nd

The 32 Applied Geography Conference

Conference Program
(As of 7/7/2009)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

October 28-31, 2009

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Registration
Room

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Exhibition
Room

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Conference Keynote

Applied Geography on the Road to the 2010 Census:

Geographic Activities Supporting the Decennial
Census
Room:
Keynote Speakers: Michael Ratcliffe and Timothy
Trainor, US Census Bureau

Session W1: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Census Geography
Room: East Baton Rouge
Organizer: Michael Ratcliffe, US Census Bureau
Chair: Michael Ratcliffe, US Census Bureau
UPDATE ON THE PARTICIPANT STATISTICAL
AREAS PROGRAM FOR THE 2010 CENSUS
Vince Osier and April Avnayim, US Census Bureau

UPDATE ON THE TRIBAL STATISTICAL AREAS

PROGRAM FOR THE 2010 CENSUS
Joshua Coutts, US Census Bureau

ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEFINING

URBAN AND RURAL IN THE US, PUERTO RICO, AND
ISLAND AREAS
Christopher Henrie, US Census Bureau

2010 CENSUS GEOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS: WHAT

AND WHEN
Andrea Grace Johnson, Jennifer L. Holland, and Angela
Andrade, US Census Bureau

8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Opening Reception
Room: Livingston
 Thursday, October 29, 2009

Session T1: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Retail Geography
Room: Iberville 2
Chair: Lawrence Joseph, Arizona State University

ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF BIG-BOX STORES ON

A SPECIALTY RETAILER
Lawrence Joseph, Arizona State University

LOCATIONAL STRATEGIES OF LATINO GROCERY

STORE OWNERS IN READING, PA
Mark Reisinger, Binghamton University

THE NUMBER AND SIZE OF BANK BRANCHES:

TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS IN ILLINOIS
Bin Zhou, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

BUSINESS AND SERVICE LOCATION IN NEW

BRITAIN: THE CONNECTICUT CAR CULTURE AND
ITS EFFECTS ON LOCAL BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY
Zachary Klaas, Connecticut State University-New Britain

Geography Education
Room: Iberville 3
Chair: Richard G. Boehm, Texas State University-San
Marcos

GEOGRAPHY ALUMNI PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC

PREPARATION FOR DISCIPLINE-RELATED JOBS
AND CAREERS
Richard G. Boehm and Judy A. Behrens, Texas State
University-San Marcos

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO DEPARTMENT

REVIEW USING SWOT-ANALYSIS
Jennifer Speights-Binet, Eric Fournier, and Jennifer
Rahn, Samford University
GENDERED GEOGRAPHIES OF INTRODUCTORY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY TEXTBOOKS
Matthew J. Gerike, University of Missouri

SELF-EFFICACY AND PERFORMANCE OF COLLEGE

STUDENTS ON A MAP SKILLS SURVEY
Gillian Acheson, Southern Illinois University-
Edwardsville

Session T2: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Geospatial Technology
Room: Iberville 1
Chair: Mandy J. Munro-Stasiuk, Kent State University

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) ANALYSIS

OF KARST ENVIRONMENT NEAR THE ANCIENT
MAYA CENTER OF XUENKAL, YUCATAN, MEXICO
Mandy J. Munro-Stasiuk and T. Kam Manahan, Kent
State University

GIS APPLICATION IN ARCHAEOLOGY WITH A CASE

STUDY FROM YUCATAN, MEXICO
Justin P. Lowry, State University of New York-Albany

KINEMATIC GPS DATA ACQUISITION FACILITIES

CAPSTONE COURSE INTEGRATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF MITCHELL BEACH
RESTORATION PROJECT
H. A. Didier, United States Military Academy
W. C. Wright, Mitchell College
C. M. Fleischmann, United States Coast Guard
Academy

Retail Geography Panel: Insights on the

Management of, and Investment in, Strip Shopping
Centers
Room: Iberville 2
Organizer and Chair: Tom Dwyner, Dutch Hill
Consulting, Inc.

Participants:
PROACTIVE RESEARCH BY SHOPPING CENTER
LANDLORDS TO ATTRACT AND MAINTAIN TENANTS
Dave Daleiden, Daleiden Associates

HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE OF SUPERMARKET-

ANCHORED SHOPPING CENTERS DURING
RECESSIONS
Tom Dwyer, Dutch Hill Consulting, Inc.

Roundtable/Panel: Diversity and Ethnic Issues

Room: Iberville 3
Organizer and Chair: J. W. Frazier, Binghamton
University
Participants:
Lawrence Estaville, Texas State University-San
Marcos
Eugene Tettey-Fio, Binghamton University
Thomas Boswell, University of Miami
Mark Reisinger, Binghamton University
Angelika Wahl, Texas State University-San
Marcos

Applied Climatology
Room: East Baton Rouge
Chair: Thomas W. Schmidlin, Kent State University

TEMPERATURE CLIMATOLOGY OF A HIGH VALLEY

IN THE JURA ALPS, LA BRÉVINE, SWITZERLAND
Thomas W. Schmidlin and Jeanne A. Schmidlin, Kent
State University

GEOGRAPHICAL, METEOROLOGICAL AND

CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS SURROUNDING
THE 2008 INTERSTATE: FOUR DISASTERS
Alicia Williams, Jennifer M. Collins, Charles H. Paxton,
and Richard J. David, University of South Florida

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION RATES OVER IRRIGATED

COTTON IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Robert V. Rohli, E. L. Clawson, and S. A. Hribal,
Louisiana State University

COMPARISON OF THE ATMOSPHERIC

ENVIRONMENTS LEADING TO THE 1957 AND 2007
FLOODS IN TEXAS
Kent M. McGregor, University of North Texas-Denton

Water Resources I
Room: West Baton Rouge
Organizer and Chair: Paul F. Hudak, University of North
Texas-Denton

CHARACTERING STORM WATER RUNOFF FROM

NATURAL GAS WELL SITES IN NORTH-CENTRAL
TEXAS
Paul F. Hudak and David J. Wachal, University of North
Texas-Denton

WATER SUPPLY AND CLIMATE CHANGE:

RETHINKING GROWTH REGIMES IN TEXAS
Kevin Romig and Laura Stroup, Texas State University-
San Marcos

EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GROUNDWATER

RECHARGE IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN
David L. Ozsvath, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

THE WATER BUDGET, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, AND

IMPACTS ASSESSMENT IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
Iris E. Wilson, John Harrington, Jr., Kendra McLauchlan,
Elias Martinson, and Stacy L. Htchino

Session T3: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Remote Sensing I
Room: Iberville 1
Chair: Michael N. DeMers, New Mexico State University

LANDFORM-BASED ECO-REGIONAL MAPPING IN

ARID ENVIRONMENTS: LESSONS FROM THE
CHIHUAHUAN DESERT
Michael N. DeMers, Daniel P. Dugas, Walter G.
Whitford, and Jane Greenlee, New Mexico State
University

CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING THE

DECLINE OF WOODY SPECIES IN PROTECTED
AREAS IN NORTHERN CAMEROON: ANALYSIS IN
THE FOREST RESERVE KALFOU USING REMOTE
SENSING
Wafo Tabopda Gervais, US 140 ESPACE IRD, France
Yengue Jean-Louis, UMR CITERES, France

SEMI-AUTOMATED TO AUTOMATED REFINING

METHODOLOGY FOR MID-SCALE LANDFORM
MAPPING
Kakoli Saha, Kent State University

VARIABILITY PATTERNS AND OUTLIER SMOOTHING

OF THE USGS EDEN DEM IN THE A.R.M.
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
(LNWR)
Zi Xiao Xie, Florida Atlantic University

Green Urbanization I
Room: Iberville 2
Organizer and Chair: Dawna Cerney, Youngstown State
University

DEFINING CLEVEBURGH: AN AREA THAT COULD

HAVE A GREEN FUTURE
Dawna Cerney, Youngstown State University
CLIMATOLOGY OF MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION IN
CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS
Rebecca K. Parylak, Kent State University

LIFE AND DEATH OF A HILL COUNTRY DREAM?

CONNECING LAND DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE
Emariana S. Taylor, Kent State University
James W. Vaughan, Texas State University-San Marcos

Urbanization and Environment

Room: Iberville 3
Chair: Jay D. Gatrell, Indiana State University

BRANDING AND GROWING PLACE-BASED

CLUSTERS: THE CASE OF THE NORTHWEST OHIO
GREENHOUSE INDUSTRY
Neil Reid, University of Toledo
Bruce W. Smith, Bowling Green State University
Dwight Haase, Paula Ross, and Anastasia Mirzoyants,
University of Toledo
Jay D. Gatrell, Indiana State University

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISE ZONES

FOR GREEN INDUSTRIES POWERED BY LANDFILL
WASTES
Robert Larsen, Texas State University-San Marcos

SPATIAL PATTERNS OF NEIGHBORHOOD

RECOVERY: A CASE STUDY FROM THE 2007
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Jacqueline W. Mills, California State University-Long
Island
Andrew Curtis, University of Southern California

PERCEPTS OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF TWO MONTANA
AMENITY TOWNS
Ryan Bergstrom, Kansas State University
Hazards
Room: East Baton Rouge
Organizer: Burrell E. Montz, East Carolina University
and Graham A. Tobin, University of South Florida
Chair: Burrell E. Montz, East Carolina University

RESPONSES TO WARNINGS: THE MOTHER’S DAY

WEEKEND TORNADO OF 2008
Burrell E. Montz, East Carolina University

BUILDING CODES AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES:

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF
HURRICANE WIND DAMAGE
Graham A. Tobin, University of South Florida
Jeff Burton, Association of Millwork Distributors

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF VARIABLE WEIGHING

STRATEGIES ON THE SPATIAL PATTERN OF
HAZARD VOLUNERABILITY
James K. Lein and Lyndsey E. Abel, Ohio University

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL CYCLONES IN

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA
Michael J. Grossman, Southern Illinois University-
Edwardsville
Masumi Zaiki, Seikei University, Japan

Applied Coastal Geomorphology

Room: West Baton Rouge
Organizer: Patrick Hesp, Louisiana State University
Chair: Michael Bitton, Louisiana State University

WAVE ENERGY VARIABILITY AND LONG SHORE

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT DURING WINTER STORM
EVENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LAND
MANAGEMENT, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
Michael Bitton, Felix Jose, Greg Stone, and Patrick
Hesp, Louisiana State University
BLOWOUT AND PARABOLIC DUNE MIGRATION
RATES IN MANAWATU REGION, NEW ZEALAND
Katherine Renken and Patrick Hesp, Louisiana State
University

THE EFFECT OF TRAMPLING ON COASTAL DUNE

VEGETATION
Philip Schmutz, Patrick Hesp, Katherine Renken, Ryan
Orgera, and Luke Driskell, Louisiana State University

SOIL MAPPING WITH GIS AND REMOTE SENSING: A

CASE STUDY FROM LOUISIANA
Yuanda Zhu and David C. Weindorf, Louisiana State
University

Session T4: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Land Use Studies

Room: Iberville 1
Chair: Paporn Thebpanya, Towson University

USING HIGH-RESOLUTION THERMAL INFRARED

DATA FOR LAND USE AND LAND COVER MAPPING
IN THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA
Paporn Thebpanya, Towson University

MAPPING AND ANIMATING HISTORICAL URBAN

GROWTH USING THE LANDSAT ARCHIVE
Charles Roberts, J. L. Delahunty, and Gillian Breary,
Florida Atlantic University

A PARCEL-BASED NEURAL NETWORK FOR

MODELING MULTI-CATEGORICAL LAND USE
CHANGE
Kan Shou Lu and John Morgan III, Towson University
Jeffery Allen, Clemson University
MONITORING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DYNAMICS
OF WATER USE IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS
BASED ON GIS AND LAND COVER DATA
Jiao Wang, Texas State University-San Marcos

Environmental Policy and Analysis

Room: Iberville 2
Organizer and Chair: Bradley Cullen, University of New
Mexico

CAPE TOWN: A FUTURE QUEER ‘MECCA’

Bradley Cullen, University of New Mexico

THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT: IS IT

TIME TO PUT TEETH BACK IN THE TIGER?
Melinda H. Benson, University of New Mexico

ILLINOIS BIOFUEL SYSTEM PROGRAM: ANALYSIS

OF LAND USE/LAND COVER DATA SETS TO AID IN
LOCATING MARGINAL LANDS
Amelia A. A. Fox, Western Illinois University

THE ASCE MODEL STATE WATER CODE –

REVISITED
Olen Paul Matthews, University of New Mexico

Race and Ethnicity

Room: Iberville 3
Chair: David A. Padgett, Tennessee State University

AFRICAN AMERICAN STAKEHOLDERS’

ENVIRONMENT PERCEPTION WITH REGARD TO A
MAJOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
David A. Padgett and Christopher Norwood, Tennessee
State University

BLUES FALLING DOWN LIKE HAIL: THE

GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLUES
MUSIC
Adam Mathews, Binghamton University
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AS AN EXPRESSION OF
REBELLION IN CHILÓN, CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Eric Samson, Texas State University-San Marcos

Medical Geography
Room: East Baton Rouge
Chair: Bimal Kanti Paul, Kansas State University

ATTITUDES TOWARD ARSENICOSIS VICTIMS IN

RURAL BANGLADESH: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Bimal Kanti Paul, Kansas State University

POLICY PLAY: ASSESSING PROVINCIAL

FRAMEWORKS FOR CHILD MENTAL HEALTH
REFORM
Amanda Slaunwhite, Queen’s University and University
of Victoria, Canada

WHEN DOES WEST NILE VIRUS TRANSMISSION

CYCLE PEAK AT A LOCAL LEVEL? EVIDENCES AND
RELATED VECTOR CONTROL STRATEGIES FROM
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA OF MINNESOTA
Debarchana Ghosh, Kent State University

Biogeography I
Room: West Baton Rouge
Organizer:
Chair: Christopher A. Badurek, Appalachian State
University

INTEGRATION OF GIS AND GEOSENSORS FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND PRECISION
VITICULTURE IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA
Christopher A. Badurek and Lauren A. Hunter,
Appalachian State University
TRAUMATIC RESIN DUCTS IN TREE RINGS: A NEW
TECHNIQUE FOR DATING NATURAL HAZARDS IN
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
DAVID R. BUTLER, JACOB A. MAAS, AND CAROL F.
SAWYER, Texas State University-San Marcos

TREEFALL EVIDENCE FOR HIGH WIND EVENTS IN

HAWN STATE PARK, ST. FRANCOIS MOUNTAINS,
MISSOURI: A CASE STUDY IN SELECTIVE FIELD
DATA COLLECTION
James Thomka, Auburn University

MUMODIMO: DESIGN OF A MODEL FOR STUDYING

LAND FRAGMENTATION IMPACTS ON PLANT
DIFFUSION
John D. Waldron, University of West Florida-Pensacola

5:30 p.m. – 97:30 p.m.

Reception for Dr. Milton E. Harvey
Sponsored by Kent State University
Room: Livingston
 Friday, October 30, 2009

Session F1: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Sports and Education

Room: Iberville 3
Chair: Magnus Svindal, Ryerson University, Toronto,
Canada

EXPLORING THE SPORTS LANDSCAPE OF

TORONTO: FORM, FUNCTION, AND FACILITIES
Tony Hernandez, Ida Berger, and Ted Rogers, Ryerson
University
Norman O’Reilly, Laurentian University, Canada
Milena Parent, University of Ottawa, Canada
Magnus Svindal, Ryerson University, Canada

MASCOTS IN MINNESOTA- FROM AWESOME

BLOSSOMS TO ZEPHYRS: THE GEOGRAPHICAL
SIGNIFICANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL NICKNAMES
Mark J. Westpfahl, University of Minnesota

TAKING GROUNDWORK HOME: A STUDY IN

PROJECT-BASED GROUP COOPERATION IN THE
LIGHT OF GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES
David Olesh, Pace University School of Education, New
York and Automotive High School, New York

A CAPITAL IDEA: A NEW LOOK AT STATE CAPITALS

Michael Round, Center for Socratic Excellence

Geography of Crime I
Room: East Baton Rouge
Organizer and Chair: Ronald Wilson, National Institute of
Justice

ANALYSIS OF CRIME PATTERNS IN THE SHAWNEE

AREA OF METRO LOUISVILLE BEFORE AND AFTER
A LOCAL BAN ON ALCOHOL RATE
Mark Stanfill and Wei Song, University of Louisville
IDENTIFYING THE CORRECT GRID CELL SIZE FOR
THE SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CRIME DATA
Ronald Wilson, National Institute of Justice
Joel Hunt, American University
Timothy H. Brown, National Institute of Justice

SIMULATING PROPERTY CRIMES WITH

NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE CYCLES
Jay Lee, Kent State University

Session F2: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

GIS and Mapping

Room: Iberville 1
Chair: Fahui Wang, Louisiana State University

MAPPING DIGITAL DIVIDE IN NEIGHBORHOOD: WI-

FI ACCESS IN BATON-ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Luke Driskell and Fahui Wang, Louisiana State
University

PREDICTING GPS SIGNAL PERFORMANCE UNDER

FOREST CANOPY USING AIRBORNE LASER SWATH
MAPPING
W. C. Wright, P. W. Liu, K. C. Slatton, R. L. Shrestha,
and W. E. Carter, University of Florida

ASSESSING 3D WEB-MAPPING TECHNOLOGY IN

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION
S. Houlton, C. W. Cooper, S. Fuhrmann, J. L. Ostling,
and A. Wranic, Texas State University-San Marcos

MAPPING THE PAST: VISUALIZATION OF

HISTORICAL SURVEY RECORDS USING GIS
Gang Gong, Sam Houston State University

Business Geography
Room: Iberville 2
Chair: Rebecca A. Johns, University of South Florida

ASSESSING VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY

Rebecca A. Johns, University of South Florida

CORTANA MALL: CHANGING DEMOGRAPHY,

CHANGING BUSINESS – A GEO-STATISTICAL
ANALYSIS
Myrtho Joseph, Louisiana State University

SPATIAL PATTERNS OF AVERAGE PROFITABILITY

IN JAPANESE MANUFACTURING ACCORDING TO
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE, 1985-2006
Shawn Banasick, Kent State University

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF
DIFFERENT LAND USE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS 2000
Keith Bremer, Texas State University-San Marcos

Applied Urban Geography

Room: Iberville 3
Chair: Rajiv Thakur, University of South Alabama

URBANIZATION AND URBAN STRUCTURAL

CHANGES IN MOBILE MSA
Rajiv Thakur, University of South Alabama

URBAN POPULATION DENSITY IN THREE

INTERMEDIATE SIZE CITIES OF SOUTH AMERICA
Betty Smith, Eastern Illinois University

APPLICATION OF A HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL
ACCESSIBILITY MODEL TO ASSESS THE CHANGE
IN TRAVEL TIME OF NEW ROUND
IMPLEMENTATION IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW
MEXICO
Clark Tribby, University of New Mexico
A GIS ANALYSIS OF HOUSING DENSITY HISTORIES
AND RURAL LAND USE CHANGE PROCESSES IN
WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Christopher A. Badurek and Austin Chamberlain,
Appalachian State University

Rivers and Basins

Room: East Baton Rouge
Organizer and Chair: Lisa Harrington, Kansas State
University

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND RESTORATION

ACTIONS IN THE RAINWATER BASIN WETLAND
COMPLEX, NEBRASKA
Rex Robichaus and Lisa Harrington, Kansas State
University

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE HISTORICAL

HYDROCLIMATOLOGY OF THE ANIMAS RIVER
BASIC AT DURANGO, COLORADO
C. Andrew Day, Texas State University-San Marcos

A GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE BRAZOS RIVER

DIVERSION AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Christi Townsend, Texas State University-San Marcos

Land Boundary Issues and Water Policy

Room: West Baton Rouge
Organizer: Philip L. Chaney, Auburn University
Chair: Philip L. Chaney, Auburn University

THE GRID MEETS THE LONG LOT

Elizabeth Vaughan, Ball State University

THE GEORGIA-TENNESSEE STATE BOUNDARY

LINE DISPUTE OVER LAND AND WATER RIGHTS
Philip L Chaney, Auburn University
MANAGING WATER SUPPLY IN THE MIDST OF
RAPID GROWTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Laura Stroup and Kevin Romig, Texas State University-
San Marcos

TRADEOFFS BETWEEN WATER AND HEAT IN

PHOENIX, AZ: TOWARD A MORE CLIMATICALLY
SUSTAINABLE CITY
Anthony J. Brazel, Katherine Crewe, and Ariane Middel,
Arizona State University

Luncheon: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Speaker: John M. (Jay) Grymes, III.

Department of Geography & Anthropology
Chief Meteorologist, WAFB-TV of Baton Rouge

Session F3: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Remote Sensing II
Room: Iberville 1
Chair: J. M. Shawn Hutchinson, Kansas State University

IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING WINDBREAKS IN

FORD COUNTY, KANSAS USING OBJECT-BASED
IMAGE ANALYSIS
Mike Dulin and J. M. Shawn Hutchinson, Kansas State
University

OPTIMIZING REMOTE SENSING IMAGE

CLASSIFICATION USING SUPPORT VECTOR
MACHINES
Jack McConchie, Opus International consultants,
Wellington, New Zealand
Peter Nwilo, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Etim Eyo, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

EXAMINATION OF VEGETATIVE LINE-TRANSECT

SAMPLING IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT
Anna Klimaszewski-Patterson, New Mexico State
University

STUDYING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY

OF KUWAIT SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE USING
MODIS REMOTELY SENSED DATA
Mohammad M. Alsahli, University of Kansas

Urban Transportation
Room: Iberville 2
Chair: Jonathan Comer, Oklahoma State University

DETERMINING A LEAST COST ROUTE FOR HIGH

SPEED RAIL IN OHIO CORRIDOR
Amanda N. Mullett, Amy E. Rock, Saad Algharib, Jared
Shaffer, and Jay Lee, Kent State University

URBAN TRANSPORTATION IN BEIJING, CHINA:

CHALLENGES, CAUSES, AND IMPLICATIONS
Fengjun Jin and Jiaoe Wang, Chinese Academy of
Science, China
Teqi Dai, Beijing Normal University, China

AN ASSESSMENT OF ROAD AND BRIDGE

CONDITIONS
Jonathan C. Comer, Amy K. Graham, and Stacey R.
Brown, Oklahoma State University

THE IMPACT OF LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM ON SINGLE

FAMILY PROPERTY VALUE IN CHARLOTTE,
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Sisi Yan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Local and Regional Black Geographies in the United

States
Room: Iberville 3
Organizer and Chair: John W. Frazier, Binghamton
University
FALLING DOWN LIKE HAIL: THE GEOGRAPHY OF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLUES MUSIC
Adam Matthews, Binghamton University

A CASE STUDY OF BLACK SES AND SETTLEMENT

IN NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Jennifer Hinojosa, University of Maryland
TH
GENTRIFICATION OF THE 125 STREET CORRIDOR
IN HARLEM, NEW YORK
Dulce Bueno, Binghamton University

FOREIGN-BORN BLACK IMMIGRATION, MIGRATION,

AND SETTLEMENT IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA:
1995-2000
Jasmine Davis, University of South Carolina (visiting)
and Binghamton University

Urban Heat
Room: East Baton Rouge
Organizer and Chair: Mark L. Hildebrandt, Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville

SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ST. LOUIS

URBAN HEAT ISLAND: A REMOTE SENSING
APPROACH
Mark L. Hildebrandt and Kusumakar Bhusal, Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville

THE USE OF LOW COST DATA LOGGING

TEMPERATURE SENSORS IN THE EVALUATION OF
AN URBAN HEAT ISLAND IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
JoAnn Sullivan and Jennifer Collins, University of South
Florida

THE SEASONALITY OF WARM-WEATHER

MORTALITY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
Scott Sheridan, Kent State University
Adam Kalkstein, United State Military Academy
Physical Geography
Room: West Baton Rouge
Organizer:
Chair: Richard A. Earl, Texas State University-San
Marcos

SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT IN THE UPPER SAN

MARCOS RIVER, TEXAS
Richard A. Earl, Tara M. Noah, and Jason D. Arbogast,
Texas State University-San Marcos

A RE-EVALUATION OF PAST DATA OF THE

THRESHOLD CONDITION FOR WINDBLOWN SAND
TRANSPORT
Brandon L. Edwards and Steven L. Namikas, Louisiana
State University

Session F4: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Agriculture
Room: Iberville 1
Chair: Patrick Hesp, Louisiana State University

FLOW IN ARTIFICIAL VEGETATION

Patrick Hesp, Louisiana State University
Yuxiang Dong, Zhong Shan University, China
Steven Namikas, Louisiana State University

PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF MIDWESTERN CORN

ETHANOL PRODUCTION
Benjamin M. Munro, Kansas State University

WILD FOREST FOOD PLANTS: USE, COLLECTION,

AND CONSERVATION IN ECUADOR
Maria Fadiman, Florida Atlantic University

A GIS-BASED METHOD TO PREDICT COUNTY CORN

YIELD IN WESTERN OHIO BASED ON LANDSAT
VARIABILITY
David L. Hollinger, Kent State University
Geopolitical Geography
Room: Iberville 2
Chair: James A. Tyner, Kent State University

THE KILLING SPACES OF THE CAMBODIAN

GENOCIDE
James A. Tyner, Kent State University

PROJECTS ABROAD HUMAN RIGHTS: THE CASE OF

THE YOUNGSFIELD MILITARY BASE REFUGEES IN
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Syed (Sammy) Uddin Ahmed, William Paterson
University

DEPLOYMENT OF THE GROUND BASED MID-

COURSE DEFENSE SYSTEM: AN INDICATOR OF
GEOPOLITICAL CHANGES IN CENTRAL EUROPE
Peter P. Siska, United States Military Academy

Honorary Session for Dr. Milton Harvey

Room: Iberville 3
Organizer: Eugene Tettey-Fio, Binghamton University
Chair: Florence M. Margai, Binghamton University

A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF FOOD DESERTS AND

IMPACTS ON PEDIATRIC NUTRITIONAL HEALTH
OUTCOMES IN BURKINA FASO
Florence M. Margai, Binghamton University

MULTIPLE CHOICE IDENTIFIES: CLARKSVILLE, TN,

AS THE TOP SPOT TO BE THE QUEEN CITY OF THE
NEW SOUTH
Robert Sirk, Austin Peay State University

EXAMINING THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE ON

THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF COASTAL
WETLAND COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHEAST NSW
Sumith Pathirana, Clement Akumu, and Serwan,
Southern Cross University, Australia
ETHNIC CONFLICT, LAND TENURE, RESOURCE
ALLOCATION AND COLONIAL LEGACY IN GHANA
AND THE CONTESTED LANDS OF AKUSE. CAN GIS
TECHNOLOGY HELP THE OSUDOKUS AND MANYA
KROBOS?
Eugene Tettey-Fio, Binghamton University

MOVEMENTS OF ASIAN INDIANS IN QUEENS, NEW

YORK
John W. Frazier, Brendan McGovern, and Norah F.
Henry, Binghamton University

Geography of Crime
Room: East Baton Rouge
Chair: Wei Song, University of Louisville

RELATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-

ECONOMIC STRESSORS TO VIOLENT CRIME:
EVALUATING THREE MAJOR CITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES
Richard R. Shaker and Greg A. Rybarczyk, university of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee

SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCE AND
TREATMENT SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY IN
KENTUCKY
Timothy S. Hare, Paul Steele, and Lincoln Sloas,
Morehead State University

A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF VIOLENT CRIME IN

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
Yu Zhou, Bowling Green State University
Qiang Xu, Indiana University-South Bend

Biogeography II
Room: West Baton Rouge
Chair: Michael Starr, Southern Illinois University-
Edwardsville
APPLIED GEOGRAPHY FOR SPECIES
CONSERVATION: THE CASE OF THE ENDANGERED
INDIANA BAT (MYOTIS SODALIS)
Michael Starr, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

EVALUATING INDIANA BAT SUMMER HABITAT ON

SURFACE COAL MINE SITES IN SOUTHWESTERN
INDIANA USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUE
Shunfu Hu, Michael Starr, and Randall Pearson,
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF DEER-VEHICLE

ACCIDENT IN ILLINOIS: 2001-2003
Samuel Thompson and Keisuke Nozaki, Western Illinois
University

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting
Room
 Saturday, October 31, 2009

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Field Trip

GEOGRAPHY OF NEW ORLEANS: FROM COLONIAL

TIMES TO POST-KATRINA

Rich Campenella, Tulane University

Depart from Hotel Lobby at 8:00 a.m.

See you next year in Fort Worth, Texas
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The 33 Applied Geography Conference

October 21-23, 2010

Fort Worth Sheraton Hotel