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Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis of Chronological Changes of Wetland Mitigation Policy in the United States

Creator:: Masuda, Yosuke
Abstract:: The purpose of this research is to evaluate longitudinal changes of wetland mitigation policy in the United States theoretically and quantitatively. This study offers a deeper understanding of critical wetland conservation policy in the United States while providing a useful reference for policy makers and policy implementers of biodiversity offset...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: few existing works addressing the history of the policy are narrative (R. C. Gardner, 2011; Schenck

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Santelmann Clinton C. Shock This study sought to better understand the voluntary adoption of water

Continuity and Change in American Housing and Homeless Policy: An Expanded Theoretical Framework

Creator:: Parker, Ashley
Abstract:: Homelessness has many faces, several of which society will never truly see. The homeless population has begun to change during the recession, as families lose their homes to foreclosures due to high interest mortgages or become evicted from rental dwellings as one or both wage earners lose employment. The initial...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: intended to be institutionalized; or (c) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used

Political Decision-Making behind the Oregon Health Plan: Making the Hard Choice

Creator:: Shaddy, Andrea
Abstract:: Oregon has been regarded nationally as an innovative healthcare policy state because of its creation of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) conceived by State Senator and Governor John Kitzhaber. The OHP was designed and created to help curb soaring healthcare costs and broaden the eligibility of healthcare to the working...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: during the policymaking process. For example, the media played an extensive role as an external shock

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
Full Text:: from the Political Science Department, and especially, Eugene Choi and Professor Richard Clinton, who

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:: ....................................................................................... 33 c. Economy

Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

Creator:: Taylor, Ryan W
Abstract:: Since the 1890s, American federalism has been perceived as being unique in the world by having two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdiction without influencing one another. Modern scholars call into question the validity of this basic assumption, but few have published quantitative evidence to reject its...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Appendix B: Socioeconomic Variables ...................................................... 277 Appendix C

Conflict and cooperation at the public-private interface : a case study of fire management in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Bergmann, Stefan Andrew
Abstract:: Cooperation across ownership boundaries is critical to most conservation efforts in mixed ownership landscapes. Where owner objectives vary widely, as at public-private landownership boundaries, cooperation can be especially challenging. This research explores the opportunities and challenges for cooperative fire management among public and private forest managers in the John Day...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .-, Signature redacted for privacy. Abstract Approved: 0 John C. Bliss Cooperation across ownership

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:: Sec. 4(c) 45 The Environmental Community's Strategy and Actions 55 Outcome of the Coral Reef

Decision support systems for forest biodiversity management : a review of tools and an analytical-deliberative framework for understanding their successful application

Creator:: Gordon, Sean N.
Abstract:: The complexity of forest management has increased with the scope of resources of concern and the level of scrutiny from stakeholders. The design and use of specialized computer software, often referred to as “decision support systems” (DSS), is one method for helping managers deal with this complexity. DSS have proven...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Appendix B – Decision Support System Survey ........................................... 234 Appendix C

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Theoretical and Quantitative Analysis of Chronological Changes of Wetland Mitigation Policy in the United States

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

Continuity and Change in American Housing and Homeless Policy: An Expanded Theoretical Framework

Political Decision-Making behind the Oregon Health Plan: Making the Hard Choice

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

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

Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

Conflict and cooperation at the public-private interface : a case study of fire management in eastern Oregon

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

Decision support systems for forest biodiversity management : a review of tools and an analytical-deliberative framework for understanding their successful application

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