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Creator:: Weems, Candice Michelle
Abstract:: Parks help to build social cohesion within a community. Urban open spaces offer a sense of place, act as the focal points for public gatherings, and provide an opportunity for social networking (Francis, 2003; Hayward, 1989). While offering so much they are also known to be places of disgust and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: DISTRIBUTION OF PARKS AND CRIME IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON By Candice Michelle Weems A

Creator:: Wörz, Adèle Lorraine
Abstract:: This dissertation uses a new methodological approach for an in-depth analysis of three cartographic works. Studies within the discipline of the history of cartography have followed various methodologies throughout the past century. This dissertation argues that in order to come to a more complete understanding of how maps were produced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ A. Jon Kimerling This dissertation uses a new methodological approach for an in-depth analysis

Creator:: Sisson, David A.
Abstract:: Cultural resource inventories have identified,205 individual sites on public land along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho. These sites represent a rich and diverse record of the human occupation and utilization of the river canyon during the past 10,000 years. Each of these 205 sites contains its own unique record of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David A. Sisson for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

Creator:: Wargo Rub, Michelle
Abstract:: Since their discovery in 1977, hydrothermal vent communities have offered scientists a unique glimpse into a world that is supported primarily by chemically derived energy rather than direct energy from the sun. Furthermore, studies of hydrothermal vent ecosystems have introduced scientists to amazing animals that have successfully adapted to living...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: A Novel Landscape Ecology Approach for Determining Microhabitat

Creator:: Eshbaugh, Dorothy L.
Abstract:: Three kkeeyy variables are examined to determine their influence on the process of community planning at Corvallis, Oregon. These are (1) the setting of priorities, (2) organization and (3) external reference. Interactions of goals program participants were recorded as the community responded to comply with Oregon Senate Bill #100's requirement...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Community Planning and Adaptation: A Case Study at

Creator:: Bartsch, Ellen J.
Abstract:: Voter preference on the issue of comprehensive land use planning in Oregon was analyzed through various population characteristics in order to determine the factors contributing to public preference in this issue and how they were distributed spatially. Two statistical models were developed to analyze the correlations between voting outcome in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ISSUE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING IN OREGON by ELLEN J. BARTSCH A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE

Creator:: Kepler, Richard J.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: DEMOGRAPHIC EFFECTS ON SCHOOL SUPPORT IN OREGON A Reaearch

Creator:: Tollo, Pia Agneta
Abstract:: The arts and festivals of art have today become a vital economic force in some areas of the country and a way of life for some people. The number and sizes of festivals, as well as audience size, has grown tremendously both nationally and in Oregon, since 1950. Even the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Pia Agneta Tollo A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to The Department of Geography Oregon State University

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