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The sociology of public policy at work : moral and economic arguments in public policy discourse

Creator:: Nelson, Jessica
Abstract:: In a democratic system, or a system of rule by the people, economic arguments are not sufficient for the creation of public policy. There are many important values that should influence our public policy decisions including: human dignity, justice, trust and authority. Public policy is not only a matter of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Predicting county-level food insecurity and hunger in Oregon

Creator:: Grussing, Jay D.
Abstract:: Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates have been a concern throughout the last decade. These high rates earned Oregon the dubious distinction as the most food insecure with hunger state in the late 1990’s. While Oregon’s ranking has improved in recent years, our understanding of why Oregon ranked so...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________ Bruce Weber Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates have been a concern

Barriers to Community Involvement across Rural and Urban Communities

Creator:: Torgerson, Melissa
Abstract:: Many communities emphasize participatory involvement in local development or reinvention efforts. Recognizing barriers among specific groups could help community leaders identify what may be constraining underrepresented groups from joining in. Utilizing data from the Social Capital Benchmark Survey, this research examined identified “barriers” to community involvement among individuals in rural...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Mark Edwards, representing Sociology Bruce Weber, representing Agricultural and

Presence, relative abundance, and resource selection of bats in managed forest landscapes in western Oregon

Creator:: Arnett, Edward B.
Abstract:: I studied presence, relative abundance, and resource selection of bats in managed Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forests in western Oregon from May through September, 1999–2001. Species richness was not related to elevation, density of snags, or length of edge or perennial streams in sampled landscapes. I captured bats more frequently in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Objectives AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Edward B

Man and the land : an ecological history of fire and grazing on eastern Oregon rangelands

Creator:: Shinn, Dean Allison
Abstract:: Ecological and historical information are combined in examining the environmental influence of fire and grazing on rangelands in eastern Oregon through time. Competitive relationships between herbaceous and woody flora in the northern Great Basin are discussed, focusing broadly on the shrubsteppe regions 'of Franklin and Dyrness (1973) but with special...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: EASTERN OREGON RANGELANDS Abstract approved: Dr. Edward E. Starkey Ecological and historical

Publicly Funded, Privately Assisted : The Role of Giving in Oregon K-12 Education

Creator:: Sattem, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: In Oregon, property tax revolts and school equalization measures have led to increasingly unstable and more non-discretionary public funding for schools. As a result, public schools are turning to private donations to provide both basic and supplemental educational opportunities. Some schools and districts are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: thank Bruce Weber and Brent Steel for financial support. I am ever grateful to Bruce Weber for an

Grazing, nutrients, and marine benthic algae : insights into the drivers and protection of diversity

Creator:: Guerry, Anne D., 1973-
Abstract:: Two of the most powerful ways in which humans have altered ecosystems are by increasing productivity and changing the densities of important consumers. The bottom-up effects of productivity and the top-down effects of consumers have been identified as primary determinants of biological diversity, though the links between them remain unclear....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Bruce A. Menge Jane Lubchenco Two of the most powerful ways in which humans have altered

Oceanographic influences on rocky intertidal communities : coastal upwelling, invertebrate growth rates, and keystone predation

Creator:: Sanford, Eric (Eric David)
Abstract:: The influence of large-scale processes on natural communities has become one of the central issues of modern ecology. I combined field and laboratory studies to investigate the effects of variation in coastal upwelling on rocky intertidal communities along the central Oregon coast. I examined whether the growth of intertidal barnacles...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Predation. Abstract approved: Bruce A. Menge Abstract approved: The influence of large-scale processes

Internship report

Creator:: DeYoung, Bruce R.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Internship Report by Bruce R. DeYoung Submitted to Marine

Linkages between mangrove forests and coral reefs : quantifying disturbance effects and energy flow between systems

Creator:: Granek, Elise F.
Abstract:: Interface habitats are considered valuable natural systems, tightly linked to adjacent habitats through the flow of matter and energy. However, there is limited research on mechanisms of connectivity such as movement of organisms and particulate matter and ways in which anthropogenic disturbance to interface habitats may affect immediate and adjacent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________ Jane Lubchenco Abstract approved: __________________________________ Bruce Menge

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The sociology of public policy at work : moral and economic arguments in public policy discourse

Predicting county-level food insecurity and hunger in Oregon

Barriers to Community Involvement across Rural and Urban Communities

Presence, relative abundance, and resource selection of bats in managed forest landscapes in western Oregon

Man and the land : an ecological history of fire and grazing on eastern Oregon rangelands

Publicly Funded, Privately Assisted : The Role of Giving in Oregon K-12 Education

Grazing, nutrients, and marine benthic algae : insights into the drivers and protection of diversity

Oceanographic influences on rocky intertidal communities : coastal upwelling, invertebrate growth rates, and keystone predation

Internship report

Linkages between mangrove forests and coral reefs : quantifying disturbance effects and energy flow between systems

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