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The effects of alternative future development scenarios on ecological processes and social-ecological resilience in Central Oregon

Creator:

Duncan, James A.

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This research sought to explore the implications of different tenure regimes for both landscape-level ecological processes and the overall resilience of a social-ecological system in Central Oregon. The purchase by an investor of former industrial timberlands known as the Bull Springs tract raised the specter of dispersed residential development on...

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Masters Thesis

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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...

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Masters Thesis

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Urban and Agricultural Land Use Change in Napa County, California by Mark A. Bernard