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This thesis explores Xochimilco's status as a conserved delegation in Mexico City and the informal settlements that have arisen in the area. Looking at access to water in conserved land, I analyze how informal residents are subject to an altered…

Nearly 60% of the earth’s coral reefs are threatened by a variety of human-related factors such as coastal development and marine pollution, according to the World Resources Institute (2011). Under the Endanagered Species Act (ESA), endangered…

Vassar College lacks a comprehensive inventory of its trees or estimates of their carbon sequestration, making it difficult to assess the campus's net carbon emissions. Yet trees play acritical role in climate regulation by storing carbon in their…

Housing in London is becoming increasingly unaffordable and hard to find. Before the 21st Century, much of Britain's early municipal housing was constructed by the government. Council housing stock in London peaked in the 1970s, and rapidly began…