Browsing Department of Geography (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Spring"
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Access to food in Columbia, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Access to basic food resources is an issue of global significance. This is especially true in urban environments where dependence on stores for food is high. Given this, do inequities in access to basic food resources exist ... -
It will rain if god wills it : local perceptions of climate change in the Futa Tooro of northern Senegal
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Populations in the Sahel are among the most vulnerable to climate change and variability (CCV). The increased temperatures and rainfall variability ... -
Monitoring coral bleaching by satellite thermal products : a case study in the southern South China Sea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Thermal stress is marked as an essential cause of coral bleaching. Corals begin losing the symbiotic algae and their color when sea temperature exceeds ... -
Surface waters most likely impacted by hormones from land-applied CAFO wastes in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The land application of livestock wastes is a significant potential contributor of environmental hormone contamination. Hormones from land-applied wastes have been detected in field runoff and in downstream surface waters. ... -
The voice behind the microphone : media systems and United Nations peacekeeping in Hait and Cote d'Ivoire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Since 1948, and the authorization of the deployment of military observers to the Middle East by the Security Council, peacekeeping has played a significant role in the United Nationsmission. The relationship between the ... -
Young Jordanian university students' perceptions of the U.S. geopolitical presence in the Middle East
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)On June 4th, 2009 President Barack Obama spoke in Cairo, Egypt on the tension that exists between the United States and the Muslim world. His speech was entitled the "New Beginning," and was meant to repair what he presented ...