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An impact analysis of the Salem urban growth boundary on rural residential development and land value

Creator:: Mayer, Robert Carl
Abstract:: 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....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND VALUE by ROBERT CARL MAYER A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE DEPARTMENT

The Impacts of Gender-Focused Social Programs at a Micro-Finance Institution: A Case Study in Ayacucho, Peru

Creator:: Rockey, Tyler L.
Abstract:: The goal of this research project is to better understand the impacts and difficulties of offering gender-focused social programs through micro-lending banks. Previous research has demonstrated not only the importance of micro-lending, and the benefits of lending to women, but also the value of offering social programs specifically designed to...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: in Geography presented on May 20, 2010. Title: The Impacts of Gender-Focused Social Programs at a

A geographic approach to French wine regulation : finding new perspectives in Burgundy

Creator:: Svela, Alexander and Svela, Alexander J.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: A Geographic Approach to French Wine Regulation: A

Effects of land use policy on urban growth rates in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Davis, Ellen and Davis, Ellen H.
Abstract:: This study seeks to determine the correlation between changes in statewide land use planning policies and the resulting periods of high or low urban growth in the Willamette Valley, Oregon using automated classification methods and freely available satellite imagery. To protect its farms, forests and open spaces, Oregon became the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: RATES IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON By Ellen H. Davis A Research Paper

The changing scale of commercial agricultural land base in Deuel County, Nebraska

Creator:: Flohr, Larry G.
Abstract:: The main concern of this paper is to study the changes that have occurred in the structure of the agricultural land base during the last twenty-two years. Deuel County, Nebraska, was chosen as the problem area being representative of the national trends. It was found that the main means of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: DEUEL COUNTY, NEBRASKA by LARRY G, FLOHR A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Willamette Valley farm deferral accounts under Oregon Revised Statute 308.370

Creator:: Christensen, Larry Dale
Abstract:: This research is an effort to appraise the results of the 1963 legislation, especially in terms of the spatial aspect. Has it achieved the desired purpose? How many, and what size of farms are involved? Where are these farms located? The research field work resulted in a definitive map showing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: STATUTE 308. 370 by LARRY DALE CHRISTENSEN A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

An evaluation of the potential for land use management as an air pollution control measure within the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Vinton, Larry Richard
Abstract:: The rapid population growth and related economic growth of the Willamette Valley has resulted in a significant reduction in air quality over the past several decades. Within the Willamette Valley air ventilation is very poor and therefore the airpo1lutton potential is one of the highest in the United States. There...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL NEASURE WITHIN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY by LARRY RICHARD VINTON A RESEARCH

Analysis of growth rates of residential land values on and near the regulated flood plain

Creator:: Warnick, Larry James
Abstract:: Flood plain regulations are one of six major adjustments used to cope with flood hazard in the United States. This adjustment was essentially neglected in the national flood hazard policies until Congress enacted the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. The implementation of regulations, as called for in the Act,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: THE REGULATED FLOOD PLAIN by LARRY JAMES WARN ICK A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE DEPARTMENT OF

Spatial distribution and the probability of occurrence of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaskan Arctic

Creator:: Romeo, Lucy F.
Abstract:: The known distribution of beluga whales ranges from sub-Arctic to Arctic waters where they migrate in pods in response to environmental factors such as the presence of sea ice and prey. This study uses bivariate and multivariate analysis techniques to measure how environmental covariates are associated with the spatial-temporal distribution...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Julia A. Jones The known distribution of beluga whales ranges from sub-Arctic to

Historical landscape reconstruction and perceptual geography of Mount Hood, Oregon

Creator:: Belgam, Daniel R.
Abstract:: This research seeks to understand the influences of perception on land use around the Mount Hood area of Oregon and evaluate how it has evolved over the past 4,000 years. The study addresses three specific questions: 1) How has the study area evolved over time into the modern landscape? 2)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Daniel R. Belgam A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE GEOSCIENCES DEPARTMENT in

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An impact analysis of the Salem urban growth boundary on rural residential development and land value

The Impacts of Gender-Focused Social Programs at a Micro-Finance Institution: A Case Study in Ayacucho, Peru

A geographic approach to French wine regulation : finding new perspectives in Burgundy

Effects of land use policy on urban growth rates in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

The changing scale of commercial agricultural land base in Deuel County, Nebraska

Willamette Valley farm deferral accounts under Oregon Revised Statute 308.370

An evaluation of the potential for land use management as an air pollution control measure within the Willamette Valley

Analysis of growth rates of residential land values on and near the regulated flood plain

Spatial distribution and the probability of occurrence of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaskan Arctic

Historical landscape reconstruction and perceptual geography of Mount Hood, Oregon

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