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Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

Creator:: Yin, Yao
Abstract:: This essay provides a snapshot of sustainability and acceptability of wave energy and eight other electricity-generating energy sources in Oregon. Since “sustainability” is an important point of view in decision-making, the paper is centered around the concept. Although there is no consensus on the definition of sustainability in the academic...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge and thank the members of my committee, Professor Steel

Organizational Shifts Within the U.S. Forest Service: A Case Study of Senior Willamette National Forest Employees

Creator:: Bolick, Zachary L.
Abstract:: The U.S. Forest Service has been forced to adapt to numerous changes over the last three decades. These include a dramatic reduction in workforce, a declining budget, and controversial lawsuits. Moreover, recent agency wide studies suggest that within the Forest Service a new resource management paradigm has emerged that differs...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Within the U.S. Forest Service: A Case Study of Senior Willamette National Forest Employees

Collaboration Challenges: Stakeholder Perceptions of Managing a National Forestry Program. A Case Study of the Multi Stakeholder Forestry Program in Nepal

Creator:: Maskey, Stuty
Abstract:: Increasing calls from stakeholders for a greater role in public decision making has led to the rapid world-wide adoption of multi stakeholder collaboration for policymaking. In line with this emerging trend the Government of Nepal with support from its long-time development partners and bi-lateral donors initiated a policy level experiment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Collaboration Challenges: Stakeholder Perceptions of Managing a National Forestry Program. A Case Study of the

A Health Impact Assessment of Accessory Dwelling Unit Policies in Rural Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Fellows, Holly
Abstract:: This study uses the Health Impact Assessment approach to determine the health impacts of allowing accessory dwelling units in Benton County, Oregon. A literature review presents the health benefits of accessory dwelling units in urban areas and identifies the potential negative health effects in rural areas. Five accessory dwelling units...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text::   indicators. Qualitative data from focus groups, and advisory panel, and local health and  planning

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:: Presented June 12, 2019 Commencement June 2019 Committee Chair: Rebecca Warner Committee Members

Understanding Welfare As We Know It: A Comprehensive and Updated Mixed-Methods Analysis on the Relationship between Public Opinion and Welfare Policies

Creator:: Molina, Rafael Felipe S.
Abstract:: After the 1996 national welfare reform known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was enacted with more stringent eligibility and work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, a plethora of analyses have followed assessing the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: national welfare reform known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

International Mekong River Basin : Events, Conflicts or Cooperation, and Policy Implications

Creator:: Yorth, Bunny
Abstract:: “International river basin is defined as an area extending over two or more states determined by the watershed limits of the system of waters, including surface and underground waters, flowing into a common terminus” (Shapiro-Libai, 1969, p. 22). There are 276 international river basins providing almost 60% of global freshwater...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: strongly needed in the Mekong River Committee (MRC). Keywords: Mekong

Resilience in Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration: The Lakeview Stewardship Group’s Response to the Barry Point Fire

Creator:: Spaeth, Andrew D.
Abstract:: Congress created the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) in 2009 with the passage of the Forest Landscape Restoration Act (Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 Title IV). The purpose of the CFLRP legislation is to implement forest restoration work on national forest lands through a competitive grant program....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: work on national forest lands through a competitive grant program. This study examines how the

The COVID-19 Hunger Cliff: A Narrative Policy Framework analysis of the ongoing fight over pandemic-era universal school lunch policies

Creator:: Mowers-Cervantes, Emily
Abstract:: The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has emerged as a method of understanding how stories and evidence are portrayed within policy arenas to support policy discussions and what end goals these policy narratives aim to meet. This study applies the Narrative Policy framework to policy narratives used to discuss and share...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Abstract 4 2. Introduction 5 3. Background 6 Food Insecurity 6 The National School Lunch Act 7 The

Linking Population Growth Reduction to Climate Change

Creator:: Jacobs, Derric
Abstract:: By 2050 the world population is expected to reach 9 billion. Fears of the impact of such a large population on earth’s environmental systems and finite resources have lead efforts by governmental and non-governmental agencies to assist developing nations in reducing fertility rates to slow population growth by direct medical...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ) + (immigration‐ emigration) (Weeks, 1989). Demographers often  report on national births and deaths as rates

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

Organizational Shifts Within the U.S. Forest Service: A Case Study of Senior Willamette National Forest Employees

Collaboration Challenges: Stakeholder Perceptions of Managing a National Forestry Program. A Case Study of the Multi Stakeholder Forestry Program in Nepal

A Health Impact Assessment of Accessory Dwelling Unit Policies in Rural Benton County, Oregon

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

Understanding Welfare As We Know It: A Comprehensive and Updated Mixed-Methods Analysis on the Relationship between Public Opinion and Welfare Policies

International Mekong River Basin : Events, Conflicts or Cooperation, and Policy Implications

Resilience in Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration: The Lakeview Stewardship Group’s Response to the Barry Point Fire

The COVID-19 Hunger Cliff: A Narrative Policy Framework analysis of the ongoing fight over pandemic-era universal school lunch policies

Linking Population Growth Reduction to Climate Change

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