Theses and Dissertations (1992-1997)

    Economic Geography and Regional Science

    Master's Theses

  • THE DIMENSION OF SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION IN A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL OF INDONESIA. (Nuzul Achjar, 1992)

  • THE PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INCENTIVES IN THE LOCATION DECISION OF SWISS HIGH TECH. FIRMS. (Forrest Hare, 1992).

  • AN APPLICATION OF THE ECONOMIC BASE MODEL: THE LOCATION QUOTIENT METHOD AND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS METHOD USING COUNTY BUSINESS. (Ned Lenihan, 1993)

  • THE INTEGRATION OF THE FABRICATED METALS LINKAGE ANALYSIS OF THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN REGION. (Karin Carter, 1993)

  • POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE ZEBRA MUSSEL (DREISSENA POLYMORPHA) IN THE ILLINOIS RIVER. (Safia Aggarwal, 1995).

  • THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF PRIVATIZING THE CONSOLIDATED ILLINOIS WATERWAY SYSTEM. (Andrew S. Hyman, 1996)

  • MODELS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN PRIVATE AND FEDERAL FORAGE MARKETS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. (Eric Fellinger, 1996).

  • THE MAQUILA INDUSTRY: IMPACTS ON THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF NORTHERN MEXICO. (Becky Zerlentes, 1997)

Ph.D. Dissertations:

  • ECONOMIC PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPERCUSSIONS: SYNTHESIZING ECONOMICS, ECOLOGY, AND THERMODYNAMICS. (Matthias Ruth, 1992)

  • REGIONAL GROWTH THEORIES AND THE MEASUREMENT OF REGIONAL STRUCTURAL CHANGE. (Federico Cuello, 1994)

  • EDUCATION AND LABOR SUPPLY: AN EXTENDED DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL OF THE CHICAGO REGION. (Harrison Campbell, Jr., 1994)

  • THE FAILURE OF MOBILITY AS AN EFFECTIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM IN THE URBAN LABOR MARKET: THE CASE OF CHICAGO. (Edward Boyle, 1997)

Environmental Studies in Physical Geography

Master's Theses:

  • ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG-RANGE MIGRATION OF WEAKLY-FLYING INSECTS. (F. Julia Dian, 1992)

  • ANALYSIS OF COARSE FRACTION WITHIN STONY EARTH CIRCLES, FRONT RANGE, COLORADO, USA. (Patricia Ernest, 1992)

  • A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR SHALLOW GROUNDWATER LEVES IN GRACIAL TILL IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. (Paul Jahn, 1992).

  • ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF USING SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS OF LONG WAVELENGTH RADIATION FOR MAPPING VEGETATION IN AN ALPINE ENVIRONMENT. (Leonard Gore, 1992)

  • FLOOD RECONSTRUCTION IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS USING TREE RINGS. (Susan Loomans, 1993)

  • HYDROLOGIC AND MORPHOLOGIC INFLUENCES ON CONFLUENCE FLOW STRUCTURE. (Stephen Kenworthy, 1994)

  • FACTORS INFLUENCING ALPINE EOLIAN DISTRIBUTION NIWOT RIDGE, COLORADO FRONT RANGE. (Kelly Dilks, 1994)

  • THE FORMATION OF GASTROLITH DERIVED STONE-LINES IN DEEP LOESS UPLAND SOILS: MID-CONTINENTAL USA. (Troy Cox, 1994)

  • HYDROLOGIC CONTROL OF SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SURFICIAL BED-MATERIAL AT A STREAM CONFLUENCE. (Daniel Mayer, 1995).

  • DEVELOPMENT OF A REMOTE SENSING MODEL TO PREDICT THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SEMI-ARID HILLSLOPES TO EROSION. (Marcus Tooze, 1995)

  • MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSES OF RIDGES & SUBSURFACE COARSE, WATER-LAID DEPOSITS AND PORTION OF THE RIDGED DRIFT OF THE KASKASKIA VALLEY, SOUTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS. (Barbara Stiff, 1996)

  • THE EFFECT OF VARIATIONS IN PRECIPITATION ON THE NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX. (Jill Blanchar, 1997)

  • SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SOLUTES IN SURFICIAL WATERS, KÄRKEVAGGE, SWEDISH LAPLAND. (Rebecca Harder, 1997)

Ph.D. Dissertations:

  • A FIELD EVALUATION OF THE FORMATIVE CONDITIONS, WAVELENGTHS, AND HEIGHTS OF ALTERNATE BARS IN ALLUVIAL CHANNELS. (Mark Welford, 1993)

