PAPERS OF THE

APPLIED GEOGRAPHY CONFERENCES

Volume 35

Editors

Jay Lee

Kent State University

Dawna L. Cerney

Youngstown State University

Copyright November 2012

Applied Geography Conferences, Inc.

ISSN 0747-5160

2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

APPLIED GEOGRAPHY CONFERENCES, INC.

Thomas Dwyer, President Dutch Hill Consulting, Inc.

Jay Lee, Executive Director Department of Geography Kent State University

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PAPERS OF THE APPLIED GEOGRAPHY CONFERENCES

VOLUME 35, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENT

2012 Board of Directors…………………………………………………………………….. iii

Contributed Papers

Developing Strategies to Convey Climate Science to Kansas Stakeholders: Evolution and Approach

John Harrington, Jr. ……………………………………………………………………………. 1

Exploring Landscape Form and Upland Forest Fragmentation on Aquatic Condition in Susquehann River Basin Headwaters

Richard R. Shaker, Guillermo J. Espinosa, and Erika Y. Chin …………………………….… 10

Terrestrial 3D Laser Scanners as Tools to Enhance Undergraduate Geography Curriculum

Brandon J. Vogt ………………………………………………………………………………. 21

Deriving Measurement Endpoints Using Moderate Resolution Sensors: Meeting the Monitoring Challenge for Ecological Risk Assessment in Areas Subject to Hydraulic Fracturing

James K. Lein ………………………………………………………………………………… 27

The Distance between the Minors and Majors Is Closer Than You Think

Kevin Romig and Julie Romig …………………………………………...…………………... 36

The Record Summer of 2011: Heat and Drought in the Southern Plains

Kent M. McGregor …………………………………………………………………………… 42

Online Mapping Service for Fire Service First Responders Using Google Maps API

Shunfu Hu …………………………………………………………………………………….. 52

The Web and Global Citizenship: An Online Virtual Exchange

Eric Compas ………………………………………………………………………………..… 62

The Geography of Market Concentration in the U.S. Airline Industry

Hilton A. Cordoba and Russell L. Ivy ……………………………………………………...… 71

Assessment of the Daytime and Nighttime Thermal Infrared Data for Urban Mapping in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Paporn Thebpanya ………………………………………………………………….………… 80

Low-Income Housing and Socioeconomic Change in Metropolitan America

Rebecca J. Walter and Serge Atherwood ………………………………...………………...… 90

Three-Dimensional Building Modeling Using Structure from Motion: Improving Model Results With Telescopic Pole Aerial Photography

Adam J. Mathews and Jennifer L. R. Jensen ……………………………………………….… 98

Brownfield Redevelopment and Public-Sector Support: Insights and Suggestions from Developers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Linda McCarthy …………………………………………………………………………...… 108

Use of High Resolution Public Imagery to Assist In Habitat Identification and Wildlife Monitoring Efforts: A Case Study of Concho Water Snake Habitat

Megan Zoch and Jennifer L. R. Jensen …………………………………………………...… 118

Community Perception of Texas Water Reuse Programs

Shae R. Luther, Richard W. Dixon, and Laura J. Stroup …………………………………… 125

Sustainable Development in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: A Case Study of Jackson, Wyoming

Ryan D. Bergstrom and Lisa M. B. Harrington …………………………………………….. 133

Analysis of Fatality Accident Data in Rural Areas

Jonathan C. Comer ………………………………………………...………………………... 143

Analysis of Sedimentation from a Small Magnitude Upper Mississippi River Flood

Colin S. Belby ……………………………………………………………………….……… 153

Measuring Physician Accessibility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Stacey R. Brown ………………………………………………………………..…………… 163

Delineating the 2007 Corn Belt Region

Chris Laingen ……………………………………………………………………………….. 173

An Exploration of Alternative Food Desert Definitions in South Dallas

Amanda Regan and Murray D. Rice ………………………………….…………………….. 182

The Mapping of Composite Pollen from Point Sampled Data and Cartographic Genralization

Peter P. Siska, I-Kuai Hung, and Vaughn M. Bryant Jr. ……………………………………. 191

Determinants of Lung Cancer Disparities for Females and Males across Central Appalachia

Timothy S. Hare, Chad Wells, and Nicole Johnson ……………………………………….... 201

Application of a GIS-based Forest Loss Susceptibility Model for Regional Land Planning

P. Dylan Philyaw and Christopher A. Badurek ………………………………………….….. 211

Impacts of Neighborhood Characteristics on Standardized Mortality Rates in the Seoul Mega City Region

Hee Yeon Lee and Yoohyung Joo ……………………………………………………….….. 219

Forecasting Bicycling Risk Factors within Neighborhoods: A Spatial Autoregressive Approach

Greg Rybarczyk ………………………………………………………………………...…… 230

Driving Decisions: The Use of GIS by Retail Organizations in Canada

Tony Hernandez and Matthew Emmons ………………………………………………...….. 240

Site, Situation, and Property Owner Decision-Making after the 2002 Guadalupe River Flood

