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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:: surmountable. While there are some physical barriers to addressing climate change due to the pace of

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:: (Srivastava, Rai, and Shukla 2017). This branch recognizes spiritual ecology as “the physical and

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:: of plant species. Distribution of plant species, in concert with physical variables, affects the

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:: various parts of the decision-‐making domain—or the physical and cultural

Improving Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Surveillance: Focusing on Enhancing Surveillance Methods and Evaluation

Creator:: Yang, Liu
Abstract:: Work-related hazards and exposures affect human health and well-being. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) surveillance is fundamental to the public health approach. OSH surveillance provides important data on the occurrence and magnitude of the problem and risk/protective factors. A wide variety of OSH surveillance programs and systems have been established...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: including communication, training, supervision, and resource-provision. This model was further adapted in

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:: December 8, 2005 are provided. A total of 301 nests were recorded with peak nesting activity in June

Andean roots, coca, and grassroots development in the Bolivian Yungas : food sovereignty and agrarian change for native farmers

Creator:: Piispanen, Kyle Henry
Abstract:: Since the 1952 Bolivian agrarian reform, farmer unions have sought to establish themselves as producers for regional markets. Development strategies led by the World Bank and IMF have largely jeopardized small farmers, and challenged farmers to meet market demands. At present, a new agrarian revolution is being implemented and is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: international policy, and NGO activity, in order to create specialty niche markets for native crops. This

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:: . To a global audience he said  human activity was at its heart, and as a community we must take

The Accessible Foodscape: Vulnerable Populations, Policy, and Navigating Complex Strategies

Creator:: Caplan, Shannon
Abstract:: The act of accessing food is embedded within various systems of power. This dissertation problematizes our understanding of food access for vulnerable populations by making explicit ways that social constructions, including power, affect food access for vulnerable populations. This is accomplished across three manuscripts. The first manuscript presents textual analysis...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: construction, space contributes to the mediation of human experience. Space is not merely a physical

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:: .2 How has the anti-trafficking system adapted to and integrated with the asylum system that has

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Diagnosing barriers to climate change adaptation Oregon state agencies

Cross-cultural and Sustainability Values in International Freshwater Management Institutions

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

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

Improving Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Surveillance: Focusing on Enhancing Surveillance Methods and Evaluation

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

Andean roots, coca, and grassroots development in the Bolivian Yungas : food sovereignty and agrarian change for native farmers

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

The Accessible Foodscape: Vulnerable Populations, Policy, and Navigating Complex Strategies

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

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