Browsing Geography (Theses and Dissertations) by Date of Publication
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Geographical information and privacy : an examination of the relationship between privacy, data protection and digitally-stored personal geographical information in Ireland in the 1990s
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2000)Geographical Information (GI) has traditionally been an instrument of power used particularly by governments and other organisations with the large resources needed to utilise such an expensive resource. Recent developments ... -
Cultural landscape conservation in the Boyne Valley Archaeological Park, Counties Meath and Louth, Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2000)The establishment of the Boyne Valley Archaeological Park in 1987 and its subsequent designation as a World Heritage Property in 1993 were significant steps in landscape conservation in Ireland. For the first time, the ... -
Uneven development and the third space in the urban system : evidence from Dublin
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2001)The objective of this study is to contribute to the understanding of urban social change through theoretical-empirical exploration of the third space in the city. To achieve this, the research examines some aspects of the ... -
The impact of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) on the diversity of flora and Carabidae fauna within the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2002)The Republic of Ireland’s Rural Environment Protection Scheme, or REPS, is one of a suite of agri-environment schemes around the EU that aim to mitigate the negative environmental impacts of farming. Approximately 40% of ... -
An evaluation of GIS technology as a potential tool for coastal watershed management in Jamaica : case study: The Negril and Green Island watersheds
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2002)This thesis has collated and consolidated existing datasets on natural resources and pollution for the Negril and Green Island watersheds in Western Jamaica. It developed techniques to assess the state of the environment ... -
The development of alternative farm enterprises : a study of organisations and farm businesses involved in the process of farm diversification
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2002)This Thesis examined the process of farm diversification. In particular, it focused on the development of 'on-farm' alternative enterprises (AFEs). These were defined as non-traditional enterprises which involved the ... -
Urban conservation in a comparative perspective : Dublin and Stockholm
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2003)This thesis explores differing approaches to urban conservation in the cities of Dublin and Stockholm. It examines the impact of Central Government policies that have addressed directly or had indirect impact upon urban ... -
Barriers and stimulants to the development of university-industry links : perspectives from the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2004)The aim of this research is to investigate barriers and stimulants to the development of university-industry (U-I) links in the Republic of Ireland (hereafter referred to as Ireland) from the perspectives of academia, ... -
Grassroot Geographic Information Systems : an examination of spatial information technologies in the local community context: the case of Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2004)Grassroots Geographic Information Systems : An Examination of Spatial Information Technologies in the Local Community Context: The Case of Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. The use of Information and Communications Technologies ... -
Micro-enterprises and their supporting organisations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2004)This study endeavours to develop a model which will present the characteristics of entrepreneurs, their micro-enterprises and their interaction with external enterprise promoting organisations. The research aim is to ... -
The Great Famine : a geography of distress and relief in County Donegal, 1845-50
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2004)The aim of this thesis is to provide an explanatory narrative for the geography of distress and relief in Co. Donegal during the Great Famine. A further critical component seeks to set Donegal within a western seaboard and ... -
Office suburbanisation in Dublin : user-demand, urban planning and property development
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2004)This thesis explores the underlying dynamics which have brought about the geographical shift of office development to new suburban sites during Dublin’s fourth office development boom (1995 -2001). The role of end-user ... -
Vulnerability mapping for the protection of karst aquifers in England and Wales
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2004)This research project developed a New Method of vulnerability mapping for the protection of karst aquifers in England and Wales alongside the COST Action 620 project, which developed a framework for a European Approach to ... -
Tenant participation and estate management : empowering tenants?
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A mid to late Holocene environmental history of Munsa archaeological site, Uganda
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2005)Multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental data in the form of microfossil pollen, fungal spores, phytoliths and charcoal have provided a means of reconstructing the mid to late Holocene environmental history of the Munsa archaeological ... -
Managing Ireland's visual amenity : an evaluation of visual impact assessment practice and local authority management policies for the visual amenity in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2005)The EU Directive (85/337/EEC) introduced the requirement to conduct EIA for major developments in 1988 and the new Planning and Development Act in 2000 introduced the requirement that all planning applications be evaluated ... -
Historical geographies of Dublin's public green spaces, from their origins to 1756
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2005)The remit of this work is to provide a model of analysis for the evolution of public green spaces in an urban environment, through space and time. The geographical region examined in this thesis is Dublin, and the time ... -
The role of housing associations in the housing market in the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2005)Housing associations have played an increasingly prominent role in the delivery of social housing in recent years. The early 1990s marked a shift in government policy away from reliance on direct local-authority provision ... -
An historical geography of social class in early nineteenth-century Dun Laoghaire
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2006)The remit of this study is to explore the relationship between class and place through a local case study. The geographical region under consideration in this thesis is the south-east of Co. Dublin, centred on the town of ... -
An examination of public attitudes and behaviour towards waste management: the case of Galway
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2006)An examination of public attitudes and behaviour towards waste management: The case of Galway. In recent years waste and general environmental issues have become an area of prime concern for national governments, policymakers ...
