INDEX OF THESIS TITLES
(* - Copy filed in John Hay Library)
Author Date Title
Bachelor of Arts Theses:
Quinn, M. * June 1977 A Basis for Further Investigations into Occupational Health and Safety in the Rhode Island Community
Strouss, D. April 1978 Land Management: Approaches to Regional Problems
Goodman, N. June 1979 Indian Water Rights and Reservation Economic Development
Pratt, K. Aug 1979 Narragansett Bay: Another Hudson?
Ward, L. Sept 1979 Community Forestry: The Hope for Reforestation in the Hills of Nepal
Finberg, J. May 1980 Does "Public Interest" Exist? A Case Study of the Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation
Lytel, D. June 1980 Public Participation in the Siting of Controversial Facilities
Barratt-Brown, E. May 1981 The Scientific and Policy Issues of Acid Deposition
Berdinis, M. April 1981 Law, Love, and Hooker
Bergman 1981 An Analysis of Compensation Programs for Occupational Disease Victims
Brown, J. May 1981 Urban Solar Greenhouses: Feasibility, Applications and a Model for Food Production
Dufor, T. May 1981 The Marine Sanctuary Program and Georges Bank
Fiedman, S. June 1981 Community Gardens in Seattle: Will they Survive?
Fiorenza, S. May 1981 Energy System Design: An Analysis of Heat Loss and Heat Gain
Howe, S. May 1981 Enforcing RCRA
Menzer, M. May 1981 Energy Efficiency and the Electric Utility Industry: Recommendations for Resource Planning
Risom, S. May 1981 Energy as a Policy: A Perspective Analysis for a Future Alternative
Smith, L. May 1981 Step-by-Step Decision Making Process for Cleaning-Up Hazardous Waste Sites and Case Study: Picillo Site, Coventry, Rhode Island
Vagelos, C. May, 1981 Groundwater, Land Use $ Municipal Zoning in Rhode Island
Wheaton, J. June 1981 What's the Benefit in Cost-Benefit?
Ahearn, B. June 1982 Planning in Democracy: A Mangement Study of Narragansett Bay
Burton, C. Feb 1982 The Delaney Amendment and the OSHA Act: An Analysis of Carcinogen Regulation
Doyle, R. 1982? Wilderness Management: Philosophies, Goals and Principles
Eccleston, J. *. June 1982 The Pawtuxet River: Problems Related to Toxic Pollutants from Ciba-Geigy
Katz, S. * June 1982 Potentials for Growth of Rhode Island's Food Self-Reliance
Knowles, B. * 1982 Combined Sewr Overflow Abatement: A Local Issue of National Importance
Kussick, S.
and McCabe, M. * 1982 The Relationship Between Drinking Water Chlorination and Caucasian Cancer Mortality in Four Rhode Island Communities
Lincoln, S. 1982 The Relationship Between Birth Defects in Children and Potentially Teratogenic Substances in the Workplaces of their Parents: An Investigative Study.
Marinelli, R. * June 1982 The Effects of Eutrophication on Benthic Environments
McGrath, L. * May 1982 An Analysis of air Pollution Policy Formation: 1982 Clean Air Act Amendments
McKenna, M. Jan 1982 The Human Movement in New England
Meade, W. June 1982 Solar Ponds
Poor, E. D. 1982 Shellfish Survey and Management in Hundred Acre Cove, Barrington, RI
Ratzkin, A. May 1982 Social and Environmental Commonalities: Instabilities and Potentialities
Reitsma, J. June 1982 Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making
Sewell, G. * April 1982 Energy Self-Reliance in Rhode Island
Tung, E. 1982 Animal Rights & Abuse
Wald, M. * Oct 1982 Promoting Residential Energy Conservation: Efforts by Municipal Governments and Utilities
Worthen, S. * 1982? Another Remedy for the Injured Worker: The Lawsuit
Hendrickson, D. * Spring 1983 Environmental Implications of Reagan Administration Policies in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Karbowski, S. May 1983 Ecomanagement of the Public Lands
Kim, M. * Spring 1983 Environmental Ethics, Public Interest and Communication
Kirkman, T. Fall 1983 Effective Environmental Planning at the Local Level: The Feasibility of Using Geographic Information Systems in Decision-Making
Lanou, K. * May 1983 Ideologocal Roots of Alternative Technology and Urban Self-Reliance
Rea, M. * Dec 1983 Water Quality Through Market Effciency: An Examination of design Alternatives for an Effluent fee Program in RI
Richardson, D'A. * 1983? Seeing the Forest in Spite of the Trees: Deforestation and Development in Brazilian Amazonia
Rist, C. * June 1983 Choices in Land Use and Soil Loss: a case study of the RI turf industry as an environmentally destructive agricultural practice
Roberts, L. * June 1983 A Policy Analysis of RI's DEM: Division of Forest Environment
Stolow, L. * June 1983 Environmental Education in Theory and Practice: Reccomnedations for Roger Williams Park
Surowiec, A. * Jan 1983 Insect-Induced Resistance in Brassica Juncea
Surowiec, A. May 1983 The Management of the Mount Hope Grant
Swartz, D. * 1983? What They See Is What You Get
Trostel, K. Jan 1983 Raw Fish, Boats Full of Bureaucrats, Sloppy Scientists: A Study of the Bluefin Tuna Fishery
Vertucci, L. * May 1983 Analysis of the Implementation of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program
Walsh, R. * Nov 1983 Federal Land Policy and President Reagan's Disposal Effort: The Consequences and the Future
Chow, C. Y. * May 1984 The Taking Issue: A Balance of Interests Between the Public and Private Sectors
Dimitre, D. * May 1984 Development of a Hazardous Waste Management Program in Providence, Rhode Island Leading to a Hazardous Waste treatment Facility: A Case Study
Dolin, E. * May 1984 Public Needs -- Public Fears. Siting Hazardous Waste Management Facilities: Lessons Learned from the Rhode Island Experience
Farnsworth, E. * May 1984 The Underground Chemical Storage Tank Leakage Problem: Analysis and Recommendations
Givertz, M. * May 1984 Industrial Policy in Rhode Island and the Social Costs of a Research Greenhouse
Greene, S. * Feb 1984 Open Space Preservation on Block Island: A Case Study of Rodman's Hollow and Lewis-Dickens Farm
Locker, I. * June 1984 A comparison of Two Approaches to Low-Income Weatherization: Wisconsin's Utility Financing Scheme and Rhode Island's Community Action Program
Spiratos, K. * May 1984 Alternative Agriculture: An Urban Application
Shaw, K. * May 1984 Of Moose in Maine
Nolan, E. * May 1984 University Planning and Decision Making: The History of Brown University's Student Center
Longest, T. * May 1984 Environmental Impacts of the Greenhouse Compact
Goldgeier, E. * Dec 1984 Rhode Island's Waste Disposal Problem: A Resource Recovery Facility an Environmentally Sound Solution?
Conyngham, S. May 1985 A Cat's Cradle of Strategy- Groundwater Quality Protection for South Kingston, R.I.
