2566-4fb8-a22c-405d2be2a606
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jager, Rosa (author). “Applying social factors in spatial analysis for planted forest ecosystems.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5d5edb03-2566-4fb8-a22c-405d2be2a606.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jager, Rosa (author). “Applying social factors in spatial analysis for planted forest ecosystems.” 2020. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Jager R(. Applying social factors in spatial analysis for planted forest ecosystems. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5d5edb03-2566-4fb8-a22c-405d2be2a606.
Council of Science Editors:
Jager R(. Applying social factors in spatial analysis for planted forest ecosystems. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2020. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5d5edb03-2566-4fb8-a22c-405d2be2a606
Michigan State University
11.
Amitabha Sarkar, Abdhi.
Variable selection for spatial data and its application to neuroimaging.
Degree: 2017, Michigan State University
URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4859
► Ecological research, geological studies, image analysis are a few examples of high resolution spatial data where proximity describes the relationship between data points collected at…
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▼ Ecological research, geological studies, image
analysis are a few examples of high resolution
spatial data where proximity describes the relationship between data points collected at various locations. Such dependencies play a vital role in modeling the data accurately to improve both its predictive capacity and parameter estimation. Rapid technological advancement has brought about an abundance of such information. To better understand this information, we are in need of feature selection techniques for spatially dependent data that can tease out relevant predictors associated with the response of interest. When the response variable at the various sites is in the form of discrete binary or count data we are faced with an added layer of complexity due to the inability of explicitly describing a joint parametric distribution. This dissertation explores the benefits of adopting a penalized quasi-likelihood approach to model a fixed number(p) or an expanding dimension(p_n) of predictor variables with regard to a discrete
spatial response variable. In the past, this approach has been extensively studied in longitudinal data
analysis. Introducing random fields that exhibit certain rho-mixing conditions we are able to provide some general theoretical results of the estimator obtained from the solving the penalized score equation. The oracle properties of the estimator as described by J. Fan & Li (2001) are provided, followed by an algorithm to successfully implement the method. Multiple simulation studies showcase the effectiveness of the method under covariance misspecification. We apply this technique to real data obtained from the Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Variable selection in neuroimaging has a unique formulation that leads to selection of activated regions of a brain in Task-based fMRI. As one of the most non-invasive formats of studying an active brain, Task-based fMRI provides a unique opportunity in neuroscience to study the dynamic aspects of brain function. Crude statistical techniques such as voxel-wise regression
analysis have been used in the past with some success to identify active brain regions based on the blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal of the image. Inspired by graphical covariate models proposed for genetic data we incorporate a similar idea and expand our understanding of penalized regression of weighted least squares with a separable space-time covariance model in this setup. Two penalty terms are introduced as a result; one for selection (LASSO) and another for smoothing (Ridge-type). We explore the interpretability of the proposed model as opposed to its Bayesian counterparts, its computational feasibility and various approaches to selecting an optimal tuning parameter in the case of a Single-
subject study. The description of the model and its implementation are presented with discussions about theoretical implications. Extensive simulation studies and a real data example of a human brain
subject to two visual stimuli are also given to provide evidence of the capability of…
Advisors/Committee Members: Maiti, Tapabrata, Lim, Chae Young, Zhong, Ping-shou, Finley, Andrew.
Subjects/Keywords: Spatial analysis (Statistics); Statistics
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Amitabha Sarkar, A. (2017). Variable selection for spatial data and its application to neuroimaging. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4859
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Amitabha Sarkar, Abdhi. “Variable selection for spatial data and its application to neuroimaging.” 2017. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4859.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Amitabha Sarkar, Abdhi. “Variable selection for spatial data and its application to neuroimaging.” 2017. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Amitabha Sarkar A. Variable selection for spatial data and its application to neuroimaging. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4859.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Amitabha Sarkar A. Variable selection for spatial data and its application to neuroimaging. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2017. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:4859
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Arizona State University
12.
Wolf, Levi John.
Spatializing Partisan Gerrymandering Forensics: Local
Measures and Spatial Specifications.
Degree: Geography, 2017, Arizona State University
URL: http://repository.asu.edu/items/46201
► Gerrymandering is a central problem for many representative democracies. Formally, gerrymandering is the manipulation of spatial boundaries to provide political advantage to a particular group…
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▼ Gerrymandering is a central problem for many
representative democracies. Formally, gerrymandering is the
manipulation of spatial boundaries to provide political advantage
to a particular group (Warf, 2006). The term often refers to
political district design, where the boundaries of political
districts are “unnaturally” manipulated by redistricting officials
to generate durable advantages for one group or party. Since free
and fair elections are possibly the critical part of representative
democracy, it is important for this cresting tide to have
scientifically validated tools. This dissertation supports a
current wave of reform by developing a general inferential
technique to “localize” inferential bias measures, generating a new
type of district-level score. The new method relies on the
statistical intuition behind jackknife methods to construct
relative local indicators. I find that existing statewide
indicators of partisan bias can be localized using this technique,
providing an estimate of how strongly a district impacts statewide
partisan bias over an entire decade. When compared to measures of
shape compactness (a common gerrymandering detection statistic), I
find that weirdly-shaped districts have no consistent relationship
with impact in many states during the 2000 and 2010 redistricting
plan. To ensure that this work is valid, I examine existing
seats-votes modeling strategies and develop a novel method for
constructing seats-votes curves. I find that, while the empirical
structure of electoral swing shows significant spatial dependence
(even in the face of spatial heterogeneity), existing seats-votes
specifications are more robust than anticipated to spatial
dependence. Centrally, this dissertation contributes to the much
larger social aim to resist electoral manipulation: that
individuals & organizations suffer no undue burden on political
access from partisan gerrymandering.
Subjects/Keywords: Geography; Political science; Statistics; Elections; Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis; Gerrymandering; Jackknife; Spatial Analysis; Spatial Econometrics
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Wolf, L. J. (2017). Spatializing Partisan Gerrymandering Forensics: Local
Measures and Spatial Specifications. (Doctoral Dissertation). Arizona State University. Retrieved from http://repository.asu.edu/items/46201
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wolf, Levi John. “Spatializing Partisan Gerrymandering Forensics: Local
Measures and Spatial Specifications.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Arizona State University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://repository.asu.edu/items/46201.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wolf, Levi John. “Spatializing Partisan Gerrymandering Forensics: Local
Measures and Spatial Specifications.” 2017. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Wolf LJ. Spatializing Partisan Gerrymandering Forensics: Local
Measures and Spatial Specifications. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Arizona State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://repository.asu.edu/items/46201.
Council of Science Editors:
Wolf LJ. Spatializing Partisan Gerrymandering Forensics: Local
Measures and Spatial Specifications. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Arizona State University; 2017. Available from: http://repository.asu.edu/items/46201
University of Southern California
13.
Schrader, Lucian N., III.
Demonstrating GIS spatial analysis techniques in a
prehistoric mortuary analysis: a case study in the Napa Valley,
California.
Degree: MS, Geographic Information Science and
Technology, 2013, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/221325/rec/1833
► This thesis uses a geographic information system (GIS) to demonstrate spatial analysis techniques in order to examine changes to a prehistoric society of Native American…
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▼ This thesis uses a geographic information system (GIS)
to demonstrate
spatial analysis techniques in order to examine
changes to a prehistoric society of Native American Wappo dating
from 2450 to 1950 years before present (BP) from the Upper Archaic
Period in the Napa Valley of California. This cemetery was
excavated by Pacific Legacy Inc., a private cultural resources
management firm, in compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) and the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) for a flood control project. While Pacific Legacy Inc.
analyzed the burials on an individual basis, they did not conduct a
spatial analysis. They incorporated their data into a simple
spreadsheet to look for patterns. This thesis serves as a
complimentary
spatial examination of the burials based on
spatial
data. ❧ The dataset is incomplete as it was not collected using a
consistent, systematic methodology. Additional burials related to
the dataset had also been removed from the site before excavation
by erosion and other archaeological excavations. This paper
demonstrates select
spatial analysis techniques using this dataset
as an example. ❧ This thesis examines the distribution of the
burials within the cemetery to identify
spatial patterns based on
burial attributes and artifact distribution.
Spatial
autocorrelation, cluster
analysis, and grouping
analysis focus on
identifying burial clusters and individual burial outliers. ❧ A
form of interpolation known as kriging was used to estimate the
dates for the burials that were not subjected to Accelerator Mass
Spectrometry (AMS) Radiocarbon dating. The burials were then
grouped into corresponding date ranges covering one hundred year
time spans. This experimental study allows for identification of
changes to society by analyzing the change in burial attributes and
artifact types over the course of the Upper Archaic Period. Due to
the incomplete nature of the dataset, only two conclusions could be
reached with the remaining findings considered suggestive. There is
clustering based on bone preservation and the
spatial analysis
results tend to vary depending on different excavation techniques.
Possible clustering of depth, wealth diversity index, directly
associated shell beads, and directly associated pendants may
reflect certain aspects of ancient society. The possible clustering
of artifact association, total tools, tool diversity index,
indirectly associated bifaces, indirectly associated edge-modified
flakes, indirectly associated unifaces, and indirectly associated
pestles can likely be explained due to differing excavation
techniques. Possible clustering of natural obsidian needles may be
explained as naturally occurring in the soil. Dental caries were
found to be possibly dispersed, which is likely just a random
occurrence. The experimental radiocarbon date interpolation allowed
for an examination of changes to CA-NAP- 399 over a five hundred
year period. Thus results from the analyses in this report should
not be seen as definitive nor should they be used as…
Advisors/Committee Members: Kemp, Karen K. (Committee Chair), Garrison, Thomas G. (Committee Member), Dodd, Lynn Swartz (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: archaeology; GIS; spatial analysis; mortuary analysis
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prehistoric mortuary analysis: a case study in the Napa Valley,
California. (Masters Thesis). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/221325/rec/1833
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schrader, Lucian N., III. “Demonstrating GIS spatial analysis techniques in a
prehistoric mortuary analysis: a case study in the Napa Valley,
California.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Southern California. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/221325/rec/1833.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schrader, Lucian N., III. “Demonstrating GIS spatial analysis techniques in a
prehistoric mortuary analysis: a case study in the Napa Valley,
California.” 2013. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Schrader, Lucian N. I. Demonstrating GIS spatial analysis techniques in a
prehistoric mortuary analysis: a case study in the Napa Valley,
California. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Southern California; 2013. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/221325/rec/1833.
Council of Science Editors:
Schrader, Lucian N. I. Demonstrating GIS spatial analysis techniques in a
prehistoric mortuary analysis: a case study in the Napa Valley,
California. [Masters Thesis]. University of Southern California; 2013. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/221325/rec/1833
Louisiana State University
14.
Chauvin, Chantel Dufrene.
An ecological analysis of US county-level suicide rates : an application of spatial patterning models.
Degree: PhD, Sociology, 2013, Louisiana State University
URL: etd-07012013-120130
;
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1871
► Suicide has been studied sociologically since the late 19th century when theorists like Durkheim ([1897] 1951) found that the spatial patterning of suicides was not…
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▼ Suicide has been studied sociologically since the late 19th century when theorists like Durkheim ([1897] 1951) found that the spatial patterning of suicides was not random. Looking beyond psychological troubles, suicide studies began to address the social factors that affected suicide rates. Building on the work of early scholars, contemporary studies mainly focus on variations in levels of social integration variables within communities to explain the nature of suicide rates. Many of these contemporary studies, however, only consider one type of social integration, like religion, and how variations in participation affect the suicide rate. To date, no study simultaneously considers multiple indicators of social integration nor focuses on the contextual environment these social integration variables create within communities in order to decipher if/where spatial regimes exist with regard to suicide in the United States. The aim of this study was to use spatial patterning techniques to determine the extent to which religious organizations, civic community organizations, social isolation, and economic deprivation affected the social integration and infrastructure of communities thereby affecting the spatial patterning of suicide rates within the United States. Drawing from the civic community and social capital perspectives, communities with greater levels of integration have been found to have better health outcomes and lower levels of mortality than communities with low levels of integration (Lee 2010). Inversely, communities with higher levels of social isolation and economic deprivation have a weak community infrastructure, less social integration, low social capital, and low levels of civic engagement as evidenced by weak social networks, fewer civic institutions, and a sub-par public health infrastructure (Blanchard, Bartkowski, Matthews, and Kerley 2008; Lee 2010; Young and Lyson 2001). Therefore, the presence or absence of integration factors shape the community environment, which in turn impacts the suicide rate of that community. Specifically, the present study aimed to test the hypothesis that civically engaged communities, with low isolation and low economic troubles, produced a community environment that resulted in lower suicide rates, while communities that had high levels of social isolation and economic deprivation had lower chances for civic engagement and therefore suffered from higher suicide rates. Results showed, however, that each of these integration variables had a varying impact on the suicide rate in different regions, which led to the conclusion that spatial regimes exist in the United States.
