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  • Understanding the New Outdoor Recreation Paradigm in the Era of Social Media and Increasing Public Health Advisories

    Creator:
    Lowe Mackenzie, Ashley
    Abstract:
    In this dissertation, I examine emerging economic issues which intersect outdoor recreation, environmental quality, public land use, and public health advisories. First, I explore the potential impacts of social media on visitation to public land. Social media, and in particular Instagram, has been suggested by journalist and land managers as...
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    Lowe Mackenzie for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Economics presented on June 13, 2023

  • Valuing Coastal Risk with Revealed and Stated Preference Methods

    Creator:
    Hadziomerspahic, Amila
    Abstract:
    Developed coastlines provide a variety of recreation opportunities to coastal residents and visitors but are also the first line of defense for oceanfront development against chronic hazards like erosion and sea level rise. In the Pacific Northwest of the United States, oceanfront homes also face an additional severe but very...
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    Dissertation
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    Amila Hadziomerspahic for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Economics presented on May 27

  • An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Climate-related Disasters on the Regional Economy

    Creator:
    Fouzia, Sultana Z.
    Abstract:
    The ongoing climate change has impacted the lives and livelihoods of people. A climate-related disaster acts as an exogenous shock to the economy that can have lingering effects over a larger region even if all the locations are not directly affected. Climate-related disasters do not follow the administrative boundaries. So,...
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    Fouzia for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Economics presented on October 5, 2021. Title

  • Three Essays on the Economics of Habitat and Landscape Restoration

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Tu
    Abstract:
    Natural landscapes around the world have experienced serious loss and degradation, which negatively impacts ecosystem service provision by these landscapes. As a result, there have been serious investments to restore natural capital. However, restoration faces complex trade-offs, such as that between restoration quality, or how closely the restored landscapes resembles...
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    Dissertation
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    for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Economics presented on May 29, 2020. Title

  • What Accounts for the Variation and Growth in Nonprofits: A National Empirical Study of Watershed Groups in the US

    Creator:
    Jabareen, Jehan
    Abstract:
    Studies that have examined watershed groups have lacked the analysis of an empirical national data set to account for the factors that affect watershed groups growth and variation. This has made it difficult to assume any particular relationship between the presence of watershed groups and any environmental, social or political...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Jehan Jabareen for the degree of Master of Science in Applied Economics presented on December 29, 2017