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Understanding the Decision-Making Capacity of Oregon Coastal Watershed Councils

Creator:: Cumming, Gordon D.
Abstract:: In 1995, Oregon introduced the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds (formerly the Oregon Coho Salmon Recovery Initiative; OCRSI), a statewide cooperative effort between government and citizens. The Oregon Plan promotes voluntary and locally determined salmonid and watershed restoration initiatives. Watershed councils - groups comprised of citizens, federal and state...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

Creator:: Ranseen, Susanne N.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the Schultz Fire as a case study to explain the complex history of fire suppression management in America’s forests, and to gain further understanding of how management practices have affected the increase in fire severity levels and how forests respond to such a disturbance. The thesis objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ecosystems and Society, Sustainable Forest Management, and History presented on February 28, 2013. Title

A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

Creator:: Leland, Ronald Wayne
Abstract:: Obesity affects one out of every four Americans and represents a serious health hazard in the United States. Serious chronic diseases associated with obesity include heart disease, cancer, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus. There has been a rapid expansion in the number of weight control centers since the 1970s, yet there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: programs surveyed were listed in the Oregon Dietetic Association Weight Management Resource Directory

New Directions in Disaster Planning : A Case Study of Community-Based Emergency Preparedness in Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Kinney, Colleen M.
Abstract:: Major disasters are taking an ever-increasing toll on American communities. To cope with this growing problem, Benton County is seeking to adopt an alternative approach known as Community- Based Emergency Preparedness. Its goal is to improve collaboration among governmental agencies and the public to gain greater flexibility in decision-making and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A sociological analysis of fishing regulation conflicts : an ethnographic study

Creator:: Dwyer, Jennifer A.
Abstract:: This is an investigative, descriptive study that explored fishing regulation conflicts between commercial fishermen and fishery resource management agencies. The purpose of the study was to develop a rich picture of the conflict phenomenon and apply sociological theory in order to illuminate the underlying structures and functions which contribute to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: management regimes but a culture unique to these occupational communities. The Oregon fishing industry

Archaeological investigation and technological analysis of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry, central Oregon

Creator:: Hatch, John B.
Abstract:: The Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry is located in the Southeast corner of the Bend Fort Rock Ranger District in central Oregon, approximately forty-five miles southeast of Bend, Oregon. The research of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry began with a literature search of other quarry sites in the area and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, 1300 N.E. Ave., Portland, OR ) 2.2

Comparing organizational theory to practice : using communication to describe a consensual organization

Creator:: Lang, Sabrina A.
Abstract:: The overarching purpose of this study is to examine the communication implications of a self-proclaimed consensual organization (IT) within a classical organizational environment. The literature review of relevant theory and research covers both hierarchical and consensual organizations viewed via the classical, human relations, and system perspectives. The researcher compares organizational...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Describe a Consensual Organization by Sabrina A. Lang A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

Creator:: Livingstone, Tasha
Abstract:: This thesis combines elements of forestry, interpersonal communication, and rhetoric to describe where residents of Coos Bay and North Bend Oregon obtain information about forests and forest uses, and how they view the credibility of that information. As a qualitative exploratory study, grounded theory methodology was used to develop theme...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: describe where residents of Coos Bay and North Bend Oregon obtain information about forests and forest

An analysis of two post-Mazama prehistoric flaked stone scatters in the upper Deschutes River basin of central Oregon

Creator:: McFarland, Janine Ruth
Abstract:: During the summer of 1986, an archaeological testing project was completed at seven prehistoric campsites primarily located in the upper Deschutes River Basin of central Oregon. Testing was focused on two low-density "lithic scatters", an archaelogical site type which is especially abundant in this obsidian-rich region but which, to date,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Upper Deschutes River Basin of Central Oregon Abstract approved: Richard E. Ross During the summer of

Environmental Regulations Reconsidered : Identifying Incentives and Barriers to Environmental Performance

Creator:: Craig, Kathleen D.
Abstract:: Attention has been drawn to the observation that environmental benefits under the current regulatory approaches are diminishing with respect to increased pollution control costs. Regulators have begun to appreciate that while environmental gains can still be achieved under the current command and control system, the most significant environmental gains have...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: business decisions. This study was conducted by surveying firms in the forest products industry

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Understanding the Decision-Making Capacity of Oregon Coastal Watershed Councils

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

A Comparison of Client Follow-up and Selected Components of Weight Control Programs Managed by Dietitians and Nondietitians in Oregon

New Directions in Disaster Planning : A Case Study of Community-Based Emergency Preparedness in Benton County, Oregon

A sociological analysis of fishing regulation conflicts : an ethnographic study

Archaeological investigation and technological analysis of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry, central Oregon

Comparing organizational theory to practice : using communication to describe a consensual organization

Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

An analysis of two post-Mazama prehistoric flaked stone scatters in the upper Deschutes River basin of central Oregon

Environmental Regulations Reconsidered : Identifying Incentives and Barriers to Environmental Performance

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