Subjects/Keywords: US regions; ecological analysis; suicide; spatial analysis
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Chauvin, C. D. (2013). An ecological analysis of US county-level suicide rates : an application of spatial patterning models. (Doctoral Dissertation). Louisiana State University. Retrieved from etd-07012013-120130 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1871
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chauvin, Chantel Dufrene. “An ecological analysis of US county-level suicide rates : an application of spatial patterning models.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Louisiana State University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
etd-07012013-120130 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1871.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chauvin, Chantel Dufrene. “An ecological analysis of US county-level suicide rates : an application of spatial patterning models.” 2013. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Chauvin CD. An ecological analysis of US county-level suicide rates : an application of spatial patterning models. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: etd-07012013-120130 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1871.
Council of Science Editors:
Chauvin CD. An ecological analysis of US county-level suicide rates : an application of spatial patterning models. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2013. Available from: etd-07012013-120130 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1871
University of Georgia
15.
Sepsey, Katlyn Elizabeth.
Socioeconomic characteristics of communities with national forests in the United States.
Degree: 2018, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/37482
► The U.S. Forest Service contributes ecological and economic benefits to the public through its management of the National Forest System. Previous research has indicated that…
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▼ The U.S. Forest Service contributes ecological and economic benefits to the public through its management of the National Forest System. Previous research has indicated that protected natural areas have positive, negative, and no effect on
surrounding communities. This research examined the median household income, percentage below poverty threshold, and unemployment rate in counties containing national forests in the United States and compared them to counties without national forest. On
a national scale, counties containing national forest have indications of lower socioeconomic position than counties without national forests. On a regional scale, the intermountain west and Rocky Mountain states have implied higher median household
income in counties containing national forests. On a state scale, states west of Texas, except for Washington, had no statistical differences between county groups. East of Texas, there were indications of higher, lower, and no difference in
socioeconomic position for counties with national forest.
Subjects/Keywords: spatial analysis; socioeconomic analysis; poverty; unemployment; income
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Sepsey, K. E. (2018). Socioeconomic characteristics of communities with national forests in the United States. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/37482
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sepsey, Katlyn Elizabeth. “Socioeconomic characteristics of communities with national forests in the United States.” 2018. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/37482.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sepsey, Katlyn Elizabeth. “Socioeconomic characteristics of communities with national forests in the United States.” 2018. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Sepsey KE. Socioeconomic characteristics of communities with national forests in the United States. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2018. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/37482.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Sepsey KE. Socioeconomic characteristics of communities with national forests in the United States. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/37482
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University of Missouri – Columbia
16.
Liu, Yajun.
Bayesian analysis of spatial and survival models with applications of computation techniques.
Degree: 2012, University of Missouri – Columbia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15886
► This dissertation discusses the methodologies of applying Bayesian hierarchical models to different data with geographical characteristics or with right-censored failure time. A conditional autoregressive (CAR)…
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▼ This dissertation discusses the methodologies of applying Bayesian hierarchical models to different data with geographical characteristics or with right-censored failure time. A conditional autoregressive (CAR) prior is used for the model to capture
spatial effects. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods are used in the sampling. The Ancillary-Sufficient Interweaving Strategy (ASIS) is applied to improve the performance for some parameters. The convergence of some of the parameters improved greatly, but the others do not have very significant improvement. However, the overall performance has improved greatly since it needs much fewer iterations than using regular Gibbs sampling to achieve convergence. For the survival
analysis, we propose a generalized linear mixed model with different effects for the hazard rates, and adopte a cure rate model in Chen et al. (1999) for the hazards. A ratio-of-uniforms method is used to get the posterior density of some parameters that can not be simply sampled by common methods. Both the Weibull model and cure rate models are compared. Moreover, for the same data set, competing risks model is considered by incorporating
spatial effect to a latent competing risk model from Gelfand et al. (2000). The sampling method mentioned in Berger & Sun (1993) is adapted for efficiency. Finally,
spatial confounding occurs when incorporating
spatial effects in a regression model. Several estimators of the coefficients are compared for their Mean Squared Errors. The corresponding prediction errors are also discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Sun, Dongchu (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Bayesian statistics; spatial analysis; ratios-of-uniforms; survival analysis; spatial confounding
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Liu, Y. (2012). Bayesian analysis of spatial and survival models with applications of computation techniques. (Thesis). University of Missouri – Columbia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15886
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Liu, Yajun. “Bayesian analysis of spatial and survival models with applications of computation techniques.” 2012. Thesis, University of Missouri – Columbia. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15886.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Liu, Yajun. “Bayesian analysis of spatial and survival models with applications of computation techniques.” 2012. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Liu Y. Bayesian analysis of spatial and survival models with applications of computation techniques. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Missouri – Columbia; 2012. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15886.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Liu Y. Bayesian analysis of spatial and survival models with applications of computation techniques. [Thesis]. University of Missouri – Columbia; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/15886
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Universiteit Utrecht
17.
Prak, M.E.
Making sense of spatial perceptions: Analysing PPGIS data for planning purposes.
