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Publications from 2024
The role of municipal digital services in advancing rural resilience, Vanessa R. Levesque, Kathleen P. Bell, and Eileen S. Johnson
Juvenile Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) Movement and Residency in a Northern Temperate Estuary, Amy Webb, Karen A. Wilson, and Rachel Lasley-Rasher PhD
Publications from 2023
Governance in the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals in higher education: global trends, Walter Leal Filbo, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar Rimi Abubakar, Mark C. Mifsud, João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, Clarissa Ferreira Albrecht, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Bruno Borsari, Ayyoob Sharifi, Vanessa Levesque, Priscilla Cristina Cabral Ribeiro, Todd J. LeVasseur, Laís Viera Trevisan, and Thais A. Dibbern
International trends on transformative learning for urban sustainability, Walter Leal Filho, Luciana Londero Brandli, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Diogo Guedes Vidal, Arminda Paço, Vanessa Levesque, Amanda Lange Salvia, Valerija Kozlova, Lucas Veiga Ávila, Barbara Fritzen, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, and Paul Pace
A Northeast Safe and Thriving for All, Linda Shi and Vanessa Levesque
Publications from 2022
Social values and sustainable development: community experiences, Walter Leal Filbo, Vanessa Levesque, Subarna Sivapalan, Amanda Lange Salvia, Barbara Fritzen, Ronald Deckert, Valerija Kozlova, Todd Jared LeVasseur, Kay Emblen-Perry, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Arminda Paço, Bruno Borsari, and Chris Shiel Shiel
Publications from 2021
Facilitating use of climate information for adaptation actions in small coastal communities, Vanessa R. Levesque, Cameron Wake, and Julia M. Peterson
Organizational change for sustainability education: a case study of one university’s efforts to create and implement institution-wide sustainability competencies, Vanessa Levesque and Cameron Wake
Submissions from 2020
Exploring Undergraduate Attainment of Sustainability Competencies, Vanessa R. Levesque PhD and Nicole T. Blackstone
Policy instruments to reduce consumption of expanded polystyrene food service ware in the USA, Travis P. Wagner
Submissions from 2019
Vernal Pool Conservation: Enhancing Existing Regulation Through the Creation of the Maine Vernal Pool Special Area Management Plan, Vanessa R. Levesque, Aram Calhoun, and Elizabeth Hertz
Actions Speak Louder than Words: Designing transdisciplinary approaches to enact solutions, Vanessa R. Levesque PhD, Aram J. K. Calhoun, and Kathleen P. Bell
Food webs and species biodiversity of the fouling community associated with bivalve aquaculture farms compared to analogous non-farm structures, Carissa Elizabeth Maurina, Carrie J. Byron, Karen A. Wilson, and Adam T. St Gelais
Sustainability and Plastic Waste [Book Chapter], Travis P. Wagner PhD
Submissions from 2018
A generic method to assess species exploratory potential under climate change, Felix Massiot-Granier, Geraldine Lassalle, Pedro R. Almeida, Miran Aprahamian, Martin Castonguay, Hilaire Drouineau, Emili Garcia-Berhou, Pascal Laffaille, Alain Lechene, Mario Lepage, Karin Limburg, Jeremy Lobry, Eric Rochard, Kenneth Rose, Juliette Rosebery, Thibaud Rougier, John Waldman, Karen Wilson, and Patrick Lambert
A multiscale approach to balance trade-offs among dam infrastructure, river restoration, and cost, Samuel G. Roy, Emi Uchida, Simone P. de Souza, Ben Blachly, Emma Fox, Kevin Gardner, Arthur J. Gold, Jessica Jansujwicz, Sharon Klein, Bridie McGreavy, Weiwei Mo, Sean M. C. Smith, Emily Vogler, Karen Wilson, Joseph Zydlewski, and David Hart
Environmental Site Plans and Development Review, Robert Sanford
Using Place-Based Economically Relevant Organisms to Improve Student Understanding of the Roles of Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight, and Nutrients in Photosynthetic Organisms (2018), Michelle K. Smith, Emma Toth, Kim Borges, Farahad Dastoor, Jason Johnston, Eric H. Jones, Peter Nelson, Jennifer Page, Karen Nicole Pelletreau, Nancy Prentiss, Judith L. Roe, Joseph K. Staples, Mindi M. Summers, Elizabeth Trenckmann, and Erin Vinson
