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  • Where wildfire risk and social vulnerability coincide: mapping place vulnerability to wildfire over the coterminous US

    Creator:
    Wigtil, Gabriel A.
    Abstract:
    The hazards-of-place model of vulnerability to environmental hazards posits that vulnerability has biophysical and social components. While biophysical characteristics are important in predicting locations of elevated wildfire risk, the social characteristics of human communities may help us predict locations of elevated wildfire impacts. We examine the relationship between biophysical and...
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    Capstone Project
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    Gabriel A. Wigtil for the degree of Master of Public Policy presented on May 11, 2015. Title: Where

  • Strengthening Oregon's communities : Latino community leadership training

    Creator:
    Curiel, Sara
    Abstract:
    Latinos are less likely to be civically involved in their community than any other minority group, despite the fact that they are the biggest minority in the United States. A great concern exists over ways to effectively promote and improve this group’s participation in their community’s decision-making process [or civic...
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    Capstone Project
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    : Major Professor Bruce A. Weber Latinos are less likely to be civically involved in their community

  • Co-producing Software for Environmental and Ecological Visualization

    Creator:
    Zanocco, Chad
    Abstract:
    Environmental scientists, land managers, and policy actors are increasingly presented with high-stakes high-uncertainty problems stemming from human-ecosystem interactions. To help address these problems, scientists frequently use models that produce enormous geospatial and temporal datasets that are constantly modified and often seek input from communities outside their discipline. To assist scientists—as...
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    Dissertation
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    complex and changing data, this research examines a co-production effort where ecologists

  • Community Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Java, Indonesia

    Creator:
    Utami, Arini Wahyu
    Abstract:
    Climate change increases weather unpredictability, threatens communities whose livelihoods depend on natural resources, such as rural communities. Utilizing a Community Capital Framework (Flora and Flora, 2013) and Governance of Complex Adaptive Systems (Duit and Galaz, 2008), this study concentrated on the role of cultural and political capital in supporting rural...
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    Dissertation
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    for Climate Change, edited by Z. Zommers and A. Singh). Springer. Below, Till B., Khamaldin D

  • Risk Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions : Responses to the Threat of Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes and Tsunamis.

    Creator:
    Buylova, Alexandra
    Abstract:
    This research examined public perceptions of risk, behavioral intentions in the event of the M9 Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake and tsunami on the Oregon Coast, and factors that may influence both attitudes and intentions. A household survey was conducted to understand public opinion in Seaside, Oregon, which is located...
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    Dissertation
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    Tsunamis. Abstract approved: _____________________________ Lori A. Cramer This research

  • An examination of how family structure and support affect a woman's candidacy for public office

    Creator:
    Steinhebel, Michelle A.
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    The year, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, granting American (primarily white) women the right to vote, however, women remain underrepresented in elected offices across the United States. In comparison to men, women face several additional challenges related to gender when attempting to reach the upper...
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    Capstone Project
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    how family structure and support affect a woman’s candidacy for public office By Michelle

  • Resilience Planning for Elderly Residents in Oregon Coastal Communities

    Creator:
    Whelan, Patrick
    Abstract:
    When a catastrophic event happens, senior residents who are physically or mentally disabled, are placed at a much greater risk of injury or death. Researchers in the aftermath of hurricanes’ Katrina, Sandy, and Harvey, consistently record elderly residents presenting the most difficult challenges for emergency personnel during evacuation and post...
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    Capstone Project
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    special needs and notification to next of kin? b. Is there a benefit in having a database for Red Cross

  • Towards a sustainable future : a global empirical analysis on the diffusion & innovation of carbon pricing policies

    Creator:
    Raghoo, Pravesh
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    There are currently 43 countries which have adopted some kind of carbon pricing policy – either adopted a carbon tax or entered a cap–and–trade, while the remaining countries have not. This has created significant diversity in the world with regard to climate change mitigation. There is thus a need to...
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    Capstone Project
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    results Stadelmann & Castro (2014) (a) Domestic energy; (b) GDP per capita; (c) Population; (d

  • Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Allen, Solomon
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    The use of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is a critical tool in reducing the impacts of the opioid crisis. Despite the known benefits of these medications, access to these treatments is lacking more than two decades into the opioid crisis. While most policy changes...
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    Capstone Project
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    Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case

  • Western U.S. Water Utilities and Adaptive Capacity: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Schermer, Maren
    Abstract:
    Water in the U.S. West faces considerable challenges and uncertainties. Climate change has intensified weather extremes, threatening the water sources that support the region’s many stakeholders. Urban water providers are among the stakeholders contending with the challenge of providing reliable water supplies to their growing populations. Recognizing the critical role...
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    Capstone Project
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    Capacity: A Case Study By Maren Schermer MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State