PAPERS OF THE APPLIED GEOGRAPHY CONFERENCES

VOLUME 17

 

Papers published here have all gone through rigorous double-blind peer reviews. The list of reviewers is available upon request. Please contact appliedgeogconf@gmail.com.

 

            TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Water Temperature, Air Temperature, and Atmospheric Circulation Relationships for Willapa Bay, Washington

John A. Harrington, Jr., Lisa M. B. Harrington, and Cynthia J. Berlin, Pages: 1-7

 

Low Temperature Events in Central Michigan: The Seasonal Role of Migratory Hudson Bay Cold Pools

Gregory Bierly and Randall Repic, Pages: 8-15

 

Relationship of Rio Grande Headwaters Precipitation and Discharge to the Southern Oscillation Index

Richard A. Earl and John A. Harrington, Jr., Pages: 16-24

 

SCS Wetland Recertification Using Satellite Data: Accounting for Regional Diversity

Susan M. Berta, David J. Kettler, and Timothy A. Gress, Pages: 25-29

 

Responses to Environmental Management Concerns in Pacific County, Washington

Lisa M. B. Harrington, Pages: 30-36

 

The Inventory and Characterization of the Flint River in Lapeer County, Michigan

Randall L. Repic and Gregory Bierly, Pages: 37-41

 

Assessing Climatic Variations with Climatic Years

John E. Oliver and John A. Harrington, Jr., Pages: 42-49

 

The Assessment of CLO as an Alternative Weather Stress Index

Yuk Y. Yan and John E. Oliver, Pages: 50-56

 

GIS-Based Spatial Analysis of Channel and Vegetation Responses to Dynamic Below-Dam Flows

Jack Mills, Pages: 57-62

 

TM Imagery and the Mapping of Floodplain Soils

Kenneth L. White and Rebecca K. Sharp and Khaled Hasan, Pages: 63-68

 

Water Quality in Indian Country

Olen Paul Matthews, Pages: 69-73

 

An Examination of Stress in a Flood-Prone Environment

Graham A. Tobin and Jane C. Ollenburger, Pages: 74-81

 

River Protection in Texas: All Dammed Up and Nowhere to Flow

Michelle S. Pettit and F. Andrew Schoolmaster, Pages: 82-89

 

River Corridors – A Need for Partnerships

Ute J. Dymon, Pages: 90-93

 

A GIS for County-Based Probation Management

Alec P. Boros, Pages: 94-100

 

An Overview of the Influence of Legal Constraints on the Locational Behavior of Alternative Health Providers

Leonard D. Baer, Pages: 101-108

 

The Adoption of a Statewide Geographic Information System to Support Comprehensive Planning in Georgia

Michele M. Masucci, Pages: 109-115

 

Between Grid Digital elevation Models and Triangulated Irregular Networks

Jay Lee and Louis K. Marion, Pages: 116-124

 

Delimitation of Franchise Territories: An Albuquerque Case Study

Bradley T. Cullen and Richard Curtiss, Pages: 125-128

 

The Future of the Long Lot in South Brazil: The Case of West Parana

Keith D. Muller, Pages: 129-134

 

Evaluating the Impact of Government Policy on the Transformation of Urban Spatial Structure: A GIS-Based Modeling Approach

Daniel Z. Sui, Pages: 135-142

 

Kenyan Population Growth and Its Impact on the Environment

Monica Nyamwange, Pages: 143-147

 

Patchwork in the Glen and the Four Rivers Region: Evolving Organizations for Marketing Rural Appalachian Tourism and Recreation

Robert A. Sirk, Pages: 148-155

 

On the Evaluation of Cumulative Environmental Change: Implication for Global-Scale Assessment

James K. Lein, Pages 156-163

 

A Vanishing Aspect of the Rural Landscape: The Unincorporated Hamlet

Jeffrey Winstel, Pages: 164-168

 

The Argonne Regional Consortium: A Unique Approach to Economic Development

John A. McIntyre, Pages: 169-171

 

Integrating Waste Recovery and Reduction Systems in Low-Income Urban Communities

Florence Lansana Margai, Pages: 172-181

 

Polygon Design Problems and Improvement Techniques at the Human/Physical Interface: The Cae of Lead (Pb) Contaimination

David A. Padgett, Pages 182-190

 

A Proposed Agricultural/Natural Resources GIS for Guatemala: Problems and Prospects

David R. Hicks, Pages: 191-200

 

University Based Technical Assistance Programs: An Applied Geography Approach

Lay James Gibson, Pages 201-206