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Overcoming the Hypolimnion: Stakeholder Influence in Transboundary Water Quality Governance

Creator:: Offutt, Alyssa J.
Abstract:: Global surface water quality has been degrading with predictions of negative trends in meeting the Sustainable Development Goal ambient water quality targets (Mead, 2019; WWAP & UN Water, 2019). These water quality impacts can cross borders and impact populations in world’s 204 transboundary lake and reservoir basins (ILEC & UNEP,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members, Dr. Aaron Wolf and Dr. Olivia Sylvester, for their thoughtful comments and lessons during the

Mapping Untreated and Semi-treated Wastewater Effluent off the Coast of Gaza with Sentinel-1 Time Series Data

Creator:: Ballasiotes, Anna D.
Abstract:: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most contested and complicated conflicts in the world. As one of the occupied Palestinian Territories recognized by the United Nations, the social and environmental conditions in Gaza are impossible to understand without reference to the occupation of Gaza by its neighbor Israel. Hostilities...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: commitment to your work. Additionally, thank you to Dr. Aaron Wolf for offering me the opportunity to help

How Can the Assessment of the Effectiveness of RBOs Affect Their Institutional Arrangement?

Creator:: Chemayeva, Nataliya
Abstract:: Basin-wide approach in managing water resources is believed to be the most effective way in addressing upstream and downstream flows. However, this poses certain challenges as water basins tend to be transboundary and include a plethora of stakeholders and their interests. In order to avoid conflictive and rival behavior riparian...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Committee members, Dr. Aaron Wolf, Dr. Jan Breitling, and Dr. Emily Shroyer who were eager to join me in

Reconciling Working Landscapes on State and Federal Lands with Endangered Species Act Requirements: Emerging Governance Surrounding Beaver-Related Watershed Restoration in Oregon

Creator:: Pike-Urlacher, Zach R.
Abstract:: Reconciling working landscapes with Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements is a vexing challenge playing out in watersheds across the western United States. Beaver-related watershed restoration (BRR) methodologies have the potential to reconcile competing demands for resource extraction and recovery of ESA-listed species by restoring ecosystem functionality more effectively and at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this project out with me until the end. I would like to thank my committee members, Aaron Wolf

Transboundary Water Institutions in Developing Countries : A Case Study in Afghanistan

Creator:: Malyar, Idrees
Abstract:: This study addresses the questions: 1) What kind of transboundary water management institution is needed for Afghanistan; and 2) what expertise is required for the institution and which stakeholders should be involved? The establishment of a transboundary water resources management institution/unit is an essential step for Afghanistan in order to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank Dr. Aaron Wolf for his continuous support. Through him I learned far more than what I had hoped

Socio-ecological vulnerability in a Tibetan village on the Lancang River, China

Creator:: Galipeau, Brendan A.
Abstract:: This ethnographic research examines socioeconomic vulnerabilities to resettlement from a large hydropower dam and agricultural commodification in a Tibetan village in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. After providing an initial background on the dynamics of the research region and hydrodevelopment on its rivers, the research framework of examining vulnerability through a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . First I would like to thank my committee, Nancy Rosenberger, Aaron Wolf, and Michael Campana for their

Fostering social-ecological resilience in the Upper Klamath Basin : The National Riparian Service Team's Creeks and Communities strategy and an emerging model for government in adaptive co-management

Creator:: Paulekas, Robyn N.
Abstract:: Social-ecological resilience theory is part of a new paradigm for understanding and managing complex coupled human-ecological systems. The theory aims to inform explorations of a system’s ability to withstand disturbance while maintaining its critical functions. Adaptive co-management has been proposed as a governance mechanism that can enhance resiliency by combining...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Aaron Wolf and Dr. Gregg Walker for serving on my committee and providing me with background necessary

Development and decommissioning of small dams : analysis of impact and context

Creator:: Kibler, Kelly Maren
Abstract:: Management of small dams may have profound implications for the health and integrity of small rivers and freshwater diversity. Global indicators suggest future growth in the small hydropower sector, particularly in developing countries. As a renewable energy source, it is often presumed that small hydropower entails fewer and less severe...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Grant, Aaron Wolf, Todd Scholz, Bryan Tilt, and John Selker for their guidance and advice. So much

Globalization of Water Resources : Examining Social Learning Using Serious Gaming

Creator:: Taha, Fatima A. M.
Abstract:: This study examined the Water Footprint Computer Assisted Board Game (WFCABG) as a tool for enhancing the social learning of water resources issues surrounding commodities trade. The study engaged 73 students from various countries and professional backgrounds, in two academic settings in two different countries: Oregon State University (United States)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: work. The thesis committee members: Dr. Aaron Wolf and Dr. Mary Santelmann from CEOAS

An Assessment of the Policy Narrative Strategies of the Pro- and Anti-dam Removal Groups, in the Klamath River Basin, over the 2001-2020 Time Frame

Creator:: Yigit, Abdullah
Abstract:: The Klamath River Basin (KRB) is one of the most contested basins of the Western U.S. with respect to water. Multiple stakeholders, including Tribes, farmers, state and federal agencies, and environmental advocates, are in frequent conflict over water rights and water use. Removal of the four hydroelectric dams is one...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: very interested in. I would like to thank to Dr. Aaron T. Wolf for accepting to be my committee

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Overcoming the Hypolimnion: Stakeholder Influence in Transboundary Water Quality Governance

Mapping Untreated and Semi-treated Wastewater Effluent off the Coast of Gaza with Sentinel-1 Time Series Data

How Can the Assessment of the Effectiveness of RBOs Affect Their Institutional Arrangement?

Reconciling Working Landscapes on State and Federal Lands with Endangered Species Act Requirements: Emerging Governance Surrounding Beaver-Related Watershed Restoration in Oregon

Transboundary Water Institutions in Developing Countries : A Case Study in Afghanistan

Socio-ecological vulnerability in a Tibetan village on the Lancang River, China

Fostering social-ecological resilience in the Upper Klamath Basin : The National Riparian Service Team's Creeks and Communities strategy and an emerging model for government in adaptive co-management

Development and decommissioning of small dams : analysis of impact and context

Globalization of Water Resources : Examining Social Learning Using Serious Gaming

An Assessment of the Policy Narrative Strategies of the Pro- and Anti-dam Removal Groups, in the Klamath River Basin, over the 2001-2020 Time Frame

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