Improving student comprehension of policy design using social construction of target populations theory, Travis P. Wagner and Lisa A. Morris
Assessing the use of default choice modification to reduce consumption of plastic straws, Travis P. Wagner and Patti Toews
Submissions from 2017
The Complexities of Counting Fish: Engaging Citizen Scientists in Fish Monitoring, Karen Bieluch, Theodore V. Willis, Jason Smith, and Karen Wilson
Planning for Sustainability in Small Municipalities: The Influence of Interest Groups, Growth Patterns, and Institutional Characteristics, Vanessa R. Levesque PhD, Aram J. K. Calhoun, and Kathleen P. Bell
Turning Contention into Collaboration: Engaging Power, Trust, and Learning in Collaborative Networks, Vanessa R. Levesque PhD, Aram J. K. Calhoun, Kathleen P. Bell, and Teresa R. Johnson
The Draw-An-Ecosystem Task as an Assessment Tool in Environmental Science Education, Robert M. Sanford, Joseph K. Staples, and Sarah A. Snowman
Case Study of a Successful Ashfill Mining Operation [Book Chapter], Travis P. Wagner PhD
Reducing single-use plastic shopping bags in the USA, Travis P. Wagner
The ordinance era, Travis P. Wagner
The rise of EPS ordinances, Travis P. Wagner
Diets and Stable Isotope Derived Food Web Structure of Fishes from the Inshore Gulf of Maine, Theodore Willis, Karen A. Wilson, and Beverly J. Johnson
Submissions from 2016
Moving up the waste hierarchy in Maine: Learning from 'best practice' state level policy for waste reduction and recovery, Cindy Isenhour, Travis Blackmer, Travis P. Wagner, Linda Silka, John Peckenham, David Hart, and Jean MacRae
Round-the-Coast: Snapshots of Estuarine Climate Change Effects, Fisheries, Karin Limburg, Randy Brown, Rachel Johnson, Bill Pine, Roger Rulifson, David Secor, Kelly Timchak, Ben Walther, and Karen Wilson
Citizen science and natural resource governance: Program design for vernal pool policy innovation, Bridie McGreavy, Aram J. K. Calhoun, Jessica S. Jansujwicz, and Vanessa R. Levesque PhD
Another type of residue, Travis P. Wagner
Municipal approaches in Maine to reduce single-use consumer products, Travis P. Wagner
The generation and cost of litter resulting from the curbside collection of recycling, Travis P. Wagner and Nathan Broaddus
A Resilience Approach Can Improve Anadromous Fish Restoration, John Waldman, Karen A. Wilson, Martha Mather, and Noah P. Snyder
Books from 2015
Valuing Energy for Global Needs: A Systems Approach, Daniel M. Martinez PhD and Ben W. Ebenhack
Sustainability Science Graduate Students as Boundary Spanners, Spencer R. Meyer, Vanessa R. Levesque PhD, Karen Hutchins Bieluch, Michelle L. Johnson, Bridie McGreavy, Stacia Dreyer, and Hollie Smith
Retrospective examination of habitat use by blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) using otolith microchemical methods, Molly L. Payne Wynne, Karen A. Wilson, and Karin E. Limburg
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail course, Robert M. Sanford and Joseph K. Staples
Fostering STEM literacy through a tabletop wind turbine environmental science laboratory activity, Travis P. Wagner PhD, Daniel M. Martinez PhD, and Kelly McCormick PhD
Landfill mining: Case study of a successful metals recovery project, Travis P. Wagner and Tom Raymond
Submissions from 2014
Socialization to interdisciplinarity: Faculty and student perspectives, Susan K. Gardner, Jessica S. Jansujwicz, Karen Hutchins, Brittany Cline, and Vanessa R. Levesque
Using root cause analysis in public policy pedagogy, Travis P. Wagner
Eureka! Mining of metals in an ashfill, Travis P. Wagner and Kevin Roche
Submissions from 2013
Application of Morphometric Analysis to Identify Alewife Stock Structure in the Gulf of Maine, Lee Cronin-Fine, Jason D. Stockwell, Zachary T. Whitener, Ellen M. Labbe, Theodore V. Willis, and Karen A. Wilson
The Path to More Sustainable Energy Systems: How Do We Get There from Here?, Ben W. Ebenhack and Daniel M. Martinez PhD
Effect of a botanical acaricide on Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and nontarget arthropods, Susan P. Elias; Charles B. Lubelczyk; Peter W. Rand; Joseph K. Staples; Theodore W. St. Amand; Constance S. Stubbs; Eleanor H. Lacombe; Leticia B. Smith; and Robert P. Smith, Jr
Examining recycling container attributes and household recycling practices, Gordon W.S. Lane and Travis P. Wagner
