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Converting forest biomass to energy in Oregon : stakeholder perspectives on a growing movement

Creator:: Stidham, Melanie
Abstract:: Within Oregon there is considerable interest in the possibility of converting woody biomass to energy. This interest stems from three converging factors: the desire to reduce the threat of uncharacteristic wildfire by removing excess material from the forests, the possibility to stimulate rural economies that are dependent on forest products,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: biomass for energy rather than social barriers. This study explores the social context of converting

Land tenure change under recent conservation policies in China : a case study in Sichuan province, P.R. China

Creator:: Du, Ke
Abstract:: State-owned forestland in P.R. China has long been an important source of natural resources for communities. The Chinese government has undertaken several conservation initiatives with the intent to restore degraded landscapes and conserve biodiversity, while simultaneously improving the quality of life for rural people. Using Yaze Village, Pingwu County, Sichuan...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: anthropology and forest management, Dr. Bliss' research focuses on social and policy dimensions of forest

Historical disturbance regimes as a reference for forest policy

Creator:: Thompson, Jonathan R.
Abstract:: Using the historical range of forest conditions as a reference for managing landscapes has been proposed as a "coarse-filter" approach to biodiversity conservation. By emulating historical disturbance processes, it is thought that forest management can produce forest composition and structure similar to the conditions that once supported the native biota....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Disturbance Regimes as a Reference for Forest Policy Abstract approved: ____________________ _ K. Norman

The impacts of social change in natural resource management : a central Oregon regional study

Creator:: Sharp, Shayla B.
Abstract:: The sentiments expressed by Wells capture the fundamental nature of natural resource and land management in Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook County, Oregon. Driven by the attraction and abundance of natural and scenic amenities in central Oregon, increases in recreation, tourism, population, development and conflict, have contributed to the complexities of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Public acceptance of disturbance-based forest management : a study of the attentive public in the Central Cascades Adaptive Management Area

Creator:: Mallon, Angela L.
Abstract:: Growing emphasis on ecosystem and landscape-level forest management across North America has spurred an examination of alternative management strategies which focus on emulating dynamic natural disturbance processes, particularly those associated with forest fire regimes. This topic is the cornerstone of research in the Blue River Landscape Study (BRLS) taking place...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Social Acceptability of Adaptive Management ....................................................... 12

The economics of carbon sequestration in western Oregon forests

Creator:: Im, Eun Ho
Abstract:: This study considered regional forest policies for sequestering carbon in existing forests in western Oregon. A model of log markets in western Oregon was employed to examine the impacts of forest policy changes on future carbon stock, harvests, and management activities. A carbon tax program, as a mitigation option for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: measure the gross decrease in social benefits (consumer and producer surpluses) caused by the policy

Applying the McDonaldization thesis and norm activation model to examine trends and effects of commercial outdoor recreation and tourism in Juneau, Alaska

Creator:: Janson, Sera
Abstract:: As recreation and tourism visitation increases and government budgets decrease, public land management agencies are using private commercial operators as an alternative source of offering products and services. Changes and trends in commercial outdoor recreation and tourism such as a large scale increase in the number of visitors can affect...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: tourism were mostly social and managerial in nature. Awareness of negative effects included more general

Urban natural parks in Portland : nature, networks, and community health

Creator:: Baur, Joshua W. R.
Abstract:: Three trends are occurring today in the United States which inspired this research. First, America is growing increasingly urbanized. Today, more Americans are living in cities than in rural environments, and this pattern is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. Urban living has benefits, but there are also challenges...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also challenges for city residents including pollution, traffic, and crime. As social scientists, we

Livelihoods and land use change in highland Ethiopia

Creator:: Guillozet, Kathleen
Abstract:: This dissertation investigates livelihood and land use change dynamics in a community at the farm-forest periphery in highland Ethiopia. I use interviews and livelihood assessment data to compare the strategies used by members of different wealth groups to negotiate and maintain access to forest resources, and integrate socioeconomic, bio-physical and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: policy. Chapter one provides an overview of the context and approach to this research. Chapter two

Forestry at the urban fringe : issues, stakeholders and conflict potential in Oregon's Soap Creek Watershed

Creator:: Edwards, Kearstin K.
Abstract:: Increasing land fragmentation, environmental regulations and neighbors' concerns pose significant challenges to forest owners at the urban fringe, whose properties are physically caught between rural landscapes and continually expanding urban centers. Using Oregon's Soap Creek Watershed as a study site, we paired qualitative and quantitative methods to identify stakeholders, their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Converting forest biomass to energy in Oregon : stakeholder perspectives on a growing movement

Land tenure change under recent conservation policies in China : a case study in Sichuan province, P.R. China

Historical disturbance regimes as a reference for forest policy

The impacts of social change in natural resource management : a central Oregon regional study

Public acceptance of disturbance-based forest management : a study of the attentive public in the Central Cascades Adaptive Management Area

The economics of carbon sequestration in western Oregon forests

Applying the McDonaldization thesis and norm activation model to examine trends and effects of commercial outdoor recreation and tourism in Juneau, Alaska

Urban natural parks in Portland : nature, networks, and community health

Livelihoods and land use change in highland Ethiopia

Forestry at the urban fringe : issues, stakeholders and conflict potential in Oregon's Soap Creek Watershed

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