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A Comparative Study on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedures and Legal Instruments: A Case Study from Sri Lanka and the United States
- Herath VidyaratneDepartment of Economics, NUI Galway, IrelandFaculty
- Buddhika MadurapperumaDepartment of Environmental Science and Management, Humboldt State UniversityFaculty
- Jessie AvitiaDepartment of Environmental Science and Management, Humboldt State UniversityUndergraduate Student
- Mahesh AbeynayakaDepartment of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- Rameez.Rameezdeen5Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, School of Natural and Built Environments, City East Campus, Australia
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
This study will compare the Environmental Laws and their corresponding Environmental Impact Assessment processes in developing and developed nations with a focus on Sri Lanka and the United States. The study will involve analysis and comparison of individual EIA components (i.e. screening, scoping, impact analysis and mitigation measures), identification of the strengths and weaknesses of each component under different national laws, and how that influences the effectiveness of the laws as well as how those laws are implemented. This research will serve as a basis on which to make recommendations to improve EIA processes and strengthen environmental policies and implementation.
A Waste of Time: Courtly Entertainments, Adiaphora, and Economy of Time in Halle Pietism and in King Frederick William I's Prussia, c. 1713-1740.
- Jeremy SchwebelHistoryUndergraduate Student
- Benjamin MarschkeHistoryFaculty
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Most scholars, following the analysis of Max Weber, agree that the modern notions of "using time wisely" emerged in the eighteenth century. This "economy of time" came out of a cultural milieu that was strongly influenced by both the Enlightenment and ascetic religious movements (English Puritanism, German Pietism, French Jansenism). This project closely studies the discourse surrounding the courtly entertainments (hunting, the theater, gambling) as a way to better understanding the emergence of this "economy of time." While both the early Enlightenment and ascetic religious groups argued that courtly entertainments were problematic, they did so for quite different reasons.
Agisoft PhotoScan an Archaeologists Swiss Knife: Three- Dimentional Reconstructions a Multi-Analysis and Preservation Tool
- Walter A. Tovar SaldanaAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
The Agisoft project has generated three-dimensional reconstruction of excavation units, stela, and micro-scale cultural landscapes of the hinterland Maya near the large ancient Maya center of Dos Hombres. The components involved in producing such reconstructions include: an extensive collection of images obtained through drone technology, field photos, and Agisoft PhotoScan software. The produced three-dimensional models provide a medium to conduct various forms of analysis that construct and preserve the context of archaeological artifacts, sites, and features. The project has produce a medium to inquire about the Belize archaeological project without being physically present. Innovative.
Agisoft PhotoScan an Archaeologists Swiss Knife: Three- Dimentional Reconstructions a Multi-Analysis and Preservation Tool
- Walter A. Tovar SaldanaAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
The Agisoft project contains an extensive repertoire of images obtained through drones, and field photos of artifacts, buildings, and excavations of the Belize Archaeology Project. The project will serve and accomplish many objectives in the academic endeavors of the discipline of archaeology. The visual imagery gained from interacting with the photographs and correlating data is a hands on feature of gaining knowledge and experience of the archaeological field of study. The project introduces a new technological devise and software program that is revolutionary in the field of archaeology.
Analytical comparisons of American-European High School Life Science Education Systems and Methodology to Increase effective teaching and Intercultural Competence
- Juita Martinez, Juan Lupian, Anne O'SheaEducation & BiologyUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
In collaboration with HSU's P.E.E.R.S program and Lausanne, Swizterland's HEP school of education. Three HSU students collaborated with three Swiss students in order to create a lesson for highschool aged students from scratch as well as teach the lesson in in the United States and Switzerland. Our goal was to increase learning retention of the subject through research of effective methods and pedagogical strategies which we then utilize to regularly change and improve our lesson. Another goal included intercultural awareness and creating relevance for the students in a collaborative way with our peers that would translate into the individual classrooms in relation to the specific class.
Annual Day of Caring - Leadership and Service
- Sophie ZindaCRGS and the Center for Service Learning and Academic InternshipsUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Day of Caring provided me with an awesome opportunity to practice leadership in working for social change and serving the community around us. I was able to work to provide opportunities for a large number of students to give a Saturday in September to working in one of 16 different local organizations that are working hard to serve the Humboldt Community. Every year students provide wonderful feedback about their experience and it was one more opportunity to put what we learn about communities and service into action.
Aquaponics in the classroom, a students' perspective
- Alicia KeeFisheriesUndergraduate Student
- Cacy SlyvesterFisheriesUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Aquaponic systems are a combination of hydroponic gardening and a recirculating aquaculture system, which is a very efficient way to produce marketable products for growers. Humboldt State University’s (HSU) aquaculture class had the opportunity to assemble an aquaponics system (Nelson and Pade, Inc.) for the first time. Our class was provided with the equipment that allowed us to demonstrate our abilities in constructing a fully functional aquaponics system. From the knowledge acquired in the academic setting, we were able to create a hands-on, tangible system. White Sturgeon were grown in the system along with a wide variety of vegetables with great success.
Artifact Analysis With Adobe Illustrator
- Michael PadianAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
- Victor CarrilloAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
- Alex NewAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
- Samantha MurphyAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Our project's goal is to utilize the Adobe Illustrator Program with artifact analysis. Using artifacts obtained from the Dos Hombres to Gran Cacao Archaeology project headed by Dr. Marisol Cortes Rincon. We will learn to use Adobe Illustrator to build digital images of the artifacts and create a database for them to be observed for present and future studies. We hope that our work will inspire continued use of this technique so others may be able to study artifacts in a digital and hard copy form so that artifacts can be better preserved and researched in multiple mediums and easily accessible to other scholars. This will allow for a stronger collaboration and interpretation.
Baker Cypress Seed Viability in Relation to Cone Age
- Cooper HarrisForestry; Resource Management and ProtectionUndergraduate Student
- Taylor KnottForestry; Resource Management and ProtectionUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Hesperocyparis bakeri, better known as Baker cypress, is a serotinous species which suffers from low seed viability. Previous research has shown that Baker cypress seed viability begins to decline with cone age and thus the low overall viability of Baker cypress cones is not unexpected (Milich et al., 2012). However, little is known about the cone age at which seed viability begins to decrease. We investigated seed viability in relation to cone age by sampling twenty branches from five Baker cypress trees located in Burney, Shasta County in north-eastern California. Seeds were scarified and placed in a 1% tetrazolium red solution for 18 hours, cut longitudinally to determine viability.
Capstone Workbook: Leaders, Leadership and Career Skills
- Dr. Alison HolmesPoliticsFaculty
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This project will build on the experience of the International Studies Capstone class by taking material used in previous courses and adding active learning exercises that will help students develop leadership and career skills. Each section within the workbook would be free-standing, enabling both students and faculty to use this as a resource outside the context of this specific course or major. The learning outcome of the workbook will be to encourage students to both reflect on, and create their own leadership approach and apply that to their post-university career plans. The overall goal of this project is the creation of an open source, practical classroom tool.