Browsing Department of Geography (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Palmer, Mark H., 1967-"
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Decolonizing conservation? : co-management of natural resources in Bushbuckridge Nature Reserve (BBR NR), South Africa
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)This case study seeks to assess the efficacy of co-management regimes in land reform initiatives through a qualitative, exploratory analysis of local perceptions of the co-management of natural resources in the newly ... -
Mediating indigenous geographies: a discourse analysis of Chickasaw media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)A growing area of research within geography is the use of media as a source for cultural interpretation. Since all media is produced within a culture, it is socially constructed within places, describes places, and diffuses ... -
Missiles in the White City : how governments creatively destroyed Chicago's Jackson Park three times in 80 years
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Jackson Park, located on Chicago's South Side, has been a touchstone for the city's residents since the 1890s. The park has a rich history: The site of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, an island of green in the city ... -
Opening the black box of outer space : the case of Jason-3
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)If you look at a rendering of planet Earth from a bird's eye view, you will see satellites orbiting the planet like electrons, each one a testament to humanity's expansion beyond Earth's atmosphere. It begs the question: ... -
Packaging a cultural landscape : a case study of the Papahanaumokuakea world heritage nomination
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This thesis research explores the representation, inclusion, and exclusion of Native Hawaiians in the nomination of the Papahanaumokuakea World Heritage Cultural Landscape in Hawai'i, the only cultural landscape and mixed ... -
University student indigenous intercultural sensitivity and short-term study abroad
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)There is an extreme underrepresentation of indigenous peoples within American study abroad programs, and student participants rarely gain an authentic experience, awareness, and intercultural sensitivity towards such groups. ...