Chris Welter
Proposed Limestone Quarrying in Mad River Township, Ohio: A Selected Review of Legal and Environmental Permitting Processes
Abstract: Sand, gravel, and limestone mining products provide valuable raw construction materials for a variety of infrastructure development and maintenance. Despite this value, mining processes can have harmful effects on the environment. The following review paper includes an overview of U.S. mining permit processes and focuses on a local case review involving Enon Sand & Gravel, LLC (ES&G), the largest sand and gravel producer in Clark County, Ohio.
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Abstract: Sand, gravel, and limestone mining products provide valuable raw construction materials for a variety of infrastructure development and maintenance. Despite this value, mining processes can have harmful effects on the environment. The following review paper includes an overview of U.S. mining permit processes and focuses on a local case review involving Enon Sand & Gravel, LLC (ES&G), the largest sand and gravel producer in Clark County, Ohio.
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French capstone:
The Technocracy versus Participatory Democracy within the Anti-Nuclear Movement in France
Abstract: The politics of the anti-nuclear movement in France reveal tensions between technocratic powers and institutions of participatory democracy. These tensions are explored in this language capstone through the lens of sociological concepts, including Ulrich Beck's "Risk Society", Sezin Topcu's "Counter-Expertise," and Cecilia Claeys-Mekdade's Marxian analysis of the emergence of participative democratic groups within the anti-nuclear movement in France.