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Selected factors affecting the pattern of agricultural land conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973

Creator:: Furuseth, Owen J., 1949-
Abstract:: In recent years the conversion of agricultural lands to more intensive non-rural land uses has become a focus of increasing public awareness and concern. The growing attention to farmland conversion is manifested in increasing public policies and legilsation to protect agricultural and forestry land uses. Nevertheless, our understanding of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: submodels for explain- ing land conversion patterns in Washington County, Oregon. Within the framework

An ecological assessment of riparian land-use regulation, Lane County, Oregon

Creator:: Verret, Gregory Joseph
Abstract:: Riparian areas contribute to numerous ecological-maintenance functions and so are often the focus of protection efforts by land and resource management agencies. The riparian land-use regulations of one jurisdiction, Lane County, Oregon, are assessed for effectiveness in protecting ecological functions. Evaluation of the current condition of five elements of riparian...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: jurisdiciton, Lane County, Oregon, are assessed for effectiveness in protecting ecological functions

A comparison of two resource evaluation models used for classifying primary and secondary resource lands in Jackson County Oregon

Creator:: Vial, John Nicholas
Abstract:: Since 1983, the Oregon legislature and the Land Conservation and Development Commission have been attempting to develop a process whereby secondary resource lands can be identified and designated. The most recent attempt at developing a secondary lands model was completed in 1990 and was tested in six Oregon Counties. Planners...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: CLASSIFYING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESOURCE LANDS IN JACKSON COUNTY OREGON by JOHN NICHOLAS VIAL A RESEARCH

A comparison between the LESA model and the marginal lands criteria of Senate Bill 237 : Linn County, Oregon

Creator:: Holoch, Richard D.
Abstract:: Marginal agricultural and forest lands are currently a focus of concern for public land use agencies in Oregon. Two alternatives for evaluating marginal agricultural lands are the Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) model of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and the marginal lands criteria of the 1983 Oregon Legislature's...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . 1984. Developing a LA Model for Linn County, Oregon. Part of a 3-state report entitled "Adapting the

A pilot study for estimating land use change

Creator:: Behm, Kevin
Abstract:: A two stage area-point sampling design was tested to estimate land use change in a fast growth county. Random square miles were selected, then subsampled at a density of 20 points per square mile. Twelve land use categories were derived from an aggregation of the USGS Land Use! Land Cover...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: study was proposed in a portion of Washington County, Oregon, one of 139 designated fast growth

Benchmarking land evaluation and site assessment models with Delphi Expert Opinion panels: a case study in Linn County, Oregon

Creator:: Sussman, Adam
Abstract:: A Delphi Expert Opinion procedure was used for evaluating Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) ratings in Linn County, Oregon. The Delphi procedure uses an expert panel to answer a set of questions by anonymous responses, controlled feedback in two or three iterations, and a statistical summary of group responses....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: LINN COUNTY, OREGON Abstract: A Delphi Expert Opinion procedure was used for evaluating Land

An analytical model for evaluating and classifying agricultural operations

Creator:: Harrison, Kevin M.
Abstract:: The purpose of Goal 3 in Oregon's statewide planning program is to conserve blocks of land suitable for commercial farm operations. Under state administrative rules, commercial means that which provides a substantial contribution to the regional agricultural economy. Application of this commercial standard by county governments has been inconsistent because...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: better data available in Oregon for a detailed analysis of agriculture on a sub-county level

Comparison evaluation of two test models for identifying secondary resource lands

Creator:: McCallister, Michael J.
Abstract:: A process to distinguish between primary and secondary resource lands is currently a concern of state and local land-use agencies in Oregon. Two approaches for identifying Secondary Resource Lands have been developed. The Land Conservation and Development (LCDC) staff, in conjunction with the County Planning Directors Association, have developed one...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Planner, and the Lane County Planning Department for providing information, research data, and valuable

Current status and recent trends of palustrine wetlands in the Tualatin Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Mitchell, Gregory A.
Abstract:: Recent statistics have indicated a significant loss of wetland area to agricultural conversion has occurred in the second half of this century in the continental United States. Wetlands in the Tualatin Valley were examined for consistency with this trend. Acreage of non-linear palustrine wetlands in five classes were calculated for...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: WETLANDS IN THE TUALATIN VALLEY, OREGON ABSTRACT: Recent statistics have indicated a significant loss of

Spatial patterns of early forest succession following harvest in Lookout Creek Basin, OR

Creator:: Nesje, Alissa M.
Abstract:: The general objective of this project was to test a method to document rates and pathways of early succession and investigate potential predictive factors on a landscape to regional scale. The method incorporates remote sensing, vector Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and raster GIS modeling. Similar projects have been conducted elsewhere...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: forest status for individual elements of the landscape, requiring data on the projected rate and

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Selected factors affecting the pattern of agricultural land conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973

An ecological assessment of riparian land-use regulation, Lane County, Oregon

A comparison of two resource evaluation models used for classifying primary and secondary resource lands in Jackson County Oregon

A comparison between the LESA model and the marginal lands criteria of Senate Bill 237 : Linn County, Oregon

A pilot study for estimating land use change

Benchmarking land evaluation and site assessment models with Delphi Expert Opinion panels: a case study in Linn County, Oregon

An analytical model for evaluating and classifying agricultural operations

Comparison evaluation of two test models for identifying secondary resource lands

Current status and recent trends of palustrine wetlands in the Tualatin Valley, Oregon

Spatial patterns of early forest succession following harvest in Lookout Creek Basin, OR

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