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  • Public policy competition in water resource planning : a case study of Days Creek Dam

    Creator:
    Bartel, Marvin I.
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    The Corps of Engineers is in a position to dominate the formulation and implementation of public policy at a given local level. The position is based on the Corps' capability to influence the decision-making process through the exercise of force by means of eminent domain procedures, the assumption and demonstration...
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    public for any improvement to the economic sector of the county. Members of the public perceive

  • Lower Salmon River Cultural Resource Management Plan

    Creator:
    Sisson, David A.
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    Cultural resource inventories have identified,205 individual sites on public land along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho. These sites represent a rich and diverse record of the human occupation and utilization of the river canyon during the past 10,000 years. Each of these 205 sites contains its own unique record of...
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    resource inventories have identified,205 individual sites on public land along the Lower Salmon River

  • Community perceptions of flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat in Thomas Creek watershed of Oregon

    Creator:
    Doolittle, Lisa
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    The complexity of human/riverine systems has led to an increasing focus on land use patterns and policy. My goal is to understand the dynamics of a coupled human and natural system. The central question is how people in the community of Scio, Oregon perceive flooding, water quality, and riparian habitat....
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    Habitat in Thomas Creek Watershed of Oregon. Abstract approved: The complexity of human/riverine systems

  • The Role of Southern Oregon's Coastal Islands in Prehistoric Subsistence

    Creator:
    Gard, Howard A.
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    The portion of the Oregon coast extending from Cape Blanco south into California has long been recognized as a distinct physiographic region, with probable ramifications for prehistoric subsistence and settlement patterns. Several researchers have proposed models outlining a greater reliance upon marine/littoral resources among groups within this region, while more...
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    . Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: David R. Brauner The portion of the Oregon coast extending from

  • Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

    Creator:
    Steward, Judith A.
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    Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
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    developing stereotypes. In this survey, 42 ranchers in Lake County, Oregon and Modoc County, California

  • County responses to Goal 5 of LCDC planning goals and guidelines

    Creator:
    Short, Sharyl Elaine
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    Recent national and state legislation reflect a growing awareness of the need for comprehensive cultural resource management programs. Various pieces of federal legislation and Oregon's Senate Bill 100 demonstrate a willingness of governments to provide for such programs. The administration of local land use issues at the state government level...
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    was open by land and river (Resource Atlas: 1973-74). County Responses to Historic and Cultural Area

  • Cultural evolution and small-scale farming

    Creator:
    Caday, Peter P.
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    Small-scale farmers are defined under United States Department of Agriculture guidelines as those whose gross farm sales are less than $40,000. They are typically contrasted with mid-scale farmers whose gross sales are less than $100,000, and with large-scale farmers whose sales are more than $100,000. Arguments from cultural and historical...
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    interviews in Polk County, Oregon, and on the author's subsequent survey in 1985, as well as other

  • Building Economically Resilient Rural Communities

    Creator:
    Sorte, Bruce Michael
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    Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately shocked by economic fluctuations. Market forces are likely to lead to the decline of many rural communities and they will need to be economically resilient to survive. This thesis draws on several social sciences and the natural sciences to develop ideas that communities...
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    Stages of Growth 18 Export-Base Theory 20 Rural Community Assets 25 Natural Capital 25 Human Capital 30

  • Transactional analysis applied to a community development issue

    Creator:
    Manolescu, Kathleen M.
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    Barth's theory of transactional analysis is applied to the community of Tiller, Oregon and its reaction to a development proposal. Community behavior patterns vis-a-vis the development proposal are examined from a processual point of view to determine how these patterns are generated. The community's history and contemporary situation are described....
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    portion of Douglas County, a county abundant in natural resources. The eastern boundary line of the

  • The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

    Creator:
    Starr, Karen J.
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    Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
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    Oregon Library; Lane County Museum research library; and the Oregon 7 Historical Society Library. The