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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:: Optimal Allocation of Watershed Conservation Funding: A Case Study of the John Day River Basin Abstract

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:: Temperature Forecasts: An Application to Salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers Abstract

An economic analysis of alternative water allocations and habitat investments for anadromous fish production, John Day Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Cerda, Arcadio Alberto
Abstract:: This thesis focuses on the economic efficiency of alternative habitat, streamfiow, and land use allocations within a major drainage of the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, productivity of present habitat and streamfiow conditions is evaluated with respect to anadromous fish species (chinook salmon and steelhead trout) in the John Day River Basin,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . John Day Basin. Oregon. Abstract Approved: Richard M. Adams This thesis focuses on the economic

A methodology for evaluating the economic impact on directed fisheries of by-catch losses in the foreign and joint-venture groundfish fisheries

Creator:: Queirolo, Lewis E.
Abstract:: The principal objective of this analysis is the development of a methodological approach that would permit a more complete evaluation of the physical and economic consequences of prohibited species by-catch (PSC) losses, such as occur in the harvest of groundfish. To achieve efficient management of the several marine species involved...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: sincerely thank Dr. John A. Edwards for his service as major professor during my doctoral study. His

An economic analysis of the world market for Egyptian cotton

Creator:: Mansour, Mohamed (Mohamed Salah), 1952-
Abstract:: The Egyptian economy depends heavily on cotton as the major export commodity among agricultural commodities. Egypt is the largest exporter of extra long staple cotton in the world followed by Sudan and Peru. It provides about 45 percent of the world exports of extra long staple cotton. Instability in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy Acknowledgements I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Dr. John A. Edwards

The feasibility of establishing a futures delivery point for Pacific Northwest feeder cattle

Creator:: Carpenter, John Teller
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John Teller Carpenter for the

Farmers' risk attitudes in the eastern high plateau region of Algeria : an application of the experimental approach

Creator:: Belaid, Abderrezak
Abstract:: Farmers in the high plateau region of Algeria are assumed to exhibit risk averse behavior, particularly, due to highly variable weather conditions inducing income instability over time. This in turn directly affects their production behavior. The Eastern High Plateau (Setif) is not a homogeneous region. In the El-Eulma daira, for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Agricultural and Resource Economics in charge of major J Head of Department of Agricultural and Resource

Land use policy and property value

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
Full Text:: Andrew J. Plantinga William K. Jaeger A plethora of land use policies are implemented at the

Estimation of average and incremental net economic values of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon : an aggregated travel cost approach

Creator:: Raja Abdullah, Nik Mustapha bin
Abstract:: The main objective of this study was to estimate the demand for and value of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon fishery. The primary technique employed to estimate the recreational demand was an aggregated zone average travel cost method (TCM). The willingness of an angler to pay was deduced from the estimated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Caught Salmon: An Aggregated Travel Cost Approach Abstract approved: William G. Brown The main

Estimating the value of irrigation water transferred to instream flow : A case study of Umatilla County, Oregon

Creator:: Ugrinska, Monika P.
Abstract:: Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to elevated demands from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals as a result of the establishment of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, and potential climatic changes. Since many rural communities in the West...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Umatilla County, Oregon William K. Jieger Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

An economic analysis of alternative water allocations and habitat investments for anadromous fish production, John Day Basin, Oregon

A methodology for evaluating the economic impact on directed fisheries of by-catch losses in the foreign and joint-venture groundfish fisheries

An economic analysis of the world market for Egyptian cotton

The feasibility of establishing a futures delivery point for Pacific Northwest feeder cattle

Farmers' risk attitudes in the eastern high plateau region of Algeria : an application of the experimental approach

Land use policy and property value

Estimation of average and incremental net economic values of Oregon ocean sport-caught salmon : an aggregated travel cost approach

Estimating the value of irrigation water transferred to instream flow : A case study of Umatilla County, Oregon

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