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Decision guides for forest practice laws in Oregon

Creator:: Klemperer, William David
Abstract:: Spawned by the current interest in revising Oregon's Forest Conservation Act, this study defines the forestry regulation problem and outlines theoretical approaches to its solution. Unregulated private forestry is found to present opportunities for government intervention, the gains from which could exceed the losses. Proposed is a public goal of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Consumer attitudes toward potentially restrictive energy conservation regulations

Creator:: Merfeld, Michele Kay
Abstract:: A sample of 893 Oregon individuals from a Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Project (W-159 "Consequences of Energy Conservation Policies for Western Region Households") was used to analyze consumer attitudes toward potentially restrictive energy conservation regulations. Belief in the seriousness of the energy problem, a psychological measure of internal control...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: School, Energy Future (Stobaugh and Yergin, 1979), reported that if the United States made a serious

Education and the United States Supreme Court

Creator:: Spurlock, Clark
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students,. their parent , and the teachers and ad ministrators: or the. aebools ot tbe United State

Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

Creator:: Min, He
Abstract:: Many non-native weed pests of food, fiber, and nursery crops pose threats to U.S. environment and agriculture. Noxious weed regulations play an important role in preventing the introduction and spread of non-native plants, thereby protecting the local biodiversity, environment and economic activities. However, these regulations could also hamper agricultural trade....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: three essays of this dissertation address the causes and consequences of cross-state differences in

Dynamic issues in applied microeconomics: market performance, market structure and advertising competition

Creator:: Iwasaki, Natsuko
Abstract:: This dissertation addresses issues of oligopoly markets where advertising plays a prominent role. The first study empirically investigates the effect of advertising regulations on equilibrium consumption of an addictive commodity using U.S. cigarette industry data. The results of the first study show that the advertising regulations reduced cigarette consumption by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2006. Title: Dynamic Issues in Applied Microeconomics: Market Performance, Market Structure and

Special education compliance issues in Oregon

Creator:: O'Dell, Richard M.
Abstract:: In the 27 years since the establishment of federal law mandating special education, no state has been fully in compliance. In addition, the voices of school personnel (special education teachers, speech and language pathologists, and school psychologists) charged with implementing these laws and regulations have been largely silent in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: federal law mandating special education, no state has been fully in compliance. In addition, the voices

Resource policy implications of animal rights activism : a demographic, attitudinal and behavioral analysis

Creator:: Jamison, Wesley V.
Abstract:: The thesis analyzes the demographic, attitudinal and behavioral characteristics of animal rights activists, placing them in the context of resource policy. It is argued that the animal rights movement combined the Victorian critique of empiricism with a reaction to modernity that was characteristic of other contemporary mass movements. Animal rights...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: legislation and humane education; shelters and neutering Humane Society of the United States, American

Some consequences of extending ocean resource zones

Creator:: Wilson, James R. (James Rolland), 1951-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: person on the staff at the Oregon State University, Department of Ag and Resource Economics is

Fashion media's role in the debate on millinery and bird protection in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Creator:: Scarborough, Amy D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the possible relationship among fashion media, the social responsibility agenda of the Audubon Society, and the use of birds in millinery in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Both the content analysis method and the historic method were used to gain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the United States in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Abstract approved

Enhancing cultural resources management and improving tribal involvement inthe NEPA process through the development of atribal environmental policy act

Creator:: Sloan, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: This dissertation presents an analysis of the historic preservation framework on tribal cultural resources management (CRM). It examines some of the challenges this framework poses to tribal governments working on cultural resources protection efforts within a compliance framework. An examination of five major laws that regulate the practice of CRM...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , a well-rounded knowledge of tribal history, federal Indian law and policy, and federal, state, and

Impacts of business organization form on federal estate and income tax liabilities of nonindustrial private forest landowners

Creator:: Howard, Theodore E.
Abstract:: Detrimental impacts of estate taxes on management of private nonindustrial forests can be mitigated by estate planning which considers organizational forms of forest businesses and methods for funding estate settlement costs. This study's objective was to determine effects of business form and estate funding method on income and estate tax...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A content analysis of court opinions about grandparent visitation rights

Creator:: Henderson, Tammy L.
Abstract:: The current study was a content analysis of court opinions on grandparent visitation rights using the method of grounded theory. The research questions addressed in this study were: (a) On what bases were grandparents granted legal standing to petition for visitation with their grandchildren? (b) What was the legal reasoning...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: parents and children. These facts illustrate a slow shift in family law. °Copyright by Tammy L

Using soil data to enhance modeling of forest responses to climate change

Creator:: Peterman, Wendy L.
Abstract:: The over-arching theme of this work is that soil data affect the performance and realism of vegetation models with particular focus on their ability to predict or explain disturbances such as fire or disease. We tested the sensitivity of the Excel version of the 3-PG model to soil properties and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Western and Southern United States. Forest Ecology and Management 238.1-3 : 24–53. Neary, D.G

Advances in Modeling Natural Resource Management under Uncertainty : Forest Mortality, Policy Design, and the Value of Information

Creator:: Sloggy, Matthew R.
Abstract:: Advancing the understanding of natural resource management is an important step in mitigating the effects of human activity on the environment, and ensuring efficient outcomes for many sectors of the economy. As humanity’s role in the natural world becomes better understood, the importance of interdisciplinary modeling has grown in leaps...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: feedback between natural and social systems in forestry. We show that the forest sector adapts to

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Decision guides for forest practice laws in Oregon

Consumer attitudes toward potentially restrictive energy conservation regulations

Education and the United States Supreme Court

Political economy and trade effects of invasive species regulation : the case of noxious weeds

Dynamic issues in applied microeconomics: market performance, market structure and advertising competition

Special education compliance issues in Oregon

Resource policy implications of animal rights activism : a demographic, attitudinal and behavioral analysis

Some consequences of extending ocean resource zones

Fashion media's role in the debate on millinery and bird protection in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Enhancing cultural resources management and improving tribal involvement inthe NEPA process through the development of atribal environmental policy act

Impacts of business organization form on federal estate and income tax liabilities of nonindustrial private forest landowners

A content analysis of court opinions about grandparent visitation rights

Using soil data to enhance modeling of forest responses to climate change

Advances in Modeling Natural Resource Management under Uncertainty : Forest Mortality, Policy Design, and the Value of Information

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