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Environmental Justice Policies at the State Level: Symbolic Rhetoric or Tangible Impacts?

Creator:: Kanzig, Erin
Abstract:: President Clinton’s Executive Order 12898 and subsequent federal environmental justice (EJ) policies and programs have faced significant challenges in implementation. Exploring scientific uncertainty, social complexity of EJ issues, lack of clear policy guidance, and weak regulatory enforcement demonstrate these challenges. However, at the state level, EJ policies, task forces, and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Figueroa. I’d like to also thank Kelsy for being such a wonderful professor to work with as a teaching

Defining Community: The Impact of OSU Student Civic Engagement in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Vincent, Jennica
Abstract:: This study explores the context of and impacts resulting from a broad range of university student civic engagements on the city of Corvallis, Oregon. Through semi-structured interviews with local community partners who engage with the university in what I term student civic service-learning, feedback reveals impacts that are overwhelmingly positive,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , p. 5). The need at Oregon State University (OSU) for such information regarding student engagement

Financing of Public Higher Education in Afghanistan: Public Opinion and Information Effects

Creator:: Najam, Rafiuddin
Abstract:: The Afghan public higher education (HE) system absorbs less than one-fifth of government education spending and per student spending declines, while the student annual enrollment is rising. This contrast may trigger challenges and inevitable tradeoffs for the public universities to encounter. Policies concerning the diversification of financing stream need attention;...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: program and Dr. Daniel Schaffer for his help with advancing my English writing during my studies at OSU

Examining an Empowerment Framework: A Look at Female Artisans Within a Ghanaian NGO

Creator:: Boyd, Heather
Abstract:: This essay examines the processes of empowerment within an artisan NGO in Ghana. An empowerment framework focusing on the concepts of ‘agency’, ‘resources’ and ‘achievements’ are examined through interviews with women weavers, batikers and seamstresses. Their narratives reveal that a complex set of structural and cultural inequalities shape women’s specific...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Framework: A Look at Female Artisans Within a Ghanaian NGO By Boyd, Heather MPP

The Case for Remote Monitoring: Evidence from Kenya

Creator:: Dunn, Zachary A.
Abstract:: International development projects aimed at alleviating poverty often fall short when it comes to capacity for operation and maintenance. As a case in point, today it is estimated one-third of all African wells have fallen into disrepair due to lack of effective management, corresponding to as many as 250,000 broken...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , calling for increased technology transfer to Kenya’s agrarian communities as a method of stimulating

An Evaluation of the Search Advocate Program at Oregon State University: Identifying Strengths and Opportunities for Development

Creator:: DeFelice, Jessica
Abstract:: A commitment to diversity is now quite common in the missions of colleges and universities. One of the primary barriers to hiring a diverse faculty is the role that implicit bias, or the case of identifying flawed ideas as reliable choices systematically, plays in the search and selection process. At...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: information that biases decision-making processes. At Oregon State University, a Search Advocate Program

Understanding the Implementation of Oregon's Environmental Justice Statute

Creator:: Osipova, Polina
Abstract:: The environmental justice (EJ) movement has succeeded in achieving policy change across different levels of government, however, there has been relatively little research to date on the implementation of environmental justice policies at the state level. The state of Oregon provides an opportunity to understand how state-level EJ policies are...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: addition, I want to thank Dr. Brent Steel for believing in me and creating a wonderful learning

Assessing the Implications of the 2016 Oregon Minimum Wage Increase for Direct Market Farmers and Their Employees

Creator:: Trant, Lindsay A.
Abstract:: Oregon is one of several states to implement a new and innovative minimum wage policy. The Oregon policy defines three regions with each having a separate initial minimum wage and a different set of incremental increases over the next seven years. This paper explores how this policy change may impact...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , farmworkers and farmworkers’ unions also testified at the hearings on SB 1532 expressing the need for a

The Nuclear Option: A Multi-Level Perspective Exploration of Nuclear Energy and its Implications for the Development of Renewable Energy

Creator:: Ettinger, Matthew
Abstract:: Nuclear energy enjoyed widespread support in the United States during its initial decades and has seen extensive study as a potential means of combating contemporary energy issues such as climate change and alternative transportation fuels. Despite the potential contribution to solving these challenges, the industry has been largely stagnant since...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: technology and avoid lock-in. This means there is a role for a variety of energy resources in the portfolio

Challenging the System : The Role of Community Choice Aggregation in California's Transition to a Renewable Energy Future

Creator:: Gunther, Stephen J.
Abstract:: Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources has been identified by governments throughout the world as a key strategy for reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing sustainability and resiliency, and supporting local economies. Despite these benefits, this transition has been slow in the United States, causing some...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: for niches to break through (Kern, 2012, p. 301). In a review of strategic niche management

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Environmental Justice Policies at the State Level: Symbolic Rhetoric or Tangible Impacts?

Defining Community: The Impact of OSU Student Civic Engagement in Corvallis, Oregon

Financing of Public Higher Education in Afghanistan: Public Opinion and Information Effects

Examining an Empowerment Framework: A Look at Female Artisans Within a Ghanaian NGO

The Case for Remote Monitoring: Evidence from Kenya

An Evaluation of the Search Advocate Program at Oregon State University: Identifying Strengths and Opportunities for Development

Understanding the Implementation of Oregon's Environmental Justice Statute

Assessing the Implications of the 2016 Oregon Minimum Wage Increase for Direct Market Farmers and Their Employees

The Nuclear Option: A Multi-Level Perspective Exploration of Nuclear Energy and its Implications for the Development of Renewable Energy

Challenging the System : The Role of Community Choice Aggregation in California's Transition to a Renewable Energy Future

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