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Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) in decline? An investigation into Region 6 harvest volumes

Creator:: Pape, Brianda
Abstract:: Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have an extensive history of harvest in the United States. The Pacific Northwest is well-reputed as a major source of floral greens for international markets. One NTFP in particular, beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax), has been repeatedly identified as a prominent, high-value species in the floral greens industry...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Natural Resources in

Grassland Restoration and Climate Change: Altar Valley, Arizona Case Study

Creator:: Gondor, Anne
Abstract:: The Altar Valley is an important working landscape that supports biodiversity and vulnerable species in Pima County, Arizona (Huckelberry 2000). This semi-desert grassland, alluvial valley and 713,807-acre watershed composed of 39 subbasins serves as an aquifer to a portion of southwestern Tucson. This region of Southern Arizona has been identified...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES

MAN 'aging Water Resources of the Deschutes River Basin

Creator:: Taganova, Jahan
Abstract:: In the last two decades, there has been an increase in substantial body of work on the inclusion of women in the water management and governance field. However, these scholarly inquiries have mostly focused on cases from the Global South, where women are still underrepresented in decision-making positions in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: important variable in shaping access to and control over natural resources (Rocheleau et al., 1996

Creation of an Initial Course and Curriculum Overview for a Positive Youth Development Certificate

Creator:: Pugh, Kiley M.
Abstract:: Positive Youth Development (PYD) is both a set of outcomes and a program model that serves to support youth in building healthy relationships with adults and developing the strengths necessary for healthy adulthood. It centers around the 5 C’s of compassion, character, competence, confidence, and connection, which lead to a...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: positive youth development [PDF file]. Medford, MA: Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development

Design and Analysis of Free-space Optical Communications Systems for Next Generation Short-range Wireless Networks

Creator:: Liverman, Spencer
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on indoor free-space optical communications systems for use in short range wireless networks. We propose that current radio frequency wireless links be augmented or replaced with optical frequency links due to overcrowding in the radio frequency spectrum. Optical frequencies contain hundreds of terahertz of unregulated bandwidth and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: place that can properly allocate resources to each user. To solve this problem, an automatic resource

The Feminist Itinerant School: A Feminist Pedagogical Approach to Curriculum Transformation for Public School Teachers in Brazil

Creator:: Melchor, Carolina R.
Abstract:: This Thesis examines Brazil’s political and historical context to explore and understand the logics behind the high rates of violence in our society. It focuses in education as one of our main vehicles of disseminating knowledge and therefore culture, language and values that might be contributing and perpetuating sexism, racism,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: State of Rio de Janeiro. It is known for its historical legacy and beautiful natural resources and is

A socio-technical study on the improved characterization of stakeholder behaviors and stream temperature in design of watershed conservation practices for climate change adaptation

Creator:: Noa-Yarasca, Efrain
Abstract:: Characterizing stakeholder behavior when making decisions in watershed management is a great challenge for planners, not only because plans are associated with physical uncertainties but also because stakeholders’ behaviors are influenced by numerous factors. Since stakeholders’ decision-making is linked to multiple types of uncertainty, communication of uncertainty to stakeholders by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Yarasca for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering presented on November 22, 2021

Disputed Spaces : Concheras, Shrimp Aquaculture, and Conservation in the Mangrove Forests of Southern Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Creator:: Treviño Peña, Melva B.
Abstract:: The mangrove ecosystem has served as a life-support system to large populations of coastal dwellers in Ecuador for many generations. Diverse communities comprised of multi-racial and multi-ethnic groups have formed along the edge of the mangrove forests throughout the Ecuadorian coast. These groups self-identify as being part of an “ancestral”...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dissertation argues that because the mangrove forests are being appropriated for the extraction of resources

Swells, soundings, and sustainability, but... here be monsters

Creator:: Wright, Dawn J.
Abstract:: The Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture Series was created by the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies in honor of Roger Revelle to highlight the important links between ocean sciences and public policy. Dawn J. Wright, the eighteenth annual lecturer, spoke on April 28, 2017, at the Smithsonian National Museum...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: biodiversity of the oceans for their livelihoods, reflecting a global market value of ocean resources and

Implementation Science in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Utility Value Intervention in General Psychology Courses

Creator:: Soicher, Raechel N.
Abstract:: Despite the dissemination of comprehensive reviews and teacher-friendly resources describing evidence-based practices to improve student outcomes, the adoption of these practices is slow and inconsistent across instructors at colleges and universities. To help reduce this research-practice gap, I argue for the application of implementation science to teaching and learning research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -supported, they are not without their challenges. For example, Mark Schneider, Director of the Institute

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Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) in decline? An investigation into Region 6 harvest volumes

Grassland Restoration and Climate Change: Altar Valley, Arizona Case Study

MAN 'aging Water Resources of the Deschutes River Basin

Creation of an Initial Course and Curriculum Overview for a Positive Youth Development Certificate

Design and Analysis of Free-space Optical Communications Systems for Next Generation Short-range Wireless Networks

The Feminist Itinerant School: A Feminist Pedagogical Approach to Curriculum Transformation for Public School Teachers in Brazil

A socio-technical study on the improved characterization of stakeholder behaviors and stream temperature in design of watershed conservation practices for climate change adaptation

Disputed Spaces : Concheras, Shrimp Aquaculture, and Conservation in the Mangrove Forests of Southern Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Swells, soundings, and sustainability, but... here be monsters

Implementation Science in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Utility Value Intervention in General Psychology Courses

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