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  • The role of policy and collaboration in decommissioning exempt water wells in Washington state

    Creator:
    Moran, Kathryn A.
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    The rapid proliferation of exempt wells since the settlement of the West has left the State of Washington with little knowledge of the existing number of exempt wells within its boundaries. Exempt wells are primarily a rural phenomena that when abandoned leave aquifers vulnerable to contaminants and create a general...
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    Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith The rapid proliferation of exempt wells since the settlement

  • "Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

    Creator:
    Stephenson, Garry Owen
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    Implementation of. the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 affords opportunities for fishery expansion and economic development in the Oregon otter trawl fishery. The changes stimulated by the Act should occur, according to social science theorists, by the diffusion of innovations from innovative fishermen to less innovative fishermen, with...
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    Trawl Fishery ^ Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Professor Courtland L. Smith Implementation

  • Measurement and meaning of archaeological diversity

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    Betz, Virginia Marie
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    Archaeologists use diversity as one way of characterizing their assemblages. Diversity refers to both the number of artifact classes present (richness) and the proportional representation of classes (evenness). Numerical diversity indices measure one or both components. Archaeologists use assemblage diversity to infer behavior of prehistoric cultures. Archaeological inferences about behavior...
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    Courtland L. Smith Archaeologists use diversity as one way of characterizing their assemblages. Diversity

  • Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

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    Steward, Judith A.
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    Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
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    Mythological and Environmental Concerns. Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith Ideals of freedom

  • Cape Scene & the path to a conscientious tourism product

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    Sykes, Kimberly M.
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    Many countries around the world are looking to tourism as a sustainable solution for economic development and many individuals seek business opportunities in the tourism industry. Researchers in the field of anthropology and other disciplines alike have recorded findings of the environmental, economic and cultural impacts of tourism development that...
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    Scene & The Path To A Conscientious Tourism Product Abstract approved Courtland L. Smith Many

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

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    Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan
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    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...
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    Approved ( Courtland L. Smith The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing

  • Advocacy travel, creating social and ideological change : a comparison of travelers to Cuba and Chiapas

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    Donckers, Jana L.
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    As a result of academic research into the effects of mass travel, an industry of alternative tourism has emerged. Application of this research has resulted in myriad forms of tourism, two of these being ecotourism and educational travel. Ecotourism represents a response to what is the destructive nature of the...
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    Courtland L. Smith As a result of academic research into the effects of mass travel, an industry of

  • Using PLACE mapping to improve public participation in Tillamook County, Oregon riparian action planning

    Creator:
    Primozich, David
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    In the fall and winter of 1999/2000, efforts by federal, state, and local agencies to restore salmon habitat by protecting land adjacent to rivers and streams drew intense responses citizens in the Pacific Northwest. Despite efforts to "involve" citizens in the development of riparian protection policies, many did not believe...
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    Improve Public Abstract approved Courtland L. Smith In the fail and winter of 1999/2000, efforts by

  • Local resilience, canola cropping, and biodiesel production

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    Bates, Christopher Allen
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    New technology may have negative, as well as positive, effects on a sociocultural system. Biodiesel is growing in popularity as a fuel alternative that addresses global warming and reduces dependency on petroleum. The biodiesel innovation fits well into the existing behavioral infrastructure of Linn and Benton Counties, Oregon. The introduction...
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    . Canola Cropping. and Biodiesel Production Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith New technology may

  • Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

    Creator:
    Six, Amanda
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    Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic, political, and cultural change. New philosophies of forest management, primarily formulated in urban communities, require new approaches to the use and extraction of resources. What are the roles of rural communities that wish to adapt and sustain themselves? Two rural...
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    Courtland L. Smith Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic