Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Wild Waters : Perspectives on Oregon’s Marine Reserves as Marine Wilderness Areas

Creator:: Johnston, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: Designation of areas as marine wilderness has been proposed as a strategy for managing the increasing threats facing the world’s oceans. Although social factors influence marine protected area success, the human dimensions of marine wilderness remain minimally explored. This thesis examines views of marine wilderness expressed by a representative sample...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: more than a decade of public debate (Learn, 2012; Oregon Senate Bill 1510, 2012; The Oregonian

Mitigating Microplastics : Development and Evaluation of a Middle School Curriculum

Creator:: Kowalski, Marie
Abstract:: Microplastics, plastic marine debris less than 5 mm in size, is a threat to the health of our oceans. One important way to reduce microplastics in our oceans is to educate people about the issue, particularly future decision-makers. In this study, a middle school curriculum was developed using current scientific...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: District, a rural, coastal school district in Oregon. The surveys assessed the extent to which attitudes

Groundwater Flooding and Guerrilla Trenches : a Participatory Approach for Flood Control

Creator:: Kemper, Joseph B.
Abstract:: Residents in South Falls City, a small town in the foothills of Oregon's Coast Range, battle intense flooding during the rainy season. Disagreements about surface water management pit neighbor against neighbor, but preliminary evidence suggests that groundwater flooding is an underlying cause. OSU researchers pair the emerging literature on groundwater...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Steve Taylor from Western Oregon is used to evaluate potential mitigation strategies including ditch

Community Perceptions of Recreation Management and Experiences in the Oregon State University Research Forests

Creator:: Gustavson, Elspeth
Abstract:: Strategic planning for forests subjected to multiple uses is important for management that sustains and balances these many uses. In the wildland urban interface where forests are in the backyards of members of the public who avidly recreate in them, it is also important to include the community in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Community Perceptions of Recreation Management and Experiences in the Oregon State University Research

Evaluating Community Engagement in Wave Energy Siting off the Oregon Coast

Creator:: Goodwin, Briana
Abstract:: The ocean off Oregon's coast is a busy place with many activities occurring that can sometimes be in competition or cooperation. Deciding how new uses fit with existing ocean uses is complex, but there are some tools available to help decision-makers. Generating energy from waves is an emerging ocean use...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to be involved in all phases of public planning (Oregon Department

Managing our urban forest : what do officials and managers think and need? A case study from the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area

Creator:: Driscoll, Abbey N.
Abstract:: Urban forests are fundamental to the health and sustainability of urban communities. In 2012, the U.S. Forest Service launched the Vibrant Cities, Urban Forests: A National Call to Action initiative which posed a variety of recommendations to advance urban forest management and programs throughout the country. In response to that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: public support, but respondents indicated that increased community education and the creation or

Conflict and the challenges of community-based collaboration : a case study of Oregon's Illinois Valley

Creator:: Watson, Brett E.
Abstract:: In the field of natural resource policy and management, community-based collaboration is a strategy that has been growing in scope and usage over the past three decades, and often offers hope in complex, difficult conflict situations. In Oregon's Illinois Valley, where conflicts over natural resource management have been ongoing for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by Brett E. Watson A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Examining the voluntary adoption of agricultural conservation practices in northern Malheur County, Oregon

Creator:: Foley, Kelly M.
Abstract:: This study sought to better understand the voluntary adoption of water quality improving practices by agricultural producers in Northern Malheur County, Oregon. The Reasoned Action Approach/Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a theoretical framework to identify barriers and incentives to adoption. Study findings suggest that producers primarily consider practical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Public Policy Oregon State University Candace Shock Principal Scientific Ecological

Determinants of household vehicle miles traveled in Oregon

Creator:: Holder, Daniel R.
Abstract:: This study models the household demand for vehicle miles traveled with a focus on the effects from bicycle ridership and transit ridership. Through the use of data from the Oregon Household Activity Survey collected on behalf of the Oregon Department of Transportation, evidence is found that households participating in bicycle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Determinants of Household Vehicle Miles Traveled in Oregon

Impact of price and color availability on fair trade and organic apparel choice

Creator:: Hodgin, Elizabeth Dee
Abstract:: Working conditions in the international garment industry have long been a concern and a process to assess and certify fair trade practices was developed as a means by which to improve those conditions. Standards for fair trade apparel include safe working conditions, fair wages, compliance with laws, and reduced environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Wild Waters : Perspectives on Oregon’s Marine Reserves as Marine Wilderness Areas

Mitigating Microplastics : Development and Evaluation of a Middle School Curriculum

Groundwater Flooding and Guerrilla Trenches : a Participatory Approach for Flood Control

Community Perceptions of Recreation Management and Experiences in the Oregon State University Research Forests

Evaluating Community Engagement in Wave Energy Siting off the Oregon Coast

Managing our urban forest : what do officials and managers think and need? A case study from the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area

Conflict and the challenges of community-based collaboration : a case study of Oregon's Illinois Valley

Examining the voluntary adoption of agricultural conservation practices in northern Malheur County, Oregon

Determinants of household vehicle miles traveled in Oregon

Impact of price and color availability on fair trade and organic apparel choice

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Location

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search