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• 131. [Article] Creating closed-loop economies through reuse, recycling and bioproduct-based economic development: final site assessment report for Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties, Oregon

  31 p.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Creating closed-loop economies through reuse, recycling and bioproduct-based economic development: final site assessment report for Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties, Oregon Author: Self-Reliance, Inc. Year: 2006, 1998 31 p. Title: Creating closed-loop economies through reuse, recycling and bioproduct-based economic development: final site assessment report for Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties, Oregon Author: Self-Reliance, Inc. Year: 2006, 1998 31 p. Close

• 132. [Article] Growing the natural foods industry in Lane County: a report for the Lane County sustainable business and jobs project

  36 p.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Growing the natural foods industry in Lane County: a report for the Lane County sustainable business and jobs project Author: Shinabarger, Tim, University of Oregon. Program for Watershed and Community Health Year: 2006, 2003 36 p. Title: Growing the natural foods industry in Lane County: a report for the Lane County sustainable business and jobs project Author: Shinabarger, Tim, University of Oregon. Program for Watershed and Community Health Year: 2006, 2003 36 p. Close

• 133. [Article] Protecting Stream Ecosystem Health in the Face of Rapid Urbanization and Climate Change

  The ability to anticipate and evaluate the combined impacts of urbanization and climate change on streamflow regimes is critical to developing proactive strategies that protect aquatic ecosystems. I developed ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Protecting Stream Ecosystem Health in the Face of Rapid Urbanization and Climate Change Author: Wu, Hong Year: 2015 The ability to anticipate and evaluate the combined impacts of urbanization and climate change on streamflow regimes is critical to developing proactive strategies that protect aquatic ecosystems. I developed an interdisciplinary modeling framework to compare and contrast the effectiveness of integrated stormwater management, or its absence, with two regional growth patterns for maintaining streamflow regimes in the context of climate change. In three adjacent urbanizing watersheds in Oregon's Willamette Valley, I conducted a three-step sequence to: 1) simulate land use change under four future development scenarios with the agent-based model Envision; 2) model resultant hydrological change under the recent past and two future climate regimes using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool; and 3) assess scenario impacts on streamflow regimes using 10 ecologically significant flow metrics. I evaluated each scenario in each basin using a flow metric typology based on the magnitude of change in each metric and the degree to which such changes could be mitigated, i.e., insensitive, sensitive and manageable, and sensitive and resistant. My results demonstrated distinct signatures of urbanization and climate change on flow regimes. Urbanization and climate change in isolation led to significant flow alterations in all three basins. Urbanization consistently led to increases in flow regime flashiness and severity of extreme flow events, whereas climate change primarily caused a drying trend. Climate change tended to exacerbate the impacts of urbanization but also mitigated urban impacts on several metrics. The combined impacts of urbanization and climate change caused substantial changes to metric sensitivities, which further differed by basin and climate regime, highlighting the uncertainties of streamflow regime responses to development and the value of spatially explicit modeling that can reveal complex interactions between natural and human systems. Scenario comparisons demonstrated the importance of integrated stormwater management and, secondarily, compact regional growth. My findings reveal the need for regional flow-ecology research that substantiates the ecological significance of each flow metric, develops specific targets for manageable ones, and explores potential remedies for resistant ones. The interdisciplinary modeling framework shows promise as a transferable tool for local watershed management. This dissertation includes previously unpublished co-authored material. Title: Protecting Stream Ecosystem Health in the Face of Rapid Urbanization and Climate Change Author: Wu, Hong Year: 2015 The ability to anticipate and evaluate the combined impacts of urbanization and climate change on streamflow regimes is critical to developing proactive strategies that protect aquatic ecosystems. I developed an interdisciplinary modeling framework to compare and contrast the effectiveness of integrated stormwater management, or its absence, with two regional growth patterns for maintaining streamflow regimes in the context of climate change. In three adjacent urbanizing watersheds in Oregon's Willamette Valley, I conducted a three-step sequence to: 1) simulate land use change under four future development scenarios with the agent-based model Envision; 2) model resultant hydrological change under the recent past and two future climate regimes using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool; and 3) assess scenario impacts on streamflow regimes using 10 ecologically significant flow metrics. I evaluated each scenario in each basin using a flow metric typology based on the magnitude of change in each metric and the degree to which such changes could be mitigated, i.e., insensitive, sensitive and manageable, and sensitive and resistant. My results demonstrated distinct signatures of urbanization and climate change on flow regimes. Urbanization and climate change in isolation led to significant flow alterations in all three basins. Urbanization consistently led to increases in flow regime flashiness and severity of extreme flow events, whereas climate change primarily caused a drying trend. Climate change tended to exacerbate the impacts of urbanization but also mitigated urban impacts on several metrics. The combined impacts of urbanization and climate change caused substantial changes to metric sensitivities, which further differed by basin and climate regime, highlighting the uncertainties of streamflow regime responses to development and the value of spatially explicit modeling that can reveal complex interactions between natural and human systems. Scenario comparisons demonstrated the importance of integrated stormwater management and, secondarily, compact regional growth. My findings reveal the need for regional flow-ecology research that substantiates the ecological significance of each flow metric, develops specific targets for manageable ones, and explores potential remedies for resistant ones. The interdisciplinary modeling framework shows promise as a transferable tool for local watershed management. This dissertation includes previously unpublished co-authored material. Close

• 134. [Article] Engaging Socially Vulnerable Populations in Community Wildfire Protection Plans

  23 p. : col. ill.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Engaging Socially Vulnerable Populations in Community Wildfire Protection Plans Author: Resource Innovations, