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Kusler, Jennifer
(University of Oregon, 2012)
Pacific salmon
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Kozlowski, Natalie
(University of Oregon, 2021-09-13)
The Puget Lowland of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) has a dynamic post-glacial vegetation and climate history. Vegetation structure and fire frequency may be affected by a variety of factors such as large-scale climatic change, ...
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Moore, Anna
(University of Oregon, 2017-05-01)
The practice of diplomacy has changed dramatically in recent decades as a result of technological advancements and shifting geopolitical concerns. No longer confined to the cloaked and closed-door practices of elite state ...
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Yu, Yi
(University of Oregon, 2019-04-30)
Population projections indicate that China will be the most rapidly aging country in the world in the near future. To meet the challenge of providing eldercare in a context of shrinking family sizes––where children are no ...
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Tierney, Lauren
(University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)
In recent years, human decision-making has led to significant landscape impacts in the western United States. Specifically, migratory wildlife populations have increasingly been impacted by rural urban development and ...
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Young, Alanna
(University of Oregon, 2015-01-14)
The annual cycles of human- and lightning-caused fires create distinct patterns in time and space. Evaluating these patterns reveals intimate relationships between climate, culture, and ecoregions. I used unique graphical ...
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Izumi, Kenji
(University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)
Paleo data-model comparison is the process of comparing output from model simulations of past periods with paleoenvironmental data. It enables us to understand both the paleoclimate mechanism and responses of the earth ...
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Dietrich, James
(University of Oregon, 2015-01-14)
Since 2011, Structure-from-Motion Multi-View Stereo Photogrammetry (SfM or SfM-MVS) has gone from an overlooked computer vision technique to an emerging methodology for collecting low-cost, high spatial resolution ...
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Backes, G. Byron
(University of Oregon, 1959-06)
The Ashland Area, a well-settled agricultural subdistrict, is the
southeastern-most segment of the arable valley lands of the Medford District of Jackson County, Oregon. The city of Ashland and the
Ashland Area function ...
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Duffy, Tyler
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-10)
This thesis explores questions of politics and public space through an examination of the experiences of people involved in Occupy protest camps and local officials who were tasked with managing the protests in Eugene, OR ...
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Van Dusen, Ian
(University of Oregon, 2024-01-09)
This study compares the accuracy of surface water maps from Sentinel-2 and Planet satellites with 43 shoreline observations on the Tanana and Willamette Rivers. High-precision GNSS rover provided the most precise results, ...
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Tu, Denise Shao-Wai
(University of Oregon, 2011-06)
On the Middle Fork John Day River (MFJD), a low gradient, meandering river in eastern Oregon, restoration includes engineered log structures intended to increase in-stream complexity and habitat diversity. Effects of log ...
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Dixon, Megan Lori, 1969-
(University of Oregon, 2008-12)
This dissertation focuses on an urban development project outside St. Petersburg, Russia, called the Baltic Pearl. Financed by a consortium of firms based in Shanghai, China, the Baltic Pearl signals several changes in ...
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Lawrence, Megan McNally, 1977-
(University of Oregon, 2011-06)
This research investigates the relationship between map use tasks, spatial abilities and training-based effects in persons who are blind or visually impaired. A mixed-method approach using theories and methods in behavioral ...
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Wang, Kuan-Chi
(University of Oregon, 2019-01-11)
In my dissertation, I study the spatio-temporal variegation and transnational circulation of vegetable commodities using the case of edamame beans (the largest frozen vegetable sector in Asia). My dissertation shows that ...
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McLaughlin, Samuel
(University of Oregon, 2022-02-18)
The invention of powered flight altered both mobility across territorial borders and states’ ability to govern or enforce those borders. This thesis examines the incorporation of three types of aircraft—airplanes, helicopters, ...
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Fischetti, Diana Michelle, 1976-
(University of Oregon, 2008-09)
Because of the personal, social, economic, and environmental impacts of material
consumption, resistance is afoot. The creation of new places is a tool used by those
resisting the negative aspects of consumer culture. ...
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Landers, Matthew Worth, 1984-
(University of Oregon, 2010-03)
Since 1975, the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia has been renegotiating
its political and cultural place within Spain. The designation and promotion of places
within Catalonia as World Heritage Sites-a matter over ...
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Ginsburg, Alexander David
(University of Oregon, 2011-12)
The amplified effects of climate change in the Arctic are well known and, according to many commentators, endanger Inuit cultural integrity. However, the specific connections between climate change and cultural change are ...
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Perdue, Nicholas
(University of Oregon, 2016-11-21)
Walking is one of the most commonplace forms of human expressions, yet the forms, motivations, and practices of walking vary greatly and are often at odds with dominant discourses in urban and transportation planning. As ...
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