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Planning For The 2010 Winter Olympics And Paralympics In Vancouver, Whistler, British Columbia: A Case Study On Cross-Border Collaboration, Jasper Macslarrow Jan 2010

Planning For The 2010 Winter Olympics And Paralympics In Vancouver, Whistler, British Columbia: A Case Study On Cross-Border Collaboration, Jasper Macslarrow

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On July 2, 2003 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it had chosen Vancouver/Whistler, British Columbia, Canada as the host city for the 2010 Winter and Paralympic Games. The 2010 Games were Canada's first since the City of Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympic Games and were the first time Vancouver had ever hosted the Olympics. The Games were an opportunity for Vancouver, Whistler, and British Columbia to showcase their cities and their region. With an expected 3 billion people from around the world tuning in to watch the Games, planners and organizers were extremely cognizant of the opportunities and …

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The Relationship Between Parental Conflict And Family Interactions: The Role Of Emotional Security And Parenting Behaviors, Nichole Stettler Jan 2010

The Relationship Between Parental Conflict And Family Interactions: The Role Of Emotional Security And Parenting Behaviors, Nichole Stettler

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Interparental conflict (IPC) is an inevitable part of family life which has been linked to child adjustment. Two theories have been proposed to explain this relationship. The emotional security hypothesis represents a direct path by which IPC affects children by threatening their sense of felt security in the interparental relationship. In contrast, the spillover hypothesis suggests that IPC affects children indirectly by influencing parenting practices. The current study extends previous research by examining both of these pathways in families with infants, as well as testing how IPC may contribute to family outcomes. Seventy-four two-parent families of 6- to 14- month-old …

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Interparental Conflict And Emotional Insecurity: Coparenting And Parent-Child Relationships As Mediating Family Processes, Kelly A. Fitzgerald Jan 2010

Interparental Conflict And Emotional Insecurity: Coparenting And Parent-Child Relationships As Mediating Family Processes, Kelly A. Fitzgerald

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The relationship between exposure to destructive styles of interparental conflict and child maladjustment and psychological problems has long been documented . Marital conflict is thought to affect children by two pathways: directly, by threatening or enhancing their emotional security, or indirectly, by spilling over into coparenting and parenting practices. The present study examined both of these pathways. Participants were 74 nuclear families with infants aged 6 to 14 months. Participants engaged in two interactions: a marital discussion with their infant present and a play interaction. Results indicated a significant link between conflict expressions and emotional insecurity. Furthermore, conflict expressions were …

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The Female Athlete Triad In A Subsample Of Female Wwu Athletes, Colby Langenberg Jan 2010

The Female Athlete Triad In A Subsample Of Female Wwu Athletes, Colby Langenberg

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High performance female athletes can jeopardize their health if their energy requirements during preparations for competitions are excessive. The problems that result are called the Female Athlete Triad characterized by low energy availability with or without disordered eating, menstrual dysfunction/ amenorrhea, and osteoporosis and either alone or in combination can lead to more serious pathologies. The goal here is to determine whether intercollegiate female athletes exhibit elements of the triad at Western Washington University. Sixteen athletes from Western Washington University's soccer and cross-country program were recruited. Participant's average age was 19.24 years with an average height of 65.83 inches, average …

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Identity Politics At Grand Ronde: Toward An Ethnohistory Of The Tribes Of The Willamette Valley, 1855-1901, Nora K. Pederson Jan 2010

Identity Politics At Grand Ronde: Toward An Ethnohistory Of The Tribes Of The Willamette Valley, 1855-1901, Nora K. Pederson

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In the 19th century the federal government and local Indian agents began a series of policies aimed at breaking down tribal distinctions at the Grand Ronde reservation in northwestern Oregon. The 'successes' of these assimilation policies were well documented by contemporary federal officials, missionaries and anthropologists. Today many ethnohistorians continue to write about the history of Grand Ronde as if tribes had dissolved by the end of the 19th century. Over the last 20 years most scholars who have written on 19th century identity at Grand Ronde view identity as a social phenomenon and try to incorporate indigenous perspectives, but …

