Since 1935, France has introduced a set of strict national wine rules and regulations, the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC). The AOC limits fraud and oversees quality control by basing the rules on terroir. High quality from terroir comes has both physical and cultural factors. Before 1935, France produced a variety...
Taking advantage of a favorable physical system but also risking the hazards of flooding, man has long occupied flood plain land. He has attempted to adjust rivers to his needs in order to reduce flood loss, but the rising cost of flood protection accompanied by an increase in flood damage...
The differences in the per student cost of education
and the taxes to pay for that education can be attributed,
in part, to the rate of population growth within a school
district. The lowest coats and taxes are found in those
school districts with the fastest growing populations. As
the...
The analysis of material and energy exchange between the marine and terrestrial components of island ecosystems enables research into the impact of human population and land use on the health of coral reef habitat. Satellite and acoustic remote sensing technologies enable the collection of data to produce high resolution bathymetry...
A log step develops when large woody debris extends across the active
channel, creating a change in the water surface elevation as the stream
spills over the log step. By forming a series of vertical falls, log
steps reduce the amount of potential energy available for conversion to
kinetic energy...
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...
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....
A method for analyzing growth of an urban area is
developed. Albany, Oregon, from 1936 to 1975 was used as a test
case. The method employs the use of remotely sense imagery
combined with an analysis of selected physical characteristics
of the land being urbanized. The study consists of an...
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...
