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On the specification and interpretation of economic demand models for outdoor recreation

Creator:: Copeland, Basil Lavell
Abstract:: The most common method of estimating the economic demand for and value of recreational resources is the Hotelling-Clawson approach. This methodology developed as an empirical technique and was never adequately founded upon a conceptual analysis of the decision to recreate. In response to this lack of a theoretical foundation alternative...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An economic analysis of whitewater recreation on the upper Klamath River

Creator:: Moore, Eric M.
Abstract:: Resource managers and decisionmakers must often decide how to allocate and manage conflicting uses of scarce natural resources. In many cases, one use of a natural resource precludes alternative uses of the same resource. In order to make informed decisions regarding the allocation and management of such scarce natural resources,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Applying the McDonaldization thesis and norm activation model to examine trends and effects of commercial outdoor recreation and tourism in Juneau, Alaska

Creator:: Janson, Sera
Abstract:: As recreation and tourism visitation increases and government budgets decrease, public land management agencies are using private commercial operators as an alternative source of offering products and services. Changes and trends in commercial outdoor recreation and tourism such as a large scale increase in the number of visitors can affect...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Effects of Commercial Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in Juneau, Alaska Abstract approved

Contending with risk in the seafood processing industry : a bioeconomic portfolio analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

Creator:: Tuininga, Chris R
Abstract:: Since harvest levels of many of the world's fisheries are not likely to increase in the foreseeable future, resource managers and seafood processors need to develop improved strategies to maximize the utilization and benefits of current catches. In addition to increasing utilization and benefits, seafood processors are subject to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for Privacy along the Pacific Coast of the United States in terms of its ecological and commercial

An economic evaluation and benefit-cost analysis of National Fish Hatchery operations using linear programming and consumer's surplus models and concepts

Creator:: Hussen, Ahmed M.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1975 (Major Department) (Date) Title: AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION AND BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF

The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

Creator:: Eckstein, Nathan
Abstract:: Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. have exhibited an upward trend over time similar to that observed for GDP and personal income. While conventional wisdom suggests that economic growth leads to more driving and thus higher VMT, it is theoretically possible that the causation could also be the other...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Economic Activity by Nathan Eckstein A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

An exploration of water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework

Creator:: Latané, Annah M.
Abstract:: This study seeks to explore the determinants of the relationship of economic growth and water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework. Specifically this study seeks to determine whether there is evidence of improvement in water quality since passage of the 1972 amendments to the Clean...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . (1995) state that EKC conclusions do not imply that economic growth is sufficient to induce

The impact of extended fisheries jurisdiction on global fishery markets : the case of Alaska pollock from the U.S. West Coast

Creator:: Gancho, Paula
Abstract:: The increased US domestic production of surimi from the US Pacific Coast after 1977 is a major consequence of the US's extended fisheries jurisdiction to 200 nautical miles. It is only one consequence, however, whose nature can best be understood by examining the surimi market in the context of what...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Coast by Paula Gancho A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfilment of the

Maximizing urban property values through open space conservation

Creator:: Oakley, Winston
Abstract:: This study investigates the share of open space that maximizes total private property values in urban areas. Open space poses a number of trade-offs to city managers. On the one hand, previous studies have shown that certain kinds of open space can increase property values, which tends to increase tax...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

Creator:: Wicks, Steven M.
Abstract:: This exploratory study posited that being in an insecure marriage would increase marital conflict and perceived relational aggression when the couple is experiencing economic constraints. The cross-sectional design assessed two groups of marriages: secure and insecure. A structural equation model using multiple group comparison tested the effect of each type...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: colleagues’ (1990) family stress model. To assess the general economic state of families, two more

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On the specification and interpretation of economic demand models for outdoor recreation

An economic analysis of whitewater recreation on the upper Klamath River

Applying the McDonaldization thesis and norm activation model to examine trends and effects of commercial outdoor recreation and tourism in Juneau, Alaska

Contending with risk in the seafood processing industry : a bioeconomic portfolio analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

An economic evaluation and benefit-cost analysis of National Fish Hatchery operations using linear programming and consumer's surplus models and concepts

The relationship between vehicle miles traveled and economic activity

An exploration of water quality in the United States using an Environmental Kuznets Curve framework

The impact of extended fisheries jurisdiction on global fishery markets : the case of Alaska pollock from the U.S. West Coast

Maximizing urban property values through open space conservation

Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

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