Degree: 2014, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/292924
► This project aims to address a hiatus in the academic literature on the analysis of data collected with the use of Public Participation Geographical Information…
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▼ This project aims to address a hiatus in the academic literature on the
analysis of data collected with the use of Public Participation Geographical Information Systems. The research question was: How can geographical data gathered among citizens through the use of PPGIS be turned into information that is valuable in the
spatial planning process? PPGIS is defined as the intention of providing all stakeholders in
spatial decision-making processes with equal access to the data and analytical capabilities provided through geographical information technology. As such, the role of PPGIS in
spatial planning processes can be seen as a form of communication technology. One of the main obstacles in this exchange of information is the variation in knowledge of the stakeholders on the
spatial issue at hand. The focus in this research is on the
analysis of the experiences of citizens for use in participatory
spatial planning processes.
First, a structured approach for the
analysis of PPGIS data was developed. Appropriate analytical tools were assigned to each section of the approach. For the empirical part of the project data was collected on the experiences of citizens in the area of Hoensbroek in Heerlen. A PPGIS application was developed for data collection through use of a
spatial survey. The issues addressed in the survey were decided upon in cooperation with the
spatial planning department of the Heerlen municipality. The method for the
analysis of PPGIS data was then applied to the collected data. As the data in this research was collected in the form of polygons instead of points, a procedure was also developed to prepare the data in such a way that the analyses could yield meaningful results. In the end the PPGIS cycle was completed almost in its entirety, with the development of a PPGIS application and associating questionnaire, the collection of data among citizens and the translation of that data into information through
spatial analysis and visualization.
Representatives of the
spatial planning department of the Heerlen municipality reported that they found the analyses that yielded information that was readily interpretable and provided concrete directions for
spatial policies especially useful, i.e. the heat maps, the cluster
analysis and the conflict
analysis.
Advisors/Committee Members: Toppen, F.J., Geertman, S.C.M..
Subjects/Keywords: GIS; PPGIS; Public Participation GIS; Participatory Planning; SoftGIS; spatial planning; spatial analysis; spatial perceptions; citizens
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Prak, M. E. (2014). Making sense of spatial perceptions: Analysing PPGIS data for planning purposes. (Masters Thesis). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/292924
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Prak, M E. “Making sense of spatial perceptions: Analysing PPGIS data for planning purposes.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/292924.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Prak, M E. “Making sense of spatial perceptions: Analysing PPGIS data for planning purposes.” 2014. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Prak ME. Making sense of spatial perceptions: Analysing PPGIS data for planning purposes. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2014. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/292924.
Council of Science Editors:
Prak ME. Making sense of spatial perceptions: Analysing PPGIS data for planning purposes. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2014. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/292924
Universiteit Utrecht
18.
Geus, S.G. de.
Regional Economic Growth in Europe
Analysis of Regional Dependence and Structure.
Degree: 2013, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/273543
► The economic structure of European regions is said to be of significant influence on economic growth. To get a more detailed view on the influence…
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▼ The economic structure of European regions is said to be of significant influence on economic growth. To get a more detailed view on the influence of this economic structure the related variety, unrelated variety and specialization of the regions are examined for their influence on economic growth. Several country level analyses researched this issue up to now. For the first time, in this thesis, a EU-wide
analysis is done taking into account the
spatial dependence of the regions, which is included due to the heterogeneity of economic performance in European regions. This heterogeneity is also captured in regime-tests where different groups of regions are tested and compared according to specific regimes.
Although economic performance is distributed heterogeneously between European regions, the regions are converging in their performance. In search for the best policy it is found that a region specific policy mix is best to achieve maximum growth. Investing in human capital is found to be a good choice when the region lags behind in productivity or when the region has high unemployment. Related variety is found to be of positive influence on employment growth while unrelated variety is to a lesser extent positive for employment growth. Specialization is positively related with productivity growth and of negative influence on unemployment.
Advisors/Committee Members: Oort, F.G. van.
Subjects/Keywords: Geowetenschappen; Spatial Analysis, Related Variety, Unrelated Variety, Specialization, Spatial Dependence
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Geus, S. G. d. (2013). Regional Economic Growth in Europe
Analysis of Regional Dependence and Structure. (Masters Thesis). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/273543
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Geus, S G de. “Regional Economic Growth in Europe
Analysis of Regional Dependence and Structure.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/273543.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Geus, S G de. “Regional Economic Growth in Europe
Analysis of Regional Dependence and Structure.” 2013. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Geus SGd. Regional Economic Growth in Europe
Analysis of Regional Dependence and Structure. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2013. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/273543.
Council of Science Editors:
Geus SGd. Regional Economic Growth in Europe
Analysis of Regional Dependence and Structure. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2013. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/273543
Texas A&M University
19.
Walters, Helen Marie.
Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary.
Degree: Master of Marine Resources Management, Marine Resources Management, 2016, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174248
► Urban development can cause increased nutrient loads in nearby streams and rivers. Understanding how the pattern of urban development affects the level of nutrients, specifically…
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▼ Urban development can cause increased nutrient loads in nearby streams and rivers. Understanding how the pattern of urban development affects the level of nutrients, specifically phosphorus, within the Galveston Bay Estuary is particularly important for planners and policymakers working to maximize the water quality within the region. The problem of eutrophication that results from increased nutrients can be detrimental to the health of the ecosystem; further, the rapid population growth within the Galveston Bay Estuary is increasing development within the area. The ecosystem-based study described here examines 99 watersheds across the Galveston Bay Estuary, Texas. Multiple development metrics are evaluated for both high and low intensity development and these development patterns are related to total phosphorus as an indicator of water quality.
Spatial lag models were used to determine the relationship between the high intensity and low intensity development and phosphorus levels. It was hypothesized and validated by the results that less fragmented and more connected urban development patches within the Galveston Bay Estuary relate to lower phosphorus levels. In addition, as the proportion of low intensity development increases within a watershed, phosphorus levels are also increased due to runoff from fertilizer. Phosphorus-based fertilizer runoff has increased in the region and is likely driven by the use of fertilizers on urban and rural homes. The results from this study can be implemented in planning and policy through a series of tools including development clustering, urban growth boundaries, transfer of development rights, education and outreach, and implementation of laws. Each planning tool offers a way to aggregate the low intensity development in a manner that will reduce the phosphorus levels within the study area; this, in turn, will decrease the probability of eutrophication that can result in streams with nutrient loading problems. In addition, there are a large amount of phosphorus-based fertilizers used in the region, and reducing these levels will aid in decreasing the phosphorus levels within the rivers and streams.
