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Testing the correlation between inundation period and coastal wetland productivity in Carex lyngbyei and Distichlis spicata communities, South Slough National Estuarine Reserve, Oregon

Creator:: Gilman, Eric
Abstract:: I tested the hypothesis that there is a correlation between inundation period and net primary production (NPP) in estuarine salt marshes through an observational experiment at South Slough National Estuarine Reserve, Oregon. I estimated primary production and inundation period for selected monotypic plant communities in (1) a naturally restored wetland...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: Distichlis spicata communities South Slough National Estuarine Reserve, Oregon Monday June 7, 1993 1:00 pm

Regional-level coastal management in Mexico : A proposal for Quintana Roo

Creator:: Valdes, Carlos
Abstract:: The overall objective of this study is to propose a framework or model for comprehensive management model of coastal development in Quintana Roo (Quintana Roo's Coastal Management Program-QRCMP), using a regional approach.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: and staff of that council for this support. I want to express my appreciation to Dr. Jefferson Gonor

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

Terrain analysis : historical perspective and future direction

Creator:: Lane, Forest J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to review the historical development of the central ideas of military geography and terrain analysis and to examine these new research initiatives from that perspective. Although the mobility and technological aspects of warfare have changed rapidly, the essential geographic nature of warfare has remained...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: GEOGRAPHY Terrain Analysis: Historical Perspective and Future Direction by FOREST J. LANE A Research

A systems model of the post-diluvial expansion of the National Flood Insurance Program in Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Creator:: Bresenhan, Thomas Patrick
Abstract:: Expansion of the National Flood Insurance Program is described in the context of a modification of Kates' Systems Model of Human Adjustments to Natural Hazards for a small central Pennsylvania town (1970 population=ll,O98) that became eligible for flood insurance four months after experiencing five million dollars in flood damage and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: A SYSTEMS MODEL OF THE POST-DILUVIAL EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL

The Politics Expansion Makes: Analyzing the Political Returns and Policy Framing of the ACA's Medicaid Expansion in the States

Creator:: Bishop, Dustin
Abstract:: The 2010 U.S. health reforms expanded health insurance access to millions of Americans, mainly through an unprecedented expansion of Medicaid eligibility to those with low incomes. Not all states chose to expand their programs, resulting in disparate health-benefit access nationally. This study uses quantitative and qualitative analyses to explore the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, declared the ACA’s Medicaid expansion

Historical landscape reconstruction and perceptual geography of Mount Hood, Oregon

Creator:: Belgam, Daniel R.
Abstract:: This research seeks to understand the influences of perception on land use around the Mount Hood area of Oregon and evaluate how it has evolved over the past 4,000 years. The study addresses three specific questions: 1) How has the study area evolved over time into the modern landscape? 2)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE RECONSTRUCTION AND PERCEPTUAL GEOGRAPHY OF MOUNT HOOD, OREGON by

A protocol for reconstructing historical wetland landscapes in Oregon estuaries

Creator:: Gupta, Anuradha
Abstract:: Oregon's estuarine wetland landscapes have been changed, especially since the nineteenth century, by diking, dredging, fills, and other alterations. These alterations have removed wetlands from the estuaries, and with them, have removed wetland functions. Currently, efforts are being made to restore estuarine wetlands. The first step in selecting a site...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: Reconstructing Historical Wetland Landscapes in Oregon Estuaries. Oregon's estuarine wetland landscapes have

Divergent Paths to Health: A Comparative Study of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion in California and Non-Expansion in Texas Through the Lens of Policy Diffusion

Creator:: Aguigam, Lyric T.
Abstract:: The enactment of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 marked a critical moment in American healthcare history. The ACA introduced Medicaid expansion, a policy designed to extend healthcare coverage to a larger population of low-income Americans. This policy quickly became a topic of debate and led to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion in California and Non-Expansion in Texas Through the

Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

Creator:: Yin, Yao
Abstract:: This essay provides a snapshot of sustainability and acceptability of wave energy and eight other electricity-generating energy sources in Oregon. Since “sustainability” is an important point of view in decision-making, the paper is centered around the concept. Although there is no consensus on the definition of sustainability in the academic...
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Full Text:: organizations, national institutions, cities and locales, transnational corporations, and nongovernmental

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Testing the correlation between inundation period and coastal wetland productivity in Carex lyngbyei and Distichlis spicata communities, South Slough National Estuarine Reserve, Oregon

Regional-level coastal management in Mexico : A proposal for Quintana Roo

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

Terrain analysis : historical perspective and future direction

A systems model of the post-diluvial expansion of the National Flood Insurance Program in Lewistown, Pennsylvania

The Politics Expansion Makes: Analyzing the Political Returns and Policy Framing of the ACA's Medicaid Expansion in the States

Historical landscape reconstruction and perceptual geography of Mount Hood, Oregon

A protocol for reconstructing historical wetland landscapes in Oregon estuaries

Divergent Paths to Health: A Comparative Study of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion in California and Non-Expansion in Texas Through the Lens of Policy Diffusion

Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

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