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  • Using the Advocacy Coalition Framework to understand challenges in urban water policy reforms: A case study of the Melamchi Water Supply Project in Nepal

    Creator:
    Maskey, Stuty
    Abstract:
    The Himalayan mountain range is one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water, and Nepal, situated at the foothills of the Himalayas, is endowed with ample water resources. In spite of this water abundance, drinking water supply in many parts of the country is inadequate, particularly in the capital,...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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 time
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  • Diesel fuel emissions and truck idling : the Oregon Interstate 5 Idle-Free Corridor Project : a bounded rationality perspective

    Creator:
    Ham, Clifford L.
    Abstract:
    Long-haul diesel trucks carry the lion’s share of all shipped goods in the United States. The drivers of these trucks often live in these trucks for days, sometimes weeks, at a time as they deliver these goods. When stopped overnight, many of these drivers leave their engines idling to heat...
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    Capstone Project
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    same time keeping me grounded in reality. iv Abstract: Long-haul diesel trucks

  • Social challenges in managing natural resources in coastal fishing communities

    Creator:
    Sharp, Shayla B.
    Abstract:
    Two topics concerning fisheries management are considered in this thesis. The first concerns the social values that commercial fishing communities associate with commercial fishing. A survey of residents from eleven Oregon Coastal fishing communities was conducted to examine the social values associated with the commercial fishing occupation and fishing heritage....
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    Masters Thesis
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    dropped from $72 million in 1994 to $52 million in 1998 (NOAA, 2000). Groundfish take a long time to

  • Educating Pacific Northwest Campers on the Risk of Spreading Invasive Forest Pests through Firewood: Developing a Mental Model

    Creator:
    Runberg, Damon
    Abstract:
    The spread of invasive species into the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States poses a serious threat to the valuable forest resources of the region. Many insects and diseases that are a threat to these forest resources can be transported inside firewood. When campers transport their firewood across borders...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Appendix B: Survey Questions ………………………………………………………...102 Appendix C: Interview Sites

  • Social Learning and Adaptive Capacity in Collaborative Watershed Partnerships

    Creator:
    Calvert, Daniel T.
    Abstract:
    This dissertation examines learning driven adaptations in salmon recovery efforts and water resources management in Oregon. The case study utilizes a framework highlighting the connections between human and natural systems. Semi-structured interviews are used to analyze interactions between rural riparian landowners and watershed council staffs living and working in Oregon’s...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Representative. I owe much gratitude to the staff and boards of directors of the Luckiamute, Marys, Long Tom

  • 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...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Visualization in environmental science

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten M.
    Abstract:
    The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    survey..................................................................164 C NVivo Software Output

  • Exploring the Perspectives and Behaviors of Teachers on Invasive Species

    Creator:
    Root, Skye
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    This study explores the role of classroom use of live organisms as a pathway for the spread of invasive species. The overall guiding research question is “Are behavioral changes necessary to reduce the spread from the classroom pathway?” Using focus groups comprised of key educators, this study seeks to identify...
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    Capstone Project
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    was my “thing” long before coming here, but quickly discovered upon arrival that this was the place

  • Technocracy, Democracy and the Role of Scientists in Natural Resource Policy

    Creator:
    Clark, Will
    Abstract:
    The complexity of modern environmental problems has increased appeals for including scientific research and findings in natural resource policy decision making. Though scientists, resource managers, interest groups, and the general public support more science-based environmental policy, these preferences have been accompanied by growing calls for decentralization and democratization of policy...
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    Capstone Project
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    this knowledge to achieve tangible outcomes (e.g. plans that allow the coast to adapt to long-term

  • Complicating the Rural in Oregon's Water Policymaking

    Creator:
    Freeman, Misty
    Abstract:
    The state of Oregon is divided in important ways along rural and urban lines, including the way people make a living, individual and group relationships with the natural world, political ideologies, and personal values. This rural-urban divide has assisted policymakers in making decisions that balance the needs of Oregonians on...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation