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Materials related to the annual Sustainability SIP Symposium sponsored by the Center for Career and Professional Development (2012-Present), the Environmental Studies Program (2010-Present) and the Sustainability Guild (2010-2012).
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Sustainability SIP Symposium Program 2013
(2013)Program for the Sustainability SIP Symposium held in Monday, April 29, 2013. -
Sustainability SIP Symposium Program 2014
(2014)Program for the Sustainability SIP Symposium held Tuesday, April 22, 2014. -
Sustainable Energy Practices in Thailand and Application of Thermosyphons to High-Power Light-Emitting Diodes
(2014)The goal of this paper is first to give a general overview of energy use in Thailand, and review sustainable alternatives in generation and application. As a developing country, infrastructure is rapidly developing as well, ... -
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Sustainable and Environmentally Sensitive Features
(2013)• The Arcus Center is a LEED registered project with a goal of LEED Gold Certification. • The 10,000 square foot building is currently under construction at the northwest corner of campus with an anticipated project ... -
Energy Recovery from Landfills: A Jamaican Case Study
(2013)Solid waste management is a critical issue for developing countries. In addition to limited financial resources that have to be distributed amongst various sectors, most developing countries including Jamaica faces high ... -
Liana Distributions in Disturbed Northern Indiana Temperate Forests and Management of Invasive Exotic Liana, Celastrus Orbiculatus
(2013)- Lianas (perennial woody vines) are crucial elements in maintaining richness and diversity in developing and mature forested areas around the world - Reliance on surrounding vertical supports allows for increased allocation ... -
Human-Environment Relationships: Environmental Culture in Chicago Public Housing
(2013)The relationship between the Earth and humans is dynamic and dialectical, one that should be analyzed with the concepts of human distinctiveness, othering, design and architecture, and creation and destruction. Using Hays’ ... -
Effectiveness of Pollination by Wild Bees as Influenced by Landscape Composition and Distance from Natural Habitat
(2012)• Honey bees have traditionally been used for crop pollination but are currently facing a population decline • Wild bees may present a supplement or alternative to honey bee pollination • A high diversity of pollinators ... -
Habitat Preference and Community Assemblages of Carabid Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Wheat Fields
(2012)Biocontrol is an important ecosystem service worth billions of dollars to agricultural systems. Many studies have investigated the conservation of natural enemies via habitat management and have found that adjacent habitats ... -
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Carabid Beetle Assemblages in Winter Wheat Factor into their Potentail as Biocontrol Agents
(2012)Biological control is a widely available method of additional or alternative pest control which utilizes natural enemies to control crop pests. For successful control of grain aphids in wheat, predation during the early ... -
A Look Into the Current and Future Directions of the Lillian Anderson Arboretum
(2012)- Owned by Kalamazoo College since 1982 - Originally farmland – now contains a variety of landscapes from natural succession - Main features: Magnificent Pines, Bonnie Castle Lake, Centennial Grove, Monarch Way Station, ... -
Slow and Local Wins the Race
(2011)“Everyone has a fundamental right to the pleasure of good food and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible.” -
Commuting at Kalamazoo College: Manifesting Ontological Security in Environmental (In)Action
(2010)My research examines how sustainability is situated within daily social interactions and routine behavior. Differences correlated to environmental action: 1. Ontological Security: Conceptualizations of Climate Change -Temporal ... -
Food Purchasing Attitudes and Practices in a Low-income, Multi-racial Neighborhood in Kalamazoo
(2014)Kalamazoo, Michigan has a complex physical, geographical and political food landscape set in the context of a nationwide food system and a blossoming local food movement. This is a study of the food system as it is expressed ... -
Produce Pricing Dynamics in Kalamazoo
(2014)This paper seeks to investigate the validity that produce prices are lower at superstores than at farmers’ markets by using Kalamazoo as a case study. This is done by analyzing the difference between the two markets’ mean ... -
Diel Variation in the Abundance and Contribution of the Predator Assemblages Feeding on Soybean Aphid (Aphis glycine)
(2012)Agricultural landscapes are managed ecosystems, usually designed to maximize yield with less concern given to diversity, making these systems more vulnerable to invasion by harmful pests. Natural enemies of the soybean ... -
The Effects of Cross-Channel Circulation on Stratification in the Delaware Bay
(2012)Estuaries are important ecological systems: -Possess one of the highest primary production rates of organic matter in the world. -High species abundance. -Natural buffer between the sea and land. Stratification plays an ... -
Carbon Sequestration in the Lillian Anderson Arboretum
(2010)• Now more than ever it is necessary to explore the potential for forests to play a major role in local and international policies aimed at mitigating carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. • The role terrestrial ... -
Sustainability SIP Symposium Program 2012
(2012-04-24)Program for the Sustainability SIP Symposium held Tuesday, April 24, 2012. -
Sustainability SIP Symposium Program 2011
(2011-04-26)Program for the Sustainability SIP Symposium held Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
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