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Report on internship conducted with Yap State Environmental Protection Agency (Federated States of Micronesia)

Creator:: Harrison, Thomas D.
Abstract:: This internship was supported and funded by the Yap State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs, and the University of Oregon Micronesia and South Pacific Technical Assistance Program. What follows in this report is a description of the internship...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Full Text:: Environmental Protection Agency; the US DOI, Office of Territorial and International Affairs; and the University

Modeling the Environmental Protection Agency's level IV ecoregions within the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California

Creator:: Zanger, Christopher
Abstract:: Ecoregions are regions of relative homogeneity with respect to specific ecosystem variables (Bailey 1976; Omernik 1995). There has been an increasing awareness that effective management of environmental resources must be undertaken with an ecosystem perspective (Omernik, 1995). Ecoregions serve as a spatial framework for assessing, managing, and monitoring ecosystems that...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ecoregion delineation is a manual "weight-of-evidence" approach that

A geospatial data catalog and metadata management tools for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Western Ecology Division

Creator:: Bradford, David L.
Abstract:: The EPA’s Western Ecology Division (WED) had been accumulating geographic information system (GIS) data files for up to 20 years. There was no index or catalog for these files; locating data became more difficult over time. More that 4 Tb of data existed on numerous disk volumes in hundreds of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Division (WED) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The WED is a member of the

Modeling the Environmental Protection Agency's level IV ecoregions within the Klamath Mountains of Southern Oregon and Northern California : a Geographic Information System approach

Creator:: Zanger, Christopher
Abstract:: Ecoregions are regions of relative homogeneity with respect to specific ecosystem variables (Bailey 1976; Omernik 1995). There has been an increasing awareness that effective management of environmental resources must be undertaken with an ecosystem perspective (Omernik, 1995). Ecoregions serve as a spatial framework for assessing, managing, and monitoring ecosystems that...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: 1995). RESEARCH RATIONALE Currently, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ecoregion delineation

The Role of Executive Orders in Managing for Climate Change in US Forest Service Plan Revisions

Creator:: Martin, Kim L.
Abstract:: This project provides insight on the current state of forest management policy, as it relates to climate change in the United States. It analyzes the current statutory framework that governs the management of National Forests and administrative Executive Orders that can determine federal agency direction. A comparative analysis is conducted...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: The Role of Executive Orders in Managing for Climate Change in US Forest Service Plan Revisions

A study of aquifer protection : the Spokane case

Creator:: Moon, George Edmund Jr
Abstract:: This case study of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie aquifer, deals with the evolution of water quality protection. A number of institutional efforts on multijurisdictional levels have established a piecemeal approach for this aquifer's protection. Federal legislation includes designation as a 'Sole Source' aquifer under sec. 1424(e) of SDWA, and 1...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Geological Survey. (set of ten maps / no text). 27 EPA. See Environmental Protection Agency

Alternative shore protection strategies : Innovative options and management issues

Creator:: Dare, Jennifer Lyne
Abstract:: This paper aims to present a comprehensive review of the selected coastal protection alternatives in a form most useful for coastal mangers. It is not intended to serve as a technical review of the engineering design of shore protection schemes. The concept, design, and application of each method are reviewed....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: their environmental impacts. The US Army Corps of Engineers Section 227 National Shoreline Erosion

Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

Creator:: Berzins, Mikelis I.
Abstract:: Several distinctive environmental movements of the past century have had major influence on public policies in the United States. More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential for significantly altering public perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs, thus driving big policy changes. This thesis examines the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , the government created the Soviet equivalent of the Environmental Protection Agency, Goskompriroda

The Protection of Groundwater - Specifically Oil and Gas Contamination

Creator:: Stash, Karen M.
Abstract:: Groundwater is a vital resource and efforts must be made to protect its quality. In certain areas, its quality has been threatened by the introduction of oil and gasoline, many times originating from underground storage tanks. Massachusetts has directly reacted to this concern about groundwater quality by promulating a Massachusetts...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: federal statutes and programs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its groundwater

Understanding the Implementation of Oregon's Environmental Justice Statute

Creator:: Osipova, Polina
Abstract:: The environmental justice (EJ) movement has succeeded in achieving policy change across different levels of government, however, there has been relatively little research to date on the implementation of environmental justice policies at the state level. The state of Oregon provides an opportunity to understand how state-level EJ policies are...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: that asserted that enforcement at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was discriminatory

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Report on internship conducted with Yap State Environmental Protection Agency (Federated States of Micronesia)

Modeling the Environmental Protection Agency's level IV ecoregions within the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California

A geospatial data catalog and metadata management tools for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Western Ecology Division

Modeling the Environmental Protection Agency's level IV ecoregions within the Klamath Mountains of Southern Oregon and Northern California : a Geographic Information System approach

The Role of Executive Orders in Managing for Climate Change in US Forest Service Plan Revisions

A study of aquifer protection : the Spokane case

Alternative shore protection strategies : Innovative options and management issues

Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

The Protection of Groundwater - Specifically Oil and Gas Contamination

Understanding the Implementation of Oregon's Environmental Justice Statute

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