Controversy associated with North America's Pacific coastal forest can illuminate, and can be illuminated by, Walter Benjamin's philosophy of history and material culture. Extending Karl Marx's theory of commodity fetishism, Benjamin and his followers expose how modernist myths …
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Cohousing began in Denmark in the late 1960's and early 1970's as an alternative to mainstream single-family housing options, and from there it spread to other parts of the world. The main intent of this study is to explore cohousing practices in the U.S. particularly in the Pac…
In an effort to improve outcomes and operation of its criminal and juvenile justice systems, the Washington State Legislature passed the 1997 Community Justice Accountability Act. A cornerstone of this Act was a significant push to implement "research-proven, cost effective inte…
This dissertation examines the relationships between the physical environment and the history of public housing in Washington, D.C. from the 1940s to the 1960s. The environmental features of public housing complexes, as well as those of the landscape around them, significantly s…
Understanding the factors that influence the distribution of species through time and across space is a fundamental goal of ecology and crucial information needed to effectively manage and recover populations. Anthropogenic fragmentation of habitat disrupts ecological processes …
The religious zeal of the First Great Awakening inspired African Americans to establish plantation congregations or quasi-independent churches in the South. They were also welcomed into largely white meeting houses and provided the same privileges as other members of the congreg…