Advisors/Committee Members: Brody, Samuel (advisor), Highfield, Wesley (advisor), Quigg, Antonietta (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: spatial analysis; land cover; land use; spatial metrics; watershed; total phosphorus
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Walters, H. M. (2016). Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174248
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Walters, Helen Marie. “Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174248.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Walters, Helen Marie. “Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary.” 2016. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Walters HM. Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2016. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174248.
Council of Science Editors:
Walters HM. Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174248
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
20.
Long, Cheng.
On boosting computations for some location-based services.
Degree: 2015, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
URL: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-78840
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https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1514542
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http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-78840/1/th_redirect.html
► Nowadays, location-based services (LBSs), which refer to those services that are based on location (or spatial) data, are broadly used in our daily life. Some…
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▼ Nowadays, location-based services (LBSs), which refer to those services that are based on location (or spatial) data, are broadly used in our daily life. Some popular types of LBS include “search-nearby” which searches objects (e.g., restaurants, hotels and shops) near a location, “spatial crowdsourcing” which allows people to post tasks to be performed at a location (these people are called “requesters”) and people to pick some tasks to perform (these people are called “workers”), and “trace tracking” which records the trace of a movement (e.g., the moving trace of a hiker). Each type of LBS usually relies on some computation based on spatial data (which is termed as spatial computation). For example, the “search-nearby” service relies on spatial keyword query to find all objects that are near a given query location and contain a given query keyword, the “spatial crowdsourcing” service relies on spatial matching to match between tasks and workers, and the “trace tracking” service relies on trajectory data management. In this thesis, we introduce three techniques for boosting the spatial computations that are central to LBSs, namely the collective spatial keyword query which is one type of spatial keyword query and finds a set of spatial objects that cover all the given query keywords and have the smallest distance from the query location, worst-case optimized spatial matching which matches two sets of spatial objects with the smallest worst-case cost, and direction-preserving trajectory which simplifies the trajectory while preserving the direction information embedded in the trajectory data.
Subjects/Keywords: Location-based services
; Mathematical models
; Spatial data infrastructures
; Spatial analysis (Statistics)
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Long, C. (2015). On boosting computations for some location-based services. (Thesis). Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-78840 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1514542 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-78840/1/th_redirect.html
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Long, Cheng. “On boosting computations for some location-based services.” 2015. Thesis, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-78840 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1514542 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-78840/1/th_redirect.html.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Long, Cheng. “On boosting computations for some location-based services.” 2015. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Long C. On boosting computations for some location-based services. [Internet] [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2015. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-78840 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1514542 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-78840/1/th_redirect.html.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Long C. On boosting computations for some location-based services. [Thesis]. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; 2015. Available from: http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-78840 ; https://doi.org/10.14711/thesis-b1514542 ; http://repository.ust.hk/ir/bitstream/1783.1-78840/1/th_redirect.html
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Uppsala University
21.
Mohall, Marcus.
Measuring spatial mobility - towards new perspectives on accessibility.
Degree: Social and Economic Geography, 2015, Uppsala University
URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-243521
► In recent years, spatial data derived from cell phones has become increasingly recognized as a valuable data source for urban analysis. Using a sizeable…
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▼ In recent years, spatial data derived from cell phones has become increasingly recognized as a valuable data source for urban analysis. Using a sizeable dataset depicting the physical movements of several million Swedish and Danish cell phones during 24 hours, an analysis of aggregated individual mobility levels and mobility patterns is conducted. The analysis covers two measurements of mobility, total diurnal mobility and commuting mobility. Findings indicate that phone data may provide seminal insights on otherwise scarcely accessible information on how space is experienced and interacted with depending on the individual's residential location. The data is analysed using a broad set of spatial analysis techniques incorporating both statistical and visual representations of spatial mobility and spatial relationships.
Subjects/Keywords: Mobility; phone data; spatial relationships; spatial analysis; GIS
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Mohall, M. (2015). Measuring spatial mobility - towards new perspectives on accessibility. (Thesis). Uppsala University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-243521
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mohall, Marcus. “Measuring spatial mobility - towards new perspectives on accessibility.” 2015. Thesis, Uppsala University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-243521.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mohall, Marcus. “Measuring spatial mobility - towards new perspectives on accessibility.” 2015. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Mohall M. Measuring spatial mobility - towards new perspectives on accessibility. [Internet] [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2015. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-243521.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mohall M. Measuring spatial mobility - towards new perspectives on accessibility. [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2015. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-243521
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Rice University
22.
Schedler, Julia C.
Advances in the Analysis of Spatially Aggregated Data.
Degree: PhD, Engineering, 2020, Rice University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/108388
► An understanding of the spatial relationships in sociological and epidemiological applications is an important tool in the analysis of urban data. While point level data…
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▼ An understanding of the
spatial relationships in sociological and epidemiological applications is an important tool in the
analysis of urban data. While point level data (e.g. observations at a given latitude/longitude) provide the most detail about
spatial phenomenon,
spatial data aggregated to the level of relevant municipal regions is easily accessible and can provide insights at a level useful for policy decisions for governments and communities. This work identifies two areas of focus in the
analysis of spatially aggregated data. First, a new specification for dependence in
spatial regression models for aggregated data using the Hausdorff distance and extended Hausdorff distance is introduced. The new dependence structure is shown to account for the shape and orientation of the irregular and disconnected regions often encountered in practice and evaluated in the context of model performance as well as a real data example. An R package compatible with existing
spatial packages which implements the construction of
spatial weight matrices generated using the (extended) Hausdorff distance is provided along with a vignette illustrating its use on real data. Second, the idea of a
spatial case-crossover model is explored in the context of connection to existing
spatial methods. A method for including
spatial dependence in a spatio-temporal case-crossover model is also explored.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ensor, Katherine B (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: spatial statistics; case crossover analysis; spatial weight matrix; areal data
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Schedler, J. C. (2020). Advances in the Analysis of Spatially Aggregated Data. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rice University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1911/108388
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schedler, Julia C. “Advances in the Analysis of Spatially Aggregated Data.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, Rice University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1911/108388.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schedler, Julia C. “Advances in the Analysis of Spatially Aggregated Data.” 2020. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Schedler JC. Advances in the Analysis of Spatially Aggregated Data. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rice University; 2020. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/108388.
