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Developing a Geographic Information System county template to support tsunami evacuation route planning on the Oregon Coast

Creator:: Gomez, Kyle R.
Abstract:: Tsunamis pose a major threat to Oregon's coastal communities. Evacuation is the best method to mitigate for tsunamis. Planning for tsunami evacuation is underway in Oregon's coastal communities. Current methodologies use tsunami inundation models and population for evacuation planning. Tsunamis from a Cascadia subduction zone (CSZ) earthquake will create more...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: developed in this project was assessed in its application to the Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon community

A land use planning application of the Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET) to Jackson/Frazier Wetland, Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Griffith, Jerry A.
Abstract:: Along with the increased attention in the past two decades on the values of wetlands and the documentation of great losses of wetland acreage has been a growing need for a comprehensive assessment method for analyzing the functions of a wetland. Detailed site-specific study has been the traditional method for...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: plans on ratings that are wildlife oriented (Figure 2). King County, Washington (King County Planning

A facilitation support guide for aggregate resource planning in Oregon's Willamette Valley: a GIS approach to aggregate site planning

Creator:: Dermody, Ryan Arthur
Abstract:: Virgin aggregate resources (crushed stone, rock, sand and gravel) are the literal foundation of America's built environment. Aggregate resources are arguably the most abundant natural resources in the world next to water. However, land use and environmental concerns shadow both existing and future aggregate resource sites, which may create a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: resource land planning in Oregon's Willamette Valley, by following a Linn County example. The projected

Determining relative benefits to communities from urban and agricultural land use change in Napa County, California

Creator:: Bernard, Mark A.
Abstract:: Urban sprawl and the establishment of greenbelts to separate growing cities and towns has become a popular topic of conversation among land use professionals. Economists focus on urban growth in terms of land rents and have sought market solutions such as transfers and purchases of development rights to slow this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Suzie Gardner at the Napa County Planning Department for her patience and guidance. I would like to

Identifying and planning for environmental hazards in Lincoln City, Oregon

Creator:: Anderson, Sterling Marshall
Abstract:: Lincoln City, Oregon is an area of active environmental processes and increasing development. To reduce conflict, a larger data base on environmental hazards was required. Previous studies in the area, remote sensing techniques and. field research were used to accomplish this end. Within Lincoln City, numerous environmental hazards were identified...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: recog- nizes that land is a national resource that must be managed for the long-range enhancement of

Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Eshbaugh, Dorothy L.
Abstract:: Three kkeeyy variables are examined to determine their influence on the process of community planning at Corvallis, Oregon. These are (1) the setting of priorities, (2) organization and (3) external reference. Interactions of goals program participants were recorded as the community responded to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's requirement...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: from the neigh- borhood divisions, one Benton County appointed representative, one City Planning

Landslide hazards in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon

Creator:: Sholin, Michael Hugh
Abstract:: Human activity has led to the reactivation of portions of a Pleistocene landslide complex in The Dalles, Oregon. Slope movements are in rocks of the Chenowith formation: agglomerate, conglomerate, tuff breccia, sandstone, and siltstone. Slope movements occur in at least two distinct areas in The Dalles. At one, the shear...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Geography, Oregon State University. Thanks are also due to Ron Bailey, Josephine County Planning

What the public wants : an analysis of voter preference on the issue of comprehensive planning in Oregon

Creator:: Bartsch, Ellen J.
Abstract:: Voter preference on the issue of comprehensive land use planning in Oregon was analyzed through various population characteristics in order to determine the factors contributing to public preference in this issue and how they were distributed spatially. Two statistical models were developed to analyze the correlations between voting outcome in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: voting outcome in three comprehensive planning ballot measures and county-level social and economic

An inventory of Oregon county land use maps with recommendations for future standardization

Creator:: Batch, Donna Jeanne
Abstract:: An inventory of existing land use maps developed by Oregon county planning departments has been made through use of questionnaires and interviews. The degree of consistency has been examined with regard to the types of base maps, scales, projections, base information, and classification schemes employed. Recommendations have been made for...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: land use maps developed by Oregon county planning departments has been made through use of

Wildland fire hazard in Humboldt County, California

Creator:: Millar, Brian D.
Abstract:: Humboldt County has several areas which have naturally high to extreme wildland fire hazards. Recent settlement within these areas increases the likelihood of a destructive fire. This report examines the extent and degree to which climate, slope and vegetation influence the wildland fire hazard in Humboldt County, as well as...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , Hazards, Humboldt County Planning Department 1983). The Finley Creek fire, which began September 7, 1973

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Developing a Geographic Information System county template to support tsunami evacuation route planning on the Oregon Coast

A land use planning application of the Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET) to Jackson/Frazier Wetland, Benton County, Oregon

A facilitation support guide for aggregate resource planning in Oregon's Willamette Valley: a GIS approach to aggregate site planning

Determining relative benefits to communities from urban and agricultural land use change in Napa County, California

Identifying and planning for environmental hazards in Lincoln City, Oregon

Community planning and adaptation : a case study at Corvallis, Oregon

Landslide hazards in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon

What the public wants : an analysis of voter preference on the issue of comprehensive planning in Oregon

An inventory of Oregon county land use maps with recommendations for future standardization

Wildland fire hazard in Humboldt County, California

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