Observations on the Expansion of a Relict Population of Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in a Maine Estuary: Implications for Climate Change and Restoration, Peter Foster Larsen, Karen A. Wilson, and Dana Morse
Calling all containers: Can recycling container design increase recycling, participation, or set-out rates?, Travis P. Wagner
Examining the concept of convenient collection: An application to extended producer responsibility and product stewardship frameworks, Travis P. Wagner
Increasing diversion of household hazardous wastes and materials through mandatory retail take-back, Travis P. Wagner, Patti Toews, and Rachel Bouvier
Tracking cod diet preference over a century in the northern Gulf of Maine: historic data and modern analysis, Theodore V. Willis, Karen A. Wilson, Karen E. Alexander, and William B. Leavenworth
Submissions from 2012
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Socialization, Susan K. Gardner, Jessica S. Jansujwicz, Karen Hutchins, Brittany Cline, and Vanessa R. Levesque PhD
Effects of an invasive crayfish on trophic relationships in north‐temperate lake food webs, E. Nilsson, C. T. Solomon, Karen A. Wilson, Theodore V. Willis, B. Larget, and M. J. Vander-Zanden
Maine [Book Chapter], Travis P. Wagner PhD
Submissions from 2011
The influence of collection facility attributes on household collection rates of electronic waste: The case of televisions and computer monitors, Resources, Rachel Bouvier and Travis P. Wagner
Compact fluorescent lights and the impact of convenience and knowledge on household recycling rates, Travis P. Wagner
Submissions from 2010
Qualifying Energy's Value to Future Scientists and Engineers, Ben W. Ebenhack and Daniel M. Martinez PhD
Publications from 2009
Presumpscot River Watershed CD Resource Guide for Teachers, A Product of the Presumpscot River Targeted Watershed Initiative Grant, Robert M. Sanford PhD, Sarah Plummer, Rosemary Mosher, and Matthew Craig
Sex Pheromone of the Pine False Webworm Acantholyda erythrocephala, Joseph K. Staples, Robert J. Bartelt, Allard A. Cossé, and Douglas W. Whitman
Flipping the Switch: Assessing household compact fluorescent light recycling in Maine, Travis P. Wagner
Shared responsibility for managing electronic waste: A case study of Maine, USA., Travis P. Wagner
Environmental Science: Active Learning Laboratories and Applied Problem Sets, Travis Wagner and Robert Sanford
Submissions from 2008
Old carbon vs. new carbon in climate change, Ben W. Ebenhack and Daniel M. Martinez PhD
What Does Sustainability Mean to Petroleum?, Ben W. Ebenhack and Daniel M. Martinez PhD
Understanding the role of energy consumption in human development through the use of saturation phenomena, Daniel M. Martinez PhD and Ben W. Ebenhack
Boundaries and Corridors as a Continuum of Ecological Flow Control: Lessons from Rivers and Streams, Linda M. Puth and Karen A. Wilson
Natural Resource Inventory of Malaga Island, Phippsburg, Maine, Joseph K. Staples PhD
How Clean is Clean?: A Comparative Analysis of the Reliance of Risk Assessment in Contaminated Site Cleanup, Travis Wagner
Reframing ecotage as ecoterrorism: News and the discourse of fear, Travis P. Wagner
A new model for solid waste management? An analysis of the Nova Scotia MSW strategy, Travis P. Wagner and Paul Arnold
Case study: Examining the contribution of historical sources of lead in urban soils in Portland, Maine, Travis P. Wagner and Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh
Submissions from 2007
Effects of restoration and reflooding on soil denitrification in a leveed midwestern floodplain, Cailin H. Orr, Emily H. Stanley, Karen A. Wilson, and Jacques C. Finlay
Environmental education, environmental awareness, and comparison with the Elizabeth Kübler-Ross stages of grief in dealing with death and dying, Robert M. Sanford
Reframing garbage: Solid waste policy formulation in Nova Scotia, Travis P. Wagner
A public university science department’s experience with problem-based cohort learning, Travis P. Wagner, Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh, Robert Sanford, and M. Cartwright
Books from 2006
Profiles of Intentional Teaching and Liberal Learning, Robert Sanford (Ed.), Tom Mulrey (Illus.), and Michael Brady (Pref.)
