| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| The geography of public-private school choice and race: a case study of Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee counties, South Carolina |
2015 |
3772 |
This thesis analyzes the geography and history of public-private school choice, with particular concern to race, in a historically significant area where the first legal steps were taken to end segregation in public schools. The purpose is to identif... |
| The geopolitical challenge of Iraqi-Kurdistan’s natural gas |
2018 |
2196 |
Kurdistan is a semi-autonomous region of Iraq with proven reserves of 200 trillion cubic feet (5.7 trillion cubic meters) of natural gas and 45 million barrels of oil. While oil is currently being exported to world markets from Iraqi Kurdistan, provi... |
| Towns in urban development: a case study of their demographic, socioeconomic and structural importance |
2019 |
1773 |
The purpose of this dissertation was to present a methodological analysis of the demographic, socioeconomic and structural components of small and medium towns to highlight their significance and integration into the urban policy framework. This diss... |
| The impact of foreign-trade zones in the United States |
2022 |
932 |
Established in 1934 to increase exports and promote economic growth, foreign-trade zones have expanded across the U.S. and have become an integral part of local economic policy. A progenitor to modern place-based economic policy, the foreign-trade zo... |
| See it our way : Black American environmental perspectives |
2022 |
505 |
Various publications have acknowledged a lack of participation from Black Americans engaging in outdoor recreation and environmental activities in nature (Taylor, 1989; Floyd, 1999; Martin, 2004; Byrne, 2011; Finney, 2014; Mott, 2015, Pease, 2015). S... |
| Amending commemoration: a toponymic case study of racism in Greensboro, North Carolina |
2018 |
549 |
In 2016 the University of North Carolina at Greensboro removed the name of Governor Charles Aycock from a prominent building on its campus because of the governor’s controversial history. Aycock was known widely as an education-oriented leader becaus... |
| A geographical analysis of US plasma centers and their economic, social, and public health impacts |
2020 |
547 |
It was reported that the plasma pharmaceuticals industry exceeded 20$ billion in market value in 2016, with U.S. donors accounting for roughly 70% of the world’s collected plasma. Since being subjected to market forces blood collection and exchange h... |
| Ecosystems of meaning : a case study of subnational networks and climate change legislation |
2024 |
117 |
North Carolina’s experiences over the last twenty years epitomize ongoing ambivalence over clean energy policy in Southeastern states. In 2007, under an era of one-party state governance, S.B. 3 provided for the first Renewable Portfolio Standard in ... |