Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses. / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-02

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1935 R31

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston University / This study will be conducted 1n order to gain a more comprehensive picture of municipal recreation in the City of Providence. Its purpose is to show the amount of growth over the last nine years by means of the National Recreation Association "Schedule for Appraisal of Community Recreation", in the following areas: I. Land and Water Areas II. Buildings and Indoor Facilities III. Leadership and Personnel IV. Program Service V. Participation and Use VI. Current Expenditures VII. Administration Based on these findings recommendations are to be made.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington. / Bibliography: l. [561]-636.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Rhode Island, 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-73).

Issued also as Thesis--Columbia University. / Bibliography: p. 217-220.

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This thesis presents hypothetical return plans for hurricane evacuees who have previously evacuated their residence in southern Rhode Island. Using Geographic Information Systems software, appropriate time tables for evacuees to return to their homes are generated. Two case scenarios based on Category 3 and 4 intensity hurricanes making landfall in Westerly, Rhode Island were simulated. Over the last century, population and especially home values in coastal Rhode Island have increased leaving great risk to those in the area. Statistically, hurricanes are less likely to strike Rhode Island than the Gulf Coast or the Southeastern United States. However, within the last century dangerous and damaging hurricanes have affected Rhode Island. This lower frequency of hurricanes decreases awareness and emphasizes the need for further research. Reentry zones for each scenario are defined and ranked by severity of damage using debris, building damage, potential economic loss and population displacements with HAZUS software. Results from both Category 3 and Category 4 test cases show that the downtown census tract experiences the greatest amount of damage and longest return times for evacuees. / Department of Geography