my community, our earth - Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development
 
 

 

 

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MyCOE projects address many issues related to sustainable development. Learn more about each project by clicking on its title.

 

 

Agriculture | Biodiversity | Climate Change | Conflict | Deforestation | Education

Epidemics | Erosion | Invasive Species | Land Use/Land Cover | Natural Disasters

Natural Resources | Pollution | Poverty | Recycling | Rural Development

Spatial Narratives | Tourism | Transportation and Infrastructure | Urbanization

Wetlands, Rivers, Lakes, and other Water Bodies

 

 

 


Agriculture

A Study of the Agro-ecological Characteristics of Rice Cultivation and a
Plan for a Pilot Project to Improve Rice Yields through Application of
Precision Agriculture in the District of Alanje, Chiriqui, Panama

Evaluation of the Environmental Pollution of the Kafue River
The Role of Nutrient Loadings from Industries and Farms

Geography of the Area

Semi-Detailed Characterization of West Savalou

The Edwards Aquifer and a Look at Nitrates

Using Coffee Plantations as Biological Corridors in the
District of San Sebastián de Palmitas, Medellín, Colombia

 

Biodiversity

Analysis of the Diversity of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and
Microalgae based on the Longitudinal Gradient and
Chemical Variables of a River in the Haina Watershed

Biodiversity of Gandhisagar Lake

Diagnostic Study of Mangrove Degradation in the
Coastal Zone of Xcalak-Mahahual, Quintana Roo, México

Establishing a Comprehensive Geographic Information System
For Cocobolo and the Mamoni River Watershed

Establishing a Reference Collection and Information System
For Biological Diversity and Conservation

Forest Species Native to the District of Santiago de Veraguas

Habitat and Distribution Modeling for the Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) in theAltiplano Cundiboyacense (Colombia) with Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

Habitats at Camp

Illegal Extraction of Marine Fauna and the Danger of Extinction of
Marine Turtles in the Municipality of San Juan del Sur

Inventory and Morphometric Analysis of the
Barrancabermeja Marshlands using GIS and Remote Sensing

Land-use changes history (1940-1993) at Neotropical landscape in Choachi and Ubaque (Cundinamarca, Colombia) and their relation socioeconomics dynamics

Mangrove Conservation on Pulau Ubin, Singapore

Participative Ecological Restoration of the Amatea Reserve

Research on the Floral Components of the Peñas Blancas Protected Area

Species Richness of Medium and Large Mammals in
Deciduous Lower Forest Fragments in the Huasteca Plains

Study of Tree Biodiversity in Public Urban Spaces in
Principal Thoroughfares in Districts II, IV and VI of the Municipality of Managua

The Chaina’s Forest after Establishing “The Sanctuary of Flora and Fauna of Iguaque”

The Use of GIS and Spatial Analytical Techniques to Establish Micro-climate and
Forest Core of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Urban Development in Wet Lands, Southern Kolkata
South 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India

Urbanization of an Alpine Environment

Using Coffee Plantations as Biological Corridors in the
District of San Sebastián de Palmitas, Medellín, Colombia

 

Climate Change

Assessment of Climate Change in the Zitava River Basin

Climate Change

Climate Change: a Consequence of Urbanization

Development of Land Use of Cadastral Area of
Municipalities Kolinany and Zirany in the 20th Century

Has the Climate Got Warmer?

Our Town Przysucha

Using SWERA’s GeoSpatial Toolkit and GIS to
Identify Renewable Energy Locations in Honduras

 

Conflict

The Spatial Distribution of Power in Actual International Relations

 

Deforestation

Controlling the Use of Charcoal for Cooking in Haiti

Deforestation in Northern Areas of Pakistan

Environmental Changes in Mahwah, N.J.

