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Oregon's port districts as an element of economic development

Creator:: Bell, Allen Livingston
Abstract:: Oregon's twenty-two smaller port districts have the means to undertake a variety of community development goals. The activities of these public bodies extend beyond facilitating maritime commerce and harbor improvement. A primary responsibility, exemplified by a brief look at the evolution and contemporary authority of ports in Oregon, is to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: OREGON'S PORT DISTRICTS AS AN ELEMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Bayocean Spit, Tillamook, Oregon; early economic development and erosion history

Creator:: Terich, Thomas
Abstract:: Bayocean sand spit lies along the northern Oregon coast approximately 70 miles south of the Columbia River. Work was begun on the construction of a large recreational resort on the spit in the early 1900's. At the outset, the resort appeared to have a promising future. However, a three-year delay...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . However, a three-year delay in the completion of the railroad to Tillamook created financial instability

The economic evolution of a mining community : Santa Rosalia, Baja California del Sur, Mexico

Creator:: Cichowicz, Judith A.
Abstract:: The original settlement of Santa Rosalia, Baja California del Sur, Mexico, was due to the exploitation of the copper resources in the Boleo copper district of Mexico. Mineral resources have always been significant in the economy of the town. Development in Santa Rosalia has been limited by the non-renewable aspects...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: financial loss, in order to maintain the dominant economic function of the town for at least a short time

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:: beginning to recognize the economic value of functioning ecosystems that were previously ignored or taken

Social, Ecological, and Economic Outcomes Associated with Stewardship Forestry in the Siuslaw Watershed

Creator:: Colón–Almodóvar, Yamilette M.
Abstract:: In 1994, with the approval of the Northwest Forest Plan, the livelihood of individuals in the surrounding communities of the Siuslaw National Forest and Siuslaw Watershed were further impacted by already diminished traditional timber practices. In 2003, the United States Forest Service developed an innovative program, stewardship contracting, aimed at...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: contracts also 2 play an important role in the social, economic and ecological sustainability of

Irrigated agriculture, energy, and endangered species in the Upper Klamath Basin : Evaluating trade-offs and interconnections

Creator:: Boehlert, Brent B.
Abstract:: In 2001, an extreme drought tightened water supply in the Upper Klamath Basin (basin) while earlier increases in Endangered Species Act (ESA) water requirements for basin fish species that same year elevated demands. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), which manages irrigation water in parts of the basin located near the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics and Geography presented on November 13

Is dam development a mechanism for human security? Scale and perception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos

Creator:: Veilleux, Jennifer Corinne
Abstract:: Human security is a framework related to the stability and sustainability of political, environmental, economical, and socio-cultural areas of concern. Water resources around the world are under increased pressure from increased development, growing populations, pollution, and global climate change. Large-scale dam development while still popular for political and economic development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , economic, and socio-cultural sectors. A combination of quantitatively-derived parameters from global

Traditional Medicine and Self-Determination in Resolving Mental Health Problems Among Southwest Oregon Native Americans

Creator:: Otis, Alison Taylor
Abstract:: Native Americans in southwest Oregon are a heterogenous group comprising one-quarter of the state's total Indian population. Despite their notable size, Native Americans in this six county area are either ineligible for, or inaccessible to, federally sponsored Indian health facilities available to Native peoples elsewhere. Research was conducted over an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: mental health problems among southwest Oregon native Americans AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alison

Risky business : evaluating the vulnerability and impacts from simulated oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico

Creator:: Nelson, Jake R.
Abstract:: Exploration and production of oil in the Gulf of Mexico has seen an astonishing increase since the first well was drilled in 1936. Much of the current exploration is occurring in waters greater than 5000 feet. The largest and most unprecedented oil spill in the United States occurred on April...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . .................................... 59 A 9: The raster represents the cumulative economic cost of the waters in the Gulf of Mexico

Factors affecting the use of soil conservation practices: an analysis of farmers in Monroe County, Missouri

Creator:: Ervin, Christine A.
Abstract:: Literature exploring the use of soil conservation practices has generaly lacked a theoretical framework. This study proposes a decision-making model comprised of physical, personal, economic, and institutional factors. Data from Monroe County, Missouri, are used to test the hypothesized relationships of explanatory variables to variations in nurnber of practices used...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Prac- tices," Journal of Farm Economics, Vol. 40 (1958), pp. 903-914. 6 John E. Canton et al., The

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Oregon's port districts as an element of economic development

Bayocean Spit, Tillamook, Oregon; early economic development and erosion history

The economic evolution of a mining community : Santa Rosalia, Baja California del Sur, Mexico

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

Social, Ecological, and Economic Outcomes Associated with Stewardship Forestry in the Siuslaw Watershed

Irrigated agriculture, energy, and endangered species in the Upper Klamath Basin : Evaluating trade-offs and interconnections

Is dam development a mechanism for human security? Scale and perception of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River in Laos

Traditional Medicine and Self-Determination in Resolving Mental Health Problems Among Southwest Oregon Native Americans

Risky business : evaluating the vulnerability and impacts from simulated oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico

Factors affecting the use of soil conservation practices: an analysis of farmers in Monroe County, Missouri

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