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Assessing the feasibility of policy prescriptions in the Salmon 2100 Project

Creator:: Whitehead, Katharine S.
Abstract:: Wild salmon populations are in decline in the Pacific Northwest. In the region populations and runs of Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytsha), Chum (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Sockey (Oncorhynchus nerka), and Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been listed as threatened and/or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the U.S. and/or...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Katharine S. Whitehead for the degree of Master of Public Policy

Population Density and Households’ Transportation and Housing Cost Trade-Offs

Creator:: Palm, Matthew
Abstract:: As metropolitan governments explore density-promoting “smart growth” policies, finer analysis is needed to quantify the impact of such changes on households’ transportation and housing costs. Existing research suggests that households in urban areas face a trade-off between living in areas with higher housing costs and lower transportation costs or the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Starr McMullen, representing Agricultural and Resource Economics Kate Hunter-Zaworski

The effectiveness of the Special Farm Use Assessment Program in Jefferson County, Oregon - a comparative study

Creator:: Hunter, Steven Robert
Abstract:: Oregon's Special Farm Use Assessment program is investigated in this paper for its effectiveness in preserving farmland from urban sprawl. Basic research for this study was conducted in Jefferson County, a rural central Oregon county. Data from a similar study conducted in Washington County, an urbanizing northern Willamette Valley county,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: JEFFERSON COUNTY, OREGON -- A COMPARATIVE STUDY by STEVEN ROBERT HUNTER A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to

A framework for the preliminary assessment of vulnerability of fisheries-dependent communities

Creator:: Berns, Richard Hunter and Berns, Richard Hunter
Abstract:: Global climate change is projected to have far-ranging effects on the oceans and marine life. In turn, fisheries will likely undergo changes in their distributions and abundance. Coastal Alaskan communities are often highly dependent on commercial fisheries, and as a result will likely be vulnerable to climate change. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE PROJECT OF Richard Hunter Berns for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Resource

PedVac - a graphical interface and front-end to a parallel pedestrian evacuation simulator

Creator:: Vimawala, Ankush V.
Abstract:: The World Trade Center disaster brought into focus, tragically, the need for well-designed evacuation systems in modem buildings. Today, designing an efficient evacuation system has become an integral part of designing large buildings. Simulation software enables an evacuation system to be evaluated. Modern day buildings, whether airports, auditoriums, public office...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: buildings with tens of thousands of pedestrians . Quinn, Metoyer and Hunter-Zaworski have come up with a

Development of an Interpretive Exhibit on Marine Reserves and Marine Protected Areas in Oregon

Creator:: Vandehey, Amy
Abstract:: Oregon is currently in the process of establishing Marine Reserves (MRs) and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within Oregon’s Territorial Sea. To assure that residents are aware of impending policy and the science behind it, science educators must formulate education tools that define terms and identify issues, but do not alienate...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: over many years. Thank you also to my great committee members, Shawn Rowe and Nancee Hunter, for their

Subsistence in Alaska : With an in-depth look at the Upper Copper River Fishery

Creator:: McCormick, Mary B.
Abstract:: Subsistence hunting and fishing in Alaska is a political, social, and cultural issue. Since statehood in 1959 the state of Alaska has managed fish and wildlife resources on all its lands. But because the state has been unable to come into compliance with federal regulations mandating a subsistence rural priority,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Master Negotiators and Creative Problem Solvers: A Survey of South African Women & Water-Use Case Studies

Creator:: Kirwan, Christina E. M.
Abstract:: Through a desk-top analysis, this research shows that South African women have gained and utilize specialized skills, behaviors, and adaptations through their daily activities which are useful when applied to water resource management. Further, South African women are shown to build and draw on social capital as a way to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: hunter-gatherers who live in the areas now known as South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana (SAHO: South

The use of motor carrier weigh station reports in commodity flow analysis of the Oregon forest products industry - 1976

Creator:: Howes, Edwin R.
Abstract:: Data on motor carrier commodity weights collected in 1976 at Oregon weigh stations by the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Transportation are not in a form that readily allows for commodity flow analysis. A methodology is presented that reduces existing forest product commodity data into a graphically displayed...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: MASTER OP SCIENCE May 198() Directed by Dr. Ray M. Northam ACKNOWLE DGEMENTS Several individuals

Potential for Coastal Wetland Blue Carbon Offset Projects in the Point Reyes Area

Creator:: Minnick, Margaret T.
Abstract:: Point Reyes is a 100-square mile peninsula located on the California coast about 30 miles north of San Francisco. The peninsula, surrounding bays, and neighboring coastal mainland are a unique biodiversity hotspot. The area underwent heavy human use, including ranching and logging, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Conservation...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: C E A N Bolinas Bay Bolinas Lagoon Sc ho on er B ay Ho m e B ay C ream ery B ay Barries

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Assessing the feasibility of policy prescriptions in the Salmon 2100 Project

Population Density and Households’ Transportation and Housing Cost Trade-Offs

The effectiveness of the Special Farm Use Assessment Program in Jefferson County, Oregon - a comparative study

A framework for the preliminary assessment of vulnerability of fisheries-dependent communities

PedVac - a graphical interface and front-end to a parallel pedestrian evacuation simulator

Development of an Interpretive Exhibit on Marine Reserves and Marine Protected Areas in Oregon

Subsistence in Alaska : With an in-depth look at the Upper Copper River Fishery

Master Negotiators and Creative Problem Solvers: A Survey of South African Women & Water-Use Case Studies

The use of motor carrier weigh station reports in commodity flow analysis of the Oregon forest products industry - 1976

Potential for Coastal Wetland Blue Carbon Offset Projects in the Point Reyes Area

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