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A multi-scale comparative study of shape and sprawl in metropolitan regions of the United States

Creator:: Kugler, Tracy A.
Abstract:: This dissertation constitutes a multi-scale quantitative and qualitative investigation of patterns of urban development in metropolitan regions of the United States. This work has generated a comprehensive data set on spatial patterns of metropolitan development in the U.S. and an approach to the study of such patterns that can be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Metropolitan Regions of the United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Tracy A

A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

Creator:: Rathburn, Arthur Cristen
Abstract:: The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The Framework...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of the United States Soil Conservation Service . . . This use of the land-capability system (often

Investing upstream : a social-ecological systems perspective on water utility investments in ecosystem services

Creator:: Bennett, Drew E.
Abstract:: The concept of ecosystem services broadens perspectives on nature to include not only intrinsic value but also the utilitarian value it provides to society. Viewing nature through this lens informs our understanding of how particular ecological processes benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: benefit different actors. In this research, I examine how water utilities in the United States are

Basin level ecological regions of the upper Grande Ronde River

Creator:: Thiele, Sandra Anne
Abstract:: Ecological regionalization is a form of spatial classification, where boundaries are drawn around areas relatively homogeneous in landscape characteristics. In the delineation of ecological regions, or ecoregions, the process includes the analysis of ecosystem structure and function. Ecoregions have been developed at national and state scales for research and resource...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the United States and Canada have a terrestrial focus (Wiken, 1982; Bailey and others, 1985). Other

The effects of large-lot zoning on the single-family housing market

Creator:: Roberts, Rebecca S.
Abstract:: This study investigated the private costs to individual households of large-lot zoning policies. The study asked whether typical zoning ordinances create shortages of small lots or small structures and, if so, what the magnitude of the resultant welfare loss is. The hypotheses were suggested by a theoretical model developed to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Enabling Act by the United States Commerce Department. This act became the model for most state zoning

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
Full Text:: in ordering the occupance of a region. At this time in the history of the United States, perhaps

Tribal Tourism Development on American Indian Reservations in the Western United States

Creator:: Browne, Rita-Jean
Abstract:: In their search for viable economic development opportunities, many American Indian tribes have focused their attention toward tourism development on their reservation lands. In many cases, the greatest potential for economic development and attracting income to the reservations lies in tourist trade. Although tourism may not be a tribe's primary...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , the Department of Labor/Comprehensive Training and Employment (CETA), United States Forest Service

Infant mortality and socio-economic conditions in the United States

Creator:: Vanselow, Glenn William
Abstract:: The relationships between infant mortality and four socio-economic factors were determined for the United States using visual comparisons of isopleth maps and linear regression analysis. The four socioeconomic factors were per capita income, the percent of the population that is Negro, the per cent of the population that has a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: conditions than those found for the entire United States. One particular region, the South, has generally

Spatial patterns of anomalous runoff to precipitation ratios for watersheds within the contiguous United States arranged by level one ecoregions

Creator:: Pittman, Jason W.
Abstract:: Mean annual runoff to precipitation (R/P) ratios were generated for 966 watersheds within the contiguous United States. The watersheds were plotted using Arc View GIS and used as part of an overlay analysis with Level 1 U.S. ecoregions. The ratios were statistically evaluated to determine anomalous R/P conditions within the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Eastern Temperate Forest 0.35 0.11 0.013 .03 .99 Northern Forests 0.51 0.09 0.009 .25 - .68 United States

Lower Salmon River Cultural Resource Management Plan

Creator:: Sisson, David A.
Abstract:: Cultural resource inventories have identified,205 individual sites on public land along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho. These sites represent a rich and diverse record of the human occupation and utilization of the river canyon during the past 10,000 years. Each of these 205 sites contains its own unique record of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: River Cultural Resource Management Plan by David A. Sisson A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Post-fire vegetation response to snow in the western United States