Brubaker, K. * May 1985 Right-to-Know Laws: A Catalyst to Safer Workplaces
Corderman, C. * May 1985 The Phenomenon of Abandoned Hazardous Wastesites--Allen Harbor: A Case Study
Hood, T. * May 1985 The Greening of Provoidence: How To Get There From Here
Malamut, J. * May 1985 River Reclamation or Image Exploitation? An Investigation of Water Quality Aesthetics in the Upper Providence River and Its Associated Impacts Upon Human Behavior
Rubin, M. May 1985 The Application of Foot-in-the-Door Motivational Theory to the Promotion of Energy Conservation Investments Through the Use of Home Energy Audits
Schauffler, F. May 1985 Moving Clouds: Perspectives on Our Environment
Coeytaux, R. * May 1986 The Impact of U.S. Beef Imports on Central America's Physical Environment, Social Welfare and Economic Stability
Dolbasian, K. * May 1986 Water Pollution and Environmental Action in Rhode Island: 1935-1947
Goldfarb, K. * Jan 1986 Methods for Aquatic Ecotoxicological Effects Assessment: Developing an Integrated Approach
Gruber, J. * May 1986 Narragansett Bay Study Project: Translating Science into Management
Kadish, K. * May 1986 The Changing Faces of Science in the Making of Public Health Policy--Case Study: The Rhode Island Asbestos Abatement Act
Marks, A. May 1986 Quantitative Analysis of Solid Waste Management with the Waste Accounting System
Prew, K. * May 1986 An Overview of the NH/VT Solid Waste Project and an Analysis of Some Centralized Recycling Alternaitves Using the WAS Computer Simulation
Salzman, J. April 1986 The Arms Race and the Threat of Nuclear War as Environmental Issues: A Look at the Responses of National U.S. Environmental Organizations
Schroeder, K. * May 1986 Off the Road in Rhode Island: A Look at RI's ORV Policy
Siegel, M. * May 1986 Passive Smoking in the Workplace: Analysis of the Problem and Possible Legislative Options
Stephenson, E. * May 1986 Options for the Use of Rapid Aquatic Toxicity Tests in a Regulatory Context
Yee, H. May 1986 The Geochemical Cycle of Se in the Tributaries of the Orinoco, Venezuela and Lakes of Massachusetts
Andrews, K. * 1987? Designing a Research Proposal to Clarify the Issue of Risk from Eating Shellfish: With Emphasis on Narragansett Bay Quahogs
Bell, S. May 1987 Little Brown Houses: Small-Scale Energy Coservation at Brown University
Brown, M. &
Echavarria, M. May 1987 Thinking Like an Estuary: Using IDA as a Tool for Problem-Solving in Narragansett Bay
Conover, E. * May 1987 City Gardens and the Hmomg: An Inquiry into Environmental Perceptions
Corbet, J. * March 1987 Rails-to-Trails Conversion: A Rhode Island Analysis
Furtsch, A. * May 1987 A History of Two World Views and Design Considerations for Rural Residential Development in Central New England
Hanley, K. * May 1987 Management of Hazardous Chemicals at Brown University
Hurst, K. * Aug 1987 Solid Waste Source Reduction: Attacking the Solid Waste Disposal Problem at the Source
Muller, B. May 1987 The Applicability of Passive Architecture to the Design of Buildings at Brown University
Negron, V. May 1987 The EPA Ban on New Connections to Overloaded Sewage Treatment Plants in Puerto Rico: Environmental, Economic and Political Aspects
Weiner, R. Jan 1987 Innovative Techniques for Open Space Preservation in Rhode Island
Byrne, J. * May 1988 Quality Control Problems in Rhode Island Wastewater Monitoring Data: Some Causes and Effects
Cable, S. * May 1988 Development of Commercial Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Plans
Dykema, A. * Dec 1988 Groundwater Protection: A Preventative Method
Rubin, J. * May 1988 The Fourth R: Recycling in Public Schools--Working Toward Second Nature
Shapiro, A. April 1988 Performance Evaluation of the Heat Storage System in the Solar Greenhouse at the Urban Environmental Laboratory
Stump, W. * May 1988 Community Gardens in Providence: Seeking Permanence
Chester, C. * May 1989 More than Risk: Synthetic and Natural Risk in the Case of EDB and Aflatoxins
Grumet, J. * May 1989 1,000 Points of Light Shrouded in Photochemical Smog: The Failure of De-Centralized Air Pollution Control
Tetrault, M. * May 1989 A Comparison of Game and Cattle Ranching on Bureau of Land Management Land
Liu, A. * June 1989 Conflicts, Cooperation, and Coevolution: The Relationship Between Mexico's Agricultural Research-Extension System and the Small Farmer in Mexico
Wu, N. * May 1989 Instsitutional Racism and its Effects on Exposure to Toxic Waste
Cuddy, K. Dec 1989 Beyond Recreation: Hiking Along the Appalachian Trail
Smith, K. * Dec 1989 Regulating Marinas in Rhode Island to Serve the Public Interest
Becker, A. * March 1990 Teaching Naturally: The Integration of Environmental Education into Rhode Island Schools
Cho, C. * May 1990 Better Trees Through Biotechnology: A Modern Approach to Agroforestry
Corless, J. April 1990 Least Cost Housing: The Potential for Energy Efficiency in New Construction
Fowle, S. * May 1990 The Marbled Salamander: Its Decline in Massachusetts and the Need for Habitat Protection
McDonald, M. May 1990 The Roots of Reform: The Environment in the Age of Glasnost
O'Neill, M. * May 1990 Participation in Policy Making: Case Study Observations and Options for the EPA National Estuary Program
Payan, M. * May 1990 Radon: A Framework for the Future
Rinzler, B. * May 1990 Scrap Tires in Rhode Island
Schwartz, T. * May 1990 Ecofeminism and the Organic Farming Movement: Toward Building Sustainable Community
Walker, S. * May 1990 Controlling Stormwater Runoff in Rhode Island's Built-Out Urban Regions (An Exampl on the Blackstone)
Berridge, R. * May 1991 Paying for Wastewater Treatment in Rhode Island: Recommendations for the State Revolving Fund Program and the Department of Environment Management
Bidwell, A. * May 1991 The Ecological and Political Realities of Karner Blue Butterfly Preservation in Concord, New Hampshire
Gersten-
Rothenberg, K. May 1991 Treating occupational Health as an Environmental Issue: Immigrant Workers in the Rhode Island Jewelry Industry
Hangen, E. * May 1991 Diesel Capital: Particulate Pollution from Buses in New York City and Strategies for Control
London, J. May 1991 Amazonia in the American Mind: An Analysis of the U.S. Rainforest Movement
O'Leary, S. * May 1991 Footsteps Toward Abatement: Rhode Island and its Combined Sewer Overflows
Page, C. May 1991 Environmental Equity, Environmental Justice: Coalition-Building Between the Environmental Community and the Black Community
Radel, C. May 1991 An Analysi of International Hazardous waste Transfers and the Basel Convention: MDC--LDC Dynamics
Renner, M. * May 1991 The River Tree: Youth, Leadership, and Environmental Action
Shaw, M. * May 1991 Strategies for Addressing Non-Point Source Pollution from Individual Sewage Disposal Systems in Rhode Island
Simmons, P. * May 1991 Solar Aquatic Wastewater Treatment: Hurdles and Implementation
Small, C. * May 1991 The Endangered Species Act of 1973: Piecemeal Protection or Comprehensive Conservation?
Sullivan, D. * May 1991 Painting Our Air: Reducing Emissions of Hazardous wastes from Autobody Paint Shops
Webster, J. * May 1991 Shaping Development in Vermont Towns: A Case Study of Stowe, Vermont
Arruda, K. * December 1991 Cape Cod and the History of Environmental Awareness
Pelham, H. * December 1991 The Remediation of Contaminated Sediments in the Blackstone River
Airoldi, J. * May 1992 Public Perception of Open Space: Greenspace 2000
Albert, J. * May 1992 Cows and Clean Streams: Proposals for Increasing Federal Control of Public Range Grazing
Andrews, B. * May 1992 Breaking New Ground: An Exploration of the Feasibility of Implementing Sustainable Agricultural Practices on Conventional Vegatable Farms in Rhode Island
Aslanian, H. * May 1992 Hostile Takeovers and Timber Companies
Barvenik, S. May 1992 The Implications of Coastal Zone Development and its Management Policies
Bristol, C. * May 1992 Falmouth's Future: Avoiding Another Hurricane Bob?: An Examination of Storm Hazard Mitigation and Coastal Protection
Caton, P. * May 1992 The Consumption of the Colorado River: Water Supply Management in the Southwestern United States
Duke, R. * May 1992 Applied Welfare Analysis of Electric Utility Conservation and Load Management Programs
Esselman, C. * May 1992 Government Regulating Government: Mixed Waste at the Department of Energy
Griscom, B. * May 1992 The Values and Management of Beaver in Rhode Island
Harbour, C. * May 1992 Energy-Efficient Renovation of Houses
Hyman, B. * May 1992 Global Warming and New England: Options for Action
Jaynes, S. * May 1992 Labor and the Environmental Movemenmt: A Partnership for the Future?
Keating, A. * May 1992 Health Hazards in the Jewelry Industry in Rhode Island: A Study of Workplace Reform
Low, L. * May 1992 Cohousing: Encouraging Collaborative Communities In Massachusetts
McKenney, J. * May 1992 Neotropical Primate Conservation Through Captive Breeding and Reintroduction Programs
Mendez, L. * May 1992 Amazonian Sewage: A Step Beyond "Save the Rainforest!"
Nelson, K. * May 1992 A Creative Analysis of the Animal/Human Dynamic on Earth
Novo, R. D. * May 1992 Amphibian Decline and the Environment
Schuessler, G. * May 1992 Community Participation in Parks Planning: Addressing Environmental Degradation on Providence's South Side
Silberstein, K. * May 1992 Agroforestry: Does It Nourish the Land As Experts Claim it Does?
Soychak, A. * May 1992 Emissions Trading: Is It Working?
Symons, J. * May 1992 Solving the Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Crisis
Waggett, C. May 1992 Should Federal Protection of Freshwater Wetlands Be Based on Regional Delineations and Wetland Classifications?: A Case Study of Rhode Island Red Maple Swamps
Wessels, A. * March 1992 Conservation Without Evictions: The Search for Social and Ecological Justice on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula
Armstrong, A. * Dec 1992 Nitrogen Removal in Solar Aquatics Wastewater Treatment
Foye, R. * Dec 1992 Mountain Bikes and Maine State Parks: Allies or Adversaries?
Muller, M. * Dec 1992 A Thousand Points of Lead - An Attempt to Shed some Light: Lessons From A Study of Lead in Soil and Dust.
