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  • Surface water variation and water storage potential in Upper Klamath Basin, 2000-2012

    Creator:
    Tanner, Andrew M.
    Abstract:
    With too many demands placed on too little water, the Klamath Basin and itsresidents - human and otherwise - are in dire need. There exists a significant opportunityfor mitigation in the purposeful conversion of seasonal wetlands to permanent wetlandsmanaged to increase baseline water storage levels in the Upper Basin. A...
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    Masters Thesis
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    in hand, such as wetlands and lake or river edge riparian zones, are of extreme importance to

  • Restructuring of land and community in the remote rural west : the case of Wallowa County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Abrams, Jesse
    Abstract:
    Since at least the 1970s, rural areas in the western United States, as elsewhere across the country and world, have been subject to social, economic, and political forces that have resulted in novel demographic and land tenure trends when compared to previous decades. Collectively, these processes of restructuring have created...
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    Dissertation
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    residence status and reported production- or amenity-orientation .. 149 3.14. Percent of Wallowa County

  • Land trusts in the New West : conserving and responding to local geographies?

    Creator:
    Loynes, Kathryn
    Abstract:
    This research focuses on the relationship between the emerging role of land trusts and rapid growth and change in the West. Teton County, Idaho, Teton County, Wyoming, and Sublette County, Wyoming, and each of their associated land trusts, are used as case studies. Each county has experienced varying levels of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    city and county planning officials and integrated with an evaluation of the local geographies of

  • Forest industry restructuring and emerging forest tenures in Deschutes and Klamath Counties, Oregon

    Creator:
    Kelly, Erin Clover
    Abstract:
    Since the 1980s, industrial forest restructuring has resulted in the divestment of industrial timberlands across the U.S. Emerging tenures have benefited from the divestment, including conservation-based tenures that manage for multiple objectives such as restoration, recreation access, and forest and habitat contiguity. Deschutes and Klamath Counties, Oregon, have three proposed...
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    Dissertation
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    . Bend, OR 6 801a Deschutes County Planning Bend, OR 7 801b Skyline community (adjacent to proposed

  • A statistical analysis of Oregon's land-use ballot initiative

    Creator:
    Fuller, Justin
    Abstract:
    This paper explores predictors of support for land-use ballot initiatives in Oregon. Possible predictors include a variety of socioeconomic, spatial, and political variables. Multiple least squares regressions find that aggregate levels of education within a county and the proportion of a county's workforce engaged in farming or forestry occupations appear...
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    Capstone Project
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    Oregon's land-use planning system. Any land-use regulation by state, county, or municipal jurisdictions

  • The Spatial distribution of parks and crime in Seattle, Washington

    Creator:
    Weems, Candice Michelle
    Abstract:
    Parks help to build social cohesion within a community. Urban open spaces offer a sense of place, act as the focal points for public gatherings, and provide an opportunity for social networking (Francis, 2003; Hayward, 1989). While offering so much they are also known to be places of disgust and...
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    Capstone Project
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    or lack of certain public parks may lead to better planning and access to parks by all regardless of

  • Returning grain to the lower-Willamette Valley : Prospects and barriers for local food security

    Creator:
    Malone, Chevelle P.
    Abstract:
    A critical link is missing between food production and food consumption. This gap can be overcome by encouraging the production of staple food crops and emphasizing regional and community consumption of locally produced food. In order to re-establish local food security in the Willamette Valley, it is imperative that essential...
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    Capstone Project
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  • Assessing tribal water rights settlements as a means for resolving disputes over instream flow claims : a comparative case approach

    Creator:
    Rancier, Racquel
    Abstract:
    Tribal water rights and instream flows for species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have been a source of tensions in the western United States, particularly when tribes have undetermined water rights to support tribal fisheries listed under the ESA. Understanding the mechanics of past tribal settlements and their...
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    Masters Thesis
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    established as junior rights or reallocated from existing rights. The ESA was a factor in many of the

  • A multi-scale comparative study of shape and sprawl in metropolitan regions of the United States

    Creator:
    Kugler, Tracy A.
    Abstract:
    This dissertation constitutes a multi-scale quantitative and qualitative investigation of patterns of urban development in metropolitan regions of the United States. This work has generated a comprehensive data set on spatial patterns of metropolitan development in the U.S. and an approach to the study of such patterns that can be...
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    Dissertation
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    applied to the 353 MRs to generate a typology capturing the range of metropolitan regional shapes in the

  • Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience

    Creator:
    Inman, Tim
    Abstract:
    Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience This study sought to catalog local knowledge of long-term residents of the McKenzie River Valley as it pertains to landscape and community change and provide a general assessment of factors affecting the local social-ecological system’s resilience. Residents interviewed indicated...
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    Capstone Project
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    , and relationships with government and social institutions. The landscape has long provided a range