Schultz, Ronald R.

This thesis investigates and applies methods for evaluating
the visual landscape for scenic and recreational purposes.
Two specific approaches--the METLAND (quantitative)
approach and the McHarg (qualitative) approach--are applied
to a case study of two sites in Broward County, Florida.
Data sources for the study include Florida Land Use and Cover
Classification maps, the Vegetation Inventory for Broward
County, and a survey of professional evaluators. Visual resource
assessment of these sites is illustrated through a
step by step process and should provide a basis for future
assessment of additional sites. The McHarg approach is found
to be more expeditious for small scale studies, while the
METLAND approach is more efficient for multi-objective or
regional analysis. Also, the METLAND quantitative approach
increases the objectivity of assessment. The final chapter
evaluates the two approaches used and provides recommendations
for future research in the area of visual resource assessment.

Florida is the major supplier of winter vegetables in the United States.
This dominance is examined historically and geographically during the
time span 1937-1974 to determine the reasons, causes, and extent of this
dominance. The gravity model is used to analyze the significance of the
major markets to the Florida supply and the significance of the Florida
supply to the markets. Distance and size of the market were found to be
strongly related to flows from Florida. The greater stability of the
larger northeastern markets was considered in relation to several socioeconomic
characteristics. Intra-state measures of market and physical
losses, production totals, county acreages, and regional shifts of crop
emphasis are examined geographically. It was found that Florida acreage
totals increased over time as did relative production and that there was
a southern production shift. Beans showed the greatest county stability
and cucumbers the least.

The objective of this thesis was to understand and
model social well-being, a way of measuring quality of
life, in the counties of Florida. First, the concepts of
social well-being were reviewed. Second, models of social
well-being for 1960 and 1970 were proposed and developed
through a factor analytic approach. Third, the patterns
of social well-being were discussed and the change over
the decade revealed. Fourth, these components of social
well-being were evaluated as explanators of net migration
rates through multiple linear regression. Finally, the
results were reviewed, compared to similar approaches,
and fitted into an overall picture of social well-being
analyses.

The objective of this thesis was to understand and model
the patterns of internal migration to Southeast Florida in
terms of spatial, demographic, social, economic, and
climatic factors. First, a review of migration theory and
research was made. Second, migration is described in
terms of the total components of population change in
Southeast Florida. Third, aggregate migration, i.e.,
migration flows, are described and then modeled in gravity
model formulations. Fourth, the proportion of migrants,
i.e., migration rates, are described and modeled using
multiple linear regression and principle components analysis. Finally the results obtained are conceptualized in
terms of the migrant's decision to migrate to Southeast
Florida.

This study was undertaken to present an overview of the marine
facilities at the Port of Miami and to describe its functions
in the context of traditional port geography. First an analysis
of the historical development of the port at Miami is
made. Second the impact of new technology in the maritime industry
upon the Port of Miami is examined. Third the nature
and fourth the origins and destinations of the port's trade
are evaluated to establish volume of flows and the areal extent
of the Seaport of Miami's waterborne commerce. Finally
the future viability of the Dodge Island Complex is assessed.

This study gives an overview of medical care delivery in
southeast Florida. Examination is made of the change in
location of physicians over time and inequitability in
distribution of medical care service. Conclusions are
drawn about the reasons for inequitable distribution based
on socioeconomic class and race.