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Study of multi-criteria decision-making : development of a decision model to determine when to conduct nighttime construction road work

Creator:

Park, Sang-Bin

Abstract:

Many Departments of Transportation (DOTs) have done construction and maintenance work at night in order to minimize the disruption of daytime traffic, but nighttime operations produce a new set of concerns such as safety, public relations, productivity, and work quality. In addition, decision-making for using nighttime operations has been subjective...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Cooperative product development between researchers and commercial fishermen to find applications for ocean condition forecasting technology

Creator:

Duncan, Colin

Abstract:

This is a case study of the cooperative development of an ocean condition forecasting tool by Oregon commercial fishermen, Oregon State University (OSU) scientists, and OSU student software engineers. Ocean condition forecasting models developed by OSU scientists were used to create an online tool to assist decision-making for fishermen. This...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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cooperative development of an ocean condition forecasting tool by Oregon commercial fishermen, Oregon State
An integrated study of mechanical forest fuel reduction: quantifying multiple factors at the stand level

Creator:

Bolding, Michael Chad, 1977-

Abstract:

Recent catastrophic wildfires have forced the forest management community to develop new strategies for reducing forest fuels. Tightly spaced understory trees often create a fire ladder allowing surface fires to encroach into the crowns of overstory trees. This situation can lead to intensive, catastrophic, stand-replacement forest fires. Mechanical removal or...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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decision making by forest managers, landowners, and scientists