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Understanding Patterns of Timber Harvest and their Drivers : A Quantitative Assessment of Forest Governance in the Western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:

Harris, Tyler C.

Abstract:

Effective forest governance is central to the efficient, sustainable, and equitable use of forest resources, yet challenges in assessing forest governance impede efforts to improve it. Contemporary forest governance involves decisions by multiple stakeholders across multiple sectors of economy and society, from local to global scales – making forest governance...

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Masters Thesis

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theoretical contributions; and Dr. Jamon Van Den Hoek for his insight and technical guidance, and for asking
Mining Landsat Time-series Imagery to Understand Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Urban Landscape: A Perspective from Local Climate Zone Mapping

Creator:

Xu, Chunxue

Abstract:

We live on an Urban Planet. The current unprecedented urbanization is accompanied by intensive land cover transition and demographic shifts from rural to urban livelihoods. Cities serve as cultural, economic, political centers that facilitate wealth creation and innovation of the society, sustaining human from multi-dimensions with large ecological footprints far...

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Dissertation

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earnest thanks to Dr. Jamon Van Den Hoek and Dr. Rebecca Hutchinson for their valuable input and
Fighting and Foliage: Land System Dynamics in the Colombian Andes-Amazon region

Creator:

Murillo-Sandoval, Paulo J.

Abstract:

In the Colombian Amazon there has been a complex interplay of rebel groups’ control over land, drug trafficking, and absence of the Government of Colombia. Here, I use satellite remote sensing, ethnographic research and statistical models to provide insights into causal effect and causal mechanisms of land change and economic...

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Dissertation