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Creator:: Grout, Cyrus A.
Abstract:: A plethora of land use policies are implemented at the local, state, and federal levels to influence the manner in which land is utilized. The distribution of the costs and benefits associated with implementing such land use policies always has been, and will continue to be, a source of contention....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Seedang, Saichon
Abstract:: In- stream water temperature is one of the most important environmental factors associated with the decline in salmonid populations and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest. Most ecological restoration practices that attempt to reduce instream temperatures center on replanting or reestablishing riparian vegetation and increasing flows. However, in a large...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: from my committee members, Dr. Dixon Landers, Dr. JunJie Wu, and Dr. Stephen Lancaster. Their

Creator:: Rashford, Benjamin S.
Abstract:: Wildlife managers are on the front lines of the effort to conserve wildlife and are required to do so cost-effectively. This dissertation consists of three manuscripts that integrate economics and ecology to inform cost-effective wildlife management. The first and second manuscripts focus on identifying cost-effective wildlife management plans. The third...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . JunJie Wu, Dr. Bruce Dugger and Dr. A. Scott Reed, for their valuable and thoughtful contributions

Creator:: Saito, Hisamitsu
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to theoretically and empirically examine the role of firm heterogeneity in terms of productivity and skill-intensity in the agglomeration process and the effect of agglomeration on regional economic development. In the first essay, I analyze the effect of trade liberalization on agglomeration of high-...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Buccola, Dr. J. Wu and Dr. A. Tekin-Koru, supported me in my research work. I want to thank them for

Creator:: Todd, Maribeth
Abstract:: Development along the Oregon coast is continuing in areas that are known to be hazardous, in spite of strict zoning and other laws. The coast commonly sees erosion that can wash away cliffs and undermine structures as well as accretion that can bury houses in sand. However the much more...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Langpap, Christian
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of three papers on the use of incentives for conservation of endangered species on private land. The first paper examines incentives based on providing landowners with assurances regarding future regulation in exchange for their participation in a conservation agreement. The second and third papers are empirical analyses...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Peck, Dannele E.
Abstract:: The impact of recent severe droughts throughout the United States, the potential for climate change to intensify the frequency and severity of drought, and discussion about the future of government assistance in agriculture highlight the need for a transition from drought as ‘disaster’ to drought as ‘managed risk’. However, guidance...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Watanabe, Michio
Abstract:: The spatial and dynamic pattern of landscape changes has a profound effect on the supply of environmental services, including the provision of habitat for fish and wildlife. Spatial heterogeneity is a common feature of landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, most notably in areas important to the production of salmonid fish...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Dr. JunJie Wu, Dr. Bill Boggess, Dr. John Bolte, Mr. Matt Cox, Dr. Joe Ebersole, Dr. Rolf Fare, Dr

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