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Creator:: Revell, David
Abstract:: The 14-km long Netarts Littoral Cell, located on the northern Oregon coast, experienced episodic erosion as a result of the severe 1997-98 El Nino and 1998-99 La Nina. The erosion events led to the development of a unique partnership bridging scientists, stakeholders, and various planning agencies. To address these erosion...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the field of GIS applied to coastal and ocean management issues. And finally to John Marra, for his

Creator:: Fleck, William K.
Abstract:: Given the broad scientific consensus that global climate is changing, it is no longer a question if sea level will rise, but rather by how much will it rise. The regional estimates for the Eastern Pacific suggest that the Northwest coastlines will experience a greater eustatic sea level rise than...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Demirdjian, Renee
Abstract:: Conservation efforts have been increasing in recent years to help preserve threatened coastal and ocean resources. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important tool to protect and conserve ocean resources. The MPA Center was established to take the lead in developing a framework for a national system of MPAs. The...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Currey, Shari Ann
Abstract:: From May 1999 through April 2000, I interned with the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association (AWRTA), a non-profit organization that balances responsible tourism development with resource protection and community enhancement. I was assigned to a seven-member task force charged with evaluating the success of AWRTA's "Ecotourism Guidelines2" and was...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: would like to thank Debbie Colbert, Erin Williams, Mikell O'Mealy, John Olson, John Weber, Kathy Konicki

Creator:: Hamilton, Jessica S.
Abstract:: This study analyzes public participation in nine regional hearings and six public meetings held by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) from September 2001 to April 2003. While several researchers have examined whether certain public involvement methods are considered successful or fair, this study characterizes the participants in a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: Education Robert Ballard, Ph.D. Institute for Exploration Mr. Ted A. Beattie John G. Shedd Aquarium Mrs

Creator:: Wedell, Victoria A.
Abstract:: This study demonstrates the utility of combining available scientific data with local ecological knowledge in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support community-based fisheries management. The approach used provides both the framework for capturing important ecological, economic and social information relevant to marine fisheries management, and also offers coastal citizens...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Phillips, Brady Allen
Abstract:: In summer 1992, I interned as a Technical Assistant with the Kosrae Bureau of Planning and Statistics, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (F.S.M). The University of Oregon Micronesia Program sponsored the internship, which proved to be a unique professional and cross-cultural experience. The internship, initiated by Mr. Gerson Jackson, Director...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: nation or state is its population and how the people manage their resources to meet social needs. -John

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