Baptista, S. * May 1993 Environmental Education in Urban New Jersey: A Step Toward Improved Metropolitan Relations and Sustainability
Anderson, L. * May 1993 Planning For the Preservation of Rhode Island's Forests
Eakin, H. * May 1993 Weighing Risk: Structural Adjustment and Drought in Zimbabwe
Clarke, J. * May 1993 The History and Future of Environmentalism On The Hudson River: The Anatomy of a Success Story
Giller, C. * May 1993 Farmland on the Urban Fringe: Lessons from Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Hanson, D. May 1993 Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning In Rhode Island: The Incorporation of Primary Prevention Strategies Through the Family Outreach Program
Kashinsky, D. * May 1993 Blessing or Boondoggle, The Homestake II Water Project
Rolbin, N. * May 1993 Toward Food Security: A Providence Neighborhood Case Study
Schreiber, S. * May 1993 Adversarial Regulation: A Case Study of the Newbay Controversy
Simon, M. * May 1993 Diversification: Fantasy, Theory, or Reality?
Shepherd, J. * May 1993 Affordable Housing and Energy Efficiency: A Study of Incentives, Consumer Habits, and Building Design
Berman, A. * May 1994 Evaluating the Attempt by the Clean Air Act and ISTEA to Transform our Transportation System: A Rhode Island Case Study
Clough, J. * May 1994 Preserving the Northern Forest with Fiscal Policy
Doherty, C. * May 1994 Environmental Education in the Urban Setting:An Investigation in a Providence Classroom
Fishman, A. * May 1994 Rebuilding A Neigborhood Movement: Low-Income Housing in South Providence - A Community History of Oxford Gardens and Peoples Redevelopment Corporation
George, S. * May 1994 Emissions Trading Programs: The past, present, and future of market-based environmental policies
Lange, S. * May 1994 The Future of Environmental Marketing in the United States
Levy, K. * May 1994 Burning Issues: Domestic Woodfuel Use for Cooking in Lamu, Kenya
Lloyd, S. * May 1994 U. S. Assistance to the Russian Natural Gas Industry: Prospects for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Marzilli, V. * May 1994 Equity in Solid Waste Disposal: Applying Bag and Tag in Rhode Island
O'Donnell, K. * May 1994 New England Farmland and The Connecticut Purchase of Development Rights Program
Papanastassiou, A. * May 1994 A Sense of Place: Cooperative Housing in Providence, R. I.
Smith, A. * May 1994 Rural Water Supply Development in Tanazania: A Case Study of Foreign Donor Policies
Su, S. * May 1994 Prospects for the Surveillance of Occupational Illness in R. I.
Teamey, K. * May 1994 National Forests: Should They Remain In the Hands of the Public?
Waugh, R. * May 1994 Public Rangeland Management: Reforming the Process of Decision Making to Encourage Environmental Protection and Broader Public Involvement
White, A. * May 1994 Re-creating Providence: Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Low-Income Rental Properties
Barry, J. * May 1995 Vegetation Response to Accelerated Climate Change: a Case Study of the White Mountains of New Hampshire
Berman, J. * May 1995 Fruit of the Woon: A Look at the Urban Planting Component of the Woonasquatucket River Project
Blum, B. * May 1995 The Health Effects of Radon and Policy Implications for Rhode Island
Burtaine, A. * May 1995 From Your Nose Out: Exploring the Use of Video Production in Urban Environmental Education
Handler, E. * May 1995 Sustainability, Natural Resources, and Economics: A Framework For Development
Horton, R. * May 1995 Boundary Conflicts in the Serengeti Region, Tanzania
Klaus, E. * May 1995 Does the grass always have to be greener? Investigating the relationship between American consumers and front lawns.
Lies, J. * May 1995 Entrepreneurial Inner-City Gardening Programs and Adolescents
Majors, A. * May 1995 Watershed-based Governance Structures in the Context of American Federalism
Miller, C. * May 1995 Corporate Environmental Advertising: Money Well Spent?
Palmer, C. * May 1995 Crafting Solutions to Small Community Wastewater Problems: Analysis, Alternatives, and Opportunities for Oak Bluffs and Tisbury, Massachusetts
Plant, C. * May 1995 Environmental Lead: A Case of Invonvenient Information, or Who Do You Trust?
Renaud, T. * May 1995 Tuberculosis in Prison: Reducing the Risk of Transmission with Environmental Controls
Hugot, J.F. Jan 1996 The Moshassuck River Greenway: A Feasibility Study
Maslansky, S. * Dec 1995 The Future of Weed Control for Rhode Island Corn Growers: Analyzing Atrazine Risk and Reduction Strategies
Alejandrino, S. May 1996 Limbo, Liens, and Litter: Policy Solutions to South Providence’s Abandoned and Vacant Land Problem
Berrey, E. * May 1996 A Social Research Toolbox: Hypertextual Lessons For Students Exploring Public Perceptions of the Environment
Boulay, P. * May 1996 Lead Poisoning Prevention In Rhode Island: Achieving Better Compliance
Chin, C. * May 1996 The Prospects of Active Community Support for the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project
Doff, J. * May 1996 Special Delivery: The Word on Beef
Eichler, J. * May 1996 Philosophical and Political Landscapes: A Case Study of Rhode Island Forests
Gaspar, C. * May 1996 The Road Ahead: Ending the Automobile’s Monopoly of Transportation in Rhode Island
Gimon, R. * May 1996 The Economic and Environmental Implications of Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement In The Providence Area
Goodman, S. * May 1996 Community Participation through Environmental Education: A look at school-based river education programs for urban middle school students in Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts
Hunter, A. * May 1996 Breathing Easier: Strategizing For Children With Asthma
Lee, M. * May 1996 Strengthening Global Environmental research: A Case-Study of Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Networking in East Asia
Lorenzen, E. * May 1996 Water for Health: Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Health Education in Rural Nepal
Noah, E. * May 1996 Eco-Warriors of Fortune in the Classroom: An Investigation of Perspective and Propaganda in Sponsored Environmental Education Materials
Ranchod, S. * May 1996 Enforcement of Air Quality Regulation of Industry in Rhode Island
San Martini, F. * May 1996 ISO 14001 and the Kraft Segment of the Pulp and Paper Industry: International Experiment in Self-Regulation?
Stegeman, S. * May 1996 Recreating Riverside Mills: A Chance for Alignment of the Ecological and Social Improvements on the Woonasquatucket River Greenway?
Unger, Z. * May 1996 Rangeland Health Assessment: Historic Roots and Modern Practices
Wides, L. * May 1996 MUJERES EN ACCION: Women in Action: Strategies for lead poisoning prevention and health promotion in Rhode Island’s Latino populations
Whitaker, C. * May 1996 Safeguarding New York City’s Drinking Water Supply: Filtration or Watershed Protection?
Klein, K. * Dec 1996 Insurance as a Means of Regulating Septic System Failure: The Case for Market-Based Regulatory Approaches
Muth, N. * Dec 1996 Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Management in Rhode Island: Prospects and Recommendations
Maier, M. * Dec 1996 Are They Protected?: The Success or Failure of the Worker Protection Standard Regulations in the Lives and Working Conditions of Oregon’s Migrant Farmworkers
Burns, J. * May 1997 Can US Property Insurers (help) Save the Planet? An Examination of Insurance Arrangement, Loss Prevention and Global Climate Change
Daher, C. * May 1997 Effective Communication in Environmental Programs: A Case Study of the Source Reduction Program in Rhode Island
Fentress, A. * May 1997 The North Cape Caper: The Effect of the Media On Environmental Public Policy Using the North Cape Oil Spill as a Case Study
Fleming, C. * May 1997 Land Conservation in Rhode Island: Trends and Alternative Approaches
Hettenbach, T. * May 1997 The Swamp Thing Meets Wall Street: Tradable Permits and Wetland Regulation
Levine, J. * May 1997 Zoning the Woonasquatucket: Using Zoning for Long Term Land Protection Around Greenways
Lowe, A. May 1997 Influencing the Develoopment of the Quonset?Davisville Industrial Park: How a 70s System of Development Controls, Consistency Reviews, and Environmental Impact Assessments Can Survive Past the 90s
Mignone, L. * May 1997 Are Environmental Concerns Compatible With An Increase in Water Usage By Expanding Vermont And New Hampshire Ski Resorts For Snowmaking Purposes?
Olsen, C. * May 1997 Urban and community forestry in Rhode Island: Incorporating trees into the plan
Ostrowski, T. * May 1997 Designing Effective Strategies for Environmental Education: An Evaluation of The Center for Environmental Studies’ Partnership with Providence Public Schools
Pang, C. * May 1997 Southeast Asians in Providence and Their Urban Environment: Establishing Connections, Assessing Perceptions, Influencing Policy
Rosenberg, N. * May 1997 Urban Environmental Indicators: A Framework and Application, Providence, RI
Scott, R. * May 1977 Juggling Priorities: Philosophies on Urban Water Quality Indicators for Providence
Waples, M. * May 1997 The EcoIndian: Myths and Realities in the Narragansett Indian Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Wheeler-Smith, S. * May 1997 Hypocrisy Among the Trees? An Analysis to Determine Whether the Proposed Management of the Tongass National Forest is in Compliance with Domestic and International Law
Reckord, C. * Dec 1997 What are the historic and contemporary ethnobotanical uses of native Rhode Island wetlands plants?
Taylor, R. * Dec 1997 Are Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls Pests?
Carbajal, V. * May 1998 Finding the Balance: Chicanas – Mother Earth – Justice, An Ethnographic Investigation of Chicanas and Environmental Justice in Texas
Cuniff, R. * May 1998 What Is Rhode Island “Wise Use?”
Demong, K. * May 1998 Reducing the Risk: Protecting Both Apple Cider Safety and Small Apple Farms
Kim, J. * May 1998 Analysis of Chocoura Lake Water Quality Indicator Data and Impact Assessment of Nonpoint Pollution Sources in Chocorua Lake Watershed: An Eutrophication Study
Niutta, D. May 1998 Environmental Health Indicators
Stone, M. * May 1998 Taking out the Garbage: A Study of Providence’s Environmental Enforcement System
Thomas, A. * May 1998 From Vacant to Valuable: Moving Providence’s Vacant Lots into Productive Use
Watson, K. * May 1998 Revamping Providence’s Rodent Control Program
Elkes, A. May 1999 Should Brown Become a Green Investor? The Possibility of Instituting Environmentally-Responsible Money Management at Brown University
Goodall, C. May 1999 Permitting Pollution: An Assessment of the Rhode Island Implementation of the Naional Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Mowery, K. May 1999 Housing Conditions in Providence: Enough to Make You Sick?
Reha, M. May 1999 Riverside Mills: A Model for Successful Brownfields Remediation & Restoration
Slater, B. May 1999 How Can Unit-Pricing Programs Be Better Designed to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Residents?
Stein, N. May 1999 Dyeing the Cloth: The Environmental History and Industrial Archaeology of Lebabon Mills, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Bruder, B. Dec. 1999 Who Wants Wilderness? Adolescents’ Perceptions of the National Parks: A Study Integrating Cultural History and Social Research
Gass, A. Dec. 1999 Should Brown Compost More of its Organic Waste Stream?
Muthusamy, S. Dec. 1999 On Pollution Abatement in Tamil Nasu, India: The Case of Sakthi Sugars Ltd.
Schmidt, R. * May 2000 The Impact of Lead Poisoning and Asthma on Children's Academic Achievement in Providence Public Schools
Tanner, K. * May 2000 The Role of Tourism in Community-Based Marine Resource Management: Anako en Bas, Madagascar
Manickam, M. * May 2000 Hot Wired or Wood Fired? Determinants of Fuel Choice in Indonesia
Kantner, A. * May 2000 The West River Greenway: Toward a Citywide Greenways System for Providence, Rhode Island
Hall, M. * May 2000 IPlants: Invasive Plants and the Nursery Industry
Getler, K. * May 2000 Sport Utility Vehicles: The Environmental Consequences of an American Phenomenon
Firestone, L. * May 2000 Land Cover Change in Eastern Gujarat India during the Green Revolution: A Case Study in the Use of Satellite Imagery in Social Science and Environmental Research
Bell, V. * May 2000 Re-envisioning the Woonasquatucket River: Real and Imagined Landscapes
Amengual, M. May 2001 Charlestown at Buildout: Modeling Development and Conservation at the Municipal Level
Barron, A. May 2001 Predicting the Risk of Mercury Exposure Related to Freshwater Fish Consumption: A Model for Qualitative Risk Assessment of Environmental Threats to Public Health
Brown, A. May 2001 Learning from the National Strategic Goals Program
Cheney, C. May 2001 Finding the Rivers: Poetry in Ecological Education
Huxol, J. May 2001 Charlestown Openspace Prioritization Project: A Participatory Model Using the World Wide Web
James, N. May 2001 Mapping the Sense of Place: Using GIS and the Internet to Produce a Cultural Resource Inventory for South Kingstown, RI
Kemkar, N. May 2001 The Scrap Tire Problem in Rhode Island: Analysis and Recommendations
Klein, J May 2001 Packaging Persuasion: The Incorporation of Social Marketing into Brown University's Recycling Communications
Rawlins, M. May 2001 Working Toward a Real Watershed Approach: Methods for Connecting People and Projects in the Woonasquatucket
Rudestam, K. May 2001 The Importance of Place: Asthmatic Children's Perception of Inside and Outside Environments
Shepherd, J. May 2001 How 'Smart' is Open Space Planning in Rhode Island's Business and Industrial Parks? : A spatial analysis of two recently proposed developments using the RIGIS database.
Tau, N. May 2001 Got Asthma? Southeast Asians Living with Asthma in Providence, R.I. : A study of Southeast Asian Awareness, Perceptions and Management of Asthma
Wilson, D. May 2001 The Transit Planning Game: A Spectator's Guide to the Planning of the South Boston Seaport
Chen, B. * May 2002 Sensitivity of United States Emissions Reductions to Market Penetration Variables of Alternative Vehicles
Coletta, C. May 2002 Picturing Renewal: Using GIS to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Housing Renovation
Costello, D. May 2002 Moving Beyond the City-Wilderness Paradox: A Study of Environmental Education in an Urban High School
Haddix, L. * May 2002 The “V” Factor: Using Vacant Commercial and Industrial Buildings as Indicators in the Urban Environment
Intrator, J. May 2002 Trash, Rats, Recycling: Communicating about Garbage Management in the Urban Core
Li, V. * May 2002 How Close is the Narrangansett Bay Commission to Achieving Zero Discharge of Metals and Cyanide?
Myers, B. * May 2002 Target Competition: How Local Government Competition for Retail Sales can Lead to Sprawl
O’Donnell, K. * May 2002 The State of Narragansett Bay: Developing an Indicator Selection Process for Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Palmore, A. * May 2002 A Spin on Paradise: Newspaper Coverage of Grassroots Advocacy in Hawaii
Pfisterer, M. May 2002 Understanding Crime and Perceptions of Safety in Providence’s Parks
Power, A. * May 2002 The Urban Environment and Crime
Richardson, J. * May 2002 Should There be a Marine Recreational Fishing License in Rhode Island?
Arcaya, Alyssa * May 2003 Over-fished and Under-managed: Can
co-management be used to better manage the Rhode
Island lobster fishery?
Brazer, Eric O. May 2003 Does the Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua, have a
future in the Gulf of Maine?
Galante, Jessica * May 2003 Don’t Drink the Water: Communication in Water
contamination Events
Hausman, Heidi May 2003 The Future of Forest Certification for Rhode Island
Forests and Forest Products
Joseph, Michael May 2003 How Some Asian Americans in Providence, RI
Perceive the Risk of Mercury Exposure from Eating
Fish
Rottenberg, Rebekah May 2003 Green Golf Courses: A Study of Maintenance
Practices in Rhode Island
Stewart, C. * May 2003 Healthy Farms and Healthy Kids: The Potential to
Increase Local Food Sourcing in Vermont Schools
Wallace, Katherine * May 2003 Quenching Growth Demands: Policies to Avoid
Regional Water Supply Shortages as Residential
Development Increases in Narragansett and South
Kingstown, Rhode Island
Weiss, Rachael L. * May 2003 Unleaded: the Efficacy of the HELP Lead Safe
Center in Reducing Blood Levels in Children
Engelman, Alexa * Dec. 2003 Reframing Dredge Reuse in Rhode Island
Helm, Susanna Dec. 2003 Rethinking Environmental Education Curriculum:
Will an Age Appropriate Environmental Education Unit have a Positive Impact on Students’ Receptivity to Science?
Bayard, Nicholas May 2004 Promoting Recycling and Waste Reduction in
Rhode Island: A Methodological Approach
Carmel, Nadav May 2004 The Woonasquatucket River Industrial Mapping Project
Hill, Louella May 2004 What are the Barriers to the Production and Distribution of Locally Grown Foods in the Rhode Island Region?
MacGregor, Molly May 2004 Better Buildings at Brown: How can Brown University Build Cost-Effective Spaces that Enhance Learning and User Satisfaction while Reducing Adverse Impacts on the Natural Environment?
