Browsing Environment, Resources and Sustainability by Subject "Geography"
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Exploring the use of MODIS forest transmissivity for correcting passive microwave observation of snow-covered terrain/landscape
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-30)Snow is one of the most important parts in Earth’s hydrologic cycle especially at high latitude. Observation of snow accumulation by passive microwave measurements is an effective way for estimating snow mass at the regional ... -
Exurban land cover and land market evolution: Analysis, review and computational experimentation of spatial and agent heterogeneity from the bottom up
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)This dissertation investigates selected empirical and theoretical aspects of land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) in exurban areas. Two challenges – observation and monitoring of LUCC, and spatially explicit modeling, are ... -
Land Tenure, Ecotourism, and Sustainable Livelihoods: 'Living on the Edge' of the Greater Maasai Mara, Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2012-03-19)Since its introduction into mainstream society two decades ago, ecotourism has become an international phenomenon. Claimed by its proponents to endorse ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable travel to natural ... -
Spatial Patterns of Tree Invasion in an Old Field: Implications for Restoration
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-08)In north-eastern North America, abandoned agricultural fields typically revert to forest after many decades of spontaneous succession. This process can be influenced in part by nearby available propagule sources and their ...