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Visualizing geographies of perceived safety : an exploration of Muslim women's experiences in public space
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Research on fear of crime and on intersectionality have both been growing within geography in recent decades. To explore the geography of fear as it pertains to the intersecting social identities of gender and religion, ...
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 ...
Measuring community resilience to disaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Although geographic studies of disaster vulnerability and resilience have been central to the formulation of federal emergency management policy, recent community resilience research has diverged significantly from the ...
Social and environmental impacts of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) logging on Peruvian indigenous communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Big-leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) is the neo-tropic's most valuable hardwood but it continues to experience rapid and in many cases irreversible depletion throughout its range. In Latin America, unsustainable ...