Browsing by FAS Department "Sustainability"
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A Method for Quantifying Sidewalk Shade to Assess Pedestrian Access to Relief From Direct Sun
(2020-05-06)Urban heat is a public health risk and is increasing due to climate change, with heat waves more intense and longer-lasting than before. Meanwhile, many cities are designing for walkability, encouraging people to drive ... -
Alabama’s Pedagogical Approach to Sustainability: Defining the Effectiveness of Higher Education Programs Through Comparative Test Modeling
(2019-07-09)Determining and understanding the sustainability literacy level of a student body within a higher education institution can provide critical insight into the strength and effectiveness of a campus-wide sustainability ... -
An Implementation Framework for a Benefits Sharing Mechanism for the Hydropower Sector in Pakistan
(2019-07-04)This thesis explores how a royalty-based or non-monetary benefits sharing mechanism (BSM) could be implemented in the hydropower sector in Pakistan and what implementation framework would be required to make it both feasible ... -
Assessing the Merits of Blockchain Technology for Global Sustainable Development Initiatives
(2019-10-22)This paper evaluated the claims that blockchain technology, a type of information and communications technology, is more efficient and sustainable in addressing sustainable development, and that as an innovation it changes ... -
Bridging the Socioeconomic Divide in Environmental Education and Sustainability Studies in New York City Public High Schools
(2019-07-04)Given the exigencies of climate change, it is crucial to foster environmental awareness, practices, and leadership among the rising generation of students. Nevertheless, in the age of common core standards and ‘teaching ... -
Climate Change Beliefs and the Connection to “Home”
(2019-03-11)This environmental psychology study measured types of climate change beliefs among Colorado residents using online survey methods to determine if the psychological theories of positive place identity and rootedness to ... -
Development of a Normalization Method for Social Life Cycle Assessment
(2020-06-19)Considering the three dimensions of sustainability—environmental, social, and economic—solutions that address the social pillar are the least developed. This is particularly true regarding instruments for objectively ... -
Effects of Past and Recent Severe Hurricanes on St. John, USVI Beaches and Their Ecosystems
(2020-04-12)To better understand, prepare for and mitigate the effects that climate change induced storms are having on small Caribbean island beaches, and to determine the level of risk these beaches and their ecosystems are facing, ... -
Factors Preventing U.S. Adoption of Triple-Bottom-Line Sustainability Frameworks and Performance Indicators in Museum Strategic Planning
(2019-04-10)This thesis investigated the potential factors preventing the adoption of triple-bottom-line (TBL) strategies and indicators in U.S. museums. Previous research has examined what makes museums sustainable or proposed ... -
Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Growth in Egypt
(2020-04-08)Abstract Financial Inclusion has recently emerged as a strategic priority to the governmental agenda in Egypt. Financial inclusion has long been associated with poverty reduction, reduced income inequalities and economic ... -
Greener Gaming Products: Considering Environmental Impacts When Assessing Gambling-Related Harms
(2020-05-13)The gaming (i.e., gambling) industry currently does not include environmental impacts in its assessment of new products. Advocates and researchers of problem gambling are actively changing their approach to understand all ... -
Hey Teacher! We Need More Education: A Study of the Experiences of Irish Young People of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
(2019-03-09)Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an emerging tool that governments around the world are increasingly implementing in their education systems to address the changes that are required for society to transition ... -
Intrusion of Trichloroethylene (TCE) Vapors From Groundwater Into Buildings in Northeast MA
(2019-03-16)People can be exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) in homes and businesses from vapors that intrude into buildings from subsurface groundwater and soil. Estimation of health risks is based on measured or modeled vapor ... -
Land Use Features Driving Human Health: A Zip Code Analysis in California
(2020-07-14)Land cover has been linked to local health effects both positive and negative (Patz 2004; Kamp & Davies 2008; Holgate et al., 1999; Stansfelt, 2000; Mace et al., 2004). For example, aircraft and urban noise-scapes altered ... -
One Bad Apple: Introducing the Study of iSR-CSR Dissatisfaction Relationship to Moral Disengagement
(2020-06-23)As the saying goes, “one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel.” Building on the seminal report, “Why employees do bad things: Moral disengagement and unethical organizational behavior” (Moore et al., 2012), I present ... -
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the ‘Operations’ Phase of the Life Cycle in Commercial Office Buildings
(2019-04-08)Office buildings, largely occupied by the commercial sector, are not perceived as a large emitter of greenhouse gases, so the companies that occupy them and those that manage them are not required to measure, report, and ... -
Shark Fishing in the Indian Seas: A Quantitative Risk Assessment of the Impacts of Longline Fishing on the Sustainability of Regional Shark Populations
(2019-08-24)This project endeavored to provide a formative, contemporaneously applicable, and fully quantitative baseline of a significant component of the shark harvest produced by the nation of India, namely, the longline bycatch ... -
Testing Bi-Partisan Climate Change Messaging Using Prospect Theory
(2020-07-01)When we read a newspaper article or hear a story about climate change on the news, that message is likely crafted by the news team without consulting scientific research about how to deliver the story. As we have entered ... -
The Financial Viability and Sustainability Benefits of Using Cargo Trikes Instead of Vans for ‘Last-Mile’ Logistics in London in the Age of Online Shopping
(2019-03-18)Up to 10,000 people die every year in London because of air pollution, a growing proportion of which is caused by emissions from diesel vans delivering goods ordered online. Local authorities have the power to solve the ... -
University of California Sustainability: A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Distance Learning
(2019-03-30)Achieving sustainability in universities is key to achieving a resilient society. Universities educate students, engage local communities, raise awareness about impacts, and encourage the incorporation of sustainability ...