Oakes, Lauren May 2004 We’ll Cross that Bridge When We Come to It: A Case Study in Planning, Perceptions, and the Future of the “Old” Jamestown Bridge
Rickard, Laura May 2004 More Than Hot Air: The Role of Informal Science Education in Communicating Global Climate Change
Rogers, Erica May 2004 The Power of Narrative in Developing an Environmental Ethic
Smyrl, Molly May 2004 It’s Too Easy Being Green(space): A Study of the South County Greenspace Program
Thorpe, Marian May 2004 Beyond the Three R’s: Environmental Literacy and Social Capital in Olneyville
Ting, Kaytrue May 2004 Smart Conservation: Assessing Use-Value Taxation as a Conservation Tool
Alturki, Noura May 2005 Cleansing the Soul, Polluting the Earth: The Potential for Environmental Education at the Hajj
Castagnino, Laura Jan. 2005 Gardens and Grade Level Expectations: The Link Between Environmental Education and Standardized Assessments
Coria, Alexandra May 2005 Is There Enough? Communication in Water Resource Management in South Kingstown and Narragansett, Rhode Island
Dewitt, Keally May 2005 Talking with Gail: A Dialogue about Toxics Activism, Womanhood, Nature and Relaitonship
Ma, Pei Pei May 2005 A, B, C . . . EE? Should Rhode Island Implement Environmental Education in its Secondary Schools?
Silverman, Allison May 2005 Potluck in the BEAR’s (Gar)Dens: An Investigation into Campus Farming to Develop the Urban Agriculture Plan for Brown University
Watkins, Allison May 2005 The Environment and Brown’s Purchasing Practices: Can Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Work at Brown?
Averbeck, Robin May 2006 Neighborhood Inequalities: Vacant Properties in Providence; Rhode Island from 1996 to Present
Betesh, Rachel May 2006 green in the body, honey in the heart: exploring the roles of nature and friendship in long-term care
Deringer, Molly May 2006 From Woodlots to House Lots? A Parcel-level Analysis of Private Forestry in Four Central New Hampshire Towns
Frye, Maggie May 2006 A Body’s Burden:
Advocacy Based Biomonitoring Studies
Hair, Brionnia May 2006 Women of Color, Breast Cancer and the Environment
Merighi, Caroline May 2006 Learning by Doing? Experience and Service Based Pedagogies in Environmental Studies at the University
Nelson, Blair May 2006 Conserving What is Ours: Challenges to Sustainable –Use Conservation Among the Ribeirinhos of the Tapajos National Forest
O’Mara, Christian May 2006 Rising Energy Costs & The Economics of Solar Hydronic Heating
Tsongas, Marian May 2006 Brownfield’s and School Siting in Providence: An examination of children’s health, city politics, and environmental justice
Willard, Anna May 2006 Saving the Past, One Farm at a Time: Historical Preservation of Rhode Island Agricultural Land
Federspiel, Seth May 2007 Making the Connections: Promoting environmental stewardship among Providence youth through experimental environmental education
Lyons, Thomas May 2007 Empowering Marine Anglers through Responsibility: Exploring recreational fishery comanagement in Rhode Island
McAteer, Emily May 2007 The Corporate Boomerang: The role of shareholders in Ecuador’s transnational advocacy networks
Masket, William May 2007 Environmental Regulation, Eco-Competitiveness, and Financial Competitiveness in the Auto Sector
Neely, Nicholas May 2007 Who Hears the Fishers? Creative nonfiction and environmental perception on the Seekonk
Dennis, Lauren May 2008 "Old-growth in Suburbia": Threats to an American Beech Forest in Coastal Rhode Island
Durbin, Drew May 2008 Batch Composting of Human Excrement with Urban Waste Products
Finn, Joshua May 2008 Enabling Demand Response:
Overcoming Barriers to Time of Use Rates
Jarudi, Maysa May 2008 The State and the “Invisible Hand”: Examining Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development in Rhode Island
Martinez, Taryn May 2008 All Communities Are Not Created Equal: An Assessment of the Institutionalization of Environmental Justice Principles by Rhode Island NGOs and Government Groups
Penny, Alexandra May 2008 Does Beauty Have a Cost? The Ecological Footprint of the Cosmetics Industry
Poepping, Nicole May 2008 Loving Our Land: An Analysis of Support Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Rhode Island
Wetherley, Erin May 2008 "Wise Use" Watershed Management on the Narrow River
White, Aaron May 2008 Why Choose Carpeting? What Building Occupants, Managers, and Planners Should Consider when Choosing Carpeting as a Flooring Material
Wilson, Verner May 2008 Indigenous Empowerment: The Pebble Mine and Environmental Justice in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Schussel, Stuart May 2008 Altered MicroRNA Expression in Response to Vinclozolin Exposure
Clark, Sarah * December 2008 Brownfields: Blight, Beneficial Reuse, and Community?
Delucia, Elizabeth May 2009 Rhode Island’s Proposed Offshore Wind Farm: Recommendations for Long-Term Contracting
Kranjc, Eva May 2009 Nuclear Power and Lay Perception: One Community’s Fight for Answers
Moriguchi, Ryohei May 2009 Implementing Feed-In Tariffs: Lessons from Willingness-to-Pay Studies and Customer Research
Morrison, Joshua May 2009 Urban Sustainability and Neighborhood Revitalization: The South Providence Public Street Vision and an analysis of Urban Sustainability Improvements as Capital from Community Revitalization
Nichols, Kelly May 2009 From Climate Justice to Green Business: A Rhode Island Case Study of Current Trends in the Environmental Movement
Pertee, Isak May 2009 Appropriate Architecture
Piper-Goldberg, Elizabeth May 2009 Transboundary Water Governance: A Case Study of the New England Interstate Water Compact Commission
Santoro, Claire May 2009 On the Rebound? An Econometric Analysis of the Effect of Energy Star Appliances on Residential Energy Consumption
Wheeler, Matthew May 2009 A Survey of Drinking Water Quality in Providence Public Buildings
Wollenburg, Stephan May 2009 Closing the Gap: Promoting Residential Energy Efficiency Investment in Rhode Island
Bachelor of Science Theses:
Chammas, G. * May 1994 Microscale Three-Dimensional Spatial Variability of Atrazine and Chloride Leaching in Soil
Fiondella, F. * May 1994 An Analysis of the Heavy Metals Concentration in Sewage Sludge Produced by the Solar Aquatics Wastewater Treatment Facility
Heath, G. * May 1994 Spectral Analysis of CH4 and Oxygen Isotope Records From Ice Cores
Jensen, J. * May 1994 Mercury Concentrations in Sediment and Fish Scales of Gator Lake in the Everglades
Kanner, J. * May 1994 The Treatment of Synthetic Organic Pollutants by the Solar Aquatics Wastewater Treatment System, Providence, R. I.
Weinstein, S. * December 1994 Mercury in Ike Walton Zee Lakes, Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, Northcentral Wisconsin
Holdsworth, A. * May 1995 Impacts of Fire on a Selectively-Logged Rain Forest in Eastern Amazonia and the Potential for Fire Reduction
Johansson, F. * May 1995 The Radial Distribution of Cesium-137 in Trees
Lee, S. * May 1995 Are Turner Reservoir Fish Safe to Eat? A Risk Assessment of Rhode Island Southeast Asian American Fishers
Park, K. * May 1995 Corrosion control in the water eonveyance systems as a source reduction solution to meeting NPDES Permit Limits in Northbridge, Massachusetts
Song, P. * May 1995 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin: Immunosuppresant Effects: In vitro studies on T-cells
Stubbs, C. * May 1995 Looking for Lead in all the wrong places? An examination of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model using Rhode Island Case Data
Wurzel, H. * May 1995 Effects of Ozone Generators on Fungal Allergens
May, A. * Dec 1995 With Whom Should an Endangered Population Mate?: Lessons from Drosophila melanogaster
Carr, M. * May 1996 Metals Levels in Rhode Island Municipal Sewage Sludges and their Resulting Appropriateness for Agricultural Use by Sod Farms
Miller, R. * May 1996 Parasitism of Cranberry Fruitworm by Indigenous Trichogramma on Cranberries in Massachusetts
Seda, C. * May 1996 Identifying Sources of Fecal Coliform to the Orange Juice Creek Tributary, East Providence, RI
Sen, A. * May 1996 Characterization of Water Temperature in Mount Hope Bay in the Influence of Thermal Discharge from the Brayton Point Power Plant
Burkland, K. * May 1997 Oregon’s History of “Red Tides”: A Retrospective Analysis of Shellfish Toxicity Data
Carney, M. * May 1997 Surface temperatures in Narragansett Bay: Seasonal dynamics and anthropogenic effects
Fujikawa, W. * May 1997 A Reconstruction of the Presettlement Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
Nutting, C. * May 1997 Analysis of Ecosystem Restoration Potential: An Impounded Salt Marsh in Barrington, RI.