Land Use Changes between 1954 and 2001 in Brazil’s Federal District

Land Use Dynamics Assessment of Amazon Forest Deforestation and its
Influence to Water Quality in Central Rondônia - Brazil

Reducing the amount of Deforestation through Education

SOGEP – Continuous Forest Improvement Project

 

Education

A Vision Unfolds: Sherwood, Oregon’s Environmental Campus

Approach to the Knowledge of the Forest Located at
San Bartolomé La Merced School, Bogotá Colombia:
A Proposal to Conserve the Eastern Mountains

Creation of Level-based Didactic Guides for using
GIS Applications such as Transverse Axis Analysis in the Classroom

Habitats at Camp

Poverty Reduction: A Suggestion for Reducing Poverty

Reducing the amount of Deforestation through Education

Sustainable Development in East Africa: A Measure of Health and Poverty

Teaching GIS at Badi High School:
Location and other characteristics of Badi High School

 

Epidemics

Using Mesocyclops to control Aedes in Singapore

 

Erosion

Mapping and Evaluating Erosion using
Remote Sensing and GIS in the Mfilou Catchment Area

Using Geoprocessing to Analyze the Development of
Coastal Areas in the Municipality of Tabau Do Sul

 

Invasive Species

Our Plan of Action

Tamarisk as an Edge Species in Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico

The Geographical Distribution of Dyers Woad
Over Time and Space in Logan Canyon, Utah

 

Land Use/Land Cover

Alternative Transportation: Commuting along the Iron Horse Trail

Biodiversity of Gandhisagar Lake

Boundaries are Boundless – Biodiversity in Thorndale, Rural South Africa

Change of Use in the Commune of Peñalolen and Sustainable Development

Community Education for Sustainable Development:
A Proposal for Conservation of the Bordoncillo Highlands

Development of Land Use of Cadastral Area of
Municipalities Kolinany and Zirany in the 20th Century

Effects of Urbanization on Water Resource Use and Quality

Geography of the Area

Juniper & Water in Central Texas

Land Use/Cover Classification and Change Detection
In the Little Miami River (LMR) Basin, Ohio

Landuse Changes and Sustainable Development in Singapore

Land-use changes history (1940-1993) at Neotropical landscape in Choachi and Ubaque (Cundinamarca, Colombia) and their relation socioeconomics dynamics

Process of Training Degradation Wooded Mountains in the Natitingou Region

SOGEP – Continuous Forest Improvement Project

Space monitoring of Samarskaya Luka

Study of Tree Biodiversity in Public Urban Spaces in
Principal Thoroughfares in Districts II, IV and VI of the Municipality of Managua

Tamarisk as an Edge Species in Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico

The Impact of Changing Funerary Regulations on Land Use in China

Wetlands in the Minnesota River Watershed:
Loss over Time and Its Meaning for Sustainability

 

Natural Disasters

Analysis of Kuala Lumpur Flood Risk Zone

Bull Bay: A Town Ravaged by Nature

 

Natural Resources

Agrarian Typology of the Corregimientos within the Panama Canal Watershed and its Western Region to Improve the Development of Programs for Rural Zones

Approach to the Knowledge of the Forest Located at
San Bartolomé La Merced School, Bogotá Colombia:
A Proposal to Conserve the Eastern Mountains

Because of the Forest…

Boundaries are Boundless – Biodiversity in Thorndale, Rural South Africa

Community Based Approach to Sustainable Tourism

Community Education for Sustainable Development:
A Proposal for Conservation of the BordoncilloHighlands
 

Deforestation in Northern Areas of Pakistan

Development of Hydrographic Dataset for Turkey: A First Study

Effects of Urbanization on Water Resource Use and Quality

Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment

New England - Wind Resource Map

Preserving our Natural Heritage - Paraíba do Sul River

Reducing the amount of Deforestation through Education

Semi-Detailed Characterization of West Savalou

The Chaina’s Forest after Establishing
“The Sanctuary of Flora and Fauna of Iguaque” (Boyacá, Colombia)

The Edwards Aquifer and a Look at Nitrates

Using SWERA’s GeoSpatial Toolkit and GIS to
Identify Renewable Energy Locations in Honduras

 

Pollution

A Solution to Environmental Pollution: Population Control Mobilization

Air Pollution in Hong Kong

Air Quality and Environmental Justice:
An Analysis of Air Pollution and Wealth Distribution

Bangladesh Industrial Pollution (Sources and Impacts) Estimating System (BIPES)

Development of a Drainage Network in
Port-au-Prince must reflect the Expansion of the City

Environmental Pollution

Evaluation of Anthropogenic Effects in Bosphorus

Evaluation of the Environmental Pollution of the Kafue River:
The Role of Nutrient Loadings from Industries and Farms

Hydrologic Evaluation of Compactness of the Elqui River Drainage Basin in Chile:
Antecedents for Sustainable Management

Mapping Urban Runoff to Santa Monica Bay

Moratuwa

Our Plan of Action

Preliminary Study of the Estuarine Ecosystem of the
Portugués River in the Playa De Ponce Sector

Process of Training Degradation Wooded Mountains in the Natitingou Region

Sustainable Development in the Champlain Valley Region:
Economic Development, Poverty Reduction and Groundwater Pollution Control

The Assessment of the Environmental State of the Ivankovskoye Reservoir Basin: Moscow’s main Drinking Water Supply, and the Problems of its Protection

The Effects of Poverty on the Environment

The Haitian Natural Environment

The Source of Life: Wetlands

The Sustainable Development of the Fu-Nan River

The Threats of Natural Environment of the Baltic Sea

Untreated Discharges in the Port of Jérémie: A Problem to be Solved

Water Quality of the Mississippi Sound and the St. Louis Bay

Whatever You Have Eaten, Your Grandchildren Will Have to Pay

 

Poverty

Giving Life to Ruins

Poverty and Child Abuse Counts

Street Children: Victims of Urbanization; Is there hope for them in Jamaica?

The Effects of Poverty on the Environment

 

Recycling

The Building Waste in Bulgaria

 

Rural Development

A Study of the Agro-ecological Characteristics of Rice Cultivation and a
Plan for a Pilot Project to Improve Rice Yields through Application of
Precision Agriculture in the District of Alanje, Chiriqui, Panama

Agrarian Typology of the Corregimientos within the
Panama Canal Watershed and Its Western Region to

Improve the Development of Programs for Rural Zones

Chepelare Sustainable Development through Tourism

Development of East Anatolian Counties of Turkey

Development Problems of Rural Settlements Located Near the Major Cities

Guysborough County: A Case Of Poor Infrastructure

Rural Settlement Analysis - Case Study of Emiralem

Sustainable Development in the Champlain Valley Region:

Economic Development, Poverty Reduction and Groundwater Pollution Control

 

Spatial Narratives

Dreams Alive

 

Tourism

Arignano Community Project

Community Based Approach to Sustainable Tourism

Chepelare Sustainable Development through Tourism

Using Geoprocessing to Analyze the Development of
Coastal Areas in the Municipality of Tabau Do Sul

 

Transportation and Infrastructure

A Study of Traffic Congestion along Old Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica

A System of Geo-Energy Analysis: Case of the Médio Paranapanema

Alternative Transportation: Commuting along the Iron Horse Trail

Developing a Drinking Water Distribution Network in Port-au-Prince that can
Keep Pace with the Expansion of the City

Development of a Drainage Network in
Port-au-Prince must reflect the Expansion of the City

Discovering Bahia Blanca: Who We Are, Where We Are, and How We Live

Guysborough County: A Case Of Poor Infrastructure

New Elementary School Boundaries

SONAR Project: Using Maps to Encourage
Sustainable Economic Trade between Countries

Spatial Modeling of Urban Transportation for Sustainable Redesign

Transportation in Jamaica and the JUTC

Untreated Discharges in the Port of Jérémie: A Problem to be Solved

Using GIS to create a Walkability Index Map for Sustainable Urban Form

 

Urbanization

A Prosperous Environment and a Prosperous City

A Solution to Environmental Pollution: Population Control Mobilization

Air Pollution in Hong Kong

Baltimore

Bangladesh Industrial Pollution (Sources and Impacts) Estimating System (BIPES)

