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1996-1997 Thesis Abstracts

Senior Theses

Kimberly R. Burkland

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

Jeremy Burns

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

Megan Carney

Surface temperatures in Narragansett Bay: Seasonal dynamics and anthropogenic effects

Carolyn Daher

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

Anne Fentress

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

Cynthia Fleming

Land Conservation In Rhode Island: Trends And Alternative Approaches

Wendy Fujikawa

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

Todd Hettenbach

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

Kevin C. Klein

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

Jesse Levine

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

Marissa Maier

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

Lauri Mignone

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

Morris Z. Muth

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

Carey Nutting

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

Clare Olsen

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

Tracy Ostrowski

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

Sibylle Otto

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

Clara Pang

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

Gerin River

Coral-Algal Competition

Nick Rosenberg

Urban Environmental Indicators

Rowlett Neel Scott

Water Quality and Water Acess Indicators and Benchmarks in Providence

Molly Smith

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

Megan Waples

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

Sarasvati Wheeler-Smith

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

Sarah Christine Younkin

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

Masters Theses

Anne Berlin Blackman

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

Hugh Jeffrey Brandt

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

Victoria Lyn Ganek

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

John Burke O'Connell

Assessment of the Viability of Wetland Mitigation Banking in Rhode Island