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  • Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

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    Lee, Pei-Yao
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    Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of environmental conservation, where ecotourism has been successfully combined with integrated community development. Indigenous knowledge containing "ecological wisdom" and decision-making based on consensus are perceived to be the greatest contributors to this achievement. I conducted three months...
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    approved:. John A. Young Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of

  • Ecotourism, poverty, and conservation in Prek Toal, Cambodia

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    Conway, Kathryn
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    In Prek Toal, a poor subsistence fishing village on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, the conservation organization Osmose is using ecotourism revenues to finance poverty intervention programs and promote conservation in a threatened ecosystem. This thesis examines local perceptions of tourism as a measure of Osmose’s success. Limited awareness of tourism...
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    , Cambodia. Abstract approved: _________________________________________________ John A. Young

  • Toxic politics at 64N, 171W : addressing military contaminants on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

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    Henifin, Kai A.
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    St. Lawrence Island, Alaska is home to two Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) under remediation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 1985. After more than two decades the local residents continue to be concerned about inadequate site characterization and cleanup. During the summer of 2005, I collected ethnographic...
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    Abstract approved: John A. Young St. Lawrence Island, Alaska is home to two Formerly

  • Slippery paths : connections and divergences between historic preservation and tourism in Micronesia

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    Krause, Elizabeth L.
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    Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a century of colonial rule, including four decades of U.S. administration as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Pressures to attain self-sufficiency have led many of these island nations to embrace tourism as an economic development strategy. Meanwhile,...
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    : Jkôhn A. Young Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a

  • Understandings of sustainability and the contributions of non-governmental organizations : a case study of Toledo, Belize

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    Rosien, Jessica
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    This thesis reviews theoretical and local understandings of sustainability and examines the contributions which the NGO, the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE), makes to achieving sustainability in the district of Toledo in Belize, Central America. The study focuses mainly on the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, which TIDE manages...
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    ohn A. Young This thesis reviews theoretical and local understandings of sustainability and examines

  • Independent Volunteer Travelers in Nepal

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    Douglas, Heather F.
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    The objective of this research is to shed light on the phenomenon of independent volunteer traveling. It represents a form of tourism in which travelers independently organize their own volunteer efforts and typically provide assistance to local people in return for room and board. Travelers operate outside the confines of...
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    Volunteer Travelers in Nenal. Abstract approved: JdAin A 'Young The objective of this research is to shed

  • Power and participation in urban planning : an ethnographic case study of Curitiba, Brazil

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    Piel, Eric W.
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    This thesis examines the concepts of power and participation and how they are intertwined in the examination of the urban planning systems in Curitiba, Brazil. Power is identified as both the planning system's ability to affect the daily lives of the city's residents and the power of individuals and groups...
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    Urban Planning: An Ethnographic Case Study of Curitiba, BraziL Abstract approved: Young This thesis

  • Of stereotypes and strategies : emic perspectives of shopping in a television servicescape

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    Harris, Mackenzie Moore
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    Culturally based stereotypes are a pervasive force behind quick judgments about behavior, intent, and beliefs which allow individuals to interact efficiently to meet their own goals. Gender stereotypes are present in marketing media and servicescapes, where they define the behavior, needs, and wants of shoppers. The literature on consumer behavior...
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    major professor, Dr. John Young, and members of my committee, Dr. Jim McAlexander and Dr. Nancy

  • Features of boardrooms and conference rooms in Pacific Northwest organizations

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    Foltz, Andrew L.
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    This study examines selected cultural elements of the negotiating environment in seventeen organizations having home or branch offices in the Northwest United States. Conference room and boardroom design, intentional placement of meaningful artifacts, arrangement of seating, and providing of refreshments are compared. Observations and interviews of organizational representatives in nine...
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    : Features of Boardrooms and Conference Rooms in Pacific Northwest Organizations John A. Young This study

  • Theoretical perspectives on Latin American indigenous development, with reference to a case study of Cebadas, Ecuador

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    Ocana, Juan Carlos
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    This thesis presents a discussion of the main materialistic theories proposed to explain the process of development among the indigenous population of Latin America. Four theoretical approaches are presented and discussed. The first one deals with the social group referred to as peasants. The second one explains the process of...
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    here. The members of my committee, Dr. John Young, my major professor, Dr. Court Smith, and Dr