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Innovation in China's furniture industry

Creator:: Cao, Xiaozhi
Abstract:: Innovation is considered the ultimate drive for business success. Fast growing furniture imports from China have become a controversial topic within U.S. wood and furniture industries. Low-cost production, which is stereotypically considered as the major competitive advantage of the Chinese-made products, has received considerable attention by a large body of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Wood Science presented on September 9, 2004 Title: Innovation in China's Furniture

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Kirsten M. Winters for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental

Household Determinants and the Resource Consumption: A Case Study of Baghmara Community Forestry in Nepal

Creator:: Timilsina, Dinesh
Abstract:: This study examines the association of household characteristics with forest product consumption and other benefits derived from community forest in Nepal. The analysis is based on random sample data of 80 households from a Community Forest User Groups of Baghmara Community Forestry (BCF) in Nepal. Using an OLS regression to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: APPROVED: Prof. Todd M. Pugatch, representing Economics Prof. Brent Steel, representing

The Impact of Rural Electrification on Deforestation and Soil Fertility

Creator:: Tanner, Andrew M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Electrification on Deforestation and Soil Fertility By Andrew M. Tanner MPP Essay

Preventing the Accumulation of Fine Sediments in Sand Dam Reservoirs: An Analytical Framework and Flume Experiments

Creator:: Ellingson, Joseph M.
Abstract:: Sand dams – low-head dams built in ephemeral streambeds that store water within saturated sediments – are a proven means to increase water supplies for rural communities in arid and semiarid regions. Water percolates into the reservoir-impounded sediments during wet season rains and can subsequently be extracted during the dry...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) (Dingman, 2015) Capillary Fringe Height (m)* Sand 0.062 – 1 25 21 - 27 10−3 − 10−1 0.2 Silt 0.004

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:: Yohanna M. L. Gultom for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy presented on June 6, 2018

Analysis of the Oregon Stakeholder Drug Take Back Public Policy Process to ReducePharmaceutical Pollution in Oregon’s Water Resources

Creator:: Hubbard, Monica L.
Abstract:: The goal of this analysis is to use the social construction framework to determine 1) whether the Oregon Drug Take Back Program stakeholder group can design a public policy that will ultimately reduce water contamination from the improper disposal of unused pharmaceuticals from the general public, and 2) use the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Agroforestry farming in American Samoa : a classification and assessment

Creator:: Tuitele-Lewis, Jeannette D.
Abstract:: Agroforestry is a traditional farming practice in American Samoa that has helped to sustain the livelihood of the native population for centuries. These once self-sufficient islands have become economically dependent on U.S monies and other external resources during the past century. Dependency has caused a shift in the carrying capacity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) shrub/sapling (1.5-4m), 3) small tree (4-l0m), 4) large tree (lO+m) and 5) climbing vines. For each

An Analysis of Oregon’s Preferential Forest Property Tax Programs in Relation to Non-industrial Private Forest Landowners’ Tax Program Enrollment Decisions and Forest Management Behavior

Creator:: Rushakoff, Benjamin J.
Abstract:: Little is known about non-industrial private forestland (NIPF) owners in relation to Oregon’s two primary preferential forest property tax programs: Forestland Program – the default tax program for many forestland owners, and Small Tract Forestland Option (STF) – a voluntary program wherein landowners pay reduced annual property taxes and an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) ...................................................................................... 88 7.1.3 Forest management characteristics (M

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

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Innovation in China's furniture industry

Visualization in environmental science

Household Determinants and the Resource Consumption: A Case Study of Baghmara Community Forestry in Nepal

The Impact of Rural Electrification on Deforestation and Soil Fertility

Preventing the Accumulation of Fine Sediments in Sand Dam Reservoirs: An Analytical Framework and Flume Experiments

Essays on Public-Private Contracting

Analysis of the Oregon Stakeholder Drug Take Back Public Policy Process to ReducePharmaceutical Pollution in Oregon’s Water Resources

Agroforestry farming in American Samoa : a classification and assessment

An Analysis of Oregon’s Preferential Forest Property Tax Programs in Relation to Non-industrial Private Forest Landowners’ Tax Program Enrollment Decisions and Forest Management Behavior

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

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