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Filtering by: Subject Water-supply -- Oregon Advisor Adams, Richard M. Degree Level Doctoral

Economics of drought preparedness and response in irrigated agriculture

Creator:

Peck, Dannele E.

Abstract:

The impact of recent severe droughts throughout the United States, the potential for climate change to intensify the frequency and severity of drought, and discussion about the future of government assistance in agriculture highlight the need for a transition from drought as ‘disaster’ to drought as ‘managed risk’. However, guidance...

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Dissertation
Economic analysis of restoration practices to improve water quality and fish habitat of a large river floodplain : a case study of the Willamette River, Oregon

Creator:

Seedang, Saichon

Abstract:

In- stream water temperature is one of the most important environmental factors associated with the decline in salmonid populations and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest. Most ecological restoration practices that attempt to reduce instream temperatures center on replanting or reestablishing riparian vegetation and increasing flows. However, in a large...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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Case Study of the Willamette River, Oregon. Abstract approved: Richard M. Adams In- stream water