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A model for rating agricultural suitability of land parcels in western Oregon

Creator:: Rogers, William Reinhold
Abstract:: A model was developed that allows potential users to identify the agricultural suitability of parcels of land in western Oregon. Literature was reviewed regarding five possible benefits to be derived from public policies designed to preserve productive agricultural land. They are (1) the provision of sufficient cropland to supply the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: than three single-family units per acre. By contrast, rural residential land use is considered a non

The impact of special use assessment on land use and income distribution

Creator:: Shirack, Rosalyn Proffitt
Abstract:: The impact of Oregon's Special Use Assessment (SUA) program was analyzed in relation to farmland values in six regions. Data for the study were obtained from the Oregon Landownership Survey. Data were based on 1975 assessment and ownership characteristics. Farmland value per acre, including improvements, was believed to be influenced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: provided by law, substantially limits alternatives to the use of rural land, and with the importance of

Land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range : spatial pattern and social ground-truthing

Creator:: Stanfield, Brooks J.
Abstract:: We use qualitative and quantitative methods to explore social and spatial relationships between land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and regression analysis, we tested for spatial relationships between the structure of land ownership and forest cover across 66 watersheds in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Oregon Coast Range. We found that forest cover diversity increased with land ownership diversity

An economic analysis of changes in exclusive farm use regulations for homesteads in Oregon : a case study in Yamhill County

Creator:: Chen, Li, 1976-
Abstract:: Criticisms to the new regulations created in 1994 governing dwellings in Exclusive Farmland Use zones (zones where agricultural activities are allowed outright) have triggered an overall scrutiny directed by the 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of the new regulations on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: farmers to keep land in agricultural use. Among the leaders in this effort is Oregon, which has adopted a

The effects of alternative future development scenarios on ecological processes and social-ecological resilience in Central Oregon

Creator:: Duncan, James A.
Abstract:: This research sought to explore the implications of different tenure regimes for both landscape-level ecological processes and the overall resilience of a social-ecological system in Central Oregon. The purchase by an investor of former industrial timberlands known as the Bull Springs tract raised the specter of dispersed residential development on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: time can lead to rural residential development, and this form of land use change interacts with

An analysis of the motivations of Oregon's ranchers to diversify into agritourism

Creator:: Pegas, Fernanda de Vasconcellos
Abstract:: Agritourism is one way to sustainably conserve open space. Its potential to supplement Oregon ranchers’ income may also preserve ranching culture. Research on agritourism in Oregon and elsewhere, however, is scarce. This study focused on the motivations of Oregon ranchers to diversify into agritourism, the congruence of conservation easements and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .................................................................................... 15 Property and land use characteristics found in agritourism

Land and water values in Klamath County, Oregon : application of Hedonic Price Modeling

Creator:: Heffner, James
Abstract:: The West is undergoing a period of change where water rights, range rights, and other attributes historically attached to land, are being reevaluated. To date, not all of these relationships have been hammered out or confirmed to exist. One such example of this is Klamath County, Oregon. Here we see...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Stream DOC, nitrate, chloride and SUVA response to land use during winter baseflow conditions in sub-basins of the Willamette River Basin, OR

Creator:: Frentress, Jay
Abstract:: To better understand the impact of land use on stream nutrient export, a synoptic sampling of 57 sub-basins within the Willamette River basin was conducted during winter baseflow conditions (February 2009). I assessed whether stream dissolved organic carbon (DOC), NO₃⁻ and Cl⁻ and specific ultra-violet absorbance (SUVA) values were correlated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Landsat-based monitoring of annual wetland change in the main-stem Willamette River floodplain of Oregon, USA from 1972 to 2012

Creator:: Fickas, Kate C.
Abstract:: Despite holding substantial ecological value, wetlands in the United States have experienced a significant decline in both area and function over the past century with the majority of freshwater wetland loss attributed to agricultural conversion. Agriculture is the second largest industry in the State of Oregon and the State places...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: second largest industry in the State of Oregon and the State places substantial emphasis in its land

Pits, Politics, and People : Identifying Barriers to the Enhancement Reclamation of Floodplain Aggregate Mines in the Willamette Valley, OR

Creator:: Morrison, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Aggregate, which consists of crushed rock, sand, and gravel resources, is one of the most extracted resources in Oregon. Floodplain sites throughout the Willamette Valley -- particularly along the Willamette River -- are of particular importance because they produce high quality sand and gravel, located close to the aggregate market....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: passes, creating Oregon land use laws to protect homes and farmland. 1995 Whelan report published

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A model for rating agricultural suitability of land parcels in western Oregon

The impact of special use assessment on land use and income distribution

Land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range : spatial pattern and social ground-truthing

An economic analysis of changes in exclusive farm use regulations for homesteads in Oregon : a case study in Yamhill County

The effects of alternative future development scenarios on ecological processes and social-ecological resilience in Central Oregon

An analysis of the motivations of Oregon's ranchers to diversify into agritourism

Land and water values in Klamath County, Oregon : application of Hedonic Price Modeling

Stream DOC, nitrate, chloride and SUVA response to land use during winter baseflow conditions in sub-basins of the Willamette River Basin, OR

Landsat-based monitoring of annual wetland change in the main-stem Willamette River floodplain of Oregon, USA from 1972 to 2012

Pits, Politics, and People : Identifying Barriers to the Enhancement Reclamation of Floodplain Aggregate Mines in the Willamette Valley, OR

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