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What do people think about genetically engineering trees? A qualitative inquiry to understand how people reason about using forest biotechnology to address forest health threats

Creator:

Emery, Elizabeth R.

Abstract:

Climate change is increasing the severity of pest and pathogen infestations affecting forests. Resulting shifts in disturbance patterns can have substantial ecological, social, and economic impacts on forested ecosystems and their dependent communities. Researchers are actively investigating methods to improve tree resistance to specific pests and pathogens and enhance forest...

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Masters Thesis
Turnover, Memory, Persistence: Four Decades of Ecological Community at Lost Valley

Creator:

Bruno, Mark P.

Abstract:

This study is an ethnographic investigation of residential turnover, organizational memory, and the persistence of Lost Valley, an Oregon ecovillage founded in 1989. Literature on organizational turnover, memory, and persistence is reviewed and integrated with scholarship on intentional communities and ecovillages, generating a theoretical framework for data collection and analysis....

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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communities and related projects where people are living together in greater ecological harmony” (Global