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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:: . Title: Resilience of Large River Basins: Applying Social-Ecological Systems Theory, Conflict Management

Exploring pathways to adaptive collaborative management : a multi-case study of the National Riparian Service Team's place-based riparian assistance

Creator:: Smedstad, Jill A.
Abstract:: Adaptive collaborative (co-) management has received increased recognition as a novel approach to environmental governance that combines the dynamic learning features of adaptive management with the linking and network features of collaborative management. This approach is concerned with fostering sustainable livelihoods and ecological sustainability in the face of uncertainty and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Adaptive Collaborative Management: A Multi-Case Study of the National Riparian Service Team’s Place-Based

Transboundary river floods : vulnerability of continents, international river basins and countries

Creator:: Bakker, Marloes H. N.
Abstract:: Floods are the most frequent and damaging of all types of natural disasters and annually affect the lives of millions all over the globe. However, researchers seem to have overlooked the fact that floods do not recognize national boundaries. Therefore, the phenomena of shared, or transboundary floods occurring in international...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Management: A Case Study Comparison between the Netherlands and Mozambique………………………………………………... 115

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:: the management and governance of these transboundary aquifers. Regimes to manage or govern

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

Creator:: Gordon, Ryan Patrick
Abstract:: 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....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: May 2, 2012. Title: Public Perceptions of Sagebrush Ecosystem Management: A Longitudinal Panel

An investigation and analysis of the incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention and mitigation in the Bureau of Reclamation's water management

Creator:: Ogren, Kimberly
Abstract:: This study addresses the question: "What are the incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention and mitigation in the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and how do they factor into Reclamation's management of water in the western United States?" Incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention (i.e., actions taken to avoid conflict) and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: factor into Reclamation’s management of water in the western United States?” Incentives and

Carnism ideology in food waste management: A qualitative comparison among stakeholders in the US state of Oregon, and the Italian Region of Emilia Romagna

Creator:: Rhodes, Amanda
Abstract:: People in the US and Europe eat the most meat worldwide, lose or waste about 20% of this product overall, and they waste the most food per capita. Food waste is currently addressed as an issue of volume, so programs and policies target foods that are wasted more by weight...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Carnism ideology in food waste management: A

Marine protected areas : Gathering stakeholder input via an internet-based survey

Creator:: Demirdjian, Renee
Abstract:: Conservation efforts have been increasing in recent years to help preserve threatened coastal and ocean resources. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important tool to protect and conserve ocean resources. The MPA Center was established to take the lead in developing a framework for a national system of MPAs. The...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: -BASED SURVEY by Renee Demirdjian A Project Report Submitted To Marine Resource Management Program

Assessing water governance capacity in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office

Creator:: Pak, Mariya
Abstract:: In the Middle Rio Grande region of New Mexico, challenges such as droughts, growing urban demand for water, and newly listed endangered species have forced people to change the way that they manage water. New challenges in water governance have created cooperation among agencies that often have conflicting interests, goals,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Management presented on May 6, 2011. Title: Assessing Water Governance Capacity in the U.S. Bureau of

Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Creator:: Fischer, Alexandra Paige
Abstract:: In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the

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

Exploring pathways to adaptive collaborative management : a multi-case study of the National Riparian Service Team's place-based riparian assistance

Transboundary river floods : vulnerability of continents, international river basins and countries

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

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

An investigation and analysis of the incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention and mitigation in the Bureau of Reclamation's water management

Carnism ideology in food waste management: A qualitative comparison among stakeholders in the US state of Oregon, and the Italian Region of Emilia Romagna

Marine protected areas : Gathering stakeholder input via an internet-based survey

Assessing water governance capacity in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office

Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

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