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Mining Landsat Time-series Imagery to Understand Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Urban Landscape: A Perspective from Local Climate Zone Mapping

Creator:: Xu, Chunxue
Abstract:: We live on an Urban Planet. The current unprecedented urbanization is accompanied by intensive land cover transition and demographic shifts from rural to urban livelihoods. Cities serve as cultural, economic, political centers that facilitate wealth creation and innovation of the society, sustaining human from multi-dimensions with large ecological footprints far...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Robert E. Kennedy We live on an Urban Planet. The current unprecedented urbanization

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:: well as my intellectual and personal growth. I also owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Bryan Tilt; thank

A Culture of Resilience: Social Capital and Climate Adaptation in Post-Flood Boulder County

Creator:: Shepard, Stephanie
Abstract:: Scientists say that climate change is very likely to cause more frequent and more severe weather events. In order to understand how communities respond to changing weather patterns, an exploration of the connection between extreme weather events and climate change awareness, collective action, and policy is warranted. This case study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Lori Cramer, representing Sociology Bryan Tilt, representing Anthropology I

¿Mba’eteko, Che? : An Examination of the Roles of the Guaraní and Spanish Languages in the Cultural Identity of Paraguayan Migrants in Greater Buenos Aires

Creator:: Kocher, Evelyn
Abstract:: The purpose of this project was to investigate the roles of different languages (namely Guaraní, Jopará, and Spanish) in the formation of Paraguayan cultural identity among Paraguayan migrants to the greater Buenos Aires region of Argentina. Though the Paraguayan community makes up the largest immigrant population in Argentina, outside of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Bryan Tilt, Committee Member, representing Department of Anthropology

Methods for Engaging Leaders in Climate Science and Providing Local Decision Support

Creator:: Winters, Kirsten
Abstract:: Oregon Sea Grant and its partner states have received a Sectoral Applications Research Project (SARP) grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refine outreach methods for coastal communities with specific attention to climate change. This paper will focus on the SARP project and a related case study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Bryan Tilt, representing Anthropology Joseph Cone, representing

Oregon's Fishing Community Adapting to Change in Policy, Management, and Markets : Documenting Women's Roles and Adaptive Capacity in an Evolving Industry

Creator:: Calhoun, Sarah M.
Abstract:: Commercial fishing research often focuses on ecological (gear, stock assessment, traceability) or economic factors. Truly understanding the social-ecological system requires considering the entire "human dimension" and this includes the social, cultural, and legal/policy aspects as well. An understudied yet important factor is women's contribution to fishing at the family and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members Suzanne Russell and Bryan Tilt. Suzanne was instrumental in the success of this research by

Cross-cultural and Sustainability Values in International Freshwater Management Institutions

Creator:: Porta, E. Lynn
Abstract:: In the process of building international water policies and management institutions, like international treaties and River Basin Organizations, States simultaneously signal the values that they view as most important in these different institutions. Examining expressed and acted-upon values for transboundary freshwater management are currently under-explored areas where overlapping lenses of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members, Bryan Tilt, Lisa Gaines, and Hilary Schaffer Boudet: I deeply appreciate the time you each took

Food Safety Issues in the Vegetable Trade between China and Japan: What is Required to Establish Effective Food Safety System in Their Bilateral Food Trade?

Creator:: Matsuda, Akane
Abstract:: In the context of expanding global food trade in which we import and consume a variety of foods from across the world, insuring food safety, an essential public health issue, has become a major concern in our food supply system. Over the past several years, food related scandals of Chinese...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Public Participation in Environmental Decision-making Process in China: A Case Study of the Anti-Nu River Dam Campaign in Yunnan Province

Creator:: Chen, Meian
Abstract:: The ever-increasing environmental degradation in China is leading people to pay more attention to environmental protection. Although Chinese government has made progress in dealing with environmental problems, the environment still gets worse. Thus, ordinary people began to take part in environmental issues, and make contributions to environmental protection. With increased...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Characterizing and Assessing the Researcher-Stakeholder Engagement Process for Water Sustainability : The Willamette Water 2100 Project

Creator:: Ferguson, Laura B.
Abstract:: Natural resource management and policy is ideally informed by the best available science. Natural resource researchers ideally participate in broader impacts activities to extend the reach of their best available research. However, there are many cultural, institutional, and practical barriers to participating in broader impact activities and to incorporating science...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to my committee members, Mary Santelmann and Bryan Tilt, for their continued support

Understanding the impact of climate change on snowpack extent and measurement in the Columbia River Basin and nested sub basins

Creator:: Brown, Aimee Lyn
Abstract:: Shifting climate patterns in the Columbia River basin are affecting snow pack, and, as a result, stream flow throughout the region. In the Oregon Cascades, ever growing populations, and their associated activities, place increasing stress on an already over allocated hydrologic system. Political pressures, including the possibility of renegotiation or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Lindsay Miller, Marco Clark and Anna Pakenham.     TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  Chapter 1

Central place foraging and the winter village: a settlement pattern analysis in the lower Salmon River Canyon in Idaho

Creator:: Carlisle, Kendra
Abstract:: Hunter-gatherers depend on naturally occurring resources and, in order to survive, must overcome resource procurement challenges inherent in their environment. One challenge relates to the temporal and spatial availability of resources, which hunter-gatherers address, in part, through the strategic use of space to position themselves for optimal access to necessary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Julia Jones, Dr. Bryan Tilt, and Dr. William Bogley; major professor Dr. Loren Davis, BLM

A topography of dams in China : impacts to agriculture, labor, and migration

Creator:: Foster-Moore, Eric
Abstract:: Dams are often promoted as a tool to reduce poverty and spur economic development. Dam construction worldwide, and particularly in China, which has built nearly half the world's large dams since 1949, remains contentious due to the potential for negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Despite numerous case studies, there is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: path of econometric righteousness; and Bryan Tilt, whose extensive knowledge of China helped me

Demystifying the Sensationalism of Human Trafficking: an Anthropological Study on the Systemic Exploitation of Migrant Labor in Tuscany, Italy

Creator:: Marconi, Veronica
Abstract:: In the last twenty years, human trafficking has gained attention in government agendas and media coverage, while anti-trafficking projects have burgeoned worldwide. Anti-trafficking efforts, however, have almost exclusively addressed the issue of sex trafficking with a focus on rescuing women, while overlooking other types of exploitation. This is noteworthy, given...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thankful to my committee members Kenny Maes, Bryan Tilt, David Bernell

Risky business : evaluating the vulnerability and impacts from simulated oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico

Creator:: Nelson, Jake R.
Abstract:: Exploration and production of oil in the Gulf of Mexico has seen an astonishing increase since the first well was drilled in 1936. Much of the current exploration is occurring in waters greater than 5000 feet. The largest and most unprecedented oil spill in the United States occurred on April...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members, Tony Grubesic, Kuuipo Walsh, and Bryan Tilt. There help was key during this process and

Climate Changers: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Reducing Personal Carbon Emissions

Creator:: Johnson, Carly A.
Abstract:: In an era of human-induced climate change, there is increasing interest in encouraging people to reduce their carbon dioxide (carbon) emissions by adopting low-carbon behaviors, or behaviors that reduce a person’s use of fossil fuels. I designed the Campus Carbon Challenge as a research and outreach project to gain a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to the project: Laura David, Paul Hawken, Robert Henson, William McDonough, Michael M'Gonigle

Educational Migration in Indonesia : An Ethnography of Eastern Indonesian Students in Malang, Java

Creator:: Foertsch, Christopher R.
Abstract:: This research explores the experience of the growing number of students from Eastern Indonesia who attend universities on Java. It asks key questions about the challenges these often maligned students face as ethnic, linguistic, and religious minorities exposed to the dominant culture of their republic during their years of education....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: intellectual journey at OSU: Dr. David McMurray, Dr. Bryan Tilt, Dr. Elizabeth Root, Dr. Nancy Rosenberger

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:: your insight, humor, and generosity. The first day I walked into Dr. Bryan Tilt’s “Natural Resources

What are the environmental, economic, and social barriers to achieving agricultural sustainability in the Ten Rivers region of western Oregon?

Creator:: Stanton, Michael
Abstract:: This ethnographic study examined some of the ways that global markets and the infrastructure of agribusiness affect local smallholder farmers in the Ten Rivers region who are transitioning toward more sustainable and traditional agricultural methods. The purpose of this research was to discover what barriers smallholder farmers face in developing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Bryan Tilt for his insights into the field of political ecology. Most of all I would like to thank the

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:: like to thank all of my committee members, particularly Bryan Tilt for his insights into the field of

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