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Diagnosing barriers to climate change adaptation Oregon state agencies

Creator:: Dello, Kathie D.
Abstract:: Despite a history of leadership and creative approaches to environmental issues, Oregon has struggled to adequately prepare for the current and future impacts of climate change. Oregon faces barriers and limits to understanding, planning, and implementing climate adaptation that can be examined and quantified. Climate change makes for an additional...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

The Challenges and Opportunities of a Proactive Endangered Species Act : A Case Study of the Greater Sage Grouse

Creator:: Taylor, Casey Lynn
Abstract:: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is considered by many to be among the most powerful and most contentious environmental laws in the United States. Persistent challenges to the Act’s implementation make reaching conservation goals problematic. Most notably, the very nature of the law—providing protections for species already at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

Latinos, loggers and old hippies : rural revitalization in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Kubein, Adele
Abstract:: This ethnography looks at the processes a rural Oregon community is undergoing as some members attempt to re-animate the community by creating a community center after the loss of its school and market, two vital services that provided venues for social interaction and engagement. The methodology for this research includes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: collection of Oregon State University libraries. My signature below authorizes release of my thesis to

Assessing equity in health system finance and health care utilization : the case of Chile, and a model to measure health care access

Creator:: Núñez Mondaca, Alicia Lorena
Abstract:: Chile has experienced great success in terms of economic growth in the last decades. This growing economy brings changes in the Chilean health care system. Its health care system was primarily funded by state sources until 1981, when a major reform was introduced that established new rules for the health...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree

Suck it Up and Drive on Soldier: A Burkean Rhetorical Analysis and Critical Examination of the Internal Rhetoric of a Military Rape Victim

Creator:: Ward, Corrina M.
Abstract:: Sexual assault in the military is prevalent, underestimated, and sadly overlooked. This is largely due to the inherent patriarchy and hegemonic masculine ideologies that set rigid power boundaries in the military. The roles of powerful and powerless are indoctrinated into Servicemembers from the first moment of training, and are reified...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Community-based sea turtle monitoring and management at Helen Reef, Hatohobei State, Republic of Palau

Creator:: Barr, Julie M.
Abstract:: Remote areas are frequently homes to regional subpopulations of endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and their essential habitat. Local communities are often the users and primary stewards of this valuable and charismatic resource. Recognizing this, a Hatohobeian community group in Palau has engaged in longterm monitoring and conservation management...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: State, Republic of Palau by Julie Marie Barr A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements

Creator:: Song, Sarah S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the way a designer designs because of his or her cultural background. For example, would a designer from the US design with the same components of design in mind as someone from another country? The objective was not to explore...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University in the United States (with 16 students), Mokpo University in South Korea (with

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Creator:: Stanton, Michael
Abstract:: This ethnographic study explores the social aspects of agricultural land-use in the Marys River region. The study seeks to understand how farmers define sustainability and how their views on agricultural issues help to define a sense of place and identity in the Marys River region, within the context of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: by Michael Stanton A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University

Groundwater arsenic concentrations and cancer incidence rates : a regional comparison in Oregon

Creator:: Fleming, Harmony S.
Abstract:: Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a global issue with national and local implications. Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water has been linked to both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health outcomes. The primary exposure route of inorganic arsenic is ingestion from drinking water due to natural contamination in groundwater from dissolution...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Harmony S. Fleming A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

Communities, Collaboration, and Climate Change Adaptation : Case Studies from Coastal Maine and Oregon

Creator:: Kelly, Miriah Russo
Abstract:: Twenty five years' worth of science indicates that the world can expect a number of climate change impacts. Increasingly, local municipalities, businesses and communities of people are becoming more concerned about what to do, yet they are looking for ways to best work together under these conditions. Communities must adapt...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Kelly A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Diagnosing barriers to climate change adaptation Oregon state agencies

The Challenges and Opportunities of a Proactive Endangered Species Act : A Case Study of the Greater Sage Grouse

Latinos, loggers and old hippies : rural revitalization in the Pacific Northwest

Assessing equity in health system finance and health care utilization : the case of Chile, and a model to measure health care access

Suck it Up and Drive on Soldier: A Burkean Rhetorical Analysis and Critical Examination of the Internal Rhetoric of a Military Rape Victim

Community-based sea turtle monitoring and management at Helen Reef, Hatohobei State, Republic of Palau

Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Groundwater arsenic concentrations and cancer incidence rates : a regional comparison in Oregon

Communities, Collaboration, and Climate Change Adaptation : Case Studies from Coastal Maine and Oregon

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