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From hurdles to high-speed: A Community Capital Framework approach to understanding barriers to broadband adoption and availability in North Carolina’s rural counties

Creator:: Berk, Christy
Abstract:: Access to broadband internet is vital for rural communities in the digital age, but persistent barriers impact adoption and availability. This topic is analyzed through the lens of the Community Capital Framework (Emery & Flora, 2006). By surveying county commissioners, the research aims to better understand rural broadband challenges and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: From hurdles to high-speed: A Community Capital Framework

Exploring Roles for Scientists and Simulation Models in Collaborative, Science-Based Ecosystem Restoration

Creator:: Hughes, John
Abstract:: The U.S. Forest Service’s Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) seeks to encourage collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of forest landscapes. Many theorists note a tension between participatory approaches in governance and the certainty and control that science is said to offer. This research explores how collaboration and science are currently...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: OF John Hughes for the degree of Master of Public Policy presented on June 10th, 2015. Title

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:: Employees by Lindsay A. Trant MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State University in

Predicting county-level food insecurity and hunger in Oregon

Creator:: Grussing, Jay D.
Abstract:: Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates have been a concern throughout the last decade. These high rates earned Oregon the dubious distinction as the most food insecure with hunger state in the late 1990’s. While Oregon’s ranking has improved in recent years, our understanding of why Oregon ranked so...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________ Bruce Weber Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates have been a concern

Strengthening Oregon's communities : Latino community leadership training

Creator:: Curiel, Sara
Abstract:: Latinos are less likely to be civically involved in their community than any other minority group, despite the fact that they are the biggest minority in the United States. A great concern exists over ways to effectively promote and improve this group’s participation in their community’s decision-making process [or civic...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Major Professor Bruce A. Weber Latinos are less likely to be civically involved in their community

Uncommon Alliance : Understanding the Passage of Oregon's Senate Bill 1547

Creator:: H. Gray, Daniel
Abstract:: In 2016, the state of Oregon passed landmark legislation that doubles the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and eliminates the use of coal-fired electricity for the state’s two major electric utilities by 2030. The legislation was the first of its kind in the country to outright ban the use of a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in the country to outright ban the use of a particular fossil fuel source and fits into national

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:: : Lori A. Cramer, representing Sociology Kelsy N. Kretschmer, representing Sociology

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:: Polina Osipova presented on November 27, 2018 APPROVED: Lori A. Cramer, representing

Diffusion of Climate Knowledge through Social Networks

Creator:: Bragg, Matthew
Abstract:: Over the past several decades, quality climate information has become extremely valuable to environmental decision makers, yet little is known about how this information is distributed within a social network of professionals. This study focuses on a climate knowledge network associated with a NOAA Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC) study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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:: : Kelsy Kretschmer and John Edwards 2 Abstract A commitment to diversity is now quite common in

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From hurdles to high-speed: A Community Capital Framework approach to understanding barriers to broadband adoption and availability in North Carolina’s rural counties

Exploring Roles for Scientists and Simulation Models in Collaborative, Science-Based Ecosystem Restoration

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

Predicting county-level food insecurity and hunger in Oregon

Strengthening Oregon's communities : Latino community leadership training

Uncommon Alliance : Understanding the Passage of Oregon's Senate Bill 1547

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

Understanding the Implementation of Oregon's Environmental Justice Statute

Diffusion of Climate Knowledge through Social Networks

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

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