PAPERS OF THE APPLIED GEOGRAPHY CONFERENCES

VOLUME 25, 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Monitoring Geographic Concentration of Female Breast Cancer Using Cluster Analysis: The Case of New Mexico

F. Benjamin Zhan, Pages 1-8

 

A Sustainable Development Plan and Runoff Study for a Proposed Development in the Hick’s Creek Watershed

Justin R. Carl, Monica M. DeAngelo and David C. Ruskey, Pages 9-17

 

Geographic Applications in Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment

J. M. Hutchinson and John A. Harrington, Jr., Pages 18-26

 

Climate and Air Quality: A Case Study of PM10 Pollution in Kathmandu, Nepal

Mark L. Hildebrandt and Sumit Pokhrel, Pages 27-35

 

Interannual Variations in South Texas Climate

Richard W. Dixon, Pages 36-42

 

Assessing the Water Quality Impacts of Global Climate Change in Southwestern Ohio, USA

Amy J. Liu, Susanna T. Y. Tong, and James A. Goodrich, Pages 43-51

 

Using LandSat 7 ETM+ Thermal Infrared Imagery to Assess Urban Heat Island Effect

Yu Zhou, Pages 52-59

 

Impact of Global Warming on Ecosystems: A Case Study of Biomass at Konza Prairie Biological Station

Jinchen Gao and John A. Harrington, Jr., Pages 60-68

 

Using Non-Native Pollen as Chronological Markers in Lake Sediments from San Francisco, California

Liam M. Reidy, Pages 69-75

 

Lichenometric Dating of Hazardous Debris Flows, Glacier National Park, Montana

Forrest D. Wilkerson, Ginger L. Schmid, and David Butler, Pages 76-84

 

The Effects of Roads on Perennial Shrubs in the Mojave Desert, California

Michael J. Starr and Jessica N. Mefford, Pages 85-92

 

Assessing Wetland Use and Management: The Case of Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas

Firooza Pavri and James Aber, Pages 93-99

 

Biodiversity Analysis with Multiple-Scale Images at Konza Prairie Biological Station

Jinchen Gao and Douglas G. Goodin, Pages 100-107

 

Conservation Subdivision Design Using Mixed Integer Programming and GIS

David S. Lemberg, Pages 108-116

 

Using GIS to Determine Optimal Recycling Collection Site Locations in Denton, Texas

David Havens and Harry Williams, Pages 117-122

 

Electronics Waste in the United States: A Review

Robert Brinkmann and Renu Khator, Pages 123-128

 

How Much of North America is Still Wild?

Duane A. Griffin, Pages 129-137

 

A Geodemographic Analysis of Marine Recreational Fishing on the West Coast of Florida

Steven Reader and Paul Zandbergen, Pages 138-149

 

A Complex Systems Based Model of Development Trajectories in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Joseph P. Messina, Pages 150-156

 

Export-Oriented Development, the State, and Social Capital: A Case Study of Maquiladora Production in Yucatan, Mexico

James J. Biles, Lindon Robison, and Marcelo Siles, Pages 157-165

 

New York’s Urban Regions Defined by Newspaper Readership

Mika Roinila, Pages 166-173

 

Cross-Border Research and Analysis: Understanding the Effects of Political Boundaries

Lydia L. Bean and Fred M. Shelley, Pages 174-182

 

Intra-Regional Variations of Commuting Times in a Decentralized Urban Area

Selima Sutana, Pages 183-189

 

Accessibility of the Elderly to Congregate Meal Sites

Bruce W. Smith, Yu Zhou, J. Steven Fulks, and Kelly Balistreri, Pages 190-197

 

A Ticket to Ride: Complementary Careers in Tourism and Geographic Education Benefit both Fields

Michael Pometta, Pages 198-204

 

Spatial Equity of Post-Secondary Education in Appalachian Kentucky

Jessica L. McCarty, Pages 205-213

 

Remote Sensing Applications for Airfield Safety, Security, and Management

Theresa R. Kuntz, Richard P. Watson, and Karl Benedict, Pages 214-222

 

Remote Sensing Applications for the Alabama from Space Program

Luke J. Marzen, J. M. Wersinger, Jiansheng Song, and Deepika Kopalle, Pages 223-229

 

An Accuracy Assessment of Satellite Imagery Used in Landscape-Watershed Assessments: A Comparison of Four Databases

Dale A. Bruns and Xiaoming Yang, Pages 230-244

 

Areally-Weighted Design Estimates for Extreme Event Stormwater in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Robert V. Rohli, John M. Grymes III, and Michelle M. Russo, Pages 245-253

 

Can Ground Water Sampling Strategy be Improved by Incorporating Fuzzy Logic in a GIS?

Barnali Dixon, Pages 254-262

 

Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Data: Applications and Implications

Sharolyn Anderson, Pages 263-268

 

Human Adaptability to Environmental Change: Development of an Assessment Protocol

Lisa M. B. Harrington, Max Lu, and John A. Harrington, Jr., Pages 269-275

 

Imaging Spectrometry to Map Potential Wildfire Fuels at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Nathan F. Smith, Bradley C. Rundquist, Ralph R. Root, Steven R. Hager, and Elizabeth Card, Pages 276-284

 

Assessment of Wildfire Environments in Florida During 1998

Arlene G. Laing and Charles H. Paxton, Pages 285-293

 

Hurricane Hazards: GIS Buffer Zone Analysis of Storm Tracks in Proximity to Alabama

Philip L. Chaney, Pages 294-302

 

Death and Injury from Tornadoes in Texas

Jonathan M. Herbert and Richard W. Dixon, Pages 303-310

 

Assessing the Impact of Heat and Humidity on Livestock: Development of an Hourly THI Climatology

John A. Harrington, Jr. and Erik Bowles, Pages 311-315

 

Economic Ramifications of Disaster: Experiences of Displaced Persons on the Slopes of Mount Tungurahua, Ecuador

Graham A. Tobin and Linda M. Whiteford, Pages 316-324

 

Human Response to Sandstorm Hazard in China: Cases from Inner Mongolia, Hebei, and Beijing

Kenneth Koon-Kwai Wong and On-Lee Leung, Pages 325-333

 

Disaster Warning in San Marcos, Texas: Communicating in Ethnically Diverse Places

Cathryn E. Springer and R. Denise Blanchard-Boehm, Pages 334-342

 

Barriers to Labor Force Participation by Asian Indian Immigrant Women in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area, USA

Bimal Kanti Paul and Sujata De Dunn, Pages 343-349

 

Regional Variations in On-Line Job Search Trends: Does Race (Still) Matter?

M. Martin Bosman and Jayajit Chakraborty, Pages 350-358

 

Kenyan Immigrants in the United States: Objectives, Issues Affecting Them and Ties with Their Homeland

Monica Nyamwange, Pages 359-368