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

Creator:: O’Casey, Elizabeth
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Park Service [both NPS parks and programs] and that gets to the urban idea (Interviewee

An analysis of local Karang culture, knowledge, and natural resource use patterns in the Kaengkrachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand

Creator:: Rojanasaeng, Nonglak
Abstract:: This study analyses the culture, knowledge and resource use patterns of the Karang tribe in Phong-Luk village, which is located at the Kaengkrachan National Park. The goal of this project is to reveal the culture-based local wisdom of the Karang tribe that is consistent with sustainable environmental resource management and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: LIST OF FIGURES E!g. 1-1 Area and Boundary of the Kaengkrachan National Park

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

Creator:: Simler, Brooke S.
Abstract:: Interest groups have participated in the American political system since the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Environmental interest groups, a subsection of the American interest group society, have been especially active in national policies since the proliferation of environmental laws and environmental advocacy in the 1960s and 1970s. When environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: instrumental in sparking the creation of the National Park System in 1916, under President Woodrow Wilson. In

Changing federal county payments and rural Oregon counties: analysis of policy impacts and responses from loss of secure rural schools funding in selected Oregon counties

Creator:: Gaid, Dawn Marie
Abstract:: Changes in federal forest management, enactment of environmental policies, recessions and a shift to a global economy dramatically impacted counties between the 1980s and 1990s. In the 1990s, counties began experiencing a shift away from traditional natural resource extraction activities – amidst changing demographics resulting from rural restructuring taking place...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ........................................................................................................... 41 g. Federal forest payments

Urban Renewal in Albany Oregon: A Decennial Inspection of the Central Albany Revitalization Area

Creator:: Porsche, Katherine
Abstract:: This paper seeks to answer the question of the effectiveness of urban renewal through a decennial review and analysis of the costs and benefits of the Central Albany Revitalization Area (CARA) in Albany, Oregon. The topic is especially relevant at this time of constraining budgets, as a bright light is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Wind Energy Siting in Harney and Crook Counties, Oregon

Creator:: Bhattarai, Mukesh
Abstract:: Concerns over climate change and energy security have spurred governments worldwide to encourage the development of renewable energy. Although public attitudes and macro-politics, in general, show moderate to strong support for renewables- in particular, wind power- largely because of the economic and environmental benefits associated with it. However, local politics...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Utilizing emergent web-based software tools as an effective method for increasing collaboration and knowledge sharing in collocated student design teams

Creator:: Koch, Michael D.
Abstract:: Over the last few decades, the methods and tools through which humans collaborate, share knowledge and generally communicate have been advancing at a rapid pace. Thanks mostly to advances in broadband internet, cheap data storage and fast microprocessors, humans now have the ability to work together in ways that even...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Finally, I would like to thank my family, Mom, Dad and Catherine, for their unending support throughout

Determinants of public opinion on renewable energy : the case of wave energy development in Oregon

Creator:: Stefanovich Petrova, Maria A.
Abstract:: Renewable energy resources, such as wind, solar, and wave, have a number of advantages compared to traditional fossil fuels. Numerous studies attest to the physical potential for wave energy development in Oregon. In transitioning from conventional fossil fuel to alternative energy provision, citizen understanding of the global energy problems and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Deathscape of St. Paul: Historic Cemeteries as Cultural Landscapes

Creator:: Boulware, Brooke L.
Abstract:: A cultural landscape analysis of two historic cemeteries in St. Paul, Oregon demonstrates that the residents of this early community were unknowingly using grave markers to express their worldview and the identities that they felt were most important. Because of the historical and cultural development of this community as the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Exploring stakeholders' attitudes and beliefs regarding behaviors that prevent the spread of invasive species : a focus group study

Creator:: Kubeck, Gwenn
Abstract:: This research explores the barriers that prevent stakeholders from changing their hobby behaviors to help prevent the spread of invasive species in Oregon. Invasive species are increasingly causing economic and ecosystem harm in Oregon. This is among the first studies done on the human dimensions of invasive species. Using the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Overview of Project for Recruitment Contacts............................................ 83 Appendix G

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

An analysis of local Karang culture, knowledge, and natural resource use patterns in the Kaengkrachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

Changing federal county payments and rural Oregon counties: analysis of policy impacts and responses from loss of secure rural schools funding in selected Oregon counties

Urban Renewal in Albany Oregon: A Decennial Inspection of the Central Albany Revitalization Area

Wind Energy Siting in Harney and Crook Counties, Oregon

Utilizing emergent web-based software tools as an effective method for increasing collaboration and knowledge sharing in collocated student design teams

Determinants of public opinion on renewable energy : the case of wave energy development in Oregon

The Deathscape of St. Paul: Historic Cemeteries as Cultural Landscapes

Exploring stakeholders' attitudes and beliefs regarding behaviors that prevent the spread of invasive species : a focus group study

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