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  • An evaluation of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1) multispectral scanner as a tool for the determination of lacustrine trophic state

    Creator:
    Boland, Dale H. P.
    Abstract:
    This study evaluates the Earth Resources Technology Satellite- One (ERTS-1) multispectral scanner (MSS) as a means of predicting lacustrine trophic state and the magnitude of selected trophic state indicators. Numerical classificatory methods are employed to ascertain the trophic character of 100 lakes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York using...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    resources. To explore the feasibility of applying earth resource data collected from satellite altitudes to

  • The role and policy implications of selected external factors as applied to the developmental patterns of five Wyoming fuels

    Creator:
    Vuk, Melvin M.
    Abstract:
    The developmental patterns of five fuel resources located within the state of Wyoming are examined through time and in relation to several factors external to the location of the fuels. An historic description and inventory of the five fuels: petroleum; natural gas; oil shale; coal; uranium are presented. External factors...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    resources to Jan. 1, 1972 Remaining Recoverable Strippable Resource(80Z recovery) Powder River Basin

  • Improving forest resources in Nepal

    Creator:
    Ross, Marc Ellis
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    Deforestation and accompanying environmental deterioration is a threat to the economic growth and to the survival of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal . There is need for a comprehensive forest rehabilitation program tailored to the different conditions of the Terai plain, Middle Hills and the Highland Himalaya regions of the...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    of the Resource Base A spectrum of forest and range resources occurs in Nepal . It is estimated

  • Lower Salmon River Cultural Resource Management Plan

    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
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    CHAPTER VI CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEASURES Introduction 88 Physical Protection Measures 90

  • A conceptual paradigm for the evaluation of recreation resources

    Creator:
    Stankey, George H.
    Abstract:
    One of the most serious problems confronting modern America is the efficient and rational utilization of the recreation resource base, not only in terms of present demands and needs, but future as well. The resource manager, in the past, has had few guidelines from which to determine the type and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    PARADIGM FOR THE EVALUATION OF RECREATION RESOURCES CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Recreation resource

  • Basins at risk : conflict and cooperation over international freshwater resources

    Creator:
    Yoffe, Shira
    Abstract:
    In the policy literature and the popular press, the issues of water and conflict are being raised together with increasing frequency. Geographic, international relations, and environmental security theories speculate on the linkages between geographic features, natural resources, spatial relationships, and war or acute conflict. Little quantitative or global-scale research exists,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Resources and development of the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation, Oregon

    Creator:
    McGreenhan, Albert John
    Abstract:
    Residents of the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation are currently confronted by several problems retarding the development and management of their resources. Many of these problems as well as recent resource deficiencies are linked to the type of federal jurisdiction under which this land area was held prior to the transfer...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    ......................... 4 THE RESOURCE BASE ............................ 8 Physical Resource Base ..................... 8

  • Agricultural resources and socio-economic affluence of Oregon counties

    Creator:
    Benson, Barry Ralph
    Abstract:
    Limited measures of socio-economic affluence among some Oregon counties reflect deficiency in the availability and development of agricultural resources. Seventeen indicators qualify county census data into comparable relative values. Rank correlation analysis of the relationship between agricultural resources and socio-economic affluence demonstrates a significant correlation coefficient at the 95 percent...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    are necessary. Agricultural resources are influenced by the distribution of physical factors

  • Criteria for evaluating the visual resource a classification system

    Creator:
    Leineweber, Stephen J.
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    Planning for the visual resource has always been difficult because of the complex nature of the subject matter. Recent federal legislation has generated a large amount of research on the problem of scenic measurement. Using an adaptation of a visual analysis system used by the Forest Service, a fourteen square...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE VISUAL RESOURCE A CLASSIFICATION

  • The resource base of Adair Village, Oregon problems and prospects

    Creator:
    Jacobson, Gerald Patrick
    Abstract:
    The utilization of pre-existing military structures and facilities to serve as a resource base for an incorporated city is a unique situation posing several problems for the new city of Adair Village. The resultant land uses from the disposal of Adair AFS provide little economic opportunities so the residents are...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    land and related facility resources. As defined here the resource base is comprised of these