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Developing a Green Lab Certification for a Research-Intensive University

Creator:: Albright, Sally N.
Abstract:: Oregon State laboratories are responsible for a significant portion of the university’s overall resource and energy consumption, and therefore minimizing waste in a sustainable way should be a top priority for the university while aiming for carbon neutrality by 2025. This study addresses major factors that should be considered when...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: approved: _____________________________________________________ Laurence C. Becker Oregon State

Comparative analysis of Google Earth versus traditional paper maps in middle school earth science education

Creator:: Edstrom, Jillian Aasta
Abstract:: As GIS becomes more prominent in academic classrooms at all levels of education, the subject of geography and its related disciplines can be approached with a geospatial technology perspective, using new tools and lesson plans. The implementation of Google Earth in classrooms is just one example of this. Research was...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Dr. Laurence Becker for accepting me on as a graduate student one term into my program, for his

The New Rural America : Demographic, Industry, and Land Use Shifts in the John Day Region

Creator:: Urban, Leslie
Abstract:: This research looks at the demographics, industry, and land use shifts over the past decades in the John Day Region of Eastern Oregon in order to better understand the shifting rural community in the United States. Census data was collected and analyzed to describe the shift. Published literature and interviews...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The effectiveness of the spatial assimilation theory in describing current settlement patterns of Polish immigrants in Portland, OR

Creator:: Latta, Brian
Abstract:: The settlement patterns of European immigrants arriving around the turn of the 20th Century have been described using the theory of spatial assimilation. Recent academic literature has called into question whether this theory is still relevant in describing the settlement patterns of recent non-European immigrant groups, but has not been...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: MASTER OF SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM May 2012 Directed by Dr. Laurence Becker 1

Evaluation of Deforestation in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras

Creator:: Wade, Michael C.
Abstract:: Satellite imagery has been a useful tool in monitoring land cover changes, including changes within protected areas. In the 1980’s and 1990’s Honduras created over 100 protected areas, yet few resources have been dedicated to their management. This study used Landsat satellite imagery to evaluate deforestation in the Río Plátano...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Aug, 2007 Directed by Dr. Laurence Becker ACKNOWLDEGEMENTS I would like to thank my

Detecting changes in a wetland : using multi-spectral and temporal Landsat in the Upper Noun Valley Drainage Basin-Cameroon

Creator:: Ndzeidze, Stephen Koghan
Abstract:: Since the early 1980s, satellite imagery has been commonly used to detect change in wetlands. The overall objective of this study is to utilize remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to determine the extent of change of the wetland area and of other land use and land cover...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________ Laurence Becker Since the early 1980s, satellite imagery has been commonly used to

Land trusts in the New West : conserving and responding to local geographies?

Creator:: Loynes, Kathryn
Abstract:: This research focuses on the relationship between the emerging role of land trusts and rapid growth and change in the West. Teton County, Idaho, Teton County, Wyoming, and Sublette County, Wyoming, and each of their associated land trusts, are used as case studies. Each county has experienced varying levels of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: geographies? Abstract approved: Laurence Becker This research focuses on the relationship

Determining relative benefits to communities from urban and agricultural land use change in Napa County, California

Creator:: Bernard, Mark A.
Abstract:: Urban sprawl and the establishment of greenbelts to separate growing cities and towns has become a popular topic of conversation among land use professionals. Economists focus on urban growth in terms of land rents and have sought market solutions such as transfers and purchases of development rights to slow this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Change in Napa County, California Abstract approved: Laurence Becker Urban sprawl and

Disputed Spaces : Concheras, Shrimp Aquaculture, and Conservation in the Mangrove Forests of Southern Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Creator:: Treviño Peña, Melva B.
Abstract:: The mangrove ecosystem has served as a life-support system to large populations of coastal dwellers in Ecuador for many generations. Diverse communities comprised of multi-racial and multi-ethnic groups have formed along the edge of the mangrove forests throughout the Ecuadorian coast. These groups self-identify as being part of an “ancestral”...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Laurence C. Becker The mangrove ecosystem has served as a life-support system to large populations

Understanding local perceptions of an economy in transition : Tourism in South Caicos, TCI

Creator:: Wiegand, Jenna L.
Abstract:: Tourism presents a significant challenge for island economies in the Global South attempting to improve local standards of living. Due to limited resources and often low education levels of island residents, tourism development frequently becomes a tool for foreign investors to profit while local people continue to work low-income jobs....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Larry Becker ABSTRACT Tourism presents a significant challenge for island economies in

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Developing a Green Lab Certification for a Research-Intensive University

Comparative analysis of Google Earth versus traditional paper maps in middle school earth science education

The New Rural America : Demographic, Industry, and Land Use Shifts in the John Day Region

The effectiveness of the spatial assimilation theory in describing current settlement patterns of Polish immigrants in Portland, OR

Evaluation of Deforestation in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras

Detecting changes in a wetland : using multi-spectral and temporal Landsat in the Upper Noun Valley Drainage Basin-Cameroon

Land trusts in the New West : conserving and responding to local geographies?

Determining relative benefits to communities from urban and agricultural land use change in Napa County, California

Disputed Spaces : Concheras, Shrimp Aquaculture, and Conservation in the Mangrove Forests of Southern Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Understanding local perceptions of an economy in transition : Tourism in South Caicos, TCI

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