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Geography Theses

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

The Influence of Ecoregions and Land Use/Land Cover on Fish Assemblages in Southern Minnesota, Masaki Hara

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Mapping Log Pd/Cu Ratios in Vulcan and Investigation into the Origin of the Magenta Zone in the NorthMet Deposit: Hoyt Lakes Minnesota, USA, Paige M. C. M. Bauer

Decolonizing the Map: Indigenous Maps and GIS, Henry Osborne Beimers

Geographic Trends of Terrorist Attacks and Active Shooter Scenarios Perpetrated Inside U.S. Military Installations and Facilities, 1970-2019, Aaron James Ebbenga

An Exploratory Study of Future Plans and Preferences for Long-term Services and Support for Older Kenyan Immigrants, Lenah Chepngetich Langat

Reconstructing Regional Paleoenvironments and Geomorphic History of High Plains Playa-Lunette Systems, Alyssa E. Sims

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Socioeconomic and Other Dynamics in the Geographical Distribution of Success in the English F.A. Cup, Edward Genereux

Examining Patterns and Drivers of Spatial and Temporal Variability in Playa Hydroperiod in the High Plains Region of Western Kansas, Luis Lepe

Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Monitoring Procedures in a Small, Eutrophic Lake, South-Central Minnesota, Owen Lott

Spatial Patterns of Crime in District 05, Quito-Ecuador, 2016-2020, Pablo Esteban Ochoa Veloz

Aeolian Sand Stringers in the Upper Midwest, USA: Morphology, Stratigraphy, and Paleoenvironmental Significance, Kenzie L. Shandonay

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Geomorphology and Chronology of Sand Stringer Deposition Beyond the Ice Margin: Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, USA, Richard J. Mataitis

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Long-Term Urban Forest Cover Change Detection with Object Based Image Analysis and Random Point Based Assessment, Raoul Blackman

Mass Wasting Investigation and Assessment in the Midwest: Case Study of the Minnesota River Valley, New Ulm to St. Peter, Minnesota, USA, Melissa Kohout

Cliff-Top Dunes in the Lower Chippewa River Valley of West-Central Wisconsin, Jason Millett

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Efficacy of Best Management Practices on Peak Discharge and Contaminant Loads in Agricultural Drainage Systems, Blue Earth River Watershed, South-Central Minnesota, USA, Zach Hilgendorf

Agricultural Intensification in the Midwest: Impacts on Regional Surface Humidity, Andrew Hill

Assessing Historical Planform Channel Change in an Altered Watershed with Quantification of Error and Uncertainty Present in a GIS/Aerial Photography-based Analysis; Case Study: Minnesota River, Minnesota, USA., Devon Libby

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Remote Sensing of World War II Era Unexploded Bombs Using Object-Based Image Analysis and Multi-Temporal Datasets: A Case Study of the Fort Myers Bombing and Gunnery Range, Bryan Byholm

Agricultural Land Use, Watershed Characteristics, and Hydrological Forces Contributing to the Impairment of a Shallow Lake in the Western Corn Belt Ecoregion, Lynn Schultz

Evaluating the Potential of a Geospatial/Geostatistical Methodology for Locating Rain-Derived Infiltration and Inflow into Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA, Vinson Aaron Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Land Cover Mapping and Change Analysis at the Tensleep Preserve in Wyoming, Tyler Richard Grupa

Early Detection of Mountain Pine Beetle Damage in Ponderosa Pine Forests of the Black Hills Using Hyperspectral and WorldView-2 Data, Kyle Edward Mullen

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

A Migration Analysis of Demographic Transitions in the Upper-Midwest from 2006-2010, Andrew Brick

GIS Analysis of Brownfield Sites in the City of Minneapolis, Shreya Vaidya

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

A Dynamic, Distributed Hydrologic Model for the Blue Earth River Watershed, Minnesota With Implications Regarding Land Use and Water Quality, Michael L. Merlini

Geographic Analysis of West Nile Virus in the Upper Minnesota River Valley: A GIS and Multi-temporal Remote Sensing Approach, Matthew Moore

Landscape and Impervious Surface Mapping in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area using Feature Recognition and Decision Tree techniques, Philipp Nagel

Attempting to Close the Digital Frontier: A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Study of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Renee Lorene Pieschke

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Change in Location and Amount of Affordable Housing in Dakota County, Minnesota from 2006 to 2010, Joel Nyhus

Urban Growth Patterns and Effectiveness of the Metropolitan Urban Service Areas in Woodbury, Minnesota, Danielle Thomas

The Educational Training of Storm Chasers and Storm Spotters in Relation to Geographical Dispersion Across the United States, Paul R. Zunkel

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Trap Efficiency of a Silted Prairie Reservoir: Rapidan Reservoir, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Katherine Brosch Rassmussen

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Determining Exurbia: Is It Really Its Own Entity or Merely An Extension of Americas Growing Suburbia, Thomas A. Green

Social Disorganization and Sex Offenders in Minneapolis, MN: A Socio-Spatial Analysis, Joseph Koncur

Minnesota River Basin Flood Mapping and Impact Assessment, Willy J. Mekeel