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Cape Scene & the path to a conscientious tourism product

Creator:: Sykes, Kimberly M.
Abstract:: Many countries around the world are looking to tourism as a sustainable solution for economic development and many individuals seek business opportunities in the tourism industry. Researchers in the field of anthropology and other disciplines alike have recorded findings of the environmental, economic and cultural impacts of tourism development that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Scene & The Path To A Conscientious Tourism Product Abstract approved Courtland L. Smith Many

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Creator:: Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan
Abstract:: The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing number of lay people urges a response from a variety of disciplines. The consideration of sustainability requires the help of a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, which can contribute an ability to identify cultural patterns that impede cultural change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Approved ( Courtland L. Smith The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing

Advocacy travel, creating social and ideological change : a comparison of travelers to Cuba and Chiapas

Creator:: Donckers, Jana L.
Abstract:: As a result of academic research into the effects of mass travel, an industry of alternative tourism has emerged. Application of this research has resulted in myriad forms of tourism, two of these being ecotourism and educational travel. Ecotourism represents a response to what is the destructive nature of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Courtland L. Smith As a result of academic research into the effects of mass travel, an industry of

Using PLACE mapping to improve public participation in Tillamook County, Oregon riparian action planning

Creator:: Primozich, David
Abstract:: In the fall and winter of 1999/2000, efforts by federal, state, and local agencies to restore salmon habitat by protecting land adjacent to rivers and streams drew intense responses citizens in the Pacific Northwest. Despite efforts to "involve" citizens in the development of riparian protection policies, many did not believe...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Improve Public Abstract approved Courtland L. Smith In the fail and winter of 1999/2000, efforts by

Local resilience, canola cropping, and biodiesel production

Creator:: Bates, Christopher Allen
Abstract:: New technology may have negative, as well as positive, effects on a sociocultural system. Biodiesel is growing in popularity as a fuel alternative that addresses global warming and reduces dependency on petroleum. The biodiesel innovation fits well into the existing behavioral infrastructure of Linn and Benton Counties, Oregon. The introduction...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Canola Cropping. and Biodiesel Production Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith New technology may

Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

Creator:: Six, Amanda
Abstract:: Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic, political, and cultural change. New philosophies of forest management, primarily formulated in urban communities, require new approaches to the use and extraction of resources. What are the roles of rural communities that wish to adapt and sustain themselves? Two rural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Courtland L. Smith Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic

Where Old West meets New West : confronting conservation, conflict and change on Utah's last frontier

Creator:: Leaver, Jennifer Jensen
Abstract:: In the United States during the last 30 years there has been a shift from extractive natural resource-based economies of the Old West to a New West defined by environmental protection. Over the past century, a growing national support for environmental protection has influenced a lengthening list of national and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Redacted for privacy Redacted for privacy ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to thank Dr. Courtland Smith and

Working in a Korean hagwon: a native English teacher's view

Creator:: Hendrickson, Lyla B.
Abstract:: My thesis explains the several problems that arise when a person from a Western English speaking country goes to work as an English teacher at private institutes in South Korea. It is based on my own experiences when I worked as an English teacher at private institutes in South Korea...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hagwon-A Native English Teacher's View. Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith My thesis explains the

Relationships, communication, and power in Willamette Valley watershed councils : toward building resilient collaborative pathways

Creator:: Myhre, Andrea L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research is to investigate how stakeholders involved in collaborative watershed groups in Oregon work with each other to form ideas and take action. Most collaboration efforts include encouraging a high level of trust with a great value placed on relationships and partners, being open and flexible,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Courtland L, Smith The purpose of this research is to investigate how

Empowering others and empowering ourselves : a case study of community health workers in a mental health project

Creator:: McNeil-Delaney, Oona D.
Abstract:: The Surgeon General of the United States in 2003 documented the existence of striking disparities for minorities and immigrants in mental health services and the underlying knowledge base. This thesis expands the knowledge base by examining the personal experiences and perspectives of community health workers (CHWs) employed in a mental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Courtland Smith The Surgeon General of the United States in 2003 documented the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Cape Scene & the path to a conscientious tourism product

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Advocacy travel, creating social and ideological change : a comparison of travelers to Cuba and Chiapas

Using PLACE mapping to improve public participation in Tillamook County, Oregon riparian action planning

Local resilience, canola cropping, and biodiesel production

Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

Where Old West meets New West : confronting conservation, conflict and change on Utah's last frontier

Working in a Korean hagwon: a native English teacher's view

Relationships, communication, and power in Willamette Valley watershed councils : toward building resilient collaborative pathways

Empowering others and empowering ourselves : a case study of community health workers in a mental health project

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