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A model for assessing the risk of human trafficking on a local level
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
factors. Businesses, indicated by the literature, were weighted based on the presence of characteristics that increase the likelihood of trafficking in persons. The mean risk was calculated by census tract to reveal the multiplicity of risk levels in both...
Permanent visitors: the impact of permanent migration to traditional tourist areas in the Lake Regions of rural Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
the Census and real estate listings, this study will investigate the changing spatial patterns of socio-economic status and housing values in the increasing permanent populations of two similar tourism regions, the Lake of the Ozarks and Branson, Missouri...
Four decades of change in an old-growth beech-maple forest in Indiana
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Hoot Woods is a 6.6 ha old-growth beech-maple forest. Fully censused every decade since 1965, the forest is one of the most intensively monitored permanent plot stands in the eastern deciduous forest. Although it is set in a highly fragmented...
The illicit methamphetamine landscape of Franklin County, Missouri: application and analysis of a GIS-based risk assessment model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Illicit methamphetamine, a synthetic, highly addictive drug, has gained national attention because of its destructive properties. Between 2002 and 2004 close to 400 clandestine methamphetamine labs were seized in Franklin County, Missouri...
Reimagining alpacas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Newly "discovered" to industrialized societies, alpacas have gained popularity as both livestock and pet in the United States over the last quarter century. This American micro-culture is a nexus of many traditional and ...
From box suppers and card games to vineyards and viewscapes : community discourse in the exurban American west
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Generalizing to the process of creating meaning amid exurbanization, this study considers how residents of Fremont County, Colorado have constructed community meaning as amenity-driven migration has given rise to local ...
Covering the bases : variations in the arguments to justify publicly-funded baseball stadiums
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Over the past few decades, most major U.S. cities have invested in major league sports facilities, often with the logic that they will generate significant economic development. Skepticism is growing however, as research ...
Iron, wine, and a woman named Lucy : landscapes of memory in St. James, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The rural community of St. James, Missouri has experienced moderate growth in recent times. The town's location offers both opportunities for and obstacles to economic and human development, and its history provides a unique source for a modern...