Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2002. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 369-405).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisors: Edward C. Theriot and Judith C. Lang. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-12-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:51:33Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 viana_ssm_me_prud.pdf: 7796282 bytes, checksum: 8f06453d5a301b5a459faff23b281c8e (MD5) / Este estudo teve como objetivo principal investigar as características da temperatura e umidade relativa do ar intra-urbana e da zona rural próxima a Teodoro Sampaio, SP, cidade de pequeno porte que está localizada a 22° 53' 25 S e 52° 16' 75 W, no extremo Oeste do Estado de São Paulo/Brasil. Para a coleta de dados foram utilizados miniabrigos meteorológicos e transectos móveis. Os miniabrigos meteorológicos foram equipados com psicrômetros e distribuídos em sete pontos, sendo seis na área urbana e um na área rural, sendo que as coletas de dados foram realizadas às 7h, 9h, 15h e 21h. Com relação ao transecto móvel foi utilizado um termômetro digital, com o sensor preso a uma haste de madeira e acoplado na lateral de um veículo, totalizando 17 pontos de coleta entre as 20h30min e 21h. As coletas de dados aconteceram em dias representativos de janeiro de 2005 verão; e em julho de 2005 inverno. Esse estudo concluiu que Teodoro Sampaio, cidade de pequeno porte com aproximadamente 16.000 habitantes, já possui um clima urbano específico, conseqüência da ocupação do solo e das funcionalidades urbanas, o que acabou gerando para a cidade ilhas de calor e de frescor. / The objective of this study was to investigate the temperature and the relative humidity behavior in the urban and rural areas near Teodoro Sampaio, SP. This small town is localized 22° 53' 25 S and 52° 16' 75 W, in the extreme West of Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Small meteorological stations and mobile transects were used as a methodology to collect the data to this work. These small meteorological shelters were equipped with psychometers and distributed into seven points, six of them in the urban areas and one of them in the rural area. All these points were always read at 7 and 9 am, and at 3 and 9 pm. The mobile transects were developed with digital thermometers whose sensors were attached to a wooden rod and coupled to a side of a vehicle, adding up to seventeen points which were checked between 8:30 pm and 9pm. The data collecting process was done on representative days of January 2005(summer) and July 2005 (winter). Through this study, we can conclude that Teodoro Sampaio, a small town with nearly 16,000 inhabitants, has a specific urban climate already and it can be considered a consequence of the land occupation and of the urban functionality which created islands of heat and coolness in the town.

The Queen Charlotte Islands are the most isolated islands in British Columbia and are populated by eight species of indigenous land mammals, all except one of which are represented by at least one endemic form. Geological and botanical evidence lend strong support to the hypothesis that the Islands could have been a refuge to most of these mammals during the last (Vashon) glaciation. Their unique mammal fauna could be the product of insular evolution, or due to the fact that it is of geographical relicts. Absence of fossil material prohibits a final solution to this problem, but circumstantial evidence suggests that the mammals have evolved their unique characteristics as a result of living in an insular environment. This conclusion is reached after the study of the most common mammals living on the Islands; the deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus keeni and P. sitkensis prevostensis) and the dusky shrews (Sorex obscurus elassodon and S. o. prevostensis), and after a wide literature survey of mammals found on other islands. The most important evidence favouring the insular evolution theory is the uniformity displayed when the characteristics of insular birds and mammals are compared with relatives living on the nearby mainland. Birds living on islands often possess longer tarsi and culmens; artiodactyls, lagomorphs and carnivores tend to be smaller on islands, while rodents are usually larger, live longer and possess shorter tails. A corollary of the relict hypothesis holds that a large reliot rodent can not survive active competition with the smaller form and is displaced by the latter when they come into contact. This theory could not be substantiated by the present study; on the contrary, the two would likely interbreed. The differences between the insular populations of large Peromysous are greater than one would expect if they owed their similarity to a common origin. Finally, the relict hypothesis would hold that such a characteristic as large size is conservative, whereas evidence indicates that this is not generally true. Reasons are suggested for the characteristics which are commonly found in insular mammals and herein lies the most interesting area for future work. / Science, Faculty of / Zoology, Department of / Graduate

