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  • Development of a Bone Artifact Typology for the Oregon Coast

    Creator:
    Lindsay, Lee W.
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    This thesis was to develop a bone artifact typology for the Oregon coast. This typology was used to test the hypothesis that different geographical regions of the Oregon coast would have different artifact assemblages associated with them. These regions, identified by geologist from landform changes, have been defined as: region...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Interdisciplinary Studies in the co-departments of Anthropology, General Science, and Geography presented on May

  • County responses to Goal 5 of LCDC planning goals and guidelines

    Creator:
    Short, Sharyl Elaine
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    Recent national and state legislation reflect a growing awareness of the need for comprehensive cultural resource management programs. Various pieces of federal legislation and Oregon's Senate Bill 100 demonstrate a willingness of governments to provide for such programs. The administration of local land use issues at the state government level...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Interdisciplinary Studies in Anthropology, Geography, General Science presented on September 29, 1981 Title

  • Interactive mapping on the World Wide Web

    Creator:
    Musser, Karl
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    The World Wide Web is a promising new media for cartography. It allows the creation of interactive maps that can be accessed by the general public. There is a wide variety both in methods used and in the overall quality of current Web sites. This report reviews the state of...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    . They are suggestions and tips rather than rigid rules or technical specifications. General suggestions

  • Nonindustrial private forestland: management issues and policy responses

    Creator:
    Mannix, Rosemary
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    The purpose of this paper is to review and assess the management issues and policies associated with NIPF. The characteristics and landowner objectives of nonindustrial private forests in western Oregon will be reviewed. The conventional view of the NIPF "problem" will be examined and an alternative view will be discussed....
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    Capstone Project
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    Technical Options...... .. . . . . . .. . ... . . .26 Social Inventions

  • Multi-Centennial Response of ENSO Under Varying Atmospheric CO2

    Creator:
    Alder, Jay R.
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    The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affects millions of people via global teleconnections in the form of drought and torrential rainfall that impact agriculture and food production in many countries. Yet how ENSO will respond to a warming world is uncertain and a greatly debated topic. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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    Capstone Project
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    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC AR4) reports on modeling efforts using

  • The role of the land developer in converting agricultural land to urban use: subdivisions in Tualatin, Oregon

    Creator:
    Avery, G. William
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    The study of the interactions between man and his environment is the eminent domain of the geographer. An excellent example of this kind of study is the urbanization of a formerly rural town on the urban-rural fringe. The area in this instance is Tualatin, Oregon, with the focus on the...
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    Capstone Project
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    . In recent years the attention of the public in general and public officials in particular has been

  • Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

    Creator:
    Possiel, William John
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    The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of the author. Readability is essential. In general, short sentences with non- technical words are

  • Management implications of petroleum exploration and development in wilderness environments - minimizing wildlife impacts

    Creator:
    Bromley, Marianne S.
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    The purpose of this paper is to provide resource managers with a compilation of background information useful in the development of guidelines and/or management strategies designed to minimize the disruptive impacts of petroleum exploration and development on wildlife in wilderness environments. The paper is a review of literature, and describes:...
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    Capstone Project
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    Interniountain Forest Experiment Station for providing the funding for this report. I would like to express

  • The electrification of Mexico

    Creator:
    Gill, Andrew Douglas
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    This research paper is an analysis of the electric energy industry in Mexico since its inception in 1879. The research is based entirely on library sources plus documents secured from the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico. Only minimal documentary evidence is available in English, consequently the Oregon State University library...
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    Capstone Project
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    Martfnez Domnguez, immediate past Director General of the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisiccn

  • Revegetation of gold placer mining spoils, Sterling Creek, Oregon

    Creator:
    Crowe, Linda Mary
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    Tree and shrub revegetation on mining spoils of an abandoned gold placer mine at Sterling Creek, Jackson County, Oregon were examined. Point-centered quarter and line-intercept methods of vegetation analysis were used to compile species lists and determine species density, frequency, mean basal area and dominance. A relation exists between the...
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    Capstone Project
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    study site, and general characteristics of the successional trend determined. INTRODUCTION Sterling