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  • Stakeholder Perceptions of Public Participation in LNG Siting in Coos Bay, Oregon

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    Gaustad, Brittany V.
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    Selecting locations for large energy facilities represents a land use dilemma: The beneficiaries of such facilities often are not the ones to suffer from adverse local impacts. As a result, it is not uncommon for local opposition groups to form in response to such proposals, and although opportunities for public...
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    processes ……………………………... 4 2.3 Community mobilization …………………………………………………... 6 3. Methods

  • A Comparison of the Preferred Role of Science and Scientists in the Marine and Terrestrial Policy Process

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    Kloepfer, Daniel H.
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    The role of science in marine policy, and environmental policy in general, is a debated topic. Currently, there is an increasing desire for transparent and participatory democracy that involves more input from local residents and other non-experts. These demands often conflict with the increasing complexity of problems and the real...
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    by Daniel H. Kloepfer MPP Essay submitted to Oregon State University

  • Understanding Wildfire Mitigation Behavior of Central Oregon Homeowners

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    Roper, Dan
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    A history of fire suppression, growth in the wildland-urban interface, and changing climate conditions, have created a fire regime in central Oregon that is growing in severity and intensity, putting more people and structures at risk and requiring a greater percentage of state and federal agency budgets to manage fires....
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    a series of factor analyses that are assumed to measure concern about wildfire and opinions on

  • Income Inequality and Public Expenditure on Non-Compulsory Education in Western Europe from 1999-2010

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    Young, Ryan
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    Policies in Europe over the last half a century have steadily dismantled the inequality-easing processes of the welfare state. Current conditions coupled with concerns related to the recent economic downturn have heightened focus on the issue of income distribution. Education has been identified as a resource to combat such ills....
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    the final fixed effects models (models 1 & 2). Models 3, 4, 5 and 6 utilize random effects, as

  • Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

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    Berzins, Mikelis I.
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    Several distinctive environmental movements of the past century have had major influence on public policies in the United States. More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential for significantly altering public perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs, thus driving big policy changes. This thesis examines the...
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    , including different countries. P a g e  |  4     Weber (1999) recognizes and builds on the

  • Investigating Factors that Influence an Ecological Attitude- Behavior Gap among Oregonians

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    Schultz, Sayard
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    This study examines the determinants of food consumption behaviors, such as purchasing less meat products, paying attention to how and where food is produced, and reducing food waste within the household. Food consumption is particularly important given that it can often comprise between 10% to 30% of the total household...
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    ................................................................................................... 4 SOCIAL–PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS

  • Towards a sustainable future : a global empirical analysis on the diffusion & innovation of carbon pricing policies

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    Raghoo, Pravesh
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    There are currently 43 countries which have adopted some kind of carbon pricing policy – either adopted a carbon tax or entered a cap–and–trade, while the remaining countries have not. This has created significant diversity in the world with regard to climate change mitigation. There is thus a need to...
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    Sawock (1936–2018). We will miss you dearly. v

  • Exploring the Perspectives and Behaviors of Teachers on Invasive Species

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    Root, Skye
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    This study explores the role of classroom use of live organisms as a pathway for the spread of invasive species. The overall guiding research question is “Are behavioral changes necessary to reduce the spread from the classroom pathway?” Using focus groups comprised of key educators, this study seeks to identify...
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    suggestions involving the integration of invasive species education into core subject matter. (4) Develop

  • The Politics of Small Farm Policy in Oregon

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    Merritt, Terence
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    During the 2011 Oregon Legislative session, seven bills were debated that addressed policy affecting small farms. This paper seeks to understand the environment surrounding these bills: what is the political structure for determining small farm policy? To answer this question seven policymakers were interviewed and two legislative hearings were observed....
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  • Square Peg, Square Hole: Important Considerations in the Appointment of ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons

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    Tuttle, Ryan Lawrence
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    The absence of federal climate legislation in the United States has led to a growth of sub-federal and non-governmental programs to combat greenhouse gas emissions. One such program, the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) seeks to mitigate greenhouse emissions from higher education through the voluntary commitment of...
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    …………………………………………………………………………….………………………..…………………….. 1 ! BACKGROUND …..……………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………… 4 Anthropogenic Climate Change