The period between 1971 and 1992 will mark the transformation
of the region' s hydro based electrical system into one
dependent on a mix of hydro and thermal generation. Through a
review and compilation of current literature it has been determined
that the program ushering in thermal generation is really...
The Great Salt Lake is typical of Great Basin
and other arid land saline lakes in morphological and
chemical characteristics. As with other terminal
lakes, the level of Great Salt Lake is determined by
the variable weather patterns that are typical of
arid and semi-arid regions. Because of it's flat,...
The Chelan Valley is one of several valleys located on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains contributing to the leadership of Washington in apple production. Since the nature of the activity in the Chelan Valley is typical of all these producing areas,it was selected as a case study of...
This paper is a summary of a larger project that consolidated
agricultural land use projection information for the Pacific Northwest,
as of January 1979. The characteristics of nine major projection studies
are identified and used as a basis for comparing the relative merits of
each study with regard to: 1)...
The siting of a new industrial plant generally results
from the favorable match of the needs of an industrial
firm arid the assets of a community. Citizens of
Oregon have taken a very active role in planning and decision
making at the local level due to legislation in
the past...
The value per-acre and annual amortization of
rural land varies dynamically by parcel size. There are
several adjustment factors or independent variables
spatial, productive and development potential which affect
the market value of all rural land. The evaluation of
these must be accomplished by parcel size to be realistically
equated....
Re searchers have long tried to correlate weather factors with plant disease occurrences. However, inconclusive results have usually been obtained because most plant diseases have biologic as well as climatic optimums.
In this study, thirty weather variables were correlated, by the stepwise regression method in a computer, to the amount...
Rivers are becoming increasingly popular recreation
resources as land and water use competition intensifies. The
first river basin board in Nova Scotia was formed to manage
the Shubenacadie-Stewiake Rivers under multiple use objectives.
The board required an estimation of the recreation resources
of the Stewiake River and after a review...
An attempt is made to identify any significant
impact of the Salem urban growth boundary implementation on
rural residential development and land value outside of the
boundary. Studies done in 1972 examine possible boundary
impacts, but definite conclusions were not made because
county rural development policy had not been finalized....
The need to control irreversible conversions of
prime agricultural lands to urban land uses has come to light
in recent years. Resulting policy statements by the State of
Oregon and federal agencies have added support to this
premise. Nevertheless, inefficient conversions of agricultural
to idle lands in response to urban...