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  • Educating Pacific Northwest Campers on the Risk of Spreading Invasive Forest Pests through Firewood: Developing a Mental Model

    Creator:
    Runberg, Damon
    Abstract:
    The spread of invasive species into the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States poses a serious threat to the valuable forest resources of the region. Many insects and diseases that are a threat to these forest resources can be transported inside firewood. When campers transport their firewood across borders...
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    Capstone Project
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    , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Oregon State Parks

  • Wind Energy Siting in Kittitas County, Washington

    Creator:
    Naimoli, Stephen
    Abstract:
    Increasing renewable energy development is often seen as an essential tool for combating global climate change, yet despite widespread support in theory, renewable energy often faces problems at the implementation stage. In the state of Washington, where voters have expressed a desire for greater renewable energy by mandating that 15%...
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    Capstone Project
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    state and federal lands, which includes parts of Mt. Rainier National Park and the Okanogan-Wenatchee

  • Risk Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions : Responses to the Threat of Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes and Tsunamis.

    Creator:
    Buylova, Alexandra
    Abstract:
    This research examined public perceptions of risk, behavioral intentions in the event of the M9 Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake and tsunami on the Oregon Coast, and factors that may influence both attitudes and intentions. A household survey was conducted to understand public opinion in Seaside, Oregon, which is located...
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    Dissertation
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    ……………………………………...……….30 3.1 Sample bias, comparing U.S. Census statistics for Seaside with survey respondents

  • Colonization, Statemaking, and Development: A Political Ecology of the Saru River Development Project, Hokkaido, Japan

    Creator:
    Ioannides, Michael J.
    Abstract:
    Although dam construction has been an integral tool in development initiatives for nearly a century, dams can have significant negative impacts on local residents, particularly those who are permanently displaced from their homes and must be resettled elsewhere. Dams have unique impacts on indigenous peoples. As a result, many dam...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the Hokkaido average and 2.5 times higher than Japan’s the national average, while the Ainu’s

  • 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 National Science Foundation (NSF BIO/DBI 1062572) for funding the VISTAS project and the social