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Citizen-agency interactions : an investigation of postfire environments

Creator:: Olsen, Christine Shaw
Abstract:: Wildfire management has grown increasingly complex in recent years, particularly in the West and in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) where a steady population growth has resulted in greater risk to people and property. Recent trends suggest the process of recovering from large fires (>100,000 acres) will become increasingly important to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: agencies and communities (National Interagency Fire Center 2007). However, many forest management

Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

Creator:: Taylor, Ryan W
Abstract:: Since the 1890s, American federalism has been perceived as being unique in the world by having two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdiction without influencing one another. Modern scholars call into question the validity of this basic assumption, but few have published quantitative evidence to reject its...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Communicating the wildland fire message : an investigation of agency outreach strategies

Creator:: Toman, Eric Lee
Abstract:: Wildfire impacts have increased in recent years. The management response outlined by recent policy initiatives (e.g., the National Fire Plan, Healthy Forests Restoration Act) emphasizes the use of prescribed fire and mechanized thinning to reduce the risk of future fire events. These policies also call for an unprecedented level of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Philosophy in Forest Resources presented on September 20. 2005. Title: Communicating the

A cooperative work experience approach to in-service staff development for selected community colleges

Creator:: Visger, Dale Bennett
Abstract:: The major purpose of this research was to study the in-service programs for community college vocational instructors, and develop guidelines for a cooperative work experience approach to in-service staff development. The specific objectives of the study were: (1) To develop a research instrument capable of measuring the agreement relative to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of my graduate committee, Drs. Ronald Clarke, Joel Galloway, Forest Gathercoal, and Michael Inoue

An analysis of the ability and achievement of students in career cluster programs compared to students not in career cluster programs

Creator:: Warberg, William B.
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the ability and achievement of students in career cluster programs to the ability and achievement of students not in career cluster programs. The cluster programs included in this study were Distributive Education, Health Careers, Mechanical, Food Services, Metals, Child Care, Construction,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: professor, Dr. Philip B. Davis, and committee members Drs. Joseph Hlebichuk, Forest Gathercoal, William

An econometric analysis of the Japanese import demand for U.S. forest products

Creator:: Niami, Farhad
Abstract:: Japan is the largest market for U.S. forest products. Therefore, export of wood products to this country is critical to the economic life of the forest industry in the U.S. and particularly for the Pacific Northwest. Hence, economic conditions and developments in Japan may significantly affect the volume of trade...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Econometric Analysis of the Japanese Import Demand for U.S. Forest Products Abstract approved: R. Donald

A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

Creator:: Rathburn, Arthur Cristen
Abstract:: The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The Framework...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: chaos and reduces to a workable small number the total number of objects (i.e., 13 U.S. National

Understanding Public Perceptions of Post-Wildfire Landscape Recovery

Creator:: Kooistra, Chad M.
Abstract:: Forest disturbances, such as wildfires, pine beetle outbreaks, and floods are important features of many landscapes and ecosystems. Many disturbances are increasing in size, frequency, and intensity due to changing climates and land management decisions. The changing ecological and aesthetic conditions following a disturbance can lead to negative short- and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Ecosystems and Society presented on June 6, 2016

The effects of increased supply and emerging technologies in the forest products industry on rural communities in the northwest U.S.

Creator:: Crandall, Mindy S.
Abstract:: The development of a market for currently non-merchantable forest material, such as harvest residues of tops and limbs of trees or small diameter trees, has been suggested as a possible win-win solution that could: (i) provide a financial incentive to help motivate treatments to reduce wildfire risk or restore forest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Forest Products Industry on Rural Communities in the Northwest U.S

Semi-volatile organic compounds as molecular markers for atmospheric and ecosystem transport

Creator:: Genualdi, Susan A.
Abstract:: The use of semi-volatile organic compounds (SOCs) as molecular markers to identify the contributions of regional and long-range atmospheric transport, as well as current and historic sources, and contaminant deposition in remote ecosystems of the Western U.S. was investigated. Trans-Pacific air masses influenced by Siberian biomass burning events had elevated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ecosystems in Western U.S. national parks and use these to understand the sources and fate of these

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Citizen-agency interactions : an investigation of postfire environments

Evaluation of the intergovernmental relationships between national and state wetland regulatory agencies within wetland regulatory units

Communicating the wildland fire message : an investigation of agency outreach strategies

A cooperative work experience approach to in-service staff development for selected community colleges

An analysis of the ability and achievement of students in career cluster programs compared to students not in career cluster programs

An econometric analysis of the Japanese import demand for U.S. forest products

A framework for the determination of the suitability of undeveloped land in the intermountain west for use as cropland

Understanding Public Perceptions of Post-Wildfire Landscape Recovery

The effects of increased supply and emerging technologies in the forest products industry on rural communities in the northwest U.S.

Semi-volatile organic compounds as molecular markers for atmospheric and ecosystem transport

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