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Browsing Kalamazoo College Guilds: Sustainability Guild by Issue Date
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Energy Archipelago: A Case Study of Lithuania's Efforts to Gain Energy Security
(2009)This monograph was always conceptualized as a case study of Lithuania and its role within the European arena of politics, but the question of how to refine such a broad subject and still prove its relevance outside the ... -
Commuter Behavior at Kalamazoo College: Manifesting Ontological Security in Environmental (In)Action
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010)In June 2007, Kalamazoo College became the second college in Michigan to sign the American College and University Presidents‟ Climate Commitment, a promise to address local and institutional influences on climate change. ... -
Costs, Benefits and Sustainability of the Salween Dams along the Thai-Burma Border
(2010)The 2800 km Salween River is the last major river in Southeast Asia that remains free flowing. Unfortunately, Thailand and Burma have made plans to build a series of five large dams along the 118 km portion of the river ... -
Survey of Phragmites australis in Water Sources in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula
(Kalamazoo College, 2010)Understanding the distribution patterns of an invasive species is a first critical step toward controlling its spread into other ecosystems. Beginning in June of 2009, grassroots environmental protection organizations ... -
Rampart Rhetoric: The Role of Frontier Mythology in the Development of Alaska’s Natural Resources and Identity
(2010)After a summer of deep exploration, the story that I felt compelled to tell was the story of an attempt in the early 1960s to build a hydroelectric dam on the Yukon River at a place called Rampart Canyon. Though few people ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Sustainability SIP Symposium Program 2010
(2010-04-27)Program for the Sustainability SIP Symposium held Tuesday, April 27, 2010. -
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.” -
Sustainability SIP Symposium Program 2011
(2011-04-26)Program for the Sustainability SIP Symposium held Tuesday, April 26, 2011. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Sustainability SIP Symposium Program 2012
(2012-04-24)Program for the Sustainability SIP Symposium held Tuesday, April 24, 2012. -
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’ ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