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Getting To 'Win' 'Win': The Case Of The Redevelopment Of Bellingham, Washington's Downtown Waterfront, Christopher M. Conway Jan 2010

Getting To 'Win' 'Win': The Case Of The Redevelopment Of Bellingham, Washington's Downtown Waterfront, Christopher M. Conway

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Building on Schattschneider's (1960) conflict expansion theory, this study sheds light on the changing role of critical citizens power to delay and defeat development projects. Little attention has been focused on the how the rise in critical citizens can potentially block policy adoption within large redevelopment programs. This thesis examines the relationship between the level of consensus among economic stakeholders [Port and City] and level of mobilization in critical citizens to analyze the pace of rebuilding Bellingham, Washington's downtown waterfront from 2005 to 2009.

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The Impact Of Reticulation On A Movement's Ability To Sustain Mobilization In The Presence And Absence Of Opportunities, Eliot Assoudeh Jan 2010

The Impact Of Reticulation On A Movement's Ability To Sustain Mobilization In The Presence And Absence Of Opportunities, Eliot Assoudeh

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This thesis discusses the impact of a movement's reticulation structures on its ability to sustain mobilization in the presence and absence of political opportunities. It initially focuses on the relationship between the nature of a movement's reticulation structure and the movement's behavior. It goes on to explore specific connections between varied reticulation configurations and specific behaviors they are associated with, based on a detailed comparison between the student movement and women's movement in Iran from 1997 to 2008. This study shows that a movement's reticulation structure will affect its behavior. The student movement employs a hybrid composed of cliques and …

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Five-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task Performance Following Catecholamine Depletion Of Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex: Implications For Attention Deficit In Schizophrenia, Rabia V. Magnusson Jan 2010

Five-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task Performance Following Catecholamine Depletion Of Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex: Implications For Attention Deficit In Schizophrenia, Rabia V. Magnusson

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The symptoms of schizophrenia are highly variable and include a variety of cognitive deficits, including attentional deficit. These cognitive deficits may involve dopamine (DA) underactivity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) (Weinberger, Egan, Bertolino, Callicott, Mattay, Lipska, et al., 2001). The purpose of this thesis was to test the hypothesis that reduced DA in the PFC alters attention by examining the effects of reduced DA in the medial PFC (mPFC) of rats on a sustained attention task. Rats in the DA-lesioned group were administered 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) in the mPFC. Following 6-OHDA administration, rats in the DA-lesioned and shamlesioned group were trained …

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Environmental Impact Assessment L.E.E.D. Neighborhood Development Evaluation: Fairhaven Harbor Development, Sean Crotty, Kara Drovdahl, Taylor Knowles, Jonathan Potts, Liesel Schilperoort Oct 2009

Environmental Impact Assessment L.E.E.D. Neighborhood Development Evaluation: Fairhaven Harbor Development, Sean Crotty, Kara Drovdahl, Taylor Knowles, Jonathan Potts, Liesel Schilperoort

College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications

This report is a mock analysis of the Fairhaven Harbor Development for L.E.E.D.-ND. L.E.E.D.-ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development) is a pilot program that promotes sustainability and green building. Fairhaven Harbor is a mixed-use neighborhood development located in the historic district of Fairhaven, between 8th street and Harris Avenue on Padden Creek. This development is a prime candidate for L.E.E.D.-ND certification in that it is easily attainable. To be L.E.E.D.-ND certified the development must meet all of the prerequisites for each of the three main categories and score at least 40 credits. Currently the development does not meet …

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Lake Sammamish Boat Launch And Parking Improvement Project, Blair Buchan, Karly Mckee, Mitch Olson, Chris White, Brian Pickard Oct 2009

Lake Sammamish Boat Launch And Parking Improvement Project, Blair Buchan, Karly Mckee, Mitch Olson, Chris White, Brian Pickard

