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  • Where wildfire risk and social vulnerability coincide: mapping place vulnerability to wildfire over the coterminous US

    Creator:
    Wigtil, Gabriel A.
    Abstract:
    The hazards-of-place model of vulnerability to environmental hazards posits that vulnerability has biophysical and social components. While biophysical characteristics are important in predicting locations of elevated wildfire risk, the social characteristics of human communities may help us predict locations of elevated wildfire impacts. We examine the relationship between biophysical and...
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    Gabriel A. Wigtil for the degree of Master of Public Policy presented on May 11, 2015. Title: Where

  • Strengthening Oregon's communities : Latino community leadership training

    Creator:
    Curiel, Sara
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    Latinos are less likely to be civically involved in their community than any other minority group, despite the fact that they are the biggest minority in the United States. A great concern exists over ways to effectively promote and improve this group’s participation in their community’s decision-making process [or civic...
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    : Major Professor Bruce A. Weber Latinos are less likely to be civically involved in their community

  • An examination of how family structure and support affect a woman's candidacy for public office

    Creator:
    Steinhebel, Michelle A.
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    The year, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, granting American (primarily white) women the right to vote, however, women remain underrepresented in elected offices across the United States. In comparison to men, women face several additional challenges related to gender when attempting to reach the upper...
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    how family structure and support affect a woman’s candidacy for public office By Michelle

  • Resilience Planning for Elderly Residents in Oregon Coastal Communities

    Creator:
    Whelan, Patrick
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    When a catastrophic event happens, senior residents who are physically or mentally disabled, are placed at a much greater risk of injury or death. Researchers in the aftermath of hurricanes’ Katrina, Sandy, and Harvey, consistently record elderly residents presenting the most difficult challenges for emergency personnel during evacuation and post...
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    special needs and notification to next of kin? b. Is there a benefit in having a database for Red Cross

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

    Creator:
    Raghoo, Pravesh
    Abstract:
    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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    results Stadelmann & Castro (2014) (a) Domestic energy; (b) GDP per capita; (c) Population; (d

  • Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

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    Allen, Solomon
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    The use of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is a critical tool in reducing the impacts of the opioid crisis. Despite the known benefits of these medications, access to these treatments is lacking more than two decades into the opioid crisis. While most policy changes...
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    Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case

  • Western U.S. Water Utilities and Adaptive Capacity: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Schermer, Maren
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    Water in the U.S. West faces considerable challenges and uncertainties. Climate change has intensified weather extremes, threatening the water sources that support the region’s many stakeholders. Urban water providers are among the stakeholders contending with the challenge of providing reliable water supplies to their growing populations. Recognizing the critical role...
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    Capacity: A Case Study By Maren Schermer MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State

  • Household Determinants and the Resource Consumption: A Case Study of Baghmara Community Forestry in Nepal

    Creator:
    Timilsina, Dinesh
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    This study examines the association of household characteristics with forest product consumption and other benefits derived from community forest in Nepal. The analysis is based on random sample data of 80 households from a Community Forest User Groups of Baghmara Community Forestry (BCF) in Nepal. Using an OLS regression to...
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    , 2015 Title: Household Determinants and the Resource Consumption: A Case Study of Baghmara

  • Public Opinion on Food, Water, and Energy: Using Shared Preferences as a Pathway to Policy

    Creator:
    Daniel, Allison
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    Food, water, and energy have strong interdependencies; actions in one sector inadvertently affect actions in another sector. Recent literature supports a “nexus” approach, whereby policies related to food, water, and energy are integrated and used in tandem rather than in isolation. Developing a better understanding of the trade-offs between food,...
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    : a) tax incentives (e.g., “Give tax incentives for the installation of water-saving equipment”); b

  • Citizen Perceptions of Public Safety Levies in Josephine County, Oregon: A Test of Group Engagement Theory

    Creator:
    Davis, Nathan
    Abstract:
    Group Engagement Theory describes the relationship between citizen perceptions of policy, individual identity and status judgements, and individual group engagement decisions. Utilizing a least likely crucial case methodology, this paper uses the case of Josephine County, Oregon to determine the validity of the Group Engagement Theory prediction that citizen identity...
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    Levies in Josephine County, Oregon: A Test of Group Engagement Theory by Nathan Davis MPP