A lack of reliable criteria for designing tile drainage systems
in the Willamette Valley has lead to tile drainage installations in a
given soil series being based on general observations of previous
drain performance in the series. Relatively few quantitative measurements,
which would aid in designing economical installations,
have been...
This study was conducted to observe the manner in which three local
public interest organizations participated in a local, environmentallyoriented
decision process. The study period began in December, 1978,
with the passage of a revised solid waste ordinance (Ord. 78-102) for
the City of Corvallis, OR. The main forum for...
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...