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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:: Science, Geography Program. February 2004 Directed by Dr. Aaron Wolf Table of Contents Abstract iii

Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

Creator:: Jarvis, William Todd
Abstract:: With 97% of the world’s freshwater resources stored underground, the connection between groundwater resources to the metrics of space, scale and time common to the geographic study of natural resources has not been extensively investigated by geographers. While nearly 240 transboundary aquifers are mapped across the world, a potential “tragedy”...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Consequences, Commons Sense, and the Law of the Hidden Sea Abstract approved: Aaron T. Wolf

Water Governance Process Assessment : Evaluating the Link between Decision Making Processes and Outcomes in the Columbia River Basin

Creator:: Ogren, Kimberly
Abstract:: Academics and practitioners agree that in water governance, the quality of a decision making process should influence the quality of the outcome and the degree to which it is accepted by interested parties. However, finding a feasible way to evaluate and then improve the quality of a decision making process...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Aaron T. Wolf Academics and practitioners agree that in water governance, the quality of

Assessing the design of international water supply and hydropower arrangements for managing certain climate change scenarios

Creator:: Zentner, Matthew A.
Abstract:: Increased variability of rainfall and flow from climate change has the potential to stress existing transboundary water sharing agreements and make meeting the needs of all riparians difficult. Water treaties have been theorized as valuable tools for mitigating conflict in times of climate stress, but the relationship between the design...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Aaron T. Wolf Increased variability of rainfall and flow from climate change has the potential to

Returning grain to the lower-Willamette Valley : Prospects and barriers for local food security

Creator:: Malone, Chevelle P.
Abstract:: A critical link is missing between food production and food consumption. This gap can be overcome by encouraging the production of staple food crops and emphasizing regional and community consumption of locally produced food. In order to re-establish local food security in the Willamette Valley, it is imperative that essential...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM June 2010 Directed By: Dr. Aaron T. Wolf Acknowledgements I would like to thank the

Towards a better understanding of water quality management in international river basins

Creator:: Pearson, Cathy D.
Abstract:: A healthy river ecosystem is the definitive mark of success in international water quality planning and management, but until the world's international river basins achieve this kind of success, there must be other means to assess progress. In this paper, a theoretical background establishes the complexities inherent in water quality...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM June 2002 Directed by Dr. Aaron T. Wolf ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank

In the Wake of Cascadia: Overcoming the Challenges of Disaster Preparedness for the Visiting Population in Newport, Oregon

Creator:: Copeland, Patrick J.
Abstract:: Extensive research has been published on a large-scale Cascadia subduction zone (CSZ) rupture off the Oregon coast, including the requirements of evacuation, shelter, and mass care of a diverse coastal population due to earthquake and tsunami related hazards. Adequate preparedness centers around the understanding of a hazards characteristics, and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Aaron T. Wolf Extensive research has been published on a large-scale Cascadia subduction

International river basin management in the face of change : Syr Darya Basin case study

Creator:: Pak, Mariya
Abstract:: The conflict over water resources exploitation and sharing in the Aral Sea Basin is one of the most pressing environmental issues yet to be resolved in Central Asia. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and establishment of the New Independent States (NIS) within the Aral Sea Bain led...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _______________________________________________________________ Aaron T. Wolf The conflict over water resources exploitation and sharing in the Aral Sea

The social construction of crisis: Deconstructing the complex pathways linking disaster, conflict, and peace

Creator:: Peters, Laura E. R.
Abstract:: We are witness to an ever tighter coupling between natural hazard-related disasters ("disasters") and violent social conflict ("conflict"). Previous research has established that disaster has the propensity to lead to conflict, and conflict, in turn, has been found to contribute to disaster vulnerabilities. The field of disaster diplomacy, by contrast,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Laura E

Beyond Cooperation : Environmental Justice in Transboundary Water Management

Creator:: Watson, Julie Elkins
Abstract:: Since the Wolf, Yoffe, and Giordano 2003 Basins at Risk study, examining human interactions with transboundary water resources through a lens of conflict and cooperation has been a dominant paradigm. The Basins at Risk (BAR) method involves categorizing events on a scale from most conflictive (e.g. war or extensive casualties)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cooperation: Environmental Justice in Transboundary Water Management Abstract approved: Aaron T. Wolf

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

Water Governance Process Assessment : Evaluating the Link between Decision Making Processes and Outcomes in the Columbia River Basin

Assessing the design of international water supply and hydropower arrangements for managing certain climate change scenarios

Returning grain to the lower-Willamette Valley : Prospects and barriers for local food security

Towards a better understanding of water quality management in international river basins

In the Wake of Cascadia: Overcoming the Challenges of Disaster Preparedness for the Visiting Population in Newport, Oregon

International river basin management in the face of change : Syr Darya Basin case study

The social construction of crisis: Deconstructing the complex pathways linking disaster, conflict, and peace

Beyond Cooperation : Environmental Justice in Transboundary Water Management

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