The purpose of this thesis is to propose a methodology for the estimation of demand for services and facilities for marine recreation. An attempt is then made to provide a methodological translation of these demands into, physical facilities for marine recreation in the Gulf Islands and the San Juan Islands, study area. Each of the major components of the proposed methodology is discussed in a chapter and applied to the study area. Chapter I introduces the scope and purpose of the study and hypothesizes that a comprehensive method is needed for planning for marine recreation development. The methodology should have both descriptive and prescriptive components if it is to, be successful. Chapter II studies methods of projecting the growth of the boat population, of a region. This, component has been refined to a high level of sophistication by previous studies. Human population growth, changes in income levels, and human population density are the parameters most useful for the projection of boating growth. Data obtained from a Federal Department of Public Works study on boating in the Georgia. Strait are reworked using, the method of a study done by .the State of Washington for Puget Sound in order to obtain consistent data for the international study area. Chapter III looks at how the number of trips taken in a region can be broken down into trips to and from an area within the region, and concludes that, at this time, the origin destination type of study is the most satisfactory method. Projection, of the distribution, of trips is based on the assumption that the number and type of trips taken by one boater will remain constant. Thus, the number of trips taken to an area can be projected by expanding the present trip distribution by a factor equal to, the projected growth of the boat population. For the thesis, trip, distribution data was obtained from a survey made of boat awning yacht club members. Chapter IV studies the demand for a range of facilities used by boaters. This is done in terms of the uses made of a facility on a type of trip by a type of boat; sail, inboard, or outboard. It is concluded that, except for certain specific facilities such as launching ramps for outboards, the use of a facility does not vary greatly between different types of boats. The thesis has carried this section of the methodology further than other studies have done by quantifying demands for a wide range of facilities associated with marine recreation. Previous attempts have only been concerned with primary boating facilities such as moorage and launching ramps. A final section takes the demands in terms of uses per trip and converts them into demands for space. Chapter V states the need for a prescriptive component in the methodology. This enables the planner to make decisions in respect to what amount of services should be provided. Data limitations precluded the application of this component to the study area. A number of locational constraints were stated which should, be recognized in the planning of future facilities. Based on these constraints, possible areas for different types of development were mapped. In Chapter VI it is concluded that the use of a descriptive methodology for the examination and determination of demand for different facilities for marine recreation is feasible and desirable. A prescriptive component is needed for the planning methodology. This component will require a statement of regional goals and extensive site and ecological, evaluation before it can be used for planning. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of / Graduate

This diploma thesis, entitled "Marketing tools of the United Islands festival and real impacts of their use" is focused on the marketing tools suitable for marketing of musical production and is based on example of the United Islands festival. The goal of this thesis is to marginally present specifications of musical open air productions, to present in detail marketing tools used for promotion of these events and by using data from marketing research to demonstrate whether the tools used by the United Islands festival are chosen correctly or incorrectly. Theoretical part of the thesis is devoted to a definition of work related terms and to list marketing tools suitable for promotion of music productions. The following practical part gain from theoretical part and from marketing research and by using them it deduces what marketing tools are suitable for promotion of the United Islands festival and what is their cost effectiveness and efficiency.

The California Channel Islands present an ideal system in which to study unique biogeographical patterns seen in island systems near a mainland source, where spatial barriers are likely to limit gene flow without disrupting it completely. The islands also harbor a number of endemic taxa, suggesting that isolation from the mainland may be strong for some taxa. For this study, Acmispon argophyllus, a legume species found across five of the eight islands as well as on the mainland was used to test hypotheses at three spatial scales. Northern island populations have diverged into what potentially represents a new species; populations on the younger southern islands descent from populations on the older island of San Clemente; the two taxa on San Clemente show signs of genetic structure, with limited evidence of ongoing gene flow. These results demonstrate isolation over short distances in the Channel Islands leading to evolutionary divergence and speciation.

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