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  • Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

    Creator:
    Hansen, Jeanette
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    Children enter kindergarten on unequal footing. Early childhood experiences shape initial disparities and predict academic achievement and life trajectories. One influence, child care, is not available to all children in Oregon as most counties qualify as child care deserts. This paper analyzes if child care access has an effect on...
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    Capstone Project
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Paul N. Thompson Children enter

  • Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

    Creator:
    Hansen, Jeanette
    Abstract:
    Children enter kindergarten on unequal footing. Early childhood experiences shape initial disparities and predict academic achievement and life trajectories. One influence, child care, is not available to all children in Oregon as most counties qualify as child care deserts. This paper analyzes if child care access has an effect on...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    : ______________________________________________________ Paul N. Thompson Children enter kindergarten on unequal footing. Early childhood experiences

  • The Power of Choice : How Certain Policies Encourage Renewable Energy Development

    Creator:
    Aljets, Paul
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    Despite a great deal of attention paid to state renewable energy potential, there has been relatively little research on specific energy policies and their effect on the generation of renewable energy. This study seeks greater understanding of the state energy policies and how they individually affect the generation of wind,...
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    Capstone Project
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    Renewable Energy Development By Paul Aljets MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State

  • Making Electric Vehicles Accessible: A Program Evaluation of California's Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

    Creator:
    Diaz, Alexa R.
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    Transportation contributes approximately 41 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions and 27 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions (CARB, 2019, EPA, 2017). In response to climate change concerns, stakeholders have encouraged the use of electric and hybrid vehicles through tax credits, rebates, and education campaigns. Environmental and transportation justice groups...
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    Capstone Project
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    ______________________________________________________________________________ Paul Thompson Committee Member

  • The Impact of Rural Electrification on Deforestation and Soil Fertility

    Creator:
    Tanner, Andrew M.
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    Deforestation and loss of soil fertility are two forms of environmental degradation with global importance. Theories of environmental degradation commonly cited in public and academic discourse have historically emphasized the role of human populations and national economic development as being the primary drivers of environmental damage. This thesis utilizes quantitative...
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    Capstone Project
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    Electrification on Deforestation and Soil Fertility By Andrew M. Tanner MPP Essay

  • Visualization in environmental science

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten M.
    Abstract:
    The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
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    Dissertation
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    THE DISSERTATION OF Kirsten M. Winters for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental

  • Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management : a longitudinal panel study of residents in the Great Basin, 2006-2010

    Creator:
    Gordon, Ryan Patrick
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    Intact sagebrush communities in the Great Basin are rapidly disappearing due to invasion of non-native plants, large wildfires, and encroachment of pinyon pine and juniper woodlands. Land management options include the use of prescribed fire, grazing, herbicides and mechanical treatments to reduce the potential for wildfire and restore plant communities....
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    Dissertation
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    well, to the members of my committee—Ed Jensen, Paul Doescher, Brent Steel, and Arne Skaugset—who

  • Assessing Mercury Levels, Health Metrics, and Immune Function in Non-stranded Male California and Steller Sea Lions in Oregon

    Creator:
    Rae, Samantha N.
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    California and Steller sea lions (Zalophus californianus, Eumetopias jubatus, respectively) are considered sentinel species because they have long life spans, are long-term coastal residents, feed at high trophic levels, and have large blubber stores that serve as depots for anthropogenic toxicants. There are few studies on sea lion health and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    water depths of less than 400 m (Loughlin et al. 2003). In Oregon, Steller sea lions breed at Rogue

  • The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

    Creator:
    Eckstein, Nathan
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    Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. have exhibited an upward trend over time similar to that observed for GDP and personal income. While conventional wisdom suggests that economic growth leads to more driving and thus higher VMT, it is theoretically possible that the causation could also be the other...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Institutionalizing sustainability in community colleges : the role of the college president

    Creator:
    Williams, Peter G.
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    The purpose of this research study was to describe and improve understanding of the meaning of institutionalized sustainability and the role that a college president plays in institutionalizing sustainability on a community college campus. The following questions guided the research: (a) What does it mean to have sustainability “institutionalized” at...
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    Dissertation