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Climbers' preferred management actions : addressing resource and crowding impacts in Yosemite Valley

Creator:

Burns, Molly T.

Abstract:

As more people become interested in rock climbing, the need to understand climbers and their preferences and how their activities impact the resource are more vital than ever. With increased use, and with little empirical data about the Yosemite climbing community, park managers cannot adequately develop a comprehensive climbing management...

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Masters Thesis

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Abstract approved: ________________________________________________________ Joanne F. Tynon As
Rangeland privatization and the Maasai experience : implications for livestock herding, open space, and wildlife conservation in southern Kenya

Creator:

Sundstrom, Shiloh

Abstract:

For centuries in what is now southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, nomadic, Maasai livestock herders have coexisted with vast populations of wildlife. Today, both wildlife and the Maasai herding lifestyle, a vital component of Maasai culture, are threatened by changes to the landscape and losses in mobility, including the policy...

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Masters Thesis

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Approved: __________________________________________________________________ Joanne F. Tynon
Urban natural parks in Portland : nature, networks, and community health

Creator:

Baur, Joshua W. R.

Abstract:

Three trends are occurring today in the United States which inspired this research. First, America is growing increasingly urbanized. Today, more Americans are living in cities than in rural environments, and this pattern is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. Urban living has benefits, but there are also challenges...

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Dissertation

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, Networks, and Community Health Abstract approved: Joanne F. Tynon Three trends