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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:: relationship between collaboration and the use of science in proactive conservation efforts for the sage

Integration of Scientific and Local Knowledge in Data-Poor Fisheries Assessments

Creator:: Jara Baquero, Andrea C.
Abstract:: Small-scale fisheries (SSF) around the world face many challenges. They are a highly dynamic, important sector for coastal communities in developing nations, playing a critical role in poverty alleviation and food security. SSFs generally have few resources to ensure their long-term sustainability. They are often fished and managed locally and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: incorporation of local stock condition information into a risk assessment technique: Productivity and

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:: qualitative information gathered from local farmers with historical and contemporary background information

Conservation volunteer tourism at a reserve in Ecuador : effects of perceptions, discourse, and motivations on human-environment relations

Creator:: Grimm, Kerry E.
Abstract:: The number of people traveling to other countries to volunteer for conservation or humanitarian projects has increased dramatically in the past three decades. Despite substantial interest in volunteer tourism, few researchers have examined: (a) the role of promotional material (e.g., brochures, internet websites) in motivating volunteers; (b) factors that attract...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: information and number of opportunities were overwhelming, and each program presented information

Is dam development a mechanism for human security? Scale and perception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos

Creator:: Veilleux, Jennifer Corinne
Abstract:: Human security is a framework related to the stability and sustainability of political, environmental, economical, and socio-cultural areas of concern. Water resources around the world are under increased pressure from increased development, growing populations, pollution, and global climate change. Large-scale dam development while still popular for political and economic development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and security ranking. For the national scale I analyzed information provided through official

Beyond Cooperation : Environmental Justice in Transboundary Water Management

Creator:: Watson, Julie Elkins
Abstract:: Since the Wolf, Yoffe, and Giordano 2003 Basins at Risk study, examining human interactions with transboundary water resources through a lens of conflict and cooperation has been a dominant paradigm. The Basins at Risk (BAR) method involves categorizing events on a scale from most conflictive (e.g. war or extensive casualties)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Zeitoun, Mirumachi, and Stone all suggest that important information and possibilities are foregone when

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:: resource acquisition associated with seasonality and geographic variability by utilizing a subsistence

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:: index allows for the use of formal data sources to generate information customizable to the needs and

Effects of disturbance modes on mycorrhizal fungus communities at Crater Lake National Park

Creator:: Trappe, Matt
Abstract:: Crater Lake National Park presents an excellent opportunity for ecological research due to its relatively pristine landscape, the protection of its natural features, its infrastructure, and a Park administration supportive of scientific inquiry and restoration ecology. The research presented here examines the responses of fungi to various forms of perturbation....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: hundreds of Russulas in the name of science, and was there in the darkest hours. Committee members

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:: project with Oregon State University (OSU), NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and

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

Integration of Scientific and Local Knowledge in Data-Poor Fisheries Assessments

Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

Conservation volunteer tourism at a reserve in Ecuador : effects of perceptions, discourse, and motivations on human-environment relations

Is dam development a mechanism for human security? Scale and perception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos

Beyond Cooperation : Environmental Justice in Transboundary Water Management

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

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

Effects of disturbance modes on mycorrhizal fungus communities at Crater Lake National Park

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

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