Council of Science Editors:
Schedler JC. Advances in the Analysis of Spatially Aggregated Data. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rice University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/108388
Delft University of Technology
23.
Aten, Pieternella (author).
Spatial elements in creative clusters.
Degree: 2017, Delft University of Technology
URL: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3d3fd02f-87b3-4321-9a18-467a8a5c3eee
► Creative clusters have been a research topic for some decades; their importance for local economic growth and urban development has been discussed among many scholars…
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▼ Creative clusters have been a research topic for some decades; their importance for local economic growth and urban development has been discussed among many scholars in the fields of economy, geography, and urban planning. Recently attention has shifted to the role of space on the micro scale in creative clusters. Gaps in knowledge exist between the spatial features and the functioning of creative clusters. The concepts of creative clusters are evolving and new research fields are emerging. This thesis joins this evolution and focusses on the knowledge gap that exist between the role of space and the functioning of creative clusters. The concept of four meanings is a new step in better understanding the spatial elements of creative clusters. It will be used in this thesis to bridge the gap between the different knowledge fields. The four meanings of space consist of an economic, social, material, and symbolic meaning of space that all contribute to the success of a creative cluster. Based on a theoretical framework constructed around the existing literature on creative clusters, a new method is proposed: the Method for Analysing Space and Defining Potential (the MASDP). This method uses the four meanings of space to understand the current state of the space in creative clusters, ‘analysing space’. The four meanings of space are also used to image to the future state of the space in creative clusters, ‘defining potential’. This thesis provides knowledge on the context of creative clusters form theoretical perspective. This knowledge is then translated into a framework for urban designers. This framework lets them better understand the importance of the spatial elements in the functioning of the creative cluster. In doing this, the knowledge gap in the role of space in creative clusters and the gap between theory and practice will be narrowed.
Complex Cities
Advisors/Committee Members: Romein, Arie (mentor), van den Burg, Leo (mentor), Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution).
Subjects/Keywords: creative clusters; four meanings of space; spatial elements; spatial analysis
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Aten, Pieternella (author). “Spatial elements in creative clusters.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Delft University of Technology. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3d3fd02f-87b3-4321-9a18-467a8a5c3eee.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Aten, Pieternella (author). “Spatial elements in creative clusters.” 2017. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Aten P(. Spatial elements in creative clusters. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3d3fd02f-87b3-4321-9a18-467a8a5c3eee.
Council of Science Editors:
Aten P(. Spatial elements in creative clusters. [Masters Thesis]. Delft University of Technology; 2017. Available from: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3d3fd02f-87b3-4321-9a18-467a8a5c3eee
University of St. Andrews
24.
Brown, Calum.
Spatial patterns and species coexistence : using spatial statistics to identify underlying ecological processes in plant communities.
Degree: 2012, University of St. Andrews
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3084
► The use of spatial statistics to investigate ecological processes in plant communities is becoming increasingly widespread. In diverse communities such as tropical rainforests, analysis of…
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▼ The use of
spatial statistics to investigate ecological processes in plant communities is becoming increasingly widespread. In diverse communities such as tropical rainforests,
analysis of
spatial structure may help to unravel the various processes that act and interact to maintain high levels of diversity. In particular, a number of contrasting mechanisms have been suggested to explain species coexistence, and these differ greatly in their practical implications for the ecology and conservation of tropical forests. Traditional first-order measures of community structure have proved unable to distinguish these mechanisms in practice, but statistics that describe
spatial structure may be able to do so. This is of great interest and relevance as spatially explicit data become available for a range of ecological communities and
analysis methods for these data become more accessible.
This thesis investigates the potential for inference about underlying ecological processes in plant communities using
spatial statistics. Current methodologies for
spatial analysis are reviewed and extended, and are used to characterise the
spatial signals of the principal theorised mechanisms of coexistence. The sensitivity of a range of
spatial statistics to these signals is assessed, and the strength of such signals in natural communities is investigated.
The
spatial signals of the processes considered here are found to be strong and robust to modelled stochastic variation. Several new and existing
spatial statistics are found to be sensitive to these signals, and offer great promise for inference about underlying processes from empirical data. The relative strengths of particular processes are found to vary between natural communities, with any one theory being insufficient to explain observed patterns. This thesis extends both understanding of species coexistence in diverse plant communities and the methodology for assessing underlying process in particular cases. It demonstrates that the potential of
spatial statistics in ecology is great and largely unexplored.
Advisors/Committee Members: Illian, Janine (advisor), Burslem, David (advisor), Law, Richard (advisor), Microsoft Research Ltd (sponsor).
Subjects/Keywords: Spatial pattern; Tropical rainforest; Spatial point process; Ecological modelling; Statistical ecology; QH541.15S62C2; Spatial ecology; Spatial analysis (Statistics); Rain forest ecology
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Brown, C. (2012). Spatial patterns and species coexistence : using spatial statistics to identify underlying ecological processes in plant communities. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of St. Andrews. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3084
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brown, Calum. “Spatial patterns and species coexistence : using spatial statistics to identify underlying ecological processes in plant communities.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of St. Andrews. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3084.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brown, Calum. “Spatial patterns and species coexistence : using spatial statistics to identify underlying ecological processes in plant communities.” 2012. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Brown C. Spatial patterns and species coexistence : using spatial statistics to identify underlying ecological processes in plant communities. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of St. Andrews; 2012. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3084.
