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Perceptions of protection : coastal resident cognitions concerning new marine reserves in Oregon

Creator:: Perry, Elizabeth E.
Abstract:: Protected area creation, including creation of marine reserves (MRs), is increasingly molded by ecosystem based management (EBM) that integrates biological and social information in the pre and post establishment phases. Collecting social data from large and representative samples of the public (as opposed to other stakeholder groups) before establishing a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Concerning New Marine Reserves in Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Elizabeth E. Perry

Public knowledge, preferences and involvement in adaptive ecosystem management

Creator:: Williams, Robert Lawrence
Abstract:: Few studies analyze the relationship between ecological knowledge and public preferences for natural resource management options. The Central Cascades Adaptive Management Area (CCAMA) and McKenzie watershed of western Oregon provides an opportunity to examine the relationship. This research project employs a mixed model approach to explore public knowledge of forest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: landscape?" 1 Through a shift to ecosystem-based practices, public land management agencies are addressing

A choice experiment analysis of public preferences for conservation of biological diversity in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Garber-Yonts, Brian E.
Abstract:: Ecosystem management has become an increasingly mainstream paradigm for natural resource management. Nowhere is this more evident than on the public and private forestland of the Pacific Northwest. While ecosystem management has become a widely accepted principle of resource management, substantial questions remain about its implementation. A case in point...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A community-based approach for evaluating tradeoffs across marine ecosystem services in Oregon

Creator:: Freeman, Peter M.
Abstract:: As competing uses of our coastlines increase, natural resource agencies are employing marine spatial planning (MSP) to designate areas for different uses or activities in order to reduce conflicts while achieving ecological, economic and social objectives. A central challenge of implementing MSP is development of a rigorous approach for analyzing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Across Marine Ecosystem Services in Oregon by Peter M. Freeman A THESIS submitted

Assessing public opinions of wildlife management : influences of perceptions and public involvement methods

Creator:: Johnson, Karin Kajsa N.
Abstract:: Involving the public in wildlife management is important to achieve effective and acceptable policies. An accurate assessment of public opinion can be complicated by the public's prior knowledge, perceptions, and the method of public input used. This paper evaluates some factors which may have influenced a public involvement project the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Wild Waters : Perspectives on Oregon’s Marine Reserves as Marine Wilderness Areas

Creator:: Johnston, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: Designation of areas as marine wilderness has been proposed as a strategy for managing the increasing threats facing the world’s oceans. Although social factors influence marine protected area success, the human dimensions of marine wilderness remain minimally explored. This thesis examines views of marine wilderness expressed by a representative sample...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: public reaction, both positive and negative, to public lands management in Oregon, including the

Management of non-industrial private forest lands : survey results from western Oregon and Washington owners

Creator:: Johnson, Rebecca L., 1955-, Alig, Ralph J., Kline, J. D., Moulton, Robert J. (Robert James), Rickenbach, Mark G., 1968-, and Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory
Abstract:: Oregon State University researchers conducted a survey in 1994 of non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners in western Oregon and western Washington. Private forests provide valuable ecological services, such as fish and wildlife habitat, and are also partially filling the gap created by recent reductions in federal timber harvest in the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Ecosystem Management Assessment Team report (FEMAT 1993); Governor’s coastal salmon restoration initiative

Residents' attitudes toward water resource protection in metropolitan Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Larson, Kelli L., 1975-
Abstract:: Three research questions are addressed in this study: (1) To what degree do residents support/oppose various aspects of water resources protection? (2) What factors explain residents' attitudes? and, (3) How do attitudes vary between participants and nonparticipants of place-based groups (watershed councils and neighborhood associations)? The population of interest is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Oregon Nearshore Research Inventory Project : the importance of science and the scientific research community in marine spatial planning

Creator:: Sherman, Kate
Abstract:: The purpose of Oregon's Nearshore Research Inventory (NRI) project was to inventory and map the current and future use of Oregon's nearshore environment by the scientific research community for use in Oregon's marine spatial planning process. Spatial and qualitative data on the use of Oregon's ocean and coast by the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , integrated, ecosystem-based coastal and marine spatial planning and management in the United States” (OPFT

Encounter norms of snorkelers and scuba divers at Molokini, Hawai'i : methodological and managerial applications

Creator:: Bell, Caitlin M.
Abstract:: Over the past few decades, tourism and recreation activities have increased in tropical marine settings, and studies have examined social and ecological impacts of these activities. Some studies have examined social impacts such as encounters, crowding, and encounter norms or standards that individuals use to evaluate encounters with others as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: marine protected areas. Ocean and Coastal Management 26, 19–40. Dawson, C., & Watson, A. (2000

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Perceptions of protection : coastal resident cognitions concerning new marine reserves in Oregon

Public knowledge, preferences and involvement in adaptive ecosystem management

A choice experiment analysis of public preferences for conservation of biological diversity in the Oregon Coast Range

A community-based approach for evaluating tradeoffs across marine ecosystem services in Oregon

Assessing public opinions of wildlife management : influences of perceptions and public involvement methods

Wild Waters : Perspectives on Oregon’s Marine Reserves as Marine Wilderness Areas

Management of non-industrial private forest lands : survey results from western Oregon and Washington owners

Residents' attitudes toward water resource protection in metropolitan Portland, Oregon

The Oregon Nearshore Research Inventory Project : the importance of science and the scientific research community in marine spatial planning

Encounter norms of snorkelers and scuba divers at Molokini, Hawai'i : methodological and managerial applications

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