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A potential gross sales test for farmland: the synthesis and application of a rural resource planning tool

Creator:: Clinton, Patrick James
Abstract:: Due to recent changes in Oregon land-use regulations, agricultural resource lands within exclusive farm-use zones are being designated as high-value, important, or small-scale farmland according to their relative potential for commercial agriculture. Potential gross agricultural sales are used as a threshold in the designation of small-scale farmlands; however, the regulations...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: APPLICATION OF A RURAL RESOURCE PLANNING TOOL by Patrick James Clinton A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to

A spatial information science approach to optimizing recreational planning for the activity of disc golf

Creator:: Quillin, David Clinton
Abstract:: GIS and other geographic mapping tools have become an integral part of our society for disseminating spatial infonnation to assist in making informed land planning decisions. Disc golf is a recreation activity, most commonly found on public lands, which utilizes the natural landscape in a manner that enhances its enjoyment....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: RECREATIONAL PLANNING FOR THE ACTIVITY OF DISC GOLF David Clinton Quillin A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to

Understanding Patterns of Timber Harvest and their Drivers : A Quantitative Assessment of Forest Governance in the Western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:: Harris, Tyler C.
Abstract:: Effective forest governance is central to the efficient, sustainable, and equitable use of forest resources, yet challenges in assessing forest governance impede efforts to improve it. Contemporary forest governance involves decisions by multiple stakeholders across multiple sectors of economy and society, from local to global scales – making forest governance...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tyler C. Harris

Putting Food on the Map: Automated Mapping of Community Gardens with High Resolution Aerial Imagery using an Object Based Approach in Google Earth Engine

Creator:: Mazur, Elise S.
Abstract:: Urban agriculture (UA), or growing and producing food within urban areas, is rising in popularity across the United States. There are social and environmental benefits from growing food within urban neighborhoods. UA presents the opportunity for food security in neighborhoods that do not have access to safe and healthy foods,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: potential to provide food security for those without access to healthy food (Clinton et al., 2018

Advancements in the Monitoring of Forests and Quantification of Live Aboveground Biomass Using Moderate Resolution Spaceborne Multispectral Imagery and Synthetic Aperture Radar Data

Creator:: Kilbride, John B.
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to enhance the monitoring of forest ecosystems through the utilization of remotely sensed data to address the exigencies posed by the Anthropocene. On a global scale, rising temperatures and fluctuating precipitation patterns have strained forests and produced shifts in natural disturbance regimes. Additionally, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: forecasting model inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 C Summary of forest cover

The impacts of mining legacy in a water-scarce South Africa : An environmental security perspective

Creator:: Hanlon, Thomas M.
Abstract:: Given the growing human security implications resulting from the high rates of change in social-ecological systems, the general question motivating this research is: how can the traditional security establishment respond to rising non-traditional threats? This question comes from the ongoing debate of whether military resources should be used in some...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , Demographics, Stress, and Economic Shock.…………………… pg 51 4.3.1 Post Mandela Era and Black Economic

A study of socioeconomic factors which influence recycling participation in two Oregon communities : Beaverton and Corvallis

Creator:: Gustafson, Gary G.
Abstract:: Seven socioeconomic factors common to two Oregon communities, Beaverton and Corvallis, were examined and compared for the influences they might have on participation in recycling programs. Sampling technique involved the use of a prepared survey questionnaire through which the data necessary for the appropriate statistical methodology used in the study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Categories 8 9 10 O:i a. b. Income Code c. d. Total Corv. Beav. Total 37 14 51 24 13 37 20 30

A Study of Vegetation Change Over Time in the Salt Marshes of the Salmon River Estuary, Oregon

Creator:: Schrank, Keaton A.
Abstract:: The salt marshes of the Salmon River Estuary, Oregon have been of interest for decades due to their disturbance and restoration history, as well as the presence of long-term vegetation transects that were established as early as the 1970s. Vegetation abundance data have been gathered in the four sites of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Reference Marsh. Large assemblages of C. lyngbyei were associated with previously-diked areas of

Perceptions of pack and saddle stock in wilderness: a historical and geographical review of a resource conflict

Creator:: Capozza, Togan
Abstract:: It has long been acknowledged that recreation activities can cause conflict among stakeholders with different perspectives. In 1949, Aldo Leopold, one of the earliest proponents of wilderness preservation, noted "Public policies for outdoor recreation are controversial. Equally conscientious citizens hold opposite views on what is and what should be done...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Wilderness in California (Watson et al. 1993), Charles C. Deam Wilderness in Indiana (Watson et al. 1993

Resource applications of Geographic Information Systems: the development of the roads layer for the Siuslaw National Forest

Creator:: Cogswell, Megan L.
Abstract:: The U.S. Forest Service has been actively using new information technologies since the formation of the agency. Currently forests are using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping, data storage, modeling, and spatial analysis. The Siuslaw National Forest has an active GIS with many data layers. A project to correct the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Species Act (Anderson 1994). President Clinton, in an attempt to resolve the growing controversy, held a

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A potential gross sales test for farmland: the synthesis and application of a rural resource planning tool

A spatial information science approach to optimizing recreational planning for the activity of disc golf

Understanding Patterns of Timber Harvest and their Drivers : A Quantitative Assessment of Forest Governance in the Western Cascades of Oregon

Putting Food on the Map: Automated Mapping of Community Gardens with High Resolution Aerial Imagery using an Object Based Approach in Google Earth Engine

Advancements in the Monitoring of Forests and Quantification of Live Aboveground Biomass Using Moderate Resolution Spaceborne Multispectral Imagery and Synthetic Aperture Radar Data

The impacts of mining legacy in a water-scarce South Africa : An environmental security perspective

A study of socioeconomic factors which influence recycling participation in two Oregon communities : Beaverton and Corvallis

A Study of Vegetation Change Over Time in the Salt Marshes of the Salmon River Estuary, Oregon

Perceptions of pack and saddle stock in wilderness: a historical and geographical review of a resource conflict

Resource applications of Geographic Information Systems: the development of the roads layer for the Siuslaw National Forest

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