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Creator:: Flathers, Courtney
Abstract:: Commercial fishing is deeply embedded in the economy and culture of many coastal communities. Recent ecological, economic, and regulatory changes impacting fisheries are likely to have important consequences for this industry and the communities it supports. The objective of this study is to improve understanding of coastal community resilience through...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ____________________________________________________________________ Bryan Tilt, representing Anthropology

Creator:: Shepard, Stephanie
Abstract:: Scientists say that climate change is very likely to cause more frequent and more severe weather events. In order to understand how communities respond to changing weather patterns, an exploration of the connection between extreme weather events and climate change awareness, collective action, and policy is warranted. This case study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Lori Cramer, representing Sociology Bryan Tilt, representing Anthropology I

Creator:: Winters, Kirsten
Abstract:: Oregon Sea Grant and its partner states have received a Sectoral Applications Research Project (SARP) grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refine outreach methods for coastal communities with specific attention to climate change. This paper will focus on the SARP project and a related case study...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Bryan Tilt, representing Anthropology Joseph Cone, representing

Creator:: Kopper, Sarah
Abstract:: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines female genital cutting (FGC) as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” (WHO, 2010). This practice has existed in Africa for thousands of years, but over the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Creator:: Ogden, Stephanie
Abstract:: The language of water policy both suggests and enforces the relationship that the public should have with water. Differences in language use between policy institutions and the public suggest that the understanding of water promoted through policy may be incongruent with the understanding of water held by the public. Semi-structured...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Creator:: Wang, Hua
Abstract:: In 2008, China released a new green initiative, the Green Securities Policy, to increase the sustainability of Chinese capital markets. One of the integral components of the policy is the new environmental disclosure regulation which prescribes Chinese listed companies in the 14 highly polluting industries to report required environmental information....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________ Bryan Tilt, representing Anthropology

Creator:: Matsuda, Akane
Abstract:: In the context of expanding global food trade in which we import and consume a variety of foods from across the world, insuring food safety, an essential public health issue, has become a major concern in our food supply system. Over the past several years, food related scandals of Chinese...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Chen, Meian
Abstract:: The ever-increasing environmental degradation in China is leading people to pay more attention to environmental protection. Although Chinese government has made progress in dealing with environmental problems, the environment still gets worse. Thus, ordinary people began to take part in environmental issues, and make contributions to environmental protection. With increased...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: are living along the river will be resettled. Tilt (2010) examines three key areas of vulnerability

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