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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
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    ) (Bureau of Land Management, 2015). This geographical and logistical division also illustrates one of the

  • (Re)claiming forestry : a case study of women's empowerment

    Creator:
    Redmore, Lauren E.
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    Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) owners control a significant portion of forestland nationwide. Even though women own or manage NIPF lands, we know very little about how women manage forestland and what barriers women face in forest management. In addition, while there are several forestry organizations available to NIPF owners, few...
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    Masters Thesis
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    experiences in forestry. Women also play important roles in the ownership and management of their land

  • Beyond Cooperation : Environmental Justice in Transboundary Water Management

    Creator:
    Watson, Julie Elkins
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    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)...
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    Dissertation
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    , i.e. basins which include the management structures of newly independent states, and 2) basins which

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

    Creator:
    Ferguson, Laura B.
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

  • Defining agricultural sustainability in the Marys River region of Oregon

    Creator:
    Stanton, Michael
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    (Continued) Page Changing Values in the Agricultural History of the United States

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

    Creator:
    Foster-Moore, Eric
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    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...
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    success of agriculture in the arid western United States, for example, depends largely on irrigation

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

    Creator:
    Fleming, Harmony S.
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    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...
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    supply, when compared to other regions of the United States. In Oregon nearly one fourth of the

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

    Creator:
    Carlisle, Kendra
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

  • Continuity & Change: Commercial Fishing & Community Resilience on the Oregon Coast

    Creator:
    Flathers, Courtney
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    Commercial fishing is deeply embedded in the economy and culture of many coastal communities. Recent ecological, economic, and regulatory changes impacting fisheries are likely to have important consequences for this industry and the communities it supports. The objective of this study is to improve understanding of coastal community resilience through...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Census, Newport has a population of approximately 9,989 (United States Census Bureau, n.d.-a). Fishing

  • Development and decommissioning of small dams : analysis of impact and context

    Creator:
    Kibler, Kelly Maren
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    Management of small dams may have profound implications for the health and integrity of small rivers and freshwater diversity. Global indicators suggest future growth in the small hydropower sector, particularly in developing countries. As a renewable energy source, it is often presumed that small hydropower entails fewer and less severe...
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    Dissertation
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           Management  of  small  dams may  have  profound  implications  for  the  health  and  integrity of  small