Researcher ORCID Identifier
0009-0008-4268-6078
Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environmental Analysis
Reader 1
Donald McFarlane
Reader 2
Susan Phillips
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© 2025 Nathan A Lu
Abstract
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) impact on countries is not well-documented, since post-war surveys or data collection are often hindered by a lack of appropriate funding and reparation. In Laos, UXO has hardly been cleared since 1964 and thus leaves room for spatially and temporally analyzing the severity of environmental and economic degradation in the area. This study uses the framework of ecosystem services, particularly carbon stock, as a way to provide quantitative metrics of impact to local governments and stakeholders. Through remote sensing data in Savannakhet Province, evidence-based land-use change data was spatially analyzed with geocoded UXO bomb mission locations and demonstrated significant correlation between uncleared unexploded ordnance and underutilized productive land. Significantly (p
Recommended Citation
Lu, Nathan, "Valuating the Impact of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in Savannakhet, Laos through Ecosystem Services Assessments" (2025). Pitzer Senior Theses. 212.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pitzer_theses/212
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