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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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Public Policy Oregon State University Candace Shock Principal Scientific Ecological

Creator:: Hubbard, Monica L.
Abstract:: The overall purpose of this research is to assess the Oregon public's capacity to address water resources disturbances through civil society. According to scientists and resource managers, Oregon's water resources are over taxed and at risk, with future projections placing additional stress from climate change and population growth. Oregon's 2009...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Oregon public has the capacity to understand and respond to disturbances in water resources as

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
Full Text:: are proposed. Key Words: Oregon Energy Policy, Wave Energy, Renewables, Public Opinion

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:: citizens about invasive species. In 2007, the OISC joined with partners such as Oregon Public

Creator:: Wiskind, Adam
Abstract:: Both policy makers and private landowners have come to recognize the importance of streamside areas in the maintenance of water quality and fish habitat. Because non-industrial landowners own 42% of the streamside area in the Coast Range, their management is a significant factor in the streamside health of Western Oregon....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Fischer, Alexandra Paige
Abstract:: This research analyzes how family forest owners conceptualize biodiversity in one high-conservation value area of oak woodland in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. Oregon white oak (Quercus garyanna) woodland, one of the most biologically diverse ecotypes in the state of Oregon, is in decline. Much of the oak ecotype...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biodiversity in one high-conservation value area of oak woodland in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon

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