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Predictors of Florida retirees' housing decisions and housing adjustments

Creator:: Yamamoto, Toshiko
Abstract:: This thesis addresses the issue of comfortable and functional living environments to provide seniors with opportunities for "age in place," that is, living in one's own house after retirement. Such living environments enhance seniors' life satisfaction since the majority of seniors prefer to stay in their own houses and live...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Toshiko Yamamoto June 9, 2004 All Rights Reserved Predictors of Florida Retirees' Housing Decisions

The forest and the mainframe : the dynamics of modeling and field study in the Coniferous Forest Biome, 1969-1980

Creator:: Long, Tulley A.
Abstract:: In an initial research proposal of December 1969, the scientists of the Coniferous Forest Biome (CFB), an ecosystem study centered in the Pacific Northwest and part of the larger International Biological Programme (IBP), expressed optimism that computer simulations and systems modeling could transform empirical knowledge of the carbon, water, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tulley A. Long for the

Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

Creator:: Schweickert, Tina K.
Abstract:: Understanding the impact of humans on the environment has long been a topic of scholarly interest and debate. As environmental problems mount, accounts of historic ecological conditions and the factors of change become increasingly useful. This study considers competing schools of interpretation about human impacts on ecological landscapes and develops...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: industrialized agriculture. This thesis argues that the fundamental beliefs of human societies (i.e

On his own terms : William James, identity, and the development of American Psychology

Creator:: Stoller, Kevin R.
Abstract:: William James came of age at a time of great social and intellectual change in the United States. During this period, new professional identities proliferated, and a new culture of professionalization developed with important ramifications for conceptions of individual and social identity. Professionalization was also closely related to key intellectual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kevin R. Stoller for the degree of

Reclaiming space for small scale agriculture in Lincoln County, Oregon

Creator:: Gossen, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: As recent interest has grown in the connections between how food is produced, distributed and consumed, and the overall health of food systems for people and the environment, a movement toward localizing food systems has emerged. In Lincoln County, Oregon, citizens, restaurateurs and university extension faculty, among others, have started...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: PAST AGRICULTURE IN THE COUNTY……………………………….………….35 The Current State of Agriculture in Lincoln

The value of short run in-stream temperature forecasts : an application to salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers

Creator:: Huang, Biao
Abstract:: Water temperature is an important measure of water quality, as well as a dominant factor affecting aquatic life within the stream environment. Elevated water temperatures can decrease the survival rate of fish in each life stage. Cold water species, such as salmonids, are particularly susceptible to elevated water temperatures. For...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: generation, and agriculture. In this setting, the decision maker must account for the effect of water

The optimal allocation of watershed conservation funding : a case study of the John Day River Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Skelton, Katharine
Abstract:: This study determines the optimal allocation of watershed conservation funds in the John Day River Basin, Oregon. Fund managers can use a variety of targeting schemes to allocate their limited resources. Depending on which targeting criteria is used, they may or may not be achieving the maximum environmental benefits per...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Science in Agriculture and Resource Economics presented on March 31, 2000 Title: The

A comparison of box-cox and additive exponential models to estimate the depreciation of farm machinery

Creator:: Wu, Jing
Abstract:: Farm machinery continues to increase in its importance to the agricultural sector. Depreciation, the decline in value of a durable asset over time, represents one of the largest costs of agricultural production. The general objectives of this study were to update and expand the number of Remaining Value (RV) functions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in the last decade, it is shown that agriculture output per unit of input increased by 20 percent

An exploratory economic analysis of the effects of regulation, hunter participation and harvest on migratory bird management

Creator:: Dell, Randal Scott
Abstract:: Waterfowl and the places they inhabit provide numerous economic benefits to society. The financial and other resources provided by waterfowl hunters to secure and protect waterfowl habitat are a major force for wetland protection, as guided under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. However, the habitat and population objectives established...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Randal Scott Dell for the

An economic comparison of three cattle grazing management strategies intended to improve riparian habitat and water quality

Creator:: Sharp, Jeffrey L.
Abstract:: Grazing of riparian forage by livestock may alter stream channel morphology in ways that impact nearby aquatic habitat, bank stability, vegetative cover and water quality. A number of grazing management practices have been proposed as a means to reduce the amount of time cattle spend in the riparian zone. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: assistance from Timothy DelCurto PhD., Associate Professor, Dept. of Animal Science, Eastern Oregon

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Predictors of Florida retirees' housing decisions and housing adjustments

The forest and the mainframe : the dynamics of modeling and field study in the Coniferous Forest Biome, 1969-1980

Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

On his own terms : William James, identity, and the development of American Psychology

Reclaiming space for small scale agriculture in Lincoln County, Oregon

The value of short run in-stream temperature forecasts : an application to salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers

The optimal allocation of watershed conservation funding : a case study of the John Day River Basin, Oregon

A comparison of box-cox and additive exponential models to estimate the depreciation of farm machinery

An exploratory economic analysis of the effects of regulation, hunter participation and harvest on migratory bird management

An economic comparison of three cattle grazing management strategies intended to improve riparian habitat and water quality

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