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  • Methods for Engaging Leaders in Climate Science and Providing Local Decision Support

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten
    Abstract:
    Oregon Sea Grant and its partner states have received a Sectoral Applications Research Project (SARP) grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refine outreach methods for coastal communities with specific attention to climate change. This paper will focus on the SARP project and a related case study...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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            Bryan  Tilt,  representing  Anthropology         Joseph  Cone,  representing

  • Female Genital Cutting in the Gambia: A Case for Tostan

    Creator:
    Kopper, Sarah
    Abstract:
    The World Health Organization (WHO) defines female genital cutting (FGC) as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” (WHO, 2010). This practice has existed in Africa for thousands of years, but over the...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    , representing Sociology Bryan Tilt, representing Anthropology Janet Lee, representing

  • Collaborative Research in the Port Orford Live Fish Fishery : Lessons Learned

    Creator:
    Stoike, Suzanna Lynn
    Abstract:
    Port Orford is a small fishing community on the southern Oregon coast. Like many coastal towns in Oregon, Port Orford's main economy is the commercial fishing industry. As such, the community has a high dependence on its nearshore marine resources. Those who make their living from these resources know that...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project and Video

  • The poetics of water governance : differential language use in relation to water in El Salvador

    Creator:
    Ogden, Stephanie
    Abstract:
    The language of water policy both suggests and enforces the relationship that the public should have with water. Differences in language use between policy institutions and the public suggest that the understanding of water promoted through policy may be incongruent with the understanding of water held by the public. Semi-structured...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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  • (Re)claiming forestry : a case study of women's empowerment

    Creator:
    Redmore, Lauren E.
    Abstract:
    Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) owners control a significant portion of forestland nationwide. Even though women own or manage NIPF lands, we know very little about how women manage forestland and what barriers women face in forest management. In addition, while there are several forestry organizations available to NIPF owners, few...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    commas. I would like to thank my committee, Denise Lach and Bryan Tilt for advising me throughout the

  • Institutional Analysis of Small Dam Removals

    Creator:
    Fostvedt, Matthias P.
    Abstract:
    The majority of dam removals are small structures that are governed primarily by state and local bodies. The objective of this study is to characterize and evaluate the governance that has driven recent decisions to remove small dams. In the governance literature on small dam removals, three aspects remain unclear....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    , which has been challenging and rewarding. To Dr. Tilt—thank you for your guidance in the committee

  • Responsible Generation: How Care Ethics Can Activate a Just Energy Transition

    Creator:
    Grubby, Emily C.
    Abstract:
    At the urging of international scientists, large industrialized nations like the United States must transition away from fossil fuel energy and toward renewable energy by 2030 in order to stay the tide of climate change. To complete this energy transition citizens must take up responsibilities to change the known paradigms...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    express my sincere gratitude to my committee: Ray Malewitz, Kathleen Dean Moore, and Bryan Tilt for your

  • Development and Trial of a Usability Testing Protocol for Biomass Cookstoves : An Interdisciplinary Approach

    Creator:
    Moses, Nicholas D.
    Abstract:
    Improved cookstoves have been designed and disseminated for several decades in an effort to address the human health and environmental issues caused by the inefficient, traditional biomass cooking and heating methods used by 40% of the world’s people. Engineers and designers working on these improved stoves have tended to focus...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Characterizing and Assessing the Researcher-Stakeholder Engagement Process for Water Sustainability : The Willamette Water 2100 Project

    Creator:
    Ferguson, Laura B.
    Abstract:
    Natural resource management and policy is ideally informed by the best available science. Natural resource researchers ideally participate in broader impacts activities to extend the reach of their best available research. However, there are many cultural, institutional, and practical barriers to participating in broader impact activities and to incorporating science...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    grateful to my committee members, Mary Santelmann and Bryan Tilt, for their continued support

  • Self-made women of China : experiences in small-scale entrepreneurship

    Creator:
    Searles, Mackenzie L.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study is to examine the lived experiences of women small-scale entrepreneurs in Qingdao, China by placing their collective experiences within relevant social and economic frameworks. This study, conducted in 2011 over a six-month period, applies an ethnographic approach based in modified grounded theory to bring together...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    while working with Dr. Rosenberger. I also would like to thank my committee: Dr. Bryan Tilt, Dr. Hua