Change of Use in the Commune of Peñalolen and Sustainable Development

Climate Change: a Consequence of Urbanization

Developing a Drinking Water Distribution Network in Port-au-Prince that can
Keep Pace with the Expansion of the City

Dicovering Bahia Blanca: Who We Are, Where We Are, and How We Live

Effects of Urbanization on Water Resource Use and Quality

Environmental Pollution

Evaluation of Anthropogenic Effects in Bosphorus

Finding Ways of Creation of the Address Register in Kyiv, Ukraine

Giving Life to Ruins

Land Use Changes between 1954 and 2001 in Brazil’s Federal District

Linking Channel Instability to Urbanization in the
Upper Beaver Creek Watershed, Knox County, Tennessee

Monitoring seaweed on Kuibishev water reservoir with Remote Sensing

Mortality rate distribution in Klaipeda city districts

My Community, My Neighborhood

Our Cities without Green Space

Proposed Methodology for Analysis of Cultural and Historical Heritage

Reclaiming the Urban City

Shack Settlement Planning: Transforming an Informal Settlement into a
Viable Community: Duncan Village, South Africa

Street Children: Victims of Urbanization; Is there hope for them in Jamaica?

Sustainable Water Resource Development in Ujjal Park, Kolkata, India

The Assessment of the Environmental State of the Ivankovskoye Reservoir Basin:
Moscow’s main Drinking Water Supply, and the Problems of its Protection

The Effects of Settlements on Dambo Wetlands in Lusaka

The Sustainable Development of the Fu-Nan River

Urban Development in Wet Lands, Southern Kolkata,
South 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India

Urbanization of an Alpine Environment

Urbanization of Coastal Areas in Grimstad, Norway

 

Wetlands, Rivers, Lakes, and other Water Bodies

Agrarian Typology of the Corregimientos within the Panama Canal Watershed and its Western Region to Improve the Development of Programs for Rural Zones

Analysis of the Diversity of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and
Microalgae based on the Longitudinal Gradient and
Chemical Variables of a River in the Haina Watershed

Biodiversity of Gandhisagar Lake

Community Education for Sustainable Development:
A Proposal for Conservation of the Bordoncillo Highlands

Development of Hydrographic Dataset for Turkey: A First Study

Diagnostic Study of Mangrove Degradation in the
Coastal Zone of Xcalak-Mahahual, Quintana Roo, México

Establishing a Comprehensive Geographic Information System
For Cocobolo and the Mamoni River Watershed

Evaluation of the Environmental Pollution of the Kafue River:
The Role of Nutrient Loadings from Industries and Farms

Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment

Hydrologic Evaluation of Compactness of the Elqui River Drainage Basin in Chile: Antecedents for Sustainable Management

Inventory and Morphometric Analysis of the
Barrancabermeja Marshlands using GIS and Remote Sensing

Land Use Dynamics Assessment of Amazon Forest Deforestation and its
Influence to Water Quality in Central Rondônia - Brazil

Linking Channel Instability to Urbanization in the
Upper Beaver Creek Watershed, Knox County, Tennessee

Mangrove Conservation on Pulau Ubin, Singapore

Mapping Urban Runoff to Santa Monica Bay

Monitoring seaweed on Kuibishev water reservoir with Remote Sensing

Our Plan of Action

Preliminary Study of the Estuarine Ecosystem of the
Portugués River in the Playa De Ponce Sector

Preserving our Natural Heritage - Paraíba do Sul River

The Effects of Settlements on Dambo Wetlands in Lusaka

The Site Description State of Wetland Management Plans – Case Study: Efteni Lake

The Source of Life: Wetlands

The Sustainable Development of the Fu-Nan River

Update of a Cartographic Base of the San Juan River Watershed

Urban Development in Wet Lands, Southern Kolkata,
South 24 Paraganas, West Bengal, India

Urbanization of Coastal Areas in Grimstad, Norway

Water Quality of the Mississippi Sound and the St. Louis Bay

Wetlands in the Minnesota River Watershed:
Loss over Time and Its Meaning for Sustainability

Whatever You Have Eaten, Your Grandchildren Will Have to Pay