Council of Science Editors:
Brown C. Spatial patterns and species coexistence : using spatial statistics to identify underlying ecological processes in plant communities. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of St. Andrews; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3084
University of Edinburgh
25.
Petsas, Spyridon.
Visualising Perceptual Linguistic Data.
Degree: 2009, University of Edinburgh
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3081
► The English language has many dialects and they are distributed throughout the United Kingdom. Many people know of the existence of these dialects, although they…
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▼ The English language has many dialects and they are distributed throughout the United Kingdom. Many people know of the existence of these dialects, although they have differing ideas of where they are spoken. This project’s aim was to develop GIS tools to compile, manipulate and examine people’s geographical perceptions of dialect areas in Britain with a form of visualisation. The project builds on previous research (Montgomery, 2006) which asked people from various survey locations in Northern England (Kingston Upon Hull, Crewe and Carlisle) to draw boundaries on paper maps indicating where they thought different dialects or accents were spoken. The informants were 273 in total with an average age of 19 (16-24 years old) both girls and boys. After the collection of the paper maps, all the boundaries were digitised and compiled in a final raster to show the different percentages of agreement on three specific dialects (“Manc”, “Scouse” and “Brummie”) across survey locations. Except the compiled gradient map an additional
spatial Analysis was applied to examine possible relations between the dialects and the survey locations. In order that this method is useable for those with no experience of GIS, a user guide was designed to enable these people to perform similar
analysis without difficulties. Feedback was sought from a selection of users and this led the project to have useful conclusions for future development.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mackaness, William, Montgomery, Chris.
Subjects/Keywords: Dialects; perception; percentage of agreement; Spatial Analysis
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Petsas, S. (2009). Visualising Perceptual Linguistic Data. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3081
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Petsas, Spyridon. “Visualising Perceptual Linguistic Data.” 2009. Thesis, University of Edinburgh. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3081.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Petsas, Spyridon. “Visualising Perceptual Linguistic Data.” 2009. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Petsas S. Visualising Perceptual Linguistic Data. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2009. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3081.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Petsas S. Visualising Perceptual Linguistic Data. [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3081
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Mississippi State University
26.
Zhou, Xuan.
U.S. population change: the roles of amenities and transportation.
Degree: PhD, Sociology, 2016, Mississippi State University
URL: http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03182016-174252/
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► Studying the spatial distribution and redistribution of population has long been a major concern of demography, because population changes can reflect deep and massive…
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▼ Studying the
spatial distribution and redistribution of population has long been a major concern of demography, because population changes can reflect deep and massive social changes. For decades, the major population change was the moving of people from rural to urban regions. However, with the advancement of transportation and information technology, many new regions have become more attractive to people, such as small and new metropolitan, nonmetropolitan, suburban, and rural areas. Traditional migration and population redistribution studies emphasize economic and social factors. Relatively little attention is paid to how natural amenities and transportation affect changes of population size and net migration.
Using data from various sources, such as the U.S. Census Bureau, National Land Cover Database, United States Department of Agriculture, National Transportation Atlas Database, and Air Carrier Activity Information System, this dissertation examines the roles of natural amenities and transportation in explaining population change and the net migration rate from 2000 to 2010 in the United States at the county level.
Spatial regression models are used to treat
spatial dependence and investigate relationships between variables and their neighboring values.
Results show that population growth is higher in counties with higher natural-amenity-ranking values, regardless of whether those counties are in metropolitan or nonmetropolitan areas. However, natural-amenity-ranking values only positively affect net migration rates in nonmetropolitan counties. Forest coverage only positively affects population change and the net migration rate in nonmetropolitan counties. Land developability is negatively associated with population change in nonmetropolitan counties. Man-made amenities are negatively associated with population change and the net migration rate in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Population growth and the net migration rate are higher in counties characterized by greater airport accessibility. Highway density is positively associated with population change in nonmetropolitan counties only. This dissertation illustrates the importance of natural amenities, forest coverage, land developability, highway density, and airport accessibility as correlates of population growth in America, especially in nonmetropolitan counties.
Advisors/Committee Members: Robert L. Boyd (chair), Raymond Edward Barranco (committee member), Lindsey P. Peterson (committee member), Margaret L. Ralston (committee member), Shrinidhi S. Ambinakudige (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: spatial analysis; transportation; natural amenities; population change
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Zhou, X. (2016). U.S. population change: the roles of amenities and transportation. (Doctoral Dissertation). Mississippi State University. Retrieved from http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03182016-174252/ ;
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhou, Xuan. “U.S. population change: the roles of amenities and transportation.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Mississippi State University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03182016-174252/ ;.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhou, Xuan. “U.S. population change: the roles of amenities and transportation.” 2016. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhou X. U.S. population change: the roles of amenities and transportation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Mississippi State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03182016-174252/ ;.
Council of Science Editors:
Zhou X. U.S. population change: the roles of amenities and transportation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Mississippi State University; 2016. Available from: http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03182016-174252/ ;
University of Edinburgh
27.
Bazazi, Darius.
The development of a regression based Soil Moisture equation for the Hydrological Assessment of Natural Flood Management in Scotland.
Degree: 2013, University of Edinburgh
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8343
► The proportion of time that river catchment soils are wet, PROPWET, is an integral part of calculating flood risk in hydrological modelling. Currently a single,…
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▼ The proportion of time that river catchment soils are wet, PROPWET, is an integral part of calculating flood risk in hydrological modelling. Currently a single, constant PROPWET value is available for each river catchment in the Flood Estimation Handbook however increasingly it is becoming important to understand how different land use and climate factors will affect soil moisture in the developing research field of natural flood management. A regression-based equation for calculating PROPWET was developed and tested on 43 selected catchments across Scotland and the north-east of England. In this study we expanded on this previous
analysis and developed the equation for use on every gauged river catchment in Scotland and two in the north-east of England. The equation was found to be broadly suitable for use across the study area in all but one catchment tested which exhibited very low annual rainfall and high evapotranspiration relative to the other catchments across the study area. It is recommended that further
analysis is undertaken to develop the proposed equation using river catchments across the UK, in particular those with lower rainfall values.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stuart, Neil.