Otto, S. * May 1997 Effects of N enrichment and vegetation type on microbial processes in a freshwater tidal marsh
River, G. * May 1997 The Magnitude and Mechanisms of Coral Growth Inhibition by a Macroalga
Smith, M. * May 1997 An Analysis of Land Gastropos Population Declines in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
Youngkin, S. * May 1997 The Fas System is a Key Mechanism for Initiating Germ Cell Apoptosis after MAA-Induced Testicular Injury
Schipper, E.L.* December 97 Cows and Climate Change: Cattle CH4 Emissions Mitigation in the United States
Doyle, R. * May 1998 In-Situ Soil Lead Remediation: Investigating the Effectiveness of Soil Amendments in Reducing the Bioaccessibility of Lead, Pb, on Vacant Lots in South Providence
Hayes, T. * May 1998 Speak to the past and it shall teach thee: Effect of 250 Years of Agriculture on Soil Characteristics at Casey Farm
Meade, C. * May 1998 Pfisteria Hysteria: What is the role of the scientist in environmental policy-making?
Nielsen. C. * May 1998 Changes in Microbial Respiration and Nitrogen Cycling Following Soil Freezing
Nuengsigkapian, P. * May 1998 Have Our Forests Stopped Growing? Detecting Changes in Forest Productivity Through Analyzing 150 Years of Aboveground Biomass Accumulation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
Sanderman, J. * May 1998 The effects of elevated soil temperatures in root and microbial respiration in a mixed hardwood forest
Westover, K. * May 1998 Detecting a Record of Hurricane Strikes and Lead Pollution in Succotash Marsh, Rhode Island
Abrams, E.* May 1999 Conservation Biology of a Rare New England Plant: Cynoglossum boreale
Atlee, J. May 1999 The Effects of Whole Tree Harvest on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen after 15 years
Denenny, D. May 1999 Keeping Up, Catching Up, or Giving Up: Mapping Plant Species Distribution Changes in a Cape Cod Salt Marsh to Determine the Impact of Sea Level Rise and Coastal Storms
Hardt, B. May 1999 Site Quality Effects of Ailanthus altissima and Acer platanoides on an Urban-Rural Gradient
Matthews, C. May 1999 Reducing Building Energy Loads through Improved Fenestration Design
Schmitt, L. May 1999 Exploration of Possible Feedback Mechanisms for Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in a Forested Ecosystem in Response to Artificial Soil Warming
Sheffield, P.* May 1999 Technical Report on a Microbial Ecology Approach to Fecal Coliform Problems at Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, Providence, RI under jurisdiction of Narragansett Bay Commission
Simons, D. May 1999 Remote Sensing and Conservation Biology: Applications of Landsat Satellite Imagery to Nature Reserve Design
Stander, E. May 1999 Using epiphytes as bioindicators of acid rain in a sub-tropical rainforest of Taiwan
Rotkin-Ellman, M. Dec. 1999 The Effects of Vegetation on the Nitrate Removal Potential of Riparian Zones in Southern Rhode Island
Chuang, T. * May 2000 Ambient Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in Taipei, Taiwan and Hong Kong, China
Coleman, K. May 2000 An Assessment of the Possible Importance of Species Composition to Calcium Cycling in Young Northern Hardwood Forest Stands
Ding, Y. * May 2000 A Game Theory Analysis of Social Cost
Fredericks, R. * May 2000 The Land-Use History and Carbon Stocks of a Reforested Farm in Central New Hampshire
Riginos, C. * May 2000 Maternal Effects of Drought Stress and Inbreeding in Impatiens capensis
Reff, M. * May 2000 The Effect of Carbon Benefits on the Solar Home System Market: An Analysis of Solar-Based Electrification in Rural Honduras
Reid, C. * May 2000 Implications of Climate Change on Malaria in Karnataka, India
Sinaikin, J.* May 2000 The Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization on the Cation Exchange Capacity of Arctic Soils and Plant Nutrient Content
Smith, J. * May 2000 A Management Plan for Slater Island, Slater Park, Pawtucket
Kalikow, M. Nov. 2000 Voluntary Simplicity and Environmental and Social Change.
Balazs, C. May 2001 Deforestation and Human Land-Use Dynamics in the Brazilian Amazon: A Case Study Using Remote Sencing and GIS
Kane, A. May 2001 Conservation of a Rare Block Island Wildflower: Herbivory, Seed Predation, and Allee Effects in Northern Blazing Star (Liatris Scariosa var. novae angliae)
Leighty, W. May 2001 Modeling the Effects of Potential Management Regimes on Carbon Sequestration in the Tongrass National Forest, USA, Using Spatial Analysis
Adelia Barber May 2002 Conservation of a Rare California Wildflower: Case Study of the Santa Cruz Tarplant
Harlow, N. * May 2002 Arsenic Contamination of Soils in Providence, Rhode Island
Huennekens, K. * May 2002 The Effect of Emissions Uncertainty of Projected Climate Change
Knee, K. * May 2002 Using Age Structure to Create Projections of Vehicle Miles of Travel in Rhode Island
Plaut, J. * May 2002 Carbon accumulation and distribution in a boreal mixedwood logged chronosequence near Wabowden, Manitoba
Raudzens, A. * May 2002 Sensitivity to Acidification of Four Alpine Basins on Different Bedrock
Rome, M. * May 2002 Foraging ecology of Herring Gulls (Larus argentalus) and Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus), with a focus in New England rocky intertidal
Segarra, K. * May 2002 Source or Sink? Analysis of Narragansett Bay’s Carbon Cycle
Kanzaria, Hemal * May 2003 A Comprehensive Analysis of Highland Malaria in East Africa, with a Focus on Land Use
Mair, Christina * May 2003 It Takes a Village: Understanding Micro-spatial Factors and Biomarkers Associated with Malaria and Malarial anemia in Western Kenya
Vadeboncoeur, Matthew * May 2003 Using GIS to Prioritize Land for Management in the Conservation of a Rare Species: A Landscape-based Metapopulation Model for Northern Blazing Star on Block Island, RI
Wong, Lindsey May 2003 Climate Change in New England: The Implications for a Vector-borne Disease
Apte, Joshua May 2004 Residential Windows, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Potential of Emerging Window Technologies
Fisher, Katherine May 2004 Nitrogen Inputs to Rhode Island Rivers
Glenday, Julia May 2004 A Preliminary Assessment of Carbon Storage and the Potential for Forestry-Based Carbon Offset Projects in the Kakamega National Forest, Kenya
McGeoch, Lauren May 2004 Plant Ecology in a Human Context: Mondia whytei in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
O’Keefe, Brendan May 2004 Terrestrially-Based Predators in the Inter-Tidal Zone: The Impact of Gull Predation on Crabs throughout the Gulf of Maine
Pierpont, Laurel May 2004 An Examination of Possible Hydrodynamic Controls on Bacteria Concentrations in the Runnins River
Kakoyiannis, Marissa Dec. 2004 PCB’s and DDT’s in Sediment and Ribbed Mussels from the Runnins River, Hundred Acre Cove, and Barrington River, Rhode Island
Auyeung, Dolaporn May 2005 Pathway from Ornamentals to Invasive Plants: A Case Study of Impatiens capensis and Impatiens glandulifera
Candal, Monica May 2005 Identifying Sites for Successful Eelgrass Restoration in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Downing, Timothy May 2005 Modeling Shrub Encroachment in Shompole Group Ranch, Kenya
Just, Allan May 2005 People and Forest Patches: Residential exposure and Lyme disease in Southern New England
Kapitulnik, Michal May 2005 A Tree Grows in Kenya: The Status of Prunus africana in the Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
Wdowin, Aaron May 2005 Is the Quality of Water in the Big River Management Area Affected by Land Use? An ecological risk assessment of the Big River Management Area
Forsyth, Elizabeth May 2006 Patterns of Typhoon Damage in Two Subtropical Forests
Harris, Maria May 2006 Recent and Historic Land Covers of the Big River Management Area: Implications for Early Successional Habitat Management
Ross, Noam May 2006 Soil Organic Carbon at Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia: The Role of Grazing and Permafrost
Akullian, Adam May 2007 Spatial patterns of Schistosomiasis: A watershed approach to measuring S. Japonicum environmental risk and human and animal disease outcomes
Austin, Kemen May 2007 The Intersection of Land Use History and Exurban Development: Implications for carbon storage in the Northeast
Bardsley, Audra May 2007 Patterns of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Aliso Creek Watershed
Chu, Stephanie May 2007 An Environmental Health Risk Assessment: Fish consumption among southeast Asian fishermen in Rhode Island and risk from PCB exposure
Fuller, Christopher May 2007 The Legacy of Subsistence Agriculture on New England’s Successional Forest Soils: A 25-year direct measurement perspective
Genello, Laura May 2007 The Dirt on Organic: Soil fertility differences between organic and conventional farms in New England
McGowan, Craig May 2007 Nitrification Potential and Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium in a Nitrogen-Polluted Estuary
Molinar, Marissa May 2007 Don’t Take Me To The River: An analysis of heavy metal contamination from nonpoint source pollution in the Woonasquatucket River Watershed
Moen, Erica May 2008 Vehicle Emissions and Health Impact in Abuja, Nigeria
Barnes, Andrea May 2008 Sperm mRNA as a Biomarker of Testicular Toxicity
Hagamen, Lindsay * December 2008 The Impact of Land Use Practices on Nutrients in Freshwater Streams, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Chuman, Alex May 2009 A Sensitivity Analysis of Bristol Harbor: Circulation and Sediment Patterns
Lehman, Joshua May 2009 Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Affordable Housing: How can precedents of high performance affordable housing inform energy efficient building practices in this sector?
