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Creator:: Stier, Jeanine
Abstract:: The continued growth of the world's population beyond six billion places increasing pressure on natural resources and thus a growing demand for effective management of both resources and the recreational users of these resources. This situation is particularly relevant to the management of Oregon's rivers and growing numbers of nonmotorized...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Management: A Case Study with the Oregon State Marine Board and Oregon's Nonmotorized Boating Community

Creator:: Cheng, Antony S.
Abstract:: A qualitative research approach composed of three strategies was employed to systematically examine the politics of natural resource collaboration. First, using the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds as a case study, the behavioral assumptions of natural resource policy instruments enabling collaboration were uncovered and analyzed. Three key assumptions emerge:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Antony S. Cheng A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

Creator:: Wolters, Erika Allen
Abstract:: Oregon is a state with great social and ecological diversity. Unfortunately however, Oregon's water-rich reputation is more rumor than reality. As with many Western states, Oregon struggles with water scarcity, especially during dry summer months. Recent efforts by the state to develop an integrated water resource strategy (IWRS) to manage...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Creator:: Avila, Alexandra M.
Abstract:: Connectivity of fish populations is a crucial question for fisheries conservation and the development of spatial management plans. Both adult and larval movement define the extent and direction of ecological and evolutionary overlap between geographic regions and, therefore, how we define stocks for management purposes. Within that context, my work...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Creator:: MacQuarrie, Patrick R.
Abstract:: River basins provide essential services for both humans and ecosystems. Understanding the connections between ecosystems and society and their function has been at the heart of resilience studies and has become an increasing important endeavor in research and practice. In this dissertation, I define basin resilience as a river basin...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the

Creator:: Ogren, Kimberly
Abstract:: Academics and practitioners agree that in water governance, the quality of a decision making process should influence the quality of the outcome and the degree to which it is accepted by interested parties. However, finding a feasible way to evaluate and then improve the quality of a decision making process...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

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:: support of Oregon State University, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, the Gray

Creator:: Malyar, Idrees
Abstract:: This study addresses the questions: 1) What kind of transboundary water management institution is needed for Afghanistan; and 2) what expertise is required for the institution and which stakeholders should be involved? The establishment of a transboundary water resources management institution/unit is an essential step for Afghanistan in order to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

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