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Communities, Collaboration, and Climate Change Adaptation : Case Studies from Coastal Maine and Oregon

Creator:: Kelly, Miriah Russo
Abstract:: Twenty five years' worth of science indicates that the world can expect a number of climate change impacts. Increasingly, local municipalities, businesses and communities of people are becoming more concerned about what to do, yet they are looking for ways to best work together under these conditions. Communities must adapt...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the social dynamics of climate change adaptation. I will do so by exploring case studies of

Investigating socio-technical factors in short-term continuous improvement project effectiveness

Creator:: Stelson, Paul Martinez
Abstract:: Lean manufacturing, or more generally continuous improvement (CI), has been the methodology behind significant improvements in quality, work in process inventory reductions, lead time reduction and cost reduction while conversely being associated with failed implementations and occasionally with unpopular work practices. This research focused on promoting understanding of CI methodology...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Orientation (AO) - Affective Commitment to Change (ACC) Social System Outcomes -Task KSA - Attitude

Towards a Conceptual Change Model to Support Organizational Change Efforts

Creator:: Hille, Joshua D.
Abstract:: Many projects fail because employees and managers have different understandings of project "success" or "value". Other projects fail because managers are unable to effectively align organizational values with those of their employees. This problem is widely understood, but there is little empirical research that specifies the nature and effect of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Towards a Conceptual Change Model to Support Organizational Change Efforts. Abstract

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

Creator:: Moore, Sally Widenmann
Abstract:: How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated change in the external environment? The opportunity to address this question presented itself when President Barack Obama set forth a goal for American community colleges to increase the number of students completing certificates and degrees by 5 million...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................................................................. 18 Social Construction of Meaning and Organizational Change

Local perceptions of climate change, coping and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in the Lake Basin Region of Kenya

Creator:: Asinjo, Robert
Abstract:: Smallholder farmers in Africa, who have long relied on rain-fed agriculture, are currently experiencing adverse impacts of climate change which is posing serious challenges to their ability to sustain their livelihoods (Morton 2007). This is the case for many other areas around the world, especially among indigenousor ruralcommunities who rely...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Local Perceptions of Climate Change, Coping and Adaptation

Community Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Java, Indonesia

Creator:: Utami, Arini Wahyu
Abstract:: Climate change increases weather unpredictability, threatens communities whose livelihoods depend on natural resources, such as rural communities. Utilizing a Community Capital Framework (Flora and Flora, 2013) and Governance of Complex Adaptive Systems (Duit and Galaz, 2008), this study concentrated on the role of cultural and political capital in supporting rural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: resilience to climate change?; and 4) What is the effect of social and human capital on political capital

Characterizing and Assessing the Researcher-Stakeholder Engagement Process for Water Sustainability : The Willamette Water 2100 Project

Creator:: Ferguson, Laura B.
Abstract:: Natural resource management and policy is ideally informed by the best available science. Natural resource researchers ideally participate in broader impacts activities to extend the reach of their best available research. However, there are many cultural, institutional, and practical barriers to participating in broader impact activities and to incorporating science...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: WW2100 participants. Researchers and stakeholders were motivated to participate for social, knowledge

Utilizing relational and social network analysis to inform community-based climate change adaptation : a central Oregon case study

Creator:: Jacobs, Derric B.
Abstract:: Central Oregon's landscape is rich in dry forests prone to frequent wildfires. Climate change studies and improved modeling indicate this region could experience conditions that result in an increase in number and severity of wildfires. With the potential for increased environmental hazards, the nearby communities face potential risks and vulnerabilities...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: change in two Central Oregon communities. Research focused on the communities’ social and

Encounters, norms, crowding, management, and behavioral responses of visitors at coastal state parks in Oregon

Creator:: Mouw, Wesley J.
Abstract:: With the baby boomer cohort retiring and arguably having more time for outdoor recreation, coupled with population increases and government agencies encouraging people to recreate outdoors, areas such as state and national parks will likely continue seeing high visitation. It is imperative, therefore, for outdoor recreation managers and researchers to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and 10 overnight state parks on the Oregon coast. Results showed that overnight visitors

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Creator:: Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan
Abstract:: The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing number of lay people urges a response from a variety of disciplines. The consideration of sustainability requires the help of a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, which can contribute an ability to identify cultural patterns that impede cultural change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ecology and theories of social change. while being informed by the recent trends in anthropology, from

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Communities, Collaboration, and Climate Change Adaptation : Case Studies from Coastal Maine and Oregon

Investigating socio-technical factors in short-term continuous improvement project effectiveness

Towards a Conceptual Change Model to Support Organizational Change Efforts

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

Local perceptions of climate change, coping and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in the Lake Basin Region of Kenya

Community Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Java, Indonesia

Characterizing and Assessing the Researcher-Stakeholder Engagement Process for Water Sustainability : The Willamette Water 2100 Project

Utilizing relational and social network analysis to inform community-based climate change adaptation : a central Oregon case study

Encounters, norms, crowding, management, and behavioral responses of visitors at coastal state parks in Oregon

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

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