Platted lands and growth management in the Evergreen State, Hubert B. Stroud and Robert M. Sanford
Using comparative risk surveys in environmental communication pedagogy, Travis P. Wagner
Using a scientific paper format to foster problem-based, cohort learning in undergraduate environmental science, Travis P. Wagner, Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh, and Robert Sanford
Replacement of zebra mussels by quagga mussels in the Canadian nearshore of Lake Ontario: distribution and correlations with substrate, round goby abundance and upwelling frequency, Karen A. Wilson, E. Todd Howell, and Donald A. Jackson
Submissions from 2005
Before the peak: impacts of oil shortages on the developing world, Ben W. Ebenhack and Daniel M. Martínez
Landscape-scale Variation in Taxonomic Diversity in Four Groups of Aquatic Organisms: The Influence of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties, Thomas R. Hrabik, Ben K. Greenfield, David B. Lewis, Amina I. Pollard, Karen A. Wilson, and Timothy K. Kratz
Experimental studies of the vapor phase nucleation of refractory compounds. VI. The condensation of sodium, Daniel M. Martínez, Frank T. Ferguson, Richard H. Heist, and Joseph A. Nuth III
Books from 2004
Site Plan and Development Review : A Guide for Northern New England, Robert Sanford and Dana H. Farley
Hazardous waste: Evolution of a national environmental problem, Travis P. Wagner
Ecology Teaching Tips for First‐year Professors, Karen A. Wilson and Stephanie E. Hampton
Submissions from 2003
Conceptual Models as Tools for Communication Across Disciplines, Marieke Heemskerk, Karen Wilson, and Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman
Thermal diffusion cloud chamber: New criteria for proper operation, Richard H. Heist, Anne Bertelsmann, Daniel M. Martinez PhD, and Yuk Fung Chan
Submissions from 2002
Chemical Defense in the Plant Bug Lopidea robiniae (Uhler), Joseph K. Staples, Bryan S. Krall, Douglas W. Whitman, and Robert J. Bartelt
Anthropology and Environment Section: Integrating the Natural and Social Sciences, Paige West, Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman, Marieke Heemskerk, and Karen Wilson
Submissions from 2001
Application of scaled nucleation theory to metallic vapor condensation, Daniel M. Martinez PhD, Frank T. Ferguson, Richard H. Heist, and Joseph A. Nuth III
Cultural Resources Archaeology: An Introduction, Thomas W. Neumann and Robert Sanford
Practicing Archaeology: A Training Manual for Cultural Resources Archaeology, Thomas W. Neumann and Robert Sanford
Submissions from 1998
Managing Macrophytes to Improve Fish Growth: A Multi‐lake Experiment, Mark H. Olson, Stephen R. Carpenter, Paul Cunningham, Sarig Gafny, Brian R. Herwig, Nathan P. Nibbelink, Tom Pellett, Christine Storlie, Anett S. Trebitz, and Karen A. Wilson
Submissions from 1994
Free floodplains of hazwaste facilities, Travis P. Wagner
Books from 1992
The Hazardous Waste Q&A: An In-Depth Guide to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Travis P. Wagner PhD
Compliance with NEPA at federal superfund sites, Travis P. Wagner and Leigh Alvarado Benson
