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  • Sediment accumulation within weathering pits on Dance Hall Rock, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

    Creator:
    Taddie, Marissa C.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this paper was to examine if the depth and degree of circularity of weathering pits affects the accumulation of sediment. Thirty pits were surveyed over two one-week periods on Dance Hall Rock. Weathering pits were measured to determine their maximum width, minimum width, vertical depth, and depth...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project

  • Design criteria for a surface coal mine reclamation plan in northwest Colorado

    Creator:
    Marston, Richard Alan
    Abstract:
    The surface mining of coal has accelerated in northwest Colorado to the point where public pressure plus impending state and federal regulations dictate the need for comprehensive reclamation plans. A large coal company operating in Moffat County has solicited recommendations concerning soils, hydrogeology, geomorphology, aesthetics, wildlife, vegetation, microclimatology, and legal...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    thank Dr. Charles L. Rosenfeld, my major professor, for his constant enthusiasm and support for

  • The wild and scenic river act : problems of implementation in Oregon

    Creator:
    Root, Ann L.
    Abstract:
    In 1968, Congress passed the Wild and Scenic River Act creating a system of rivers protected from dams and other development. By 1987, segments of four Oregon rivers were protected by the Wild and Scenic River System: the Rogue, Illinois, Owyhee, and a portion of the Snake along the Idaho...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : Problems of Implementation in Oregon by Ann L. Root A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in

  • Centralia steam-electric project - a story of resource development

    Creator:
    May, Denny L.
    Abstract:
    Coal was discovered in southwestern Washington over One hundred years ago but until recently was of only minor local importance. From the peak production year, in which less than one-third of a million tons of coal were mined, until the late 1960's, the coal production of the area degenerated to...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Development by Denny L. May A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to The Department of Geography Oregon State

  • The spatial linkages of retirement centers in Oregon

    Creator:
    Heintzelman, Conrad Lee
    Abstract:
    The retirement center is the new pattern of settlement in Oregon. A few years ago there were no modern living accommodations in the state especially designed for people in the retired category. As to July 1966 development organizations have thirteen centers in operation and over 4,000 people are in residence....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ) Roseburg Interstate Downtown Canyonville 1. Forest Glen Senior Estates Grants Pas s Scale l

  • Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

    Creator:
    Eidem, Nathan T.
    Abstract:
    This research presents the Colorado River basin as a social-ecological system. Utilizing event data on cooperative and conflictive interactions over fresh water, the system is decomposed to look for evidence of outcomes of resilience enhancement. The Animas-La Plata Project in the upper San Juan basin is presented as a case...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Art festivals in Oregon : historic and geographic aspects

    Creator:
    Tollo, Pia Agneta
    Abstract:
    The arts and festivals of art have today become a vital economic force in some areas of the country and a way of life for some people. The number and sizes of festivals, as well as audience size, has grown tremendously both nationally and in Oregon, since 1950. Even the...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    for the Performing Arts in Virginia and Glen Echo Park for Participatory Arts in Maryland, both

  • An analysis of diversity in agricultural land use in Oregon

    Creator:
    Odland, John J. M.
    Abstract:
    An index suitable for measurement of the diversity of agricultural land use is developed. This index is based on a principle of measuring the deviation of a distribution from an even distribution and is similar to indexes employed to measure diversity in manufacturing The index is applied to the thirty-six...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    to measure diversity was an analysis of diversification in American cities by Glen E. McLaughlin

  • Regional variation of pull factors for retail sales in Oregon's nonmetropolitan counties 1979, 1982, 1984

    Creator:
    Corcoran, Patrick
    Abstract:
    The performance of pull factors for total retail sales in Oregon's nonmetropolitan counties during the economic cycle of boom, bust, and recovery of the early 1980s is examined for geographic patterns. One regional pattern and several county patterns are identified and discussed. Counties having the highest and lowest pull factors,...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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  • Forest Fire Effects on Radiative and Turbulent Fluxes over Snow : Implications for Snow Hydrology

    Creator:
    Gleason, Kelly E.
    Abstract:
    As a result of a warming climate, subsequent declining snowpack, and a century of fire suppression, forest fires are increasing across the western United States. However, we still do not fully understand how forest fire effects snowpack energy balance, nor the volume and availability of snow melt and associated water...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    to thank Glen Liston for helping me troubleshoot programming SnowModel. I would like to