This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Department of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, in the College of Arts & Sciences. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
A spatial analysis of supply-demand of public transportation in Jefferson County, Kentucky., Nastaran Abdoli
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
A GIS-based method for archival and visualization of microstructural data from drill core samples., Elliott Holmes
Changing agricultural landscapes: an investigation of dragon fruit production in southern Vietnam., Laura Krauser
Analyzing the effects of of seasonal land cover and precipitation on the sediment delivery ratio of an agriculture dominated watershed., Jonah Liebman
Food insecuity in historically disenfranchised parts of Jefferson county, KY., Kaitlyn Smith
Assessing predictors of harmful algal blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin., Katherine M. Weigle
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A multi-plot assessment of vegetation structure using a micro-unmanned aerial system (UAS) in a semi-arid savanna environment., Nicholas E Kolarik
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Potential for developing run-of-river systems in eastern Kentucky : a GIS approach to site suitability., Thomas Jeffords
Assessing the curve number method for modeling urban watershed stormwater runoff across Louisville, KY., Garrett J. Seay
Dixie tornadoes : A spatial analysis of tornado risk in the U.S. south., Joshua L. Sherretz
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A spatial analysis of the relationship between violent neighborhood crime rates and alternative gentrification indicators in Louisville, KY (2010-2016)., George A. Noonan
Oil, space, and national imaginaries : discursive productions by standard oil New Jersey post WWII., Michael Poindexter
Remotely sensed heat : variation and change in surface urban heat islands in a temperate eco-region of the United States., Jeremy Sandifer
Colorectal cancer FIT screening in the hope vi population of Jefferson County, Kentucky., Jeffrey D. Stone
An analysis of the relationship between snowpack and groundwater across Utah watersheds., Samuel Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Investigating the influences of climate on the high elevation snowpack hydrology in the upper Colorado region., Claire-Louise Bode
An evaluation of Multiple Endmember Spectral Mixture Analysis applied to Landsat 8 OLI images for mapping land cover in southern Africa's Savanna., Fernando Ferreira Caixeta
Urban flooding and sewer inundation on the University of Louisville Belknap campus., Justin T. Hall
A qualitative analysis of communality in Louisville community gardens., Victoria Ann Montgomery
Global population distributions and the environment : discerning observed global and regional patterns., Jeremiah J. Nieves
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Mapping debris-covered glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru : an object-based image analysis approach., Donald J. Biddle
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
An analysis of the potential effects of urbanization on the water quality of the middle fork of Beargrass Creek, Louisville, Kentucky., Olivia Brooks
Greening Louisville's East Market District : A comparative assessment of sustainability., Ashley O. Dale
Transboundary groundwater and unsustainable practices of water governance in the Guarani Aquifer : The case of the province of Misiones., Paula Carolina Gomez 1974-
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Land cover classification of active fire and burned area detections for Canadian provinces, 2001-2010., Tyler Kerr
The role of human awareness on the spatial patterns of the tick-borne disease human monocytic ehrlichiosis in Missouri., James Edward Nunn 1985-
