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  • Assessing the feasibility of policy prescriptions in the Salmon 2100 Project

    Creator:
    Whitehead, Katharine S.
    Abstract:
    Wild salmon populations are in decline in the Pacific Northwest. In the region populations and runs of Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytsha), Chum (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Sockey (Oncorhynchus nerka), and Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been listed as threatened and/or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the U.S. and/or...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Steel, representing Political Science Robert T. Lackey, representing Fisheries & Wildlife

  • A Comparison of the Preferred Role of Science and Scientists in the Marine and Terrestrial Policy Process

    Creator:
    Kloepfer, Daniel H.
    Abstract:
    The role of science in marine policy, and environmental policy in general, is a debated topic. Currently, there is an increasing desire for transparent and participatory democracy that involves more input from local residents and other non-experts. These demands often conflict with the increasing complexity of problems and the real...
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    Capstone Project
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    …” (Steel et al. 2004, p. 11). This follows the same thought process that Lackey (2007) uses to warn

  • 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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    ” (Davis, 1997, p. 74). More recently, the mission of managing these resources has fallen under a general

  • Exploring the Perspectives and Behaviors of Teachers on Invasive Species

    Creator:
    Root, Skye
    Abstract:
    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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    Greene, 2003: p. 259), and Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991). In recent years, there has been