Lin, Qinghui May 2009 The Short-term Effects of Camu Camu Cultivation on Crop Earnings and Environmental Conservation in Amazonian Villages in Peru
Lipson, Deborah May 2009 As Seattle Expands: Carbon Stock Changes in Soil and Biomass from House Lot Development
McAlpine, Lindsay May 2009 How effective are large-scale invasive species removal programs? A case study from the Berkshire/Taconic Plateau in Western Massachusetts
Ng, Gi On Gideon May 2009 Climate Changes in the Mediterranean During the Development of Northern Hemispheric Glaciation
Tan, Shuying May 2009 Epigenetic Inactivation of SFRP1 and SFRP2 Genes as Biomarkers of Invasive Bladder Cancer
Tang, Christina May 2009 Water Quality Study and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rainwater Harvesting in Kuttanad, India
Masters' Theses:
Preston, A. June 1980 National Pollution Standards and the Options of Local Response. A Case Standard: Providence, Rhode Island and the National Pretreatment Standards for the Electroplating Industry
Forkey, B. May 1984 Risk Analysis of Toxic Substances in Groundwater Supplies
Paolucci, J. * May 1987 Integration of Toxic Waste Management in Rhode Island
James, C. * May 1988 Biomedical waste Generation and Incineration from Hospitals in Rhode Island
Marks. E. * May 1989 A Case Study in Environmental Policy: Administration of the Rhode Island Freshwater Wetlands Act
Shea, P. * May 1989 Ground Water & Surface Water Appraisal and Protection. Block Island, Rhode Island
Echavarria, M. * May 1990 The Convergence of Environment and Development and its Limitations: the Case of Colombia and the Hydroelectric Project Arrieros del Micay
House, L. * May 1990 The Geological Information System (GIS) and Its Implication for Use at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Barrett, D. May 1991 User Fees for Solid Waste Management in Rhode Island
Newby, P. * May 1991 Predicting Septic System Failures
Mastrobuono,E. * May 1993 The 33/50 Program: Industry's Response to Voluntary Environmental Regulation
McCabe, J. * May 1993 Making it Mandatory: Commercial Solid Waste Recycling in Rhode Island
Bradley, J. * May 1994 Protecting Children from Environmental Tobacco Smoke In the Home
Fenton, J. May 1994 The Environmental Condition of Providence, Rhode Island: An Index For Decison Making
Fiedler, J. * May 1994 Unreasonable Risk in the Political System: Implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
Lawrence, V. * May 1994 Lyme Disease and Deer: A Public Perception Study on Block Island
McMahon, V. * May 1994 A Framework for Assessing the Effectiveness of Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations
Craig, K. * May 1996 Regulatory “Takings” and the Private Property Rights Movement: Judicial and Legislative Issues
Keith, G May 1996 The Environmental Implications of Retail Competition in the New England Electric Industry
Kshirsagar, R. * May 1996 Toxics Use Reduction Planning: The Fate of Pollution Prevention in Massachusetts’ Metal Finishing Industry
Buttner, L. * May 1996 Renewable Energy for NGOs in Protected Areas Management: A Preliminary Evaluation of USAID/Mexico—DOE support for the Mexico Ecodevelopment Program of the World Wildlife Fund
Blackman, A. * May 1997 Options for Reducing PCE Emissions from Massachusetts Dry Cleaners: A Case Study in Regulating Small Stationary Sources of Air Toxics
Brandt, H. * May 1997 Creating Choice Through Information: Educating Consumers to Consider Environmental Impact When They Purchase Electricity in a Deregulated Market
Ganek, V. May 1997 Business and the Environment: Is Good Environmental Performance Good Business?
O’Connell, J. * May 1997 Assessment of the Viability of Wetland Mitigation Banking in Rhode Island
Babbie, J. * May 1998 An Examination of Rhode Island’s Commercial Solid Waste Management Regulations and Programs.
Cammarata, K. * May 1998 Are there Socio-cultural Barriers to the Development of the Mariculture Industry in Rhode Island? An Ethnographic Inquiry
Harwood, C. * May 1998 Can Rhode Island Effectively Respond to a Major Hazardous Materials Incident? Deficiencies and Recommendations
Huff, X. * May 1998 The Success and Failure of a Consensus-Building Process: An Evaluation of a Rhode Island Wetlands Policy Dialogue
Maynard, M. * May 1998 Reducing Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) violations by small community systems in Massachusetts
Sen, A. * May 1998 A Satellite-Based Assessment of a Power Plant’s Thermal Impact on an Estuary
Chaudhry, S. May 1999 The Quest for Equity and Efficiency in the Use of Plant Genetic Resources
Colas, V. May 1999 The Transfer of Development Rights: Preserving Rural Land and Promoting Urban Renewal Strategies for Implementation in Rhode Island
Grant, R. May 1999 Improving Public and Private Sector Coastal Zone Risk Assessment and Hazard Mitigation: A Case Study of the Coastal Hazard and Risk Assessment Map.
Nield, J* May 1999 What are the ship-related environmental risks of increased commercial shipping traffic in Narragansett Bay due to proposed port expansion at Providence and Quonset/Davisville?
Olver, M May 1999 Public Funding of Photovoltaic Installations in Rhode Island: A Good Use of Public Money?
Sell, M. May 1999 Climate Change Mitigation Projects in the Forestry Sector: The Significance of Co-Benefits Beyond Carbon Sequestration
Smith, H. May 1999 The Great Green Toolbox: Building a Web-based Environmental Social Research Tool
Cooper, C. May 2000 Recognizing the American Dream: Discerning the Effects of Suburban sprawl in Rhode Island
Hogan, J. * May 2000 The Environmental Consequences of Traffic Congestion in Providence, RI
Baptista, A. * May 2000 Strategies for the Equitable Redevelopment of City-Owned Vacant Land in Providence, Rhode Island
Tzankova, Z. * May 2000 Does the State of Rhode Island Have a Role in Preventing Future Ballast-Mediated Marine Bioinvasions in Narragansett Bay?
Pleasant, A. * May 2000 Science as Source: Media Coverage of the Scientific Understandings of Environmental Issues
Pal, I. * May 2000 Enforcement of Coastal and Fishery Laws in the Philippines: Interplay of Public Perception, Culture, and Media
Katz, L. * May 2000 Designing a Protocol for Monitoring The Great Salt Pond and its Watershed, Block Island, Rhode Island
Popov, I. * May 2000 A Foundation for Climate Accountability: Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Russia. The Natural Gas Sector Example
Beavers, D. May 2001 Prospects for a Rhode Island Environmental Leadership Program
Bolioli, T. May 2001 The Population Dynamics Behind Sprawl
Goldsmith, E. May 2001 Beyond Municipal Boundaries: Designing a Regional Land Conservation Strategy in Washington County, Rhode Island
Kawanishi, T. May 2001 Monitoring and Sanctions as Incentives for Cooperation in Contributing to a Public Good: An Experimental Study
Kriess, A. May 2001 (Dis)Placing Palestine: The Matrix of Power and Participation in Planning
MacRoy, M. May 2001 In Search of Safe Housing: Blood Lead Levels of Past Occupants as an Indicator of Present Lead Safety
Pasoyan, A. May 2001 Climate Policy in Transition Economies: Armenia
Alarie, M. May 2002 The Costs Associated with Problem Housing in Elmwood
Aretz, A. May 2002 Air Quality and Comparative Exposure: A Parcel-Level Cumulative Risk Analysis (with R. Moeller)
Caton, P. May 2002 Developing an Effluent Trading Program to Address Nutrient Pollution in the Providence and Seekonk Rivers
Demarest, C. May 2002 Tradable Fishing Effort in the New England Groundfish Fishery
Dyer, J. May 2002 Rhode Island’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projection, Year 2020
Margolis, J. May 2002 Prioritizing Land for Habitat Protection: Using GIS for Efficient Habitat Conservation in Southampton, N.Y.
Macdonald, C. May 2002 Underground Storage Tanks in Rhode Island: A Predictive Risk Model
Moeller, R. May 2002 Air Quality and Comparative Exposure: A Parcel-Level Cumulative Risk Analysis (with A. Aretz)
Nguyen, L. May 2002 The Value of Japanese Knotweed in Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils Along the Woonasquatucket River
Rowland, D. May 2002 Developing a Forest Carbon Information Web Site for New Hampshire
Sakurai, S. May 2002 Importance of Learning Feedback Mechanisms in Environmental Studies
Terebus, M. August 2002 Preparing for the Storm or Relying on the Calm? The Rhode Island Water Supply System Management Plan
Ying, W. May 2002 The Scientific and Media Discourse of Biological Invasion
Ahmed, L. May 2003 Women’s Roles in Addressing Indoor Air Pollution Issues in Bangladesh: Knowledge and Attitude
Balasz, Andrea May 2003 Water Conservation Through Best Management Practices: A Case Study of Turf Farming and Residential Landscaping in the Pawcatuck Watershed
Elmendorf, Byron May 2003 Combined Heat and Power in Rhode Island: An Analysis of the Benefits of and Barriers to Combined Heat and Power in Rhode Island
Hagos, Kifle W. May 2003 What is the Future of Land and Sea-based Shrimp Farming in Eritrea?
Mooney, Christopher May 2003 De-leading Rhode Island: Assessing the Health Benefits of Lead Hazard Remediation in the State
Kwok, Rachel Dec. 2003 Transportation Management Associations, Partnering for Solutions: The Case for Providence
Adams, Alexandra May 2004 How Can Richmond, RI Grow Smarter? Is Transfer of Development Rights the Answer?
Curmally, Atiyah May 2004 Exploring Economic Incentives for Effective Solid Waste Management in Rhode Island
Dema, Michael May 2004 What are the socioeconomic consequences of environmental change in Greenwich Bay?
Esposito, Kathleen May 2004 Connecting the Drops: Exploring the Role of Wastewater Reuse in the Future of Water Resources Management in Rhode Island
Esposito, Valerie May 2004 Marine Protected Areas in the Narragansett Bay: Perceptions of Scientists, Legislators and User Groups
Henman, Jennifer May 2004 Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development: Compatible Goals? The use of rapid assessment to determine the feasibility of a forestry carbon credit project in the Peruvian Amazon
Mansell, Catherine May 2004 Effect of a Water Contamination Event on the Attitudes and Feelings of Adolescents
Sinnamon, Maria May 2004 Protecting Greenwich Bay from Cesspools and Septic Systems: Risk Management Strategies
Ussar, Kostyantyn May 2004 Should Auto Body Repair and Paint Shops in the State of Rhode Island be Regulated under Industrial Pretreatment Program?
Arzamassova, Ekaterina
May 2005 Defining and Measuring the Transparency of Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Analysis of Twenty-Two US EPA Voluntary Partnerships
Bianco, Nicholas M. May 2005 Childhood Lead Poisoning in Rhode Island: Assessing costs and new strategic implementation programs for lead mitigation
Bray, Erin N. May 2005 Is it necessary to augment existing water supply to meet increasing demands of suburban sprawl? A Case Study of Coventry and West Greenwich, Rhode Island
Colesworthy, Caroline
May 2005 Food Chain or Shackles: Exploring vegetarianism with women of childbearing age to reduce toxic exposure and improve public health
Lerner, Jessica M. May 2005 Stand in the Place Where You Live: Sense of Place, Values and Perceptions about Land Use in Tiverton, Rhode Island
Sobel, Allison May 2005 Running Water: Balancing Water Supply and /flow in the Hunt River
Thurber, Brian May 2005 Perceptions of Climate Change Shareholder Advocates: Their role, their context, and the mechanism of advocacy
Peterson, C. May 2006 Humans, Carnivores, and Nature: A Study of Public Perceptions of Large Carnivores and Nature in the United States and Canada
Freitas, Benjamin May 2006 Apex Predator Protection: Assessing Shark Landings and Conservation Measures in Rhode Island
Elson, Stephanie May 2006 Exurban Sprawl in the Northern Forest: The Role of Local Planning in Conserving Ecosystem Goods and Services
Gamage, Eric May 2006 Is Carbon Trading a Desirable Option for Brown?
Hackel, Angela May 2006 Citizen Perspectives on Environmental Health Hazards in “Cancer Alley”
Lerner, Amy May 2006 Transboundary Conservation Planning for Ecological and Human Values: A Case-Study of the Moosup River Watershed
Maksudov, Farhod May 2006 Land Use Pattern in Uzbekistan: Residential Expansion and Environmental Degradation
Smith, Angela May 2006 Faith-based Environmental Groups in the United States and Their Strategies for Change
Space, William May 2006 Looking for a Climate Signal in the US Nuclear Power Debate
Macleod, Merrielle May 2007 Potential Offshore Aquaculture Siting off Massachusetts: A geographic information systems (GIS) analysis using the examples of cod (Gadhus morhua) and mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Rodriguez, Caroline May 2007 Quenching the Thirst of Central Rhode Island: Do current Rhode Island water policies properly balance protection of riparian and aquatic life and consumptive water demands?
Ryckman, Lindsey May 2007 Effects of education on risk perception: a study of Hurricane Katrina cleanup workers
Zisa, Sarah May 2007 Wal-Mart and Sustainability: Closing the Eco-Efficiency Gap
Austin, Kemen May 2008 The Capacity of Small Island Communities to Harness Emerging Carbon Markets for Conservation: A Case Study of Kaledupa Island in the Wakatobi National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Hunter, Jessica May 2008 Modeling the Effect of Greenways on Water Quality in Urbanizing Watersheds: Case Studies from the Woonasquatucket River Watershed, Rhode Island, and the Barigüi River Watershed, Curitiba, Brazil
Kazaks, Hazen May 2008 Conservation Management Strategies for Ethanol Crop Production: A Brazil-United States Comparison
Kern, William May 2008 Soil Toxicity and Environmental Justice in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Manning, Nathanial May 2008 Potentials and Barriers for Household Demand-side Energy Efficiency Projects in Low-Income Areas Under the Clean Development Mechanism, and the Way Forward Through Programmatic CDM
Mulcahy, Laura May 2008 The Effectiveness of Stormwater Utilities in Mitigating Stormwater Runoff in the United States
Quigley, Paran May 2008 Print Media Coverage of Climate Change
Rogers, Rachel May 2008 Responses to Phthalate Exposure: Biological and Social Perspectives
Vovk, Ganna May 2008 Joint Implementation in Transition Economies: Expectations and Practice
Riechel, Celia May 2009 Land Use Change and Ownership Transition on Non-Industrial Private Forestland
Yandik, Will May 2009 Impacts of past land use and residential development on birds in an exurban temperate forest
Aslanyan, Naira May 2009 Investment and Financial Flows to Address Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: Practices, Barriers, Solutions. Armenia Case Study
Buckman, Nora May 2009 The Grass Isn’t Greener: Exploring the Motivations for and Barriers to Home Gardening in Rhode Island
Clark, Michael May 2009 Reducing Drinking Water Demand in the Hunt-Annaquatucket-Pettaquamscutt Basin
Couet, Marie-Laure May 2009 Strengthening Providence with Community Gardens
Greenfield, Nick May 2009 Environment and Conflict: The Case of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Posner, Andrew May 2009 Green Microfinance: Advancing Social Equality and Sustainability in the United States
Mattison, Laura May 2009 Participatory Equality in the Governing of Marine Resources: A Gender Focused Study on Fisheries Management in Kerela, India and Southern New England, USA
Doctoral Theses:
Wilhelm, S. * June 1981 Selecting Priorities from Large Sets of Alternatives: The Case of Toxic Substances Regulation
Roque, J. Feb 1989 Scientific Methods and Policy Choices in Risk Analysis: The Regulation of Air Toxics in Rhode Island
Orenstein, Daniel May 2006 The Drivers and Ecological Implications of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Israel
Wong, W. Y. May 2007 Invasive species: Rethinking Science and Economics
Independent Reports:
Bernstein, J. May 1981 Asbestos to Zeolites: An Approach to Standard Setting Policies
Hendrickson, A. May 1983 Windpower and the Feasibility of its Use on the Sciences Library at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Cooper, S. May 1992 The DDT Episode as Evidence of Multidigm Shift in America: A Convergence of Environmental Writing, Interdisciplinary Science, and Public Policy
Hugot, JF. May 1994 The Moshassuck River Corridor: Opportunities for the Revitalization of a Hidden River
Burton, H. June 1997 Negotiating Urban Land Use In South Providence, Rhode Island: Politics, Non-Profits, and Neighborhoods
Perrette, J. * May 1998 The Potential for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Rhode Island: Evaluating the Durability of the CSA Model for Agricultural Decision-Making in the 21st Century
Dave, A. * May 1998 The Applications of Thermal Remote Sensing to Effluent Monitoring: The Mount Hope Bay Case Study
Nadler, S. May 1999 Quonset Point and the Morning Commute: Are There Opportunities for Mass Transit to Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial and Commerce Park?
Parker, J. Dec. 1999 The Trouble with Nature Films; or, Moving Towards Hyperreal Nature
Siegel, R. May 2004 The Greening of Guns? The U.S. Military and the
Environment in Panama