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Applying a Collaboration Model to Collaboration Corvallis

Creator:: Dugan, Dennis
Abstract:: Oregon State University and the City of Corvallis have recently embarked on a three-year series of meetings and forums (‘Collaboration Corvallis’) designed to increase collaboration between the two organizations and other relevant stakeholders as well as find solutions to worsening problems in the areas of parking, noise and student population...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , 2013 2 APPROVED: Andrew Valls

Erosion Narratives: Applying the Narrative Policy Framework to Louisiana's Coastal Erosion Narrative

Creator:: Lade, Andrew
Abstract:: South Louisiana has a major coastal erosion problem, exposing coastal communities to storm surge. The state is spending billions of dollars on projects that are not expected to last beyond 20 years. Research indicates that predominate stories influence problem definitions and solutions. Colten (2017) identified a shift in Louisiana's coastal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Policy Framework to Louisiana’s Coastal Erosion Narrative Andrew Lade MPP

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,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ecosphere broadly; no matter the philosophical position a person defends. Andrew Light refers to this

Hot, hot, heat : evaluating Phoenix, Arizona cooling centers through a project management perspective

Creator:: Leone, Cassandra M.
Abstract:: Global annual average temperatures are rising, creating extreme heat events or heatwaves that are increasing in frequency, length, and severity. The world will endure more of these events as climate change worsens and heat-related mortality and morbidity will increase due to warming conditions. At the center of heatwaves are urban...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: regularly consist of one third of the year’s temperature exceeding 100°F. To reduce the impacts of human

Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system

Creator:: Seager, S. Trent
Abstract:: Climate change and the increase in meteorological drought have generated global concern over the persistence of ecosystems already in decline from decreased moisture. Evidence suggests dryland ecosystems have been more impacted by drought because of their tightly coupled growth-water relationships and high sensitivity to environmental shift. Removal of competing vegetation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: additional statistical support. James Johnston, Andrew Merschel, Chris Dunn, and Steve Voelker helped with

Community Visioning in Chaotic Times: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Tillamook County Community Visioning Project

Creator:: Gentilcore Ryan, Ava
Abstract:: In recent decades, local governments have desired to increase community engagement in collaborative governance processes, such as community visioning and strategic planning, in an effort to develop policies that are inclusive and supportive of those who live in the community. A key component of the community visioning process is the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Retirement-age migration to and from Oregon : who is still on the Oregon Trail?

Creator:: Gagnier, Cliff R.
Abstract:: Oregon, much like the nation, has historically had a paradoxical relationship to migration. Oregon is famous for the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Oregon Trail. It is, and always has been, greatly affected and inspired by interstate migration yet each successive generation has been less than welcoming to further...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text::  Social  Security which are resistant to recession.  Bennett (1996) found that retired migrants

Traditional Agriculture in Transition: Continuity and Change in Southwest China

Creator:: Li, Xiaoyue
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ecology. Second Edition. New York: Routledge. Berkes F, Colding J, Folke C. 2000. Rediscovery of

A macroscopic to microscopic study of the effects of barotrauma and the potential for long-term survival in Pacific rockfish

Creator:: Pribyl, Alena L.
Abstract:: Depleted species of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) from the Northeast Pacific experience high discard mortality due to "barotrauma," induced from the rapid change in pressure during capture. Research suggests rockfish have the potential to survive barotrauma if immediately recompressed, but the potential for long-term recovery is unknown. In this project, we...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 2008a, Jarvis and Lowe 2008, Rummer and Bennett 2005). Barotrauma differs from other gas

Understanding the Relationship Between Livelihood Stressors, Human Well-being Perception, Forest Resource Extraction, and Sumatran Orangutan Ecotourism in Bukit Lawang Village, Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia

Creator:: Dewi, Rika S.
Abstract:: Gunung Leuser is a national park in Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This park is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the country. For instance, it is home to endangered and endemic species of Indonesia, such as the Sumatran orangutan, the Sumatran tiger, the Sumatran elephant, and the Sumatran rhino....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Applying a Collaboration Model to Collaboration Corvallis

Erosion Narratives: Applying the Narrative Policy Framework to Louisiana's Coastal Erosion Narrative

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

Hot, hot, heat : evaluating Phoenix, Arizona cooling centers through a project management perspective

Competition release and climate change effects on a moisture-demanding tree species in a dry system

Community Visioning in Chaotic Times: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Tillamook County Community Visioning Project

Retirement-age migration to and from Oregon : who is still on the Oregon Trail?

Traditional Agriculture in Transition: Continuity and Change in Southwest China

A macroscopic to microscopic study of the effects of barotrauma and the potential for long-term survival in Pacific rockfish

Understanding the Relationship Between Livelihood Stressors, Human Well-being Perception, Forest Resource Extraction, and Sumatran Orangutan Ecotourism in Bukit Lawang Village, Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia

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