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  • Traditional Agriculture in Transition: Continuity and Change in Southwest China

    Creator:
    Li, Xiaoyue
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    This dissertation seeks to understand Yi farmers’ livelihoods in the midst of an agricultural transition in Yunnan, Southwest China. This dissertation examines a community’s traditional knowledge related to wild edible plants (WEPs), analyzes socio-ecological vulnerability and resilience in the face of agricultural transition from subsistence farming to cash cropping, and...
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    DISSERTATION OF Xiaoyue Li for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Anthropology presented on

  • A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

    Creator:
    Bullock, Claude George, III
    Abstract:
    This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Ethics presented on December 10,2015. Title: A Practical

  • Crop choice and conservation : implications of increased biofuel demand

    Creator:
    Sechrist, B.
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    Regression analysis was used to examine the effect of a change in agricultural prices on land use and conservation. The planted acreage for each of three crops – corn, soybeans, and spring wheat – was regressed on the expected prices of the three crops, the input prices, and past land...
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    Masters Thesis
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    applied in the Corn Belt. A $1 increase in the price of corn was found to increase the amount of

  • Opportunities and challenges in engaging stakeholders in marine reserves planning in Oregon

    Creator:
    Bird, Arwen
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    This paper explores the contributions of social capital, social connections, and stakeholder engagement to the goals of ecosystem-based management in a local scale marine planning process. The body of work presented here, through a journal article and report, uses the lens of social capital to evaluate stakeholder engagement in making...
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    Capstone Project
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    work presented here, through a journal article and report, uses the lens of social capital to

  • The Role of the Urban Matters Community of Practice within the National Park Service

    Creator:
    O’Casey, Elizabeth
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    There is a growing movement in the U.S., and throughout the world, involving top down government bureaucracies or government agencies within the natural resources field, to develop new and innovative processes and structures for integrating societal viewpoints into agency decision-­making. This study examines Urban Matters, a community of practice within...
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    Capstone Project
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     O’Casey  for  the  degree  of  Master  of  Public  Policy  presented  on  June  3rd,  2014   Title:  The

  • Factors Influencing Residential Risk Perception in Fire-Prone Landscapes

    Creator:
    Vandeventer, Alexia
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    Since the 1990s the U.S. and especially the Western U.S. have experienced more intense and costly fires. To help address this problem government agencies are increasingly looking at homeowners in fire-prone landscapes to mitigate fire risk. Part of this effort involves communicating risk and understanding how residents perceive risk. This...
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    Capstone Project
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  • Factors Influencing Residential Risk Perception in Fire-Prone Landscapes

    Creator:
    Vandeventer, Alexia R. E.
    Abstract:
    Since the 1990s the U.S. and especially the Western U.S. have experienced more intense and costly fires. To help address this problem government agencies are increasingly looking at homeowners in fire-prone landscapes to mitigate fire risk. Part of this effort involves communicating risk and understanding how residents perceive risk. This...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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  • No One Cares What Color The Fire Truck Is: A Case Study of Interagency Cooperation In Fire Management in Central Oregon

    Creator:
    Gregory, Sarah
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study is to identify the aspects of successful collaboration within an inter-organizational context. This essay is a case study of a tightly niched network of fire chiefs in central Oregon situated within multiple contiguous boundaries of federal and state agencies, county and municipal governments, industrial forests,...
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    Capstone Project
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    Fire Truck Is: A Case Study of Interagency Cooperation In Fire Management in Central Oregon by

  • A Culture of Resilience: Social Capital and Climate Adaptation in Post-Flood Boulder County

    Creator:
    Shepard, Stephanie
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    Scientists say that climate change is very likely to cause more frequent and more severe weather events. In order to understand how communities respond to changing weather patterns, an exploration of the connection between extreme weather events and climate change awareness, collective action, and policy is warranted. This case study...
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    Capstone Project
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    OF THE THESIS OF Stephanie Shepard for the degree of Master of Public Policy presented on August

  • Organizational Shifts Within the U.S. Forest Service: A Case Study of Senior Willamette National Forest Employees

    Creator:
    Bolick, Zachary L.
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    The U.S. Forest Service has been forced to adapt to numerous changes over the last three decades. These include a dramatic reduction in workforce, a declining budget, and controversial lawsuits. Moreover, recent agency wide studies suggest that within the Forest Service a new resource management paradigm has emerged that differs...
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    Capstone Project
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    ? Journal of Environmental Management 58:1-19, Table 1, p. 4. Copyright © 2000 by Academic