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Impact of price and color availability on fair trade and organic apparel choice

Creator:: Hodgin, Elizabeth Dee
Abstract:: Working conditions in the international garment industry have long been a concern and a process to assess and certify fair trade practices was developed as a means by which to improve those conditions. Standards for fair trade apparel include safe working conditions, fair wages, compliance with laws, and reduced environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Dr. Larry Lev for their valuable comments and suggestions. I also want to extend a special

Predisposing attributes affecting locational preferences upon retirement : a prospective view

Creator:: Mileham, Colleen K.
Abstract:: This research investigated the relationship of predisposing attributes of preretirees to the perceived importance of locational preferences during the first ten years of retirement. Multiple regression analyses and a Chi-square test were used to determine if seven predisposing attributes were related to ten locational preferences. Data were analyzed from a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: upon retirement : a prospective view AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Colleen K. Mileham for the degree

A Systematic Literature Review of Food Desert Interventions

Creator:: Rumbaugh, Sara
Abstract:: This study investigates whether existing interventions in USDA-defined food deserts have been effective in improving access to healthy foods and improving dietary quality. A systematic literature review was conducted using articles from MEDLINE database using “food desert” and “intervention” as search terms. Exclusion and inclusion criteria resulted in selection of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: 1 A Systematic Literature Review of Food Desert

A Demand System Analysis of Marketing Strategies for Apples and Pears in the Conventional Supermarket Environment

Creator:: McFetridge, Marc V.
Abstract:: This research examines how marketing strategies of produce managers affect consumer expenditures for fresh apples and pears. The objective of this study is to determine how display size, point-of-purchase material, product origin, product information and display placement impact consumer expenditures for fresh apples and pears. These variables were incorporated into...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami : tourism impacts and recovery progress in Thailand’s marine national parks

Creator:: Meprasert, Somrudee
Abstract:: The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami raised concern among marine park managers and hazard mitigation professionals about the significant impact of major coastal hazards on marine park natural resources and ecosystems. The main reason for this concern is the strong linkage of marine parks and their rich assortment of ecosystem services...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: principal method used to address these issues was a Delphi expert opinion process, supplemented by field

Essays on productivity, economic geography and trade : the case of Chile

Creator:: Echeverria, Rodrigo A.
Abstract:: This dissertation investigates the relative importance of firm-specific and geographic characteristics for export behavior in the Chilean primary and processed food industries. The first essay develops a new method for measuring geographic characteristics to account for economic activity in adjacent, but separate spatial units. In the application to the Chilean...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE DISSERTATION OF Rodrigo A. Echeverria for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Assessing the design of international water supply and hydropower arrangements for managing certain climate change scenarios

Creator:: Zentner, Matthew A.
Abstract:: Increased variability of rainfall and flow from climate change has the potential to stress existing transboundary water sharing agreements and make meeting the needs of all riparians difficult. Water treaties have been theorized as valuable tools for mitigating conflict in times of climate stress, but the relationship between the design...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Matthew A. Zentner for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography presented on November 17, 2010

Spatial distribution and the probability of occurrence of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaskan Arctic

Creator:: Romeo, Lucy F.
Abstract:: The known distribution of beluga whales ranges from sub-Arctic to Arctic waters where they migrate in pods in response to environmental factors such as the presence of sea ice and prey. This study uses bivariate and multivariate analysis techniques to measure how environmental covariates are associated with the spatial-temporal distribution...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Julia A. Jones The known distribution of beluga whales ranges from sub-Arctic to

Integrating real-time weather data with dynamic crop development models

Creator:: Donaldson, William S.
Abstract:: Crop development models are commonly used in research. However, their use as crop management tools for growers is rare. Decision support systems (DSS), which combine crop models with expert systems, are being developed to provide management assistance to growers. Researchers at Oregon State University are in the process of developing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: process of developing a DSS. Research was conducted to develop a computer program to provide current and

Evaluation of the 2001 pilot Oregon Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

Creator:: Saylor, Kirsten N.
Abstract:: The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), piloted in Oregon in 2001, provided $100 worth of vouchers (aka coupons) to low-income seniors to buy fresh local produce from farmers at farmers' markets and roadside stands. Presented in a political ecology framework, this research integrated the perspectives of beneficiaries and their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: stands. Presented in a political ecology framework, this research integrated the perspectives of

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Impact of price and color availability on fair trade and organic apparel choice

Predisposing attributes affecting locational preferences upon retirement : a prospective view

A Systematic Literature Review of Food Desert Interventions

A Demand System Analysis of Marketing Strategies for Apples and Pears in the Conventional Supermarket Environment

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami : tourism impacts and recovery progress in Thailand’s marine national parks

Essays on productivity, economic geography and trade : the case of Chile

Assessing the design of international water supply and hydropower arrangements for managing certain climate change scenarios

Spatial distribution and the probability of occurrence of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaskan Arctic

Integrating real-time weather data with dynamic crop development models

Evaluation of the 2001 pilot Oregon Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

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