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The Final Lake Sammamish State Park Boat Launch Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzes a range of alternatives and management actions for the proposed improvements to several piers at the Lake Sammamish State Park boat launch. This EIS assesses the impacts that could result from continuation of current management (the no-action alternative) or the implementation of any of two other action alternatives. Through this analysis the proposed alternative to replace the six piers at the Lake Sammamish Boat launch" has been identified as the preferred alternative for this EIS. The general project location is at 4460 East Lake Sammamish Parkway in …

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Leed Neighborhood Development Assessment: The Fountain District, Courtney Amerine, Mason Fidino, Amne Hiraiwa, Ethan Rommen, Michael Stephen-Mcrae Oct 2009

Leed Neighborhood Development Assessment: The Fountain District, Courtney Amerine, Mason Fidino, Amne Hiraiwa, Ethan Rommen, Michael Stephen-Mcrae

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The Fountain District of Bellingham, Washington offers the perfect location for a LEED-ND development project. In 2007 residents from the Columbia, Cornwall Park and Lettered Streets Neighborhoods launched an outreach to revamp the commercial area commonly known as the Fountain District (City of Bellingham, 2009). Since 2007 the City of Bellingham has been formulating an Urban Village master plan for the Fountain District and based on those plans we developed our site design proposal. The Fountain District encompasses the area of Meridian Street beginning at the intersection of Illinois and running south to the intersections of Girard and Broadway, providing …

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Squalicum Lofts: A Leed Nd Project, Jenny Blythe, Cameron Plommer, Craig Corliss, Sam Ripley, Michelle Agne Oct 2009

Squalicum Lofts: A Leed Nd Project, Jenny Blythe, Cameron Plommer, Craig Corliss, Sam Ripley, Michelle Agne

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The Squalicum Lofts development is currently under construction in the 900 block of Squalicum Parkway, in the Columbia neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington. The property is located within the Bellingham city limits and is zoned Industrial. The Squalicum Lofts project is being constructed on an approximately 7-acre parcel of land and adjacent properties include single family residential homes to the west of the site and Squalicum Creek Park to the north. The homes adjacent to the site are located approximately 40-feet above the site on a bluff and lie within the Columbia Neighborhood. The park is on the same building elevation …

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Boulevard Park To Cornwall Overwater Walkway, Deborah Gaiz, Kevin Kasberg, Volha Kudrautsava, Jeff Mallahan, Adam Pfleeger Oct 2009

Boulevard Park To Cornwall Overwater Walkway, Deborah Gaiz, Kevin Kasberg, Volha Kudrautsava, Jeff Mallahan, Adam Pfleeger

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This project involves the construction of an over-water walkway connecting Boulevard Park to the Cornwall Avenue Landfill site. The purpose of this project is to assess the environmental implications associated with the construction of the boulevard.

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Granary Building Environmental Impact Assessment, Shelby Cooper, Devon Fredericksen, Bora Kim, James White, Grant Wilson Apr 2009

Granary Building Environmental Impact Assessment, Shelby Cooper, Devon Fredericksen, Bora Kim, James White, Grant Wilson

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The Port of Bellingham proposes to partially demolish the Granary Building on the Bellingham New Whatcom redevelopment site located on the downtown waterfront. Partial demolition of the building--removing the northern portion of the building, increasing the distance between the building and the shoreline--is preferable to either complete preservation or total demolition for a number of reasons. Preserving at least some of the original structure would retain historic value within the proposed historic district of the New Whatcom waterfront space. Removing part of the structure would create more of a shoreline buffer to enhance habitat restoration of the adjacent Whatcom Waterway. …

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King Mountain Neighborhood Urban Village Environmental Impact Assessment, Sarah Collins, Thomas Hall, Zoe Nelson, Abby Vincent, Jared Zeretzke Apr 2009

King Mountain Neighborhood Urban Village Environmental Impact Assessment, Sarah Collins, Thomas Hall, Zoe Nelson, Abby Vincent, Jared Zeretzke

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Two-hundred-eighty-six acres of land were recently incorporated into Bellingham's urban growth boundary, allowing the land to be developed at higher densities. Alliance Properties has proposed development of a high-density, mixed-use urban village on 135 acres of undeveloped land on King Mountain near James Street. An extension of James Street will continue up to Van Wyck Road. Sixty-eight acres will be used for residential land, 46 acres for open spaces and parks, and 21 acres for roads. In the proposed development area, an urban village center will be constructed. This center will contain residential and commercial uses, from cafes and stores …

