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  • 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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    Paul Aljets presented on June 2nd, 2010 APPROVED: Robert Sahr, representing Political

  • Higher Education Diversity Work and its Discontents: Theorizing Student Social Media Activism as Counter-hegemonic Network of Practice

    Creator:
    Robertson, Rebecca
    Abstract:
    Diversity and inclusion represent central challenges and opportunities in the transnational field of higher education, as the number of students enrolled in higher education has expanded exponentially over the past century and universal access to tertiary education has emerged as a development imperative. Within this context, diversity has emerged as...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Gloria E. Crisp Diversity and inclusion represent central challenges and opportunities

  • The Influence of Measure 37 claims on the shift in vote between Measure 37 and Measure 49

    Creator:
    Chrostek, Garrett
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    The passage of Measure 37 in 2004 was met with a great deal of controversy as a number of voters claimed the implications of the Measure did not represent their intentions for supporting the legislation. Namely, significant opposition was aimed towards the Measure 37 claim which offered landowners financial compensation...
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    Capstone Project
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    Steel, representing Political Science Robert Sahr, representing Political Science

  • Assessing the feasibility of policy prescriptions in the Salmon 2100 Project

    Creator:
    Whitehead, Katharine S.
    Abstract:
    Wild salmon populations are in decline in the Pacific Northwest. In the region populations and runs of Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytsha), Chum (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Sockey (Oncorhynchus nerka), and Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been listed as threatened and/or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the U.S. and/or...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Steel, representing Political Science Robert T. Lackey, representing Fisheries & Wildlife

  • Resilience of large river basins : applying social-ecological systems theory, conflict management, and collaboration on the Mekong and Columbia Basins

    Creator:
    MacQuarrie, Patrick R.
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    River basins provide essential services for both humans and ecosystems. Understanding the connections between ecosystems and society and their function has been at the heart of resilience studies and has become an increasing important endeavor in research and practice. In this dissertation, I define basin resilience as a river basin...
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    Dissertation
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    ........................... 326 6.5. APPENDIX E: RESILIENCE MATRIX

  • Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

    Creator:
    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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    Capstone Project
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    DATE: 5/15/15 P a g e  |  2     Abstract Several distinctive

  • Visualization in environmental science

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten M.
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    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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    ....................................................................................166 E Interview Codebook—Primary code..........................................................168

  • Keeping state policy public : meeting accountability in commission governance

    Creator:
    Stauffer, Scott
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    Despite their widespread use and presence at all levels of government, public commissions and boards are rarely given much attention, by the general public, academia, or surprisingly by public policy and agency experts. As a state infrastructure governing entity transportation commissions often deal with controversy, but do we really understand...
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    Capstone Project
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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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    ………...………………………….................87 E. Concept Map of Multiple Streams Framework Application……………….…89

  • 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...
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    Capstone Project
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    Preschool for All………...………………………….................87 E. Concept Map of Multiple Streams Framework