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  • Learning to address complexity in natural resource management

    Creator:
    Kakoyannis, Christina
    Abstract:
    Conventional natural resource management has struggled with effectively addressing dynamically complex natural resource issues. Many organizations structured in the rational-analytical paradigm of resource management are becoming increasingly aware that new management approaches are needed. Particularly in a rapidly changing environment, organizational learning is important for promoting an organization's ability to...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Public knowledge, preferences and involvement in adaptive ecosystem management

    Creator:
    Williams, Robert Lawrence
    Abstract:
    Few studies analyze the relationship between ecological knowledge and public preferences for natural resource management options. The Central Cascades Adaptive Management Area (CCAMA) and McKenzie watershed of western Oregon provides an opportunity to examine the relationship. This research project employs a mixed model approach to explore public knowledge of forest...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    analyze the relationship between ecological knowledge and public preferences for natural resource

  • Down by the creek : understanding landowner perspectives on streamside health and management

    Creator:
    Wiskind, Adam
    Abstract:
    Both policy makers and private landowners have come to recognize the importance of streamside areas in the maintenance of water quality and fish habitat. Because non-industrial landowners own 42% of the streamside area in the Coast Range, their management is a significant factor in the streamside health of Western Oregon....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis