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Creator:: Lieberherr, Eva K.
Abstract:: Growing urbanization, shifting water uses, and a focus on ecosystem health in the Deschutes River Basin in Central Oregon led to experimentation with new voluntary market-based approaches to water management in the last decade. To meet groundwater demands while maintaining instream flows and upholding prior water allocations, the Oregon Water...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Lieberherr for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management presented on May 13

Creator:: Larson, Kelli L., 1975-
Abstract:: Three research questions are addressed in this study: (1) To what degree do residents support/oppose various aspects of water resources protection? (2) What factors explain residents' attitudes? and, (3) How do attitudes vary between participants and nonparticipants of place-based groups (watershed councils and neighborhood associations)? The population of interest is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Duncan, Sally
Abstract:: The working hypothesis for this study is that the introduction of GIS technology into the ancient procedures of map-making has changed the map-making context sufficiently to require a revision of the way we think about, learn from, and use maps, specifically in the public involvement process in natural resource management....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Technology and Meaning in Natural Resource Management: The Story- Making Role of GIS in the CLAMS Project

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
Full Text:: management process. Oregon watershed councils can be thought of as collaborative watershed partnerships

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