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Port Demolition Permit Application Project: Environmental Impact Assessment, Emily Cressman, Carolyn Kinkade, Doug Naftz, Ilyssa Plumer, Andrea Thomas Apr 2009

Port Demolition Permit Application Project: Environmental Impact Assessment, Emily Cressman, Carolyn Kinkade, Doug Naftz, Ilyssa Plumer, Andrea Thomas

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This environmental impact assessment addresses the Port of Bellingham's Demolition Permit application for the pulp storage building, the pulp screen room, and the bleach plant of the old Georgia-Pacific site located at Section 25, Township 38 North, Range 2 East in the City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington State. The area has long been an industrial zone with a dynamic past of pulp and paper production. In 2008, the tissue mill on the site was demolished, paving the way for the remaining buildings to be demolished to allow for the Port's planned mixed development projects.

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Proposed Closure Of Brannian Creek Hatchery: Environmental Impact Assessment, Crystal Bogue, Rebecca Leon, Erin Langley, Owen Moroney, Sean Naman, Robin Westerlund Jan 2009

Proposed Closure Of Brannian Creek Hatchery: Environmental Impact Assessment, Crystal Bogue, Rebecca Leon, Erin Langley, Owen Moroney, Sean Naman, Robin Westerlund

College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications

"The purpose of this Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to evaluate the potential impacts of closing the Brannian Creek kokanee hatchery located in South Bay Lake Whatcom. Due to a large budget deficit facing the state of Washington, the closure of several hatcheries managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has been proposed as a possible cutback measure. This EIA investigates the positive and negative impacts associated with the proposed action of hatchery closure, an alternative action and if no action was taken. The assessment of impacts was done in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act …

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State Route 542: Warnick Bluff Stabilization : Wsdot-Identified Chronic Environmental Deficiencies Mitigation To Protect Infrastructure And Reduce Potential Environmental Damage, Benjamin Gardner, Jon Loewus-Deitch, Chelsey Emerick, Maria Debari, Kelly Slattery Jan 2009

State Route 542: Warnick Bluff Stabilization : Wsdot-Identified Chronic Environmental Deficiencies Mitigation To Protect Infrastructure And Reduce Potential Environmental Damage, Benjamin Gardner, Jon Loewus-Deitch, Chelsey Emerick, Maria Debari, Kelly Slattery

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"The beginning sections of this EIA give an overview of the project location. SR 542, Mt. Baker Highway runs parallel to the NF Nooksack River near the top of Warnick Bluff. Chronic repetitive erosion has been a problem that is exacerbated by severe flood events throughout the past decade. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) estimates that the bank has eroded at a rate of approximately five feet per year since 1994. At the site of the proposed project, the SR 542 currently lies fifteen feet away from the edge of the bluff. The highway could potentially be washed …

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Fidalgo Bay Causeway Removal, Emily Cavaliere, Brittany Wilmot, Mackenzie Dolstad, Christina Hamilton, Gina Auriemma, Kathryn Eyraud Jan 2009

Fidalgo Bay Causeway Removal, Emily Cavaliere, Brittany Wilmot, Mackenzie Dolstad, Christina Hamilton, Gina Auriemma, Kathryn Eyraud

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"The purpose of this environmental impact assessment (EIA) is to determine the effects of removing the Fidalgo Bay Causeway portion of the Tommy Thompson Parkway, located in Fidalgo Bay, Washington, (Figure 1). The riprap filled portion and the trestle (formed of creosote-coated pilings) are designated for removal and eventual replacement with a new structure resting upon steel or concrete pilings (Figure 2). This EIA investigates the positive and negative impacts associated with the removal including the proposed action, two alternative actions, and if no action was taken. The delineation of impacts are in accordance with the State Environmental Policy Act …

