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Building Economically Resilient Rural Communities

Creator:

Sorte, Bruce Michael

Abstract:

Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately shocked by economic fluctuations. Market forces are likely to lead to the decline of many rural communities and they will need to be economically resilient to survive. This thesis draws on several social sciences and the natural sciences to develop ideas that communities...

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Masters Thesis
Who's afraid of a little nitrate? : discovering impediments and incentives in following best management practices related to water quality within the southern Willamette Valley groundwater management area

Creator:

Rolston, Irene

Abstract:

Thesis summarizes interviews with growers residing within the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in the Southern Willamette Valley of Oregon. Informal and semi-structured interviews were used to identify perceived impediments and incentives perceived by local farmers in following best management practices related to water quality. Results from the interviews were coded...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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; Oakerson 2003). Finding the best ways to promote crop production became a capitalistic endeavor