The Oregon Coast's small water systems, like the vast number of small water systems across the U.S., are greatly vulnerable. Failing infrastructure, limited financial capital, and inadequate staff combined with future changes in climate, population size, and regulatory stringency spell out a potentially dire future for the region's water supply...
There were two purposes for this thesis. First, it sought to define and clarify key
concepts of recreational conflicts based on a literature review on the concept of
conflict in the social sciences in general and in outdoor recreation. Second, it tested
several hypotheses emerging from the preceding literature review...
The continued growth of the world's population beyond six billion places increasing pressure on natural resources and thus a growing demand for effective management of both resources and the recreational users of these resources. This
situation is particularly relevant to the management of Oregon's rivers and growing
numbers of nonmotorized...
