This thesis seeks to understand the sociocultural, political, and economic influences of the growing nonreligious population in the United States. This study will be conducted through examining the demographics of the nonreligious population, their so . . .

Increasing tourism in Nosara, Costa Rica brings along more challenges for sustainable development of the community. as local resources become stressed and overdevelopment interferes with wildlife, the community is continuously developing strategies to . . .

Tourism is an informal way that developing countries are able to enter into the global economy. Ecotourism, the fastest growing sector of this industry, is an economic development tool that also seeks to achieve social development, and environmental p . . .

This study looks at different drug arrest patterns. While extensive research has been done on crime and drug mapping, very little has been done on drug arrests as a whole and even less has been done on specific drug types. This study addresses the fol . . .

The challenge of coordinating geography classes in a K-12 setting is that the constituent elements are split artificially between two separate courses—physical science and social science—which are never taught in conjunction. Unfortunately, the regula . . .

Japanese animation, commonly referred to as anime, has earned a strong foothold in the American entertainment industry over the last few decades. Anime is known by many to be a more mature option for animation fans since Western animation has typicall . . .

This research studies the objective and subjective walkability of the community of Ladera Ranch, California. Ladera Ranch is a community built on New Urbanist principles and its design includes aspects to make the neighborhood pedestrian friendly. the . . .

The purpose of this thesis is to explore new methods of geographic visualization and to prototype a method to capture images of geographic landscapes, including both physical and human geographic landscapes, and then display them in immersive visualiz . . .

Public parks are important urban resources that promote health, enrich communities, and enhance the local environment. However, the literature on public parks suggests that these resources are not always equitably distributed. Research has shown that . . .