Elyse M. Zavar, Ronald R. Hagelman III, and William M. Rugeley II ……………….……. 249

Range of Variability in the Life Cycle of Beaver Ponds in Glacier National Park, Montana, as a Context for Restoration

Taylor A. Christian and David R. Butler …………………………………………………..... 258

Development of a GIS Internship Program in a Rural Setting

Hyun Joong Kim …………………………………………………………………………….. 265

Using GIS to Examine Evacuation Need and Shelter Locations in Broward County, Florida

Shivangi Prasad ……………………………………………………………………………... 272

We Walk for the Water: A Case Study on the Geographies of Indigenous People

Roxanne T. Ornelas …………………………………………………………………………. 280

Migration, Residential Satisfaction, and the Development of Buenos Aires’ Villas Miserias

Peter Mathison ……………………………………………………………………………..... 289

Targeting vs. Connecting Biotechnology

Harrison S. Campbell, Jr. and Erin M. Watkins ……………………………………...…...… 299

World Regional Geography: Fifteen Years of Student Preferences

Ginger L. Schmid, Forrest D. Wilkerson, and Michelle L. Shuey ………………………..… 308

Changes in Evapotranspiration and CO₂ Flux in the Central Amazon

Akio Tsuchiya …………………………………………………………………………….… 317

Modeling Subalpine and Upper Montane Forest-Climate Interactions in Colorado

Steven Jennings and Eric Billmeyer ………………………………………………...………. 327

Establishing Post-Forest Fire Vegetation Succession Patterns on Sofa Mountain, Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada

Dawna L. Cerney and William R. Buckler ……………………………………………….…. 336

Self-Efficacy and Performance of High School Students on a Map Skills Survey

Gillian Acheson ……………………………………………………………………..………. 346

Landscape of Movement in Amazonia: New Data from Ancient Settlements in the Middle and Lower Amazon

Morgan J. Schmidt and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi ......................................................... 355

Social Ecological Factors That Determine the Locations of Gang and Non-Gang Residence, Albuquerque, NM 1996-2006

Matthew R. Laurin, Timothy S. Hare, and Paul D. Steele …………………...…………...… 365

Mapping Food Deserts: A Case Study in Baltimore City, Maryland

Justin Mannion, Alex Stapleton, Shuang Wu, and Kang Shou Lu ………………………..… 375

Substance versus Style: What is the Role of New Urban Development in the Restructuring of Metropolitan Retail?

Owen Wilson-Chavez and Murray D. Rice …………………………………………..…….. 383

Impacts of Urbanization on the Maxwelton Sink Cave System

Lee Stocks Jr. ………………………………………………………………...……………… 392

Environmental Controls on the Distribution and Vigor of an Endangered Grass

Tina Kuhn and Tara Root ………………………………………………………..………….. 403

Analysis of Temperature Variability over Antarctica Using the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis

Jennifer M. Collins, David R. Roache, Edgar W. Kopp IV ………………………………… 412

Preliminary Comparative Analysis of Practitioner and Educator Views of GIS Workforce Education

Michael N. DeMers ………………………………………………………………...……….. 421

A Preliminary Analysis of Food Truck Locations in Austin, Texas

Deborah G. Hann ……………………………………………………………………………. 430

Flooding Downstream of Flood Control Dams in San Marcos, Texas

Richard A. Earl and Charles Flatten ………………………...………………………………. 437

Social Distance: An Analysis of the Residential Segregation between African American and West Indians in New York

Jay L. Newberry …………………………………………………………………………….. 445

Investigating Exurbia’s Existence in Three Metropolitan Areas through Satellite Image, GIS and Analytic Techniques

Thomas Green …………………………………………………………………….………… 455

The Spatial Association between Walmart, Target, and Other Major Retailers in the US

Lawrence Joseph ……………………………………………………………………………. 465

Where is Geography Education in the 21^st Century: A Look at the Common Core State Standards

Zach Matkins and Ellen J. Foster …………………………………………………………… 475

Refining the Spatial Prediction of Frequency and Probability of Hurricane Strikes in South Carolina

Shuang Wu and Kang Shou Lu ……………………………………………………...……… 482

Estimation of Groundwater Resources in the Environs of Madhurawada Dome, Visakhapatnam District, India: A Geospatial Technology Approach

Peddada Jagadeeswara Rao …………………………………………………………………. 492

Flood Damage Assessment Using Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS Technologies: A Case Study in Golestan Province, Northeastern Iran

Parviz ZeaieanFirouzabadi, Saeed Saroei, and Esmat Madaniyan ………………………..… 501

A Small-Scale Analysis of Tropical Deforestation: A Case-Study of Kimvula Territory in Democratic Republic of Congo

Confiance L. Mfuka and Matthew C. Hansen …………………………………………….… 509