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Whatcom Wind Energy Ordinance, Erica Bartlett, Derek Schruhl, Kimberly Popek, Kurt Niemeyer, Scott Dewees Jan 2009

Whatcom Wind Energy Ordinance, Erica Bartlett, Derek Schruhl, Kimberly Popek, Kurt Niemeyer, Scott Dewees

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"The purpose of this ordinance is to create zoning text language that facilitates the installment and construction of wind energy systems (WES) within Whatcom County for private landowners, taking into account interests expressed by residents. This action is needed, because current height limitations of underlying zoning districts unduly restrict the installment of these systems. This action responds to the goals and objectives outlined in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Washington State Growth Management Act. The action helps move the project area towards desired conditions described in that plan by placing a high priority on healthy air quality and environmental …

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Dewey Valley Annexation Environmental Impact Assessment, Benjamin Albers, Kendra Cutting, Jessica Hardy, Deidre Hunsaker, Tyler Llewellyn Jan 2009

Dewey Valley Annexation Environmental Impact Assessment, Benjamin Albers, Kendra Cutting, Jessica Hardy, Deidre Hunsaker, Tyler Llewellyn

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"Property owners within the Dewey Valley / Mount Baker Highway annexation area filed a petition for annexation into the City of Bellingham in 2006. The annexation area is approximately 303 acres of Bellingham's Urban Growth Area and is bordered on three sides by Bellingham city limits and Ross Road on the north. The area is currently characterized by single family residences, pasturelands, woodlands, and wetlands."

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Emperor Norton I: The Rise Of A San Francisco Cultural Icon 1859-1880, Dieter Martin Jan 2009

Emperor Norton I: The Rise Of A San Francisco Cultural Icon 1859-1880, Dieter Martin

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The California Gold Rush had a profound effect on the emerging city of San Francisco. Extreme highs and lows in the economic environment created an atmosphere in which the city's citizens were used to hardship and adversity. These conditions, combined with the importance of the newspaper industry explain the emergence of an eccentric individual such as Emperor Norton. Although he began his career in San Francisco as a prominent businessman, it is his later life as the self declared Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico which is most remembered today. Joshua Norton's career as Emperor mirrored that …

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Carpals And Tarsals Of Mule Deer, Black Bear And Human: An Osteology Guide For The Archaeologist, Tamela S. Smart Jan 2009

Carpals And Tarsals Of Mule Deer, Black Bear And Human: An Osteology Guide For The Archaeologist, Tamela S. Smart

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Existing osteological literature often lacks descriptions and illustrations of the smaller elements, such as hand and foot bones, of animals commonly found in the archaeological record. Black bear (Ursus americanus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are both cosmopolitan species and important resources for indigenous peoples, resulting in their widespread presence in faunal assemblages. Additionally, the carpal and tarsal elements of these two mammalian taxa can be difficult to distinguish from human elements because of their similarities in size and shape. Proper identification of faunal and human remains is paramount to responsible cultural resource management (CRM). This thesis presents a textual …

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Barbed Bone And Antler Technologies: Cultural Transmission And Variation In The Gulf Of Georgia, Northwest North America, Adam N. Rorabaugh Jan 2009

Barbed Bone And Antler Technologies: Cultural Transmission And Variation In The Gulf Of Georgia, Northwest North America, Adam N. Rorabaugh

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Although archaeologists have long discussed the evolution of the social stratification and complex group interactions of the hunter-gatherer-fishers of the Northwest Coast (e.g. Matson and Coupland 1994; Ames 1994), few have examined the implied interactions between material culture and the development of complexity in the Gulf of Georgia postulated to have occurred approximately 2600 years ago. When viewed from a Darwinian perspective, specifically Boyd and Richerson's (1985) dual inheritance theory, the development of social stratification and systems of deference may influence the contexts of social learning. I hypothesize that prestige bias (Henrich and Henrich 2007) emerged as a factor in …

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Fuzzy-Based Landslide Susceptibility Modeling: Applications To U.S. Forest Service Road Management, Jonah M. Stinson Jan 2009

Fuzzy-Based Landslide Susceptibility Modeling: Applications To U.S. Forest Service Road Management, Jonah M. Stinson