Subjects/Keywords: GIS; Flood Risk Management; Spatial Analysis; Hydrology
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Bazazi, D. (2013). The development of a regression based Soil Moisture equation for the Hydrological Assessment of Natural Flood Management in Scotland. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8343
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bazazi, Darius. “The development of a regression based Soil Moisture equation for the Hydrological Assessment of Natural Flood Management in Scotland.” 2013. Thesis, University of Edinburgh. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8343.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bazazi, Darius. “The development of a regression based Soil Moisture equation for the Hydrological Assessment of Natural Flood Management in Scotland.” 2013. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Bazazi D. The development of a regression based Soil Moisture equation for the Hydrological Assessment of Natural Flood Management in Scotland. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2013. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8343.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Bazazi D. The development of a regression based Soil Moisture equation for the Hydrological Assessment of Natural Flood Management in Scotland. [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8343
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Alberta
28.
Vanzella, Luca.
Classification of data structures for thematic data.
Degree: MS, Department of Computing Science, 1988, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9880vt017
Subjects/Keywords: Spatial analysis (Statistics)
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Vanzella, L. (1988). Classification of data structures for thematic data. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9880vt017
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vanzella, Luca. “Classification of data structures for thematic data.” 1988. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed April 21, 2021.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9880vt017.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vanzella, Luca. “Classification of data structures for thematic data.” 1988. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Vanzella L. Classification of data structures for thematic data. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 1988. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9880vt017.
Council of Science Editors:
Vanzella L. Classification of data structures for thematic data. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 1988. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/9880vt017
University of Alberta
29.
Zhou, Xiao You.
A hybrid structure for the representation of spatial
data.
Degree: MS, Department of Computing Science, 1988, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/r494vn16n
Subjects/Keywords: Spatial analysis (Statistics)
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Zhou, X. Y. (1988). A hybrid structure for the representation of spatial
data. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/r494vn16n
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhou, Xiao You. “A hybrid structure for the representation of spatial
data.” 1988. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed April 21, 2021.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/r494vn16n.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhou, Xiao You. “A hybrid structure for the representation of spatial
data.” 1988. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhou XY. A hybrid structure for the representation of spatial
data. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 1988. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/r494vn16n.
Council of Science Editors:
Zhou XY. A hybrid structure for the representation of spatial
data. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 1988. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/r494vn16n
Vanderbilt University
30.
Norman, Scotti Michelle.
An Archaeology of Taki Onqoy: Revitalization and Entanglement in Colonial Peru.
Degree: PhD, Anthropology, 2019, Vanderbilt University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13897
► This dissertation presents the results from the first archaeological study of Taki Onqoy, a sixteenth-century religious revitalization movement practiced by Andean peoples in Peru in…
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▼ This dissertation presents the results from the first archaeological study of Taki Onqoy, a sixteenth-century religious revitalization movement practiced by Andean peoples in Peru in resistance to Spanish cultural traditions and Catholic religion. Taki Onqoy practitioners preached that Andean huacas (local deities) were resurrecting and rising up in order to fight and defeat the Spanish God, thereby returning Peru to a prehispanic utopia. This dissertation argues that Taki Onqoy was a movement characterized by ambiguities and contradictions—it was Catholic, and yet its premise was shaped by Catholic tenets. It sought to elide factional, ethnic, and status difference by replicating the categorical foundation of Spanish colonialism (Spaniard/Indian) and uniting Andeans of various ethnicities, statuses, and gender against all-things-Spanish.
As Taki Onqoy was entangled with Spanish colonial ideology, so too was it marked by entangled materiality, produced in situ by the interactions of people, places, and things. My research builds upon the primary witness accounts of Spanish priests and secondary scholarship examining the motivations of the priests and the movement. This study considers the materiality of Taki Onqoy. Specifically, I foreground Taki Onqoy practices—ritual drinking and dancing, spirit possession, animal sacrifice, ritual cleaning of households, use of red body paints, avoidance of Spanish churches and foods, destruction of Catholic artifacts, burial interaction and removal—that constituted the movement. Site-level contextual
analysis of Taki Onqoy performative practices and attention to daily praxis are central to the thesis.
I directed excavations at a known Taki Onqoy center, Iglesiachayoq (Chicha-Soras Valley, Ayacucho, Peru). The results demonstrate that a portion of the population engaged in a variety of practices associated with Taki Onqoy: these practices ranged from low-risk, private activities (avoidance of Spanish goods and foodstuffs in household contexts), to public Taki Onqoy rituals (evidence of cleaned outdoor enclosures away from the Spanish church), to high risk mortuary practices (the removal of interred ancestors from the Catholic church). This research takes a bottom-up perspective through examination of daily praxis at a Taki Onqoy center, thus shifting understandings of the movement from the perspectives of Spanish clerics, to one that approximates the experience of Taki Onqoy practitioners. More broadly, this dissertation reinvigorates anthropological and archaeological study of revitalization movements through synthesis of documentary data and archaeological inquiry.
Advisors/Committee Members: John Janusek (committee member), Beth Conklin (committee member), Jane Landers (committee member), Steven A. Wernke (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: ethnohistory; spatial analysis; revitalization; colonialism; archaeology; Peru
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Norman, S. M. (2019). An Archaeology of Taki Onqoy: Revitalization and Entanglement in Colonial Peru. (Doctoral Dissertation). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13897
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Norman, Scotti Michelle. “An Archaeology of Taki Onqoy: Revitalization and Entanglement in Colonial Peru.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Vanderbilt University. Accessed April 21, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13897.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Norman, Scotti Michelle. “An Archaeology of Taki Onqoy: Revitalization and Entanglement in Colonial Peru.” 2019. Web. 21 Apr 2021.
Vancouver:
Norman SM. An Archaeology of Taki Onqoy: Revitalization and Entanglement in Colonial Peru. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2019. [cited 2021 Apr 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13897.
Council of Science Editors:
Norman SM. An Archaeology of Taki Onqoy: Revitalization and Entanglement in Colonial Peru. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13897
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