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Identifying Opportunities for Collaboration in Resilience-Based Management: Coordinating Rancher and Land Manager Incentives

Creator:: Maher, Anna T.
Abstract:: Resilience-based management in rangelands implies maintaining desirable ecological states and avoiding thresholds to less desirable ones; however, the efficacy of resilience-based management depends upon several driving forces. These forces include management by those who depend upon rangelands for their livelihoods, the current state of ecological health of rangelands, and changing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). Many ecologists, ecosystem managers, and policy makers have thought of resilience- based management as

Business decisions for voluntary environmental management : Motivations, actions, and outcomes

Creator:: Hall, Teresa M.
Abstract:: This study develops theoretical and empirical models to analyze the motivations and outcomes of Oregon business decisions for voluntary environmental management. More specifically, the following issues are explored in this study: What motivates a facility to over-comply with environmental regulations? Why does a facility adopt an environmental management plan (EMP)?...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the environmental and economic implications of adopting combinations of agricultural management

Forestry

Creator:: Avery, Bonnie E.
Abstract:: A broad definition of forestry would include the study of trees, forests, and the habitat they provide as well as their use by people. Modern, "science-based" forestry began in the nineteenth century when Europeans looked for specialists who could address questions on wood supply and extraction both at home and...
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: Forestry, BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Environmental

The Environmental, Economic, and Social Factors that Contribute to the Importance of the Pacific Razor Clam (Siliqua patula) Fishery for Oregon Coastal Communities: A Northern Oregon Case Study

Creator:: Baker, Laura C.
Abstract:: Pacific razor clams (Siliqua patula) are narrow oblong bivalves that can be found in sandy habitats along the western coast of the United States, from Alaska (Aleutian Islands) to southern California (Pismo Beach). In Washington state, the razor clam fishery has been documented to be an important contributor to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : The Environmental, Economic, and Social Factors that Contribute to the Importance of the Pacific

Ecological Consequences of Marine Debris: Understanding Large-Scale Species Transport on Tsunami Debris and Research Priorities in Oregon

Creator:: Gillman, Reva A.
Abstract:: The release of marine debris into the oceans and seas is a global issue of growing concern. These materials are harmful to marine environments and can also transport non-native species to novel habitats. Non-native species floating on marine litter is one of the lesser known impacts associated with marine debris....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Therefore, I characterized the distributional, environmental, and life history traits of the species

Project Management and Design of a Modularized Internet of Things (IoT) Prototyping System

Creator:: Inberg, Tyler J.
Abstract:: Project Loom is a system of sensors, actuators, processors, and wireless connectivity chips that the user can pick and choose from in order to create an Internet of Things application that fits their desired needs. The modularity of the system and ease of use allows for the user to create...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Project Management and Design of a Modularized Internet

Are graduating B.S. Engineering students with Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) education more likely to gain employment compared with those who do not have ES&H education?

Creator:: Leary, Mitchell
Abstract:: The Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) requires that safety and health be integrated into an engineering curriculum in order to be accredited. These criteria for safety and health requirements, however, are not clearly defined. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has initiated Project SHAPE (Safety and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Environmental Health Management presented on November 21, 1997. Title: Are

Essays on the economics of wildlife management

Creator:: Rashford, Benjamin S.
Abstract:: Wildlife managers are on the front lines of the effort to conserve wildlife and are required to do so cost-effectively. This dissertation consists of three manuscripts that integrate economics and ecology to inform cost-effective wildlife management. The first and second manuscripts focus on identifying cost-effective wildlife management plans. The third...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: submitted to the Journal of Wildlife Management 7 ABSTRACT Faced with limited budgets and

An economic and environmental assessment model for microchannel device manufacturing

Creator:: Gao, Qi
Abstract:: A key application of microchannel process technology (MPT) is its implementation in heat exchanger devices, since a larger surface contact area can be realized than in conventional approaches, thus achieving high heat transfer efficiency. To justify high volume production of configurations validated as prototypes, and to select from among the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: work integrating economic and environmental impact assessment of microchannel device manufacturing is

'Hysterical preservationists' and 'gouge-and-run bulldozer boys' : the land-use controversy in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, 1968-1972

Creator:: Jensen, Erica (Erica Lyn)
Abstract:: Similar to other spectacular scenic areas in the American West, Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains have been a contested landscape since the beginning of the 20th century. Although, legislation was introduced in Congress as early as 1913 to protect the towering mountains of south-central Idaho as a national park, the issue...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: conservation struggle in Idaho and how the emerging environmental movement reached even the highest peaks of

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Identifying Opportunities for Collaboration in Resilience-Based Management: Coordinating Rancher and Land Manager Incentives

Business decisions for voluntary environmental management : Motivations, actions, and outcomes

Forestry

The Environmental, Economic, and Social Factors that Contribute to the Importance of the Pacific Razor Clam (Siliqua patula) Fishery for Oregon Coastal Communities: A Northern Oregon Case Study

Ecological Consequences of Marine Debris: Understanding Large-Scale Species Transport on Tsunami Debris and Research Priorities in Oregon

Project Management and Design of a Modularized Internet of Things (IoT) Prototyping System

Are graduating B.S. Engineering students with Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) education more likely to gain employment compared with those who do not have ES&H education?

Essays on the economics of wildlife management

An economic and environmental assessment model for microchannel device manufacturing

'Hysterical preservationists' and 'gouge-and-run bulldozer boys' : the land-use controversy in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains, 1968-1972

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