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Landslides are a widely recognized hazard in forested and mountainous terrain. In the Pacific Northwest, these recurrent slope failures cause havoc on an expansive federal forest transportation system that is underfunded and inadequately maintained. Consequently, a need exists for development of techniques that can assist managers in planning and prioritization of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) road management activities. This work explores how new methods of landslide modeling act as decision support tools for mapping landslide susceptibility in roaded areas. Specifically, an original Fuzzybased model using a G.I.S. is created, applied, and evaluated within the context of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National …

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Local Land Preservation In Washington, Kellee C. Timpson Jan 2009

Local Land Preservation In Washington, Kellee C. Timpson

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Preserving open space is an important component of growth management policy because protected lands can help shape the patterns of growth. Washington State provides a unique opportunity to analyze the role of local land preservation efforts within a mandated growth management framework to preserve open space and conserve natural resources. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how and why land preservation happens, and the conditions under which some communities preserve more open space than others. This thesis builds on existing research by expanding analysis to smaller communities in the Pacific Northwest. An environmental policy capacity model is used …

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Forever Young: Educating Today's Youth About The Nature And Uses Of Records Of Enduring Value, Rozlind Koester Jan 2008

Forever Young: Educating Today's Youth About The Nature And Uses Of Records Of Enduring Value, Rozlind Koester

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This thesis identifies an urgent need for new archival outreach methods that encourage younger audiences to use archival materials at all stages of their lives. In Chapter One, the author argues that traditional archival outreach methods fail to produce an adult population that is "archives literate" regarding the nature and myriad uses of archival materials. As a result, archives lack the social and cultural place that is enjoyed by their sister institutions: libraries and museums. This suggests that new outreach methods are needed, and Chapter Two explores some innovative, existing programs that target young people by getting them to use …

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The Anwr Landscape: A Geographical Analysis Of Rhetoric And Representation, Jessica Renee Moyer Jan 2008

The Anwr Landscape: A Geographical Analysis Of Rhetoric And Representation, Jessica Renee Moyer

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For over 40 years now, a remote piece of land in the northeast corner of Alaska has been the focus of a highly publicized and extremely controversial debate. This contested landscape, known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), is valued for its striking vistas and unique wildlife as well as for its substantial petroleum reserves. As a result, environmentalists and oil industries have long been engaged in heated debate over its land use and resource management, and in particular over whether or not the refuge should be drilled for oil. While these two national interest groups have dominated the …

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Costa Rican Ecotourism And The (Re)Construction Of Social-Natures On The Osa Peninsula, Brett Sylvester Matulis Jan 2008

Costa Rican Ecotourism And The (Re)Construction Of Social-Natures On The Osa Peninsula, Brett Sylvester Matulis

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This thesis is concerned with the social construction of nature and society through ecotourism on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. It demonstrates that ecotourism is based on an idealized conception of nature external to and separate from society, allowing uneven power relationships to go unexamined and causing themes of social justice and equity to go unaddressed in the development and implementation of it. In my research I show how society and nature are linked in a mutually re-constructive relationship in order to redirect attention onto the way in which powerful agents control the idea of nature in Costa Rica …

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Rural Development And Sustainable Agriculture In The European Union Mediterranean: A Case Study On Olive Oil Production In Kefalonia, Greece, Amaris Lunde Jan 2007

Rural Development And Sustainable Agriculture In The European Union Mediterranean: A Case Study On Olive Oil Production In Kefalonia, Greece, Amaris Lunde

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Rural depopulation is a post-war phenomenon in Western Europe, strongly associated with agricultural abandonment to which isolated and poorer areas are most vulnerable. Such agricultural communities have remained marginalized due to a lack of resources to restore them, but also due to market and governmental forces which have encouraged industrial agriculture, thereby rewarding large-scale agricultural operations and rendering the small traditional agricultural practices nonviable because of their inability to compete. The Greek Ioanian island of Kefalonia was once home to a hillside subsistence community known as Farsa, which was emblematic of traditional agricultural practices. The effects of World War II …

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