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  • A topography of dams in China : impacts to agriculture, labor, and migration

    Creator:
    Foster-Moore, Eric
    Abstract:
    Dams are often promoted as a tool to reduce poverty and spur economic development. Dam construction worldwide, and particularly in China, which has built nearly half the world's large dams since 1949, remains contentious due to the potential for negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Despite numerous case studies, there is...
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    labor into non-agricultural fields. Dams appear to impact population subgroups in predictable ways and

  • Examining the voluntary adoption of agricultural conservation practices in northern Malheur County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Foley, Kelly M.
    Abstract:
    This study sought to better understand the voluntary adoption of water quality improving practices by agricultural producers in Northern Malheur County, Oregon. The Reasoned Action Approach/Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a theoretical framework to identify barriers and incentives to adoption. Study findings suggest that producers primarily consider practical...
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    Agricultural Conservation Practices in Northern Malheur County, Oregon Abstract approved: Mary V