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Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas

Creator:: Peterson, Holly L.
Abstract:: Public policy narratives and stories are often referenced by the media, politicians, advocacy groups, and across many disciplines in academia. Studies of social and political narratives support the notion narrative matters, but often lack systematic design capable of producing generalizable findings. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has responded to this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: included my chair Michael D. Jones, as well as policy process experts Bryan D. Jones, Chris Koski

Diesel fuel emissions and truck idling : the Oregon Interstate 5 Idle-Free Corridor Project : a bounded rationality perspective

Creator:: Ham, Clifford L.
Abstract:: Long-haul diesel trucks carry the lion’s share of all shipped goods in the United States. The drivers of these trucks often live in these trucks for days, sometimes weeks, at a time as they deliver these goods. When stopped overnight, many of these drivers leave their engines idling to heat...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Signatures: Denise Lach, representing the Department of Sociology James Foster

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Creator:: Barry, Kate R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to critically explore low-income women's experience as they negotiate post secondary education in community colleges. Three research questions explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that experience is like for them, and how the community college experience has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kate R. Barry for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

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

Creator:: MacQuarrie, Patrick R.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Patrick R. MacQuarrie for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Geography presented on July 11, 2012

Essays on Public-Private Contracting

Creator:: Gultom, Yohanna M. L.
Abstract:: In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of institutions, governance structure, transaction costs, and efficiency in public-private contracting. Following transaction cost economic perspective, I build and justify the theoretical models explaining that institutions may affect the economic performance of public-private contracting through the effect of transaction costs....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: information of Oregon transportation projects, Dr. James A. Logan, former technical staff member, Utah

Square Peg, Square Hole: Important Considerations in the Appointment of ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons

Creator:: Tuttle, Ryan Lawrence
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: sustainability measures rather than climate action. Furthermore, as James and Card (2012) note, much of this

Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

Creator:: Jarvis, William Todd
Abstract:: With 97% of the world’s freshwater resources stored underground, the connection between groundwater resources to the metrics of space, scale and time common to the geographic study of natural resources has not been extensively investigated by geographers. While nearly 240 transboundary aquifers are mapped across the world, a potential “tragedy”...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: nearly 3,000 years ago. Martin and James (1993) indicate that ancient scholars consider Homer to be

The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

Creator:: Eckstein, Nathan
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life. Duke University Press. Anderson, R. K. (2018). Toward

Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

Creator:: Hamilton, Jessica S.
Abstract:: This study analyzes public participation in nine regional hearings and six public meetings held by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) from September 2001 to April 2003. While several researchers have examined whether certain public involvement methods are considered successful or fair, this study characterizes the participants in a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: fisheries management programs at the federal, the state level, local levels." - Admiral James D. Watkins

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas

Diesel fuel emissions and truck idling : the Oregon Interstate 5 Idle-Free Corridor Project : a bounded rationality perspective

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

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

Essays on Public-Private Contracting

Square Peg, Square Hole: Important Considerations in the Appointment of ACUPCC Implementation Liaisons

Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

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

Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

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