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A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

Creator:: Rathburn, Arthur Cristen
Abstract:: The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The Framework...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Arthur C

A study of nonfarm dwellings in an exclusive farm use zone

Creator:: McDonough, Mary
Abstract:: The proliferation of nonfarm residential dwellings into agricultural areas is a prominent factor in the loss of agricultural land. In Oregon, permits for nonfarm dwellings in an agricultural zone must meet certain state criteria. The criteria contain vague phrases which are open to interpretation. Decision makers apply soil criteria as...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Schnepf, op. cit., footnote 10:194. 12 Mark Westling and James Mattis, Criteria and Standards: Precision

Criteria for evaluating the visual resource a classification system

Creator:: Leineweber, Stephen J.
Abstract:: 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

Selected factors affecting the pattern of agricultural land conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973

Creator:: Furuseth, Owen J., 1949-
Abstract:: In recent years the conversion of agricultural lands to more intensive non-rural land uses has become a focus of increasing public awareness and concern. The growing attention to farmland conversion is manifested in increasing public policies and legilsation to protect agricultural and forestry land uses. Nevertheless, our understanding of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: land conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Owen James

Chilling as a factor in crop location with particular reference to deciduous orchards in California

Creator:: Aron, Robert Henry
Abstract:: Several empirical formulas that may be used to estimate available chilling are presented in this study. Many climatic parameters were considered in the derivation of these formulas. One equation employing only maximum and minimum temperatures had a coefficients of correlation (R) and R² values of .978 and .957, respectively. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: CALIFORNIA Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: James F. Lahey Several empirical formulas that may be

An investigation of the utility of Landsat 2 MSS data to the fire-danger rating area, and forest fuel analysis within Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Creator:: Rabii, Hassan Alizadeh
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : (Redacted for privacy Dr. James F. Laney Inventorying and mapping of the amounts of downed forest fuel

Spatial expressions of farm size changes in the Polk and Linn counties of Oregon

Creator:: Van Otten, George A.
Abstract:: The spatial organization of farm units in Polk and Linn counties in the mid-Willamette Valley has undergone significant change over the past 30 years. Whereas most study areas operations in the 1930's and 1940's consisted of small family owned farms with contiguous land bases, present mid-Willamette Valley units vary considerably...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Scharf, Alfred Wheeler, Irwin Kampfer, Arthur Oh ling, Elton Fishback, and Paul Griffin for allow- ing

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

Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

Creator:: Possiel, William John
Abstract:: The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: course of this study. Thanks to Dr. Thomas McC1 intock , Dr. Mary Lee Nolan , James Folts, and Dr. Fred

Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley wetlands : agricultural uses, alternative uses, problems and trends

Creator:: Tsutsui, Setsuo Harry
Abstract:: The wetlands are distinguished from other lands of the Mid-Willamette Valley by excessive soil moisture. The wetlands, as defined for this study, consist of 20 soil series (in 22 soil mapping units) which are classified by the Soil Conservation Service as having excessive wetness as the major factor limiting their...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Charles L. Rosenfeld of the Department of Geography, Doctor James R. Park of the Department of Business

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A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

A study of nonfarm dwellings in an exclusive farm use zone

Criteria for evaluating the visual resource a classification system

Selected factors affecting the pattern of agricultural land conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973

Chilling as a factor in crop location with particular reference to deciduous orchards in California

An investigation of the utility of Landsat 2 MSS data to the fire-danger rating area, and forest fuel analysis within Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Spatial expressions of farm size changes in the Polk and Linn counties of Oregon

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

Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley wetlands : agricultural uses, alternative uses, problems and trends

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