  • A REASSESSMENT OF THE GENESIS OF THE SANGAMON STONE LINE AND TEXTURE CONTRAST PROFILE IN MCDONOUGH COUNTY, WESTERN ILLINOIS. (Cnythia Balek, 1995)

  • ANTICIPATION OF MIDWESTERN HYDROLOGIC DROUGHTS USING SURFACE CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS. (James Angel, 1996)

The Geography of Urban and Rural Development

Master's Theses:

  • CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON MAIN STREET: A CASE STUDY. (Thomas Paradis, 1994)

  • "PLACE" BOTTLED AND SOLD: A CASE STUDY OF ANHEUSEROBUSCH ADVERTISEMENTS, 1880-1916. (Daniel Haag, 1995)

  • POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF LAND CONFLICTS IN THE MIDDLE SENEGAL RIVER VALLEY OF MAURITANIA. (Elizabeth Latimer, 1995)

  • WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF A NGO'S AND WOMEN'S INTERESTS IN THE NGONDU COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECT, NJORO, KENYA. (Jamie McGowan, 1995)

  • NEIGHBORHOOD RESPONSE TO CRIME AND DISORDER: THE EFFECTS OF HOUSING TENURE. (John Sharp, 1996)

  • A SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF HIV/AIDS IN KENYA: 1986-1993. (Veronica Ouma, 1996)

  • THE BEATEN PATH: THE DAILY LIVES OF BATTERED HOMELESS WOMEN. (Jennifer Iverson, 1996)

  • PEASANT PERCEPTIONS OF LAND DEGRADATION AND CONSERVATION IN MOZAMBIQUE: THE CASE OF NAMIALO, NAMPULA PROVINCE. (César Tique, 1997)

  • HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CAMPUS LANDSCAPING: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, 1867-1997. (Douglas Chien, 1997)

  • DEFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN MALAWI: A TRANSITION FROM "TOP-DOWN" TO "BOTTOM-UP" FORESTRY. (Deobrah Feder, 1997)

  • ABANDONED HOUSING AS A SYMBOLIC ELEMENT IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE: THE AUSTIN EXPERIENCE. (James Ketchum, 1997)

  • THE STRUCTURE OF U.S. MIGRATION PATTERNS, 1985-1990. (Derek Peterson, 1997)

  • HISPANIC U.S. INNERSTATE MIGRATION BETWEEN 1985 AND 1990: MACRO PATTERNS AND MICRO BEHAVIOR. (Matthew Foulkes, 1997)

  • THE MCKINNEY ACT IN URBANA-CHAMPAIGN: A CRITICAL INVESTIGATION. (Gillian Jesty, 1997)

Ph.D. Dissertations:

  • THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE SOCIAL REGISTER. (Stephen Higley, 1992)

  • AGING IN PLACE: EFFECTS OF SOCIAL PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION. (Patricia Taylor, 1993)

  • WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE OVERCOMING TIME AND SPACE CONSTRAINTS. (Anne O'Connor, 1993)

  • RACE, CLASS, AND HEALTH: HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HYPERTENSION IN BLACK AND WHITE AMERICANS. (Sonja Duelberg, 1993)

  • CHANGES IN LANDSCAPE FORMS AND FUNCTIONS IN THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, CALIFORNIA, 1920-1993. (Martin Mitchell, 1993)

  • THE PLACE OF THE PAST: IMAGES OF AN OUTDOOR HISTORY MUSEUM. (Susan Enscore, 1993)

  • INTER-GROUP CONFLICT IN CHICAGO: THE INTERSECTION OF ETHNICITY AND ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL. (Jeremy Browning, 1994)

  • CONTENDING WITH THE AFTERMATH: ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION INITIATIVES IN GARFIELD COUNTY COLORADO. (Jefferson Rogers, 1995)

  • RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS: COMPARING RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN PARK USAGE AND PROCLIVITY FOR RESIDUAL OPEN SPACE. (Matthew Alu, 1997)

  • THE TRANSFORMATION OF PLACE: HISTORIC THEME DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL TOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. (Thomas Paradis, 1997)

  • DO MORE TREES MEAN IMPROVED LAND? FARMERS' PERCEPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN KURIA DISTRICT, WESTERN KENYA. (Joseph Otieno, 1997)

  • THE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN WESTERN BURKINA FASO. (Leslie Gray, 1997)

  • THE VISUAL VOICE: "ARMCHAIR TOURISM," CULTURAL AUTHORITY, AND THE DEPICTION OF THE UNITED STATES IN EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY STEREOGRAPHS. (Samuel Batzli, 1997)