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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence

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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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3002 Agriculture, Land And Farm Management

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Economic impacts of storm surge and the cost-benefit analysis of a coastal spine as the surge mitigation strategy in Houston-Galveston area in the USA

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A spatial-temporal analysis of section 404 wetland permitting in Texas and Florida: Thirteen years of impact along the coast

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Estimating flood extent during Hurricane Harvey using maximum entropy to build a hazard distribution model

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Exploring the mosaic of perceptions for water quality across watersheds in San Antonio, Texas

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Measuring the collective planning capabilities of local jurisdictions to manage ecological systems in southern Florida

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Assessment of the growing threat of urban flooding: a case study of a national survey

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Valuing floodplain protection and avoidance in a coastal watershed.

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The rising costs of floods - Examining the impact of planning and development decisions on property damage in Florida

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Examining the 100-year floodplain as a metric of risk, loss, and household adjustment.

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Identifying the impact of the built environment on flood damage in Texas.

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The contribution of mangrove expansion to salt marsh loss on the Texas Gulf Coast.

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Policy learning for flood mitigation: a longitudinal assessment of the community rating system in Florida.

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Section 404 permitting in coastal Texas: a longitudinal analysis of the relationship between peak streamflow and wetland alteration.

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Estimating Residential Property Loss Reduction from a Proposed Coastal Barrier System in the Houston-Galveston Region

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Uncertainty in Flood Mitigation Practices: Assessing the Economic Benefits of Property Acquisition and Elevation in Flood-Prone Communities

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Understanding the motivations of coastal residents to voluntarily purchase federal flood insurance

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Does location matter? Measuring environmental perceptions of creeks in two San Antonio watersheds

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Examining localized patterns of air quality perception in Texas: a spatial and statistical analysis.

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Methods Evaluating the Economic Effects of Coastal Dunes in Reducing Storm-Induced Property Damage: Hurricane Ike and Texas Coast Case Study

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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An Analysis of the Effects of Land Use and Land Cover on Flood Losses along the Gulf of Mexico Coast from 1999 to 2009

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Modeling national flood insurance policy holding at the county scale in Florida, 1999-2005

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Determining the effects of the FEMA Community Rating System program on flood losses in the United States

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Price of Permits: Measuring the Economic Impacts of Wetland Development on Flood Damages in Florida

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Strategic property buyouts to enhance flood resilience: a multi-criteria spatial approach for incorporating ecological values into the selection process

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Local Mitigation Activities in Reducing Flood Losses

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Conflict on the coast: using geographic information systems to map potential environmental disputes in Matagorda Bay, Texas.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Examining the relationship between development patterns and total phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary

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Non-linear incentives, plan design, and flood mitigation: the case of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's community rating system

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Examining the relationship between wetland alteration and watershed flooding in Texas and Florida

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Recovery Versus Protection-Based Approaches to Flood Risk Reduction: Working Towards a Framework for More Effective Mitigation in the United States

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Mapping social vulnerability to enhance housing and neighborhood resilience

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Inequities in Long-Term Housing Recovery After Disasters

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Using social vulnerability mapping to enhance coastal community resiliency in Texas

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Hurricane risk perceptions among Florida's single family homeowners

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Measuring the adoption of local sprawl - Reduction planning policies in Florida

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Measuring the impact of mitigation activities on flood loss reduction at the parcel level: the case of the clear creek watershed on the upper Texas coast

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Planning at the urban fringe: an examination of the factors influencing nonconforming development patterns in southern Florida

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The effects of estuarine wetlands on flood losses associated with storm surge

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Examining the Influence of Development Patterns on Flood Damages along the Gulf of Mexico

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Identifying the impact of the built environment on flood damage in Texas

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Mitigation Planning: Why Hazard Exposure, Structural Vulnerability, and Social Vulnerability Matter

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The Effects of Coastal Dune Volume and Vegetation on Storm-Induced Property Damage: Analysis from Hurricane Ike

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Coastal Education and Research Foundation

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Hurricane Recovery and Ecological Resilience: Measuring the Impacts of Wetland Alteration Post Hurricane Ike on the Upper TX Coast.

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Quantification of continuous flood hazard using random forest classification and flood insurance claims at large spatial scales: a pilot study in southeast Texas

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Open space protection and flood mitigation: A national study

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Household adjustment to flood risk: a survey of coastal residents in Texas and Florida, United States.

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Does planning work? Testing the implementation of local environmental planning in Florida

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Evaluating the effects of open space configurations in reducing flood damage along the Gulf of Mexico coast

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Evaluating ecosystem management capabilities at the local level in Florida: identifying policy gaps using geographic information systems.

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PIRE- Coastal Flood Risk Reduction Program: Integrated, Multi-Scale Approaches for Understanding How to Reduce Vulnerability to Damaging Events

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Collaborative Research: Probabilistic Debris Modeling in Coastal Storm Events: A Case of Complex Coupling Between Human-Built-Natural Systems

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Directorate for Engineering - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

# etdChairOf[].label
Rivard, Alexandria E (2017-12). Patterns in Longline Reef Fish Catch and Fishing Gear Analysis in the Gulf of Mexico Using NOAA Fishery Observer Data. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Sterne, Travis Keenan (2018-08). Predictive Modeling of Mesophotic Habitats in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Master's Thesis.

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Walters, Helen Marie (2016-08). Examination of the Spatial Relationship between Development Metrics and Total Phosphorus in the Galveston Bay Estuary. Master's Thesis.

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Sterne, Travis Keenan (2018-07). Predictive Modeling of Mesophotic Habitats in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Master's Thesis.

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Makino, Takashi Michael (2013-05). Identifying the Impact of the Built Environment on Wildfire Property Damage in California. Master's Thesis.

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Casillas, Jessica C. (2018-08). Effects of Seagrass Habitat and Environmental Stressors on Blue Crab Populations in Texas. Master's Thesis.