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  • The geography of the apple industry of the Chelan Valley, Washington

    Creator:
    Detering, Floyd John
    Abstract:
    The Chelan Valley is one of several valleys located on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains contributing to the leadership of Washington in apple production. Since the nature of the activity in the Chelan Valley is typical of all these producing areas,it was selected as a case study of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    (._ AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Floyd John Detering for

  • A conceptual paradigm for the evaluation of recreation resources

    Creator:
    Stankey, George H.
    Abstract:
    One of the most serious problems confronting modern America is the efficient and rational utilization of the recreation resource base, not only in terms of present demands and needs, but future as well. The resource manager, in the past, has had few guidelines from which to determine the type and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    PARADIGM FOR THE EVALUATION OF RECREATION RESOURCES CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Recreation resource

  • A survey and evaluation of land resource classification systems in the United States

    Creator:
    Aldrich, Frank T.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this thesis is to examine the methods and criteria developed for rating actual and potential agricultural land in the United States. It is motivated by the apparent increasing competition for quality space created by the expanding population, and by the belief that land rating and classification are...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    RESOURCE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES Abstract approved Redacted for Privacy (Major

  • Thornthwaite's moisture index as a measure of the intensity to which harvested cropland is devoted to corn under natural climatic conditions

    Creator:
    Hall, Robert Newell
    Abstract:
    Moisture has long been identified as one of the major limiting factors in the distribution of agricultural land use practices. However, the importance of any environmental element can only be determined by considering how it is affected by its relationship with other elements of the environment. Thornthwaite's moisture index attempts...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    WHICH HARVESTED CROPLAND IS DEVOTED TO CORN UNDER NATURAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS by ROBERT NEWELL HALL

  • Conflicts in the multiple use of Wallowa Lake

    Creator:
    Craig, Kenneth Mackenzie
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this thesis is to examine the problem of the increasing competition between recreation and irrigation at Wallowa Lake. Originally Wallowa Lake was an abundant source of fish for the Indians but the advent of irrigation in the area by the early settlers eliminated the blueback salmon (oncorhynchus...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    (see map). Men have competed for use of this resource since the days of the Indians. The lake

  • Selected regional forces of the land use system of the Upper Napa Valley of California since 1950

    Creator:
    Brugo, Mary L.
    Abstract:
    The Upper Napa Valley land use system is presently agricultural and epitomized by vineyards of quality wine grapes. As the San Francisco Bay Urban Area continues to expand the Upper Napa Valley is brought into closer proximity to the urban margin, and its agricultural usefulness is being threatened. Whether the...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    inviting both to the lower valley. The Napa Valley land resource which has provided a sound base for

  • An analysis of diversity in agricultural land use in Oregon

    Creator:
    Odland, John J. M.
    Abstract:
    An index suitable for measurement of the diversity of agricultural land use is developed. This index is based on a principle of measuring the deviation of a distribution from an even distribution and is similar to indexes employed to measure diversity in manufacturing The index is applied to the thirty-six...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    special- ization than for diversity. Concentration on the most profitable crop is a natural result when

  • A case study in the evaluation of public domain in a Bureau of Land Management transfer area

    Creator:
    Barney, Robert Adling
    Abstract:
    The problem of this thesis is to evaluate small tracts of public domain land as to their best use in an area where the Bureau of Land Management desires to terminate managerial responsibilities. The area chosen is located in the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management and is within the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    recreationist's demands. In particular these demands will in- clude space for access to natural phenomena and

  • The spatial linkages of retirement centers in Oregon

    Creator:
    Heintzelman, Conrad Lee
    Abstract:
    The retirement center is the new pattern of settlement in Oregon. A few years ago there were no modern living accommodations in the state especially designed for people in the retired category. As to July 1966 development organizations have thirteen centers in operation and over 4,000 people are in residence....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Conrad Lee Heintzelman for the M. S. in Geography (Name) (Degree) (Major

  • Spatial aspects of property value appreciation

    Creator:
    Wilson, Steven A.
    Abstract:
    An attempt is made to determine whether or not property value appreciation on land adjacent to an expanding urban center is related to distance from the city and to identify the temporal variation in this relationship. The results of simple linear regression strongly suggest that property value appreciation and distance...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science July 1969 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The