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Investigating Factors that Influence an Ecological Attitude- Behavior Gap among Oregonians

Creator:: Schultz, Sayard
Abstract:: This study examines the determinants of food consumption behaviors, such as purchasing less meat products, paying attention to how and where food is produced, and reducing food waste within the household. Food consumption is particularly important given that it can often comprise between 10% to 30% of the total household...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Erika Allen Wolters (Chair); representing Political Science, Oregon State University Dr. Alison

A Deep Dive into Ocean Acidification: Policy Priorities in Oregon and California

Creator:: Hasert, Ryan
Abstract:: A product of global climate change, ocean acidification (OA) and other stressors increasingly put pressure on the economic, social, and cultural systems of Western U.S. coastal communities. In the face of increasing OA and local reports that OA is negatively impacting local communities’ socioeconomic structures, there is a clear need...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Erika Wolters, representing Political Science Ana Spalding, representing Sociology

Evaluating the Social Equity Implications of Green Infrastructure for Urban Resilience

Creator:: Venable, Victoria
Abstract:: As the threat of climate change becomes more imminent and the role of cities in climate adaptation becomes clearer, urban resilience, the ability of a city or urban system to withstand a wide array of shocks and stresses, has gained increasing attention in climate adaptation policy and planning. Critics of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: IMPLICATIONS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR URBAN RESILIENCE Abstract approved Erika Wolters

Narratives Surrounding Dam Removal Along the Lower Snake River

Creator:: Wai, Megan
Abstract:: In September 2016, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bonneville Power Administration initiated an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to re-evaluate the long-term strategies for managing the Columbia River System Operations (CRSO). Most notably, these strategies included an option to remove four dams along the Lower Snake...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________ Erika A. Wolters In September 2016, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of

Public Opinion on Food, Water, and Energy: Using Shared Preferences as a Pathway to Policy

Creator:: Daniel, Allison
Abstract:: Food, water, and energy have strong interdependencies; actions in one sector inadvertently affect actions in another sector. Recent literature supports a “nexus” approach, whereby policies related to food, water, and energy are integrated and used in tandem rather than in isolation. Developing a better understanding of the trade-offs between food,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: May 22, 2019 APPROVED: Erika Wolters, representing Political

Non-lethal Wolf Management Perceptions Impact on the Willingness to Ranch Alongside the Presence of Wolves in Washington State

Creator:: Symmes, Melissa
Abstract:: The management of the Northern Rocky Mountains (NRM) gray wolf population is a longstanding controversy that has fueled generations of political and cultural turmoil in the American West. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, wolves were eradicated from the West for the threat...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Erika Wolters The management of the Northern Rocky Mountains (NRM) gray wolf population is

Making Electric Vehicles Accessible: A Program Evaluation of California's Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

Creator:: Diaz, Alexa R.
Abstract:: Transportation contributes approximately 41 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions and 27 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions (CARB, 2019, EPA, 2017). In response to climate change concerns, stakeholders have encouraged the use of electric and hybrid vehicles through tax credits, rebates, and education campaigns. Environmental and transportation justice groups...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________________________________ Erika Wolters Major Advisor

Understanding Institutional Barriers and Opportunities to Food-Water-Energy Nexus policy implementation in Oregon

Creator:: Lavado Alvarado, Angela Patricia
Abstract:: The interdependences among water, energy and food, are diverse and multidimensional and are referred to as the food-water-energy (FWE) nexus. This nexus approach seeks to understand the complex interactions among these sectors, in order to identify synergies and trade-offs that could serve as the basis for developing effective planning and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Patricia Lavado Alvarado presented on May, 2019 APPROVED: Erika Allen Wolters, Chair

A Closer Look into the Development of State Healthy Soils Policies: Network Building, Information Sharing, Policy Diffusion, and Innovation

Creator:: Beck, Sabrina
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to understand the role of policy diffusion in the policy development process of state healthy soil policies. Within the last decade state legislation on soil health has increased exponentially. In general, these policies are efforts by state governments to mitigate or adapt to climate...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Lake County Renewable Energy Transition: An Assessment from the Energy Justice Framework

Creator:: Ojeda León, Natalia
Abstract:: The energy transition in Oregon poses challenges and offers opportunities to rural areas that tend to be targeted for large-scale renewable energy development. The present case study analyzes how the energy transition has taken place in rural Lake County, to answer the question: to what degree has the energy transition...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: nuances of renewable energy into this case study; my committee: Dr. Erika Wolters (major professor), Dr

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Investigating Factors that Influence an Ecological Attitude- Behavior Gap among Oregonians

A Deep Dive into Ocean Acidification: Policy Priorities in Oregon and California

Evaluating the Social Equity Implications of Green Infrastructure for Urban Resilience

Narratives Surrounding Dam Removal Along the Lower Snake River

Public Opinion on Food, Water, and Energy: Using Shared Preferences as a Pathway to Policy

Non-lethal Wolf Management Perceptions Impact on the Willingness to Ranch Alongside the Presence of Wolves in Washington State

Making Electric Vehicles Accessible: A Program Evaluation of California's Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

Understanding Institutional Barriers and Opportunities to Food-Water-Energy Nexus policy implementation in Oregon

A Closer Look into the Development of State Healthy Soils Policies: Network Building, Information Sharing, Policy Diffusion, and Innovation

Lake County Renewable Energy Transition: An Assessment from the Energy Justice Framework

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