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  • Assessing water governance capacity in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office

    Creator:
    Pak, Mariya
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    In the Middle Rio Grande region of New Mexico, challenges such as droughts, growing urban demand for water, and newly listed endangered species have forced people to change the way that they manage water. New challenges in water governance have created cooperation among agencies that often have conflicting interests, goals,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , goals, and missions for water resources. The United States Bureau of Reclamation has a mission to

  • Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

    Creator:
    Jolly, J. Christopher
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    From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and Research in the United States, 1607-1925 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office

  • Changing Storms and Snowpack Fate in the Western United States

    Creator:
    Hu, Jyun-Yi Michelle
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    Cold-season storms are responsible for generating most of the snow that accumulates in mountainous watersheds across the western United States, but with overwhelming evidence of warming temperature trends, this seasonal snowpack is at risk for melt, The vast majority of snow trend studies utilize undifferentiated air temperature records – these...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THE THESIS OF Jyun-Yi Michelle Hu for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Science

  • Collective Aquifer Governance: It’s the Water, and a “Hole” Lot More

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    Wiley, Jakob Stevan
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    Aquifers are a whole lot more than groundwater. Aquifers are composed of many kinds of different resources, including storage space, geothermal energy, surface interactions, and various minerals. However, unlike these resources, groundwater is treated as something different. The transition from groundwater management to groundwater governance expanded the role of social...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Wiley for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management presented on

  • Low Impact Development in the Ash Creek Watershed, Oregon : Feasibility Study and Implementation Tool Design

    Creator:
    Chalmers, Douglas R.
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    This study presents potential Low Impact Development (LID) solutions for the Ash Creek watershed and designs several tools to assist localities in implementing the solutions they may choose. Ash Creek is a tributary of the Willamette River flowing through Dallas, Monmouth, and Independence in Polk County, Oregon. Currently, Ash Creek...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering presented on March 6, 2018 Title

  • Long Term Trends and Sources of Sound in United States Waters

    Creator:
    Haver, Samara M.
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    Passive acoustic monitoring is a valuable tool for observing the status of marine environments. Comparisons of underwater soundscapes over temporal and spatial scales can provide data to inform marine conservation efforts, including protection of threatened and endangered species. This dissertation utilizes passive acoustic data collected via a broadly spaced array...
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    Dissertation
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    Long Term Trends and Sources of Sound in United States Waters

  • Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

    Creator:
    Ellis, Erik
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    This dissertation focuses on the life of Dixy Lee Ray as it examines important developments in marine biology and biological oceanography during the mid twentieth century. In addition, Ray's key involvement in the public understanding of science movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a larger social and cultural context...
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    Dissertation
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    office in 1968. See Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978 (Westport, CT

  • A Review of Water Banking in State Legislation of the Western United States

    Creator:
    Brennan, Sarah E.
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    Among the suite of water resources management strategies, water banking can be a tool for water resource management in areas with high water demands or localized water scarcity. This research aims to further the understanding of water banking by conducting a review and analysis of relevant state legislation. This research...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Title: A Review of Water Banking in State Legislation of the Western United States Abstract

  • Public investment policy and industry incentives in life science research

    Creator:
    Wang, Chenggang
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    The biorevolution in the 1970’s greatly stimulated investment in life-science research. The present dissertation is aimed at evaluating the impact of US public investment on industrial investment in life-science research. The focus is on three major life-science fields: biology, medicine, and agriculture. A dynamic model of industrial R&D investment is...
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    Dissertation
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    , studies supported by the Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering show that the

  • Drivers of Deconstruction: An Analysis of Dam Removal in the United States

    Creator:
    Marshall, Laura W.
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    The goal of this thesis is to identify the factors which have most significantly contributed to historical dam removals in the United States. The trend of increased dam removals over time is specifically analyzed for evidence that increased scarcity of environmental goods and services is motivating dam removals. A theoretical...
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    Masters Thesis
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    history of water resources in the United States and discusses strategies for valuing water (Young