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For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The Las Vegas Monorail, an innovative solution for public transportation problems within the resort corridor, Cam C. Walker
Marketing the city of North Las Vegas: Marketing plan and image enhancement program, Janet Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Democracy behind barbed wire: Examining the political culture of Japanese American Evacuees, Allen Atkinson
Effects of oxygen variation on the ecology of Devil's Hole, Death Valley National Park, Norma J. Azad
Lead shot concentration in soil at the Overton Wildlife Management Area, Nevada, George R. Bertoty
Stachybotrys: Is Nevada at risk?, TerryLynn C. Foley
A Comparison of ASTM standard E1599-94 and a site assessment project located in North Las Vegas, Kenneth Anthony Katsuda
Water conservation in the Las Vegas Valley, Judith M. Keir
Vegetation analysis: A graphical analysis of plant succession in desert communities affected by fire, Jeff Lantow
Watercraft impact on the Lake Mead National Recreational Area, Terence Lino
Crime prevention through environmental design: An analysis of the Boulevard Mall, Kenneth Mac Leod
A Strategic analysis of the Rocky Flats cleanup, Patrick McCann
The Price of clean air: A consideration of market based emissions trading, Mark W. Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Critical evaluation of the Double Tracks Remediation Project, Craig J. Barnes
Recycling at work: Waste reduction and recycling in the Las Vegas hospitality industry, Darlene M. Cartier
BLM rangeland: Has the condition improved?, Angela C. Dudley
The Use of spectrofluorimetry and capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence for the detection of fluorescent dyes in groundwater migration studies, Patrick Ferguson
Composting landscape waste from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, K. Jill Hammond
A Plan for characterizing waste for the Defense Special Weapons Agency at the Nevada Test Site, Tiffany A. Hatcher
The Eldorado landfill: A case study, Heather A. Nash
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The Real cost of beef: A monetary assessment of the environmental degradation caused by beef production, Carolyn Babcock
A Comparative analysis of viable solar thermal technologies for solar field development and commercialization, Sean M. Crawford
An Experimental technique in lowering total dissolved solids in wastewater, Aaron Crotts
The Barriers present in more developed countries and less developed countries slowing the implementation of substainability, Luke Giovine
Ventilation rates for carassius auratus during changes in dissolved oxygen, Collin Nolan
Las Vegas Flamigo Hilton/UNLV Environmental Studies Program Environmental Resource Analysis & Optimization Plan, Dennis Nowlin
Innovations in reuse, Lisa R. Osorio
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Management of pesticide related soil contamination in Tulare County, California: Remediation and prevention options, Nickolas Keoni Akana
Limiting growth in Las Vegas - a necessary growth strategy for the twenty-first century, Cheryl Ann Frassa
Updating the Colorado River compact, Jeffrey A. Freer
The Study of Yucca Mountain for a possible nuclear storage facility science vs. politics, Anna Leske
Housing conditions & demographical survey: Housing rehabilitation for the city of North Las Vegas, Lisa M. Morris
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Determining recreational visitor carrying capacity: The case of Black Canyon at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Kenneth C. Forman
Drip irrigation, an adaptive strategy, Heather A. Grant DiGeorge
The Economics of free parking: Transportation policy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Richard A. Nielsen