A number of thinkers are becoming increasingly persuaded
that our anthropocentric view of nature is inadequate, that we
need a "new morality" with regard to the environment. In this
essay, I argue that an alternative to anthropocentricism is
available to us now-and has been since at least 1836. I look...
Bridge Creek is a small stream which runs through the central Oregon high desert region. Ranching, the area's primary industry, was degrading conditions in the stream. A group of ranchers and environmentalists, working as part of the Oregon Watershed Improvement Coalition, forged an agreement on what was needed for a...
The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to guide middle school and high school students into critical thinking about environmental issues. Through keen observation of their bioregion and through an integration of interdisciplinary literature which focuses on Oregon writers, students will be challenged to think, write, and discuss current issues...
Attention has been drawn to the observation that environmental benefits under the current regulatory approaches are diminishing with respect to increased pollution control costs. Regulators have begun to appreciate that while environmental gains can still be achieved under the current command and control system, the most significant environmental gains have...
This internship was supported and funded by the Yap State Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Territorial and
International Affairs, and the University of Oregon Micronesia and South Pacific Technical
Assistance Program. What follows in this report is a description of the internship...
Published February 1972. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The primary objective of this study is to assess the Mexican experience in
managing coastal natural areas. The assessment is based on the categories, uses,
objectives, and political elements of Mexican protected coastal areas and governmental
efforts to develop and manage these areas. Specific problems within each protected
coastal area...