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Property values and Oregon measure 37 : exposing the false premise of regulation's harm to landowners

Creator:: The Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute
Abstract:: Executive Summary This report analyzes how land use regulations – and government programs generally – have affected the value of private real property in Oregon. Its objective is to inform discussion of the issues surrounding the current debate over Measure 37. Measure 37 was passed in 2004 in response to...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . The Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute gratefully acknowledges the generous financial

The Narrative of Environmentalism in Kuwait

Creator:: Husain, Abdullah M.
Abstract:: Kuwait has undergone dramatic political and economic transformations over the past century. From the rapid transition to an oil-based economy in the 1940s to the unexpected Iraqi invasion in 1990, change has been constant. While much of the focus has been on the economy and society, it is also true...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: environmental policy regime that better fits the social context of Kuwait. The six Arab countries

Assessing sustainable governance in Kuwait after the First Gulf War

Creator:: Husain, Abdullah M.
Abstract:: The First Gulf War that took place in Kuwait in 1991 resulted in one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of mankind. Extreme pollution affected the soil, waters, and the air in Kuwait. In this research I try to look into how the Kuwaiti government reacted to those...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: makes the committee a permanent one (Kuwait Assembly, 2011). The other major environmental policy

An economic analysis of the municipal demand for water in Kuwait

Creator:: Al-Qunaibet, Mohammad H.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: sea water into fresh water on a large scale. The Area of the Study The State of Kuwait, the area of

Part 1: Evaluation Report. June 2007

Creator:: Big Look Task Force Consulting Team
Abstract:: "This interim report of the Big Look Task Force synthesizes the research and conclusions made by the Task Force in Phase I (identifying major issues) and Phase II (framing the issues) of its work program. Work has begun on Phase III (targeted outreach), which is anticipated to coincide with Phases...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: This interim report is being completed as part of a larger effort by the Oregon Big Look Task Force to

The Underlying Differences in Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions Control and Renewable Energy: Three European Countries Approaches to Policy

Creator:: Wilson, Kweku N.
Abstract:: "It appears that the summer of 2003 was very likely warmer than any other summer in Europe back to 1500" (Luterbacher, 2004). This was the conclusion of a study about the changing climate of Europe by climatologists at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and published in Science in May, 2004....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: increase environmental protection and create a policy framework that meets the Kyoto Protocol requirements

Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

Creator:: Berzins, Mikelis I.
Abstract:: Several distinctive environmental movements of the past century have had major influence on public policies in the United States. More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential for significantly altering public perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs, thus driving big policy changes. This thesis examines the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential

Examining an Empowerment Framework: A Look at Female Artisans Within a Ghanaian NGO

Creator:: Boyd, Heather
Abstract:: This essay examines the processes of empowerment within an artisan NGO in Ghana. An empowerment framework focusing on the concepts of ‘agency’, ‘resources’ and ‘achievements’ are examined through interviews with women weavers, batikers and seamstresses. Their narratives reveal that a complex set of structural and cultural inequalities shape women’s specific...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: instrumentalism also results in the translation of feminist insights into a policy discourse with a focus on

A Public Elementary School as a Cultural Context : Japanese Children Learning to Perceive their Environment

Creator:: Sugai, Taichi
Abstract:: This thesis examines the cultural context in which Japanese children are constructing their own perspective of the environment because in the development of environmental education in Japan, the perspectives of children and teachers have not been taken into consideration. Although educators have made efforts to give direction to environmental education,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: policy makers to understand the actual state of a public elementary school, an institution expected to

Barriers to exercise: Kuwaiti individuals with and without physical disabilities

Creator:: Arab, Maryam
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the stages of exercise change, the levels of physical activity, and barriers to exercise among Kuwaiti individuals with and without disabilities. This study was conducted on 100 participants (50 males and 50 females) aged from 18 to 55 years. Stage of exercise...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: controlling social customs. She argued that the modernization of Kuwait society will improve the situation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Property values and Oregon measure 37 : exposing the false premise of regulation's harm to landowners

The Narrative of Environmentalism in Kuwait

Assessing sustainable governance in Kuwait after the First Gulf War

An economic analysis of the municipal demand for water in Kuwait

Part 1: Evaluation Report. June 2007

The Underlying Differences in Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions Control and Renewable Energy: Three European Countries Approaches to Policy

Analyzing and Understanding the Latvian Environmental Movement

Examining an Empowerment Framework: A Look at Female Artisans Within a Ghanaian NGO

A Public Elementary School as a Cultural Context : Japanese Children Learning to Perceive their Environment

Barriers to exercise: Kuwaiti individuals with and without physical disabilities

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