Creator:: Blauvelt, Katie
Abstract:: The western United States is experiencing significant changes in wildfire and snow regimes as a result of warming temperatures. An amplification of wildfire activity and reduction in snow water equivalent, snow covered area, and earlier spring snowmelt are documented trends that are projected to continue into the future. With an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: developed shrub and woodland. The Northeastern region of the western United States is mostly comprised of

Post-Aggregate Aggregation : A Geographic Evaluation of Enhancement Reclamation at Aggregate Mines in the Western United States

Creator:: Morrison, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: The aggregate industry is responsible for the extraction and production of crushed stone, sand, and gravel— the literal building blocks of our society. Across the U.S. there are tens of thousands of quarries and sand and gravel pits, the majority of which are left abandoned or with minimal reclamation efforts....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Reclamation at Aggregate Mines in the Western United States Abstract approved

The influence of aging dams and geography on the distribution of dam removals in the United States

Creator:: Ashley, Sara
Abstract:: Over 470 dams have been removed in the United States, and a significant increase in dam removals has occurred since the early 1990s. The aging of dams is often cited as the primary factor influencing removals; as dams surpass their functional life span, safety hazards, economic costs, and environmental concerns...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: dam removals in the United States by Sara Ashley A research paper submitted to the Department of

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

Creator:: Lucas, Steven W.
Abstract:: Approximately 5,500 years ago a discreet period of wetter and cooler environmental conditions prevailed across the southern Columbia Plateau. This period was marked by the first prominent episodes of erosion to occur along the lower Snake River following the height of the Altithermal and eruption of Mt. Mazama during the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ), and W.C. McKern (1939) in the United States. These normative models relate generalizations or

U.S. Forest Service wilderness management: problems and management methods of four wilderness areas in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Werner, Ann Claire
Abstract:: Increasing wilderness use, and the uneven distribution of use within wilderness areas, have contributed to management problems. Problems associated with some heavily visited areas are in conflict with the intent of the Wilderness Act of 1964. One of the constraints hindering optimal management has been the decentralized nature of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the the U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, is greatly appreciated

Advancing Understanding of Changes in the Cryosphere of the Western United States and Alaska: A Case for the Importance of Spatial and Temporal Scaling

Creator:: Roberts-Pierel, Benjamin M.
Abstract:: The global cryosphere, defined as the world’s ice and snow covered regions, is a crucial water source for society and ecosystem functions, as well as an important regulator of the earth’s energy budget. Melt from glaciers and seasonal snow cover provides water for more than a sixth of the world’s...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: cover change in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region of the United States over the period 1991-2020

Public health hazards as a constraint on oyster production in the contiguous United States

Creator:: Rugger, Cynthia S.
Abstract:: Oyster production in the United States has declined from a leading nineteenth century fishery to a minor, failing industry. Oystermen must now depend on a diminished resource in an environment of competing and conflicting coastal uses. One of the most important influences on the industry's welfare is the sanitation of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Fisheries Service. 1984. Fisheries Statistics of the United States. Washington, D.C.: GPO. -- 28 -- U.S

The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Creator:: Starr, Karen J.
Abstract:: Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anthropology at Oregon State University contracted with Umpqua National Forest (Contract 53-0411-0-97) to

Evaluating Methods for Measuring Visitor Perceptions of Ecological Impacts at Wilderness Campsites

Creator:: Harris, Richard Lee
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to determine whether visitor perceptions of ecological impacts at wilderness campsites could be accurately measured using photographs or written descriptions rather than actual site evaluations. Photographs and written site descriptions of 20 campsites were used to measure perceptions of two forms of campsite impacts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: undesirable (Hendee and Harris, 1970). In a study by Lucas (1970), Forest Service administrators ranked the

Improving forest resources in Nepal

Creator:: Ross, Marc Ellis
Abstract:: Deforestation and accompanying environmental deterioration is a threat to the economic growth and to the survival of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal . There is need for a comprehensive forest rehabilitation program tailored to the different conditions of the Terai plain, Middle Hills and the Highland Himalaya regions of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: United States found that grazing has little effect on survival of regenerated pine stands.'3 One

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