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Investigation of effectiveness of radar speed signs and additional lighting for speed control in highway construction and maintenance work zones

Creator:: Jafarnejad, Ali
Abstract:: Every year thousands of people are killed or injured in work zone crashes in the US due to excessive speed, distraction, inattentiveness, low visibility, and other factors. Roadway construction and maintenance operations often occur at night when the traffic volume is low, creating less congestion and delay to the traffic....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Salvador Hernandez John A. Gambatese Every year thousands of people are killed or

Economic Benefit from Allowing Wildfires to Burn in Federal East-Side Cascade Forests

Creator:: Gagnon, Aaron R.
Abstract:: In this thesis I examine the question: can allowing a wildfire to burn this year result in a net positive economic gain? To answer this question I created 2,500 multiple sets of paired scenarios (called a fire of interest) which consist of ignitions, vegetation growth, and timber harvest over the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Claire A. Montgomery In this thesis I examine the question: can allowing a wildfire to burn

Measuring costs of sequestering carbon in forest stands with different management regimes in western Oregon

Creator:: Zyrina, Olga A.
Abstract:: This project was a part of larger work that compared major factors controlling patterns of carbon dynamics in two regions of the globe, the Pacific Northwest, USA and northwestern Russia. It was funded through the NASA foundation (grant # NAG5- 6242). Human economic activity is causing the release of pollutants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Olga A. Zyrina for the degree of

Tradeoffs associated with managing forested landscapes for multiple-uses

Creator:: Lichtenstein, Mark E.
Abstract:: This study focuses on the tradeoffs that exist for managing forested landscapes for biodiversity and timber production. Tradeoff evaluation is important to natural resource managers so they can understand the benefits and costs of alternative management prescriptions. The study examines three watersheds in the Oregon Coast Range and 166 terrestrial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Multi-objective Resilience Optimization of Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Networks

Creator:: Tiong, Achara
Abstract:: Critical Infrastructures (CIs) such as energy, water supply, telecommunications, and transportation are highly vulnerable to cascading failures due to their interdependent operations. A resilient network is crucial to withstand the impact of functionality loss in disruptive events. This research evaluates network expansion as a proactive resilience strategy in which new...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Infrastructure Networks Abstract approved: Hector A. Vergara Critical Infrastructures (CIs) such as energy

The Team Size Paradox: Knowledge Transfer and Process Loss Effects on Team Formation

Creator:: Méndez-Vázquez, Yaileen M.
Abstract:: Teamwork has become a popular operational strategy applied as part of workforce management plans in manufacturing and service industries. Teamwork has been commonly used in organizations to pursue different goals such as increase business operations agility, boost company productivity, improve quality in operations, increase company flexibility, promote collaborative learning, hasten...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Formation. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ David A

In situ Agrobiodiversity Conservation Planning in Centers of Origin: The Role of Culture

Creator:: Guerrero Ochoa, Isabel G.
Abstract:: Managing agricultural diversity ensures a range of public services, such as genetic resource diversity, food security for subsistence-based economies, and landscape resilience in the context of climate change, among others. These agrobiodiversity conservation services are positive externalities from agrobiodiversity conservation. Whereas their value is not captured in market transactions, management...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Christian A. Langpap Managing agricultural diversity ensures a range of

Determining optimal timber harvest and fuel treatment on a fire-threatened landscape using approximate dynamic programming

Creator:: Lauer, Christopher Joseph
Abstract:: Forest management in the face of fire risk is a challenging problem because fire spreads across a landscape and because its occurrence is unpredictable. Additionally, management must be adjusted over time as unpredictable fire events are realized. Land managers have some control over the vegetation conditions that facilitate fire spread,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: Determining optimal timber harvest and fuel treatment on a fire-threatened forest landscape

A Quantitative Analysis of Simultaneous Supply and Demand Disruptions on a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain

Creator:: Kost, Austin R.
Abstract:: Modern supply chains have grown to be far more complex than their predecessors, as global trade and accessibility have opened avenues of trade that were previously impossible. As such, the inherent risk of internal and/or external disruptions impacting the performance of a supply chain has also grown due to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : A Quantitative Analysis of Simultaneous Supply and Demand Disruptions on a Multi-Echelon Supply

Aerial forest operations : mineral amendment project

Creator:: Cornell, Jennie L.
Abstract:: A helicopter operations problem was studied for a private forest landowner testing an experimental application of minerals on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesil) in the Coast Range of Oregon to offset growth reductions from Swiss needle cast disease. A planning approach was needed to minimize costs for transportation and aerial application of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Mineral Amendment Project John J. Garland IV A helicopter operations problem was studied for a

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Investigation of effectiveness of radar speed signs and additional lighting for speed control in highway construction and maintenance work zones

Economic Benefit from Allowing Wildfires to Burn in Federal East-Side Cascade Forests

Measuring costs of sequestering carbon in forest stands with different management regimes in western Oregon

Tradeoffs associated with managing forested landscapes for multiple-uses

Multi-objective Resilience Optimization of Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Networks

The Team Size Paradox: Knowledge Transfer and Process Loss Effects on Team Formation

In situ Agrobiodiversity Conservation Planning in Centers of Origin: The Role of Culture

Determining optimal timber harvest and fuel treatment on a fire-threatened landscape using approximate dynamic programming

A Quantitative Analysis of Simultaneous Supply and Demand Disruptions on a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain

Aerial forest operations : mineral amendment project

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