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Development and Trial of a Usability Testing Protocol for Biomass Cookstoves : An Interdisciplinary Approach

Creator:: Moses, Nicholas D.
Abstract:: Improved cookstoves have been designed and disseminated for several decades in an effort to address the human health and environmental issues caused by the inefficient, traditional biomass cooking and heating methods used by 40% of the world’s people. Engineers and designers working on these improved stoves have tended to focus...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . MacCarty, Mohammad H. Pakravan Submitted for publication in Energy for Sustainable Development 2.1

The role of plastic mulch as a water conservation practice for desert oasis communities of Northern China

Creator:: Ingman, Mark Christian
Abstract:: China's Minqin Oasis once welcomed traders along the ancient Silk Road with rivers, lakes, and lush forests, yet today the region's farmland and grassland are increasingly being engulfed by the sands of the Gobi Desert. The severity of this incremental catastrophe for a declining population of 300,000 residents has brought...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the rest of my faculty committee, Bryan Tilt, David Hannaway, and Skip Rochefort. Other outstanding

To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Creator:: Karnes, Daniel A.
Abstract:: In this era of free trade and globalization, food is traveling greater and greater distances to its consumers. This is causing small farms and small farmers all over the world to protest as their livelihood is being undercut by cheap agricultural commodities from outside their communities. In the Ecuadorian Andes,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dr. Becker and Dr. Tilt for their guidance and support, to Judy for opening her world to me, to

Water management decentralization in rural Honduras

Creator:: Sano, Yoshiko
Abstract:: Numerous water supply systems and community based water boards have been created with the aid of international organizations and NGOs in developing countries. These water systems have great potential to improve people’s social life and health in these countries. However, in reality, these water systems are often not effectively managed;...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Todd Jarvis, Dr. Bryan Tilt, and Dr. Toshimi Minoura, for their insightful discussions and helpful

A New Tool and a New Look at Human Relationships with Nature: from Biophilia to Behavior Change

Creator:: Leite de Araújo, Luciana
Abstract:: Despite some successful conservation stories, biodiversity continues to be lost around the world. Climate change accentuates the ecological crisis and demands not only coordinated action by individuals and collectives, but also a re-examination (and re-imagination) of our relationship with nature. As part of the basis for such a re-examination, further...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: throughout. Gratitude to all my committee members: Dr. Bryan Tilt, Dr. Drew Gerkey, Dr. Reem Hajjar and

“We All Live Downriver”: Environmental Justice and Community Resistance to the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove Export Terminal in Southern Oregon

Creator:: Halleran, Patricia C.
Abstract:: Native America tribes and community members throughout Oregon have asserted a strong opposition to the fossil fuel industry’s attempt to expand railways, build pipelines, and construct refineries, holding facilities, and export terminals. Despite the limited presence of fossil fuel infrastructure in the state, however, the industry is actively pursuing permits...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: editing suggestions: Dr. Bryan Tilt, Dr. Julia Jones, and Dr. David Hibbs. Additionally, I would like to

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

Creator:: Bestvina, Bodarc
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to better understand the most pressing cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement, and to offer suggestions for overcoming barriers. This research includes a two-year long case study of the sustainability movement at OSU, where the researcher coordinated projects encouraging behavior change. Despite increasing severity and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , especially Brian Tilt, have given me a knowledge foundation needed to pursue this research. Matt at the

At River’s Edge: An Examination of Overseas Chinese Settlements in Northern Oregon during the Exclusion Act Era

Creator:: Maddoux, Maryanne F.
Abstract:: The written history of Oregon spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries lacks evidence of the contributions made by the Overseas Chinese communities who existed in Oregon during this period. The purpose of this examination is to study the Overseas Chinese communities which resided in the cities of The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Bryan Tilt, and Dr. Marie S. Harvey, for continually providing support and guidance throughout the

Challenges to re-embedding food systems : tracing the decline and revival of a farmers’ market on the edge

Creator:: Murray, Mary K.
Abstract:: A number of researchers view farmers’ markets as an appropriate vehicle for re-embedding food markets into communities (O’Hara & Stagl, 2001, Feenstra, 2002, Lyson, 2005). Amidst astounding growth in the number of farmers’ markets in the United States in recent decades, many markets struggle and fail. Recent research suggests that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Development and Trial of a Usability Testing Protocol for Biomass Cookstoves : An Interdisciplinary Approach

The role of plastic mulch as a water conservation practice for desert oasis communities of Northern China

To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Water management decentralization in rural Honduras

A New Tool and a New Look at Human Relationships with Nature: from Biophilia to Behavior Change

“We All Live Downriver”: Environmental Justice and Community Resistance to the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove Export Terminal in Southern Oregon

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

At River’s Edge: An Examination of Overseas Chinese Settlements in Northern Oregon during the Exclusion Act Era

Challenges to re-embedding food systems : tracing the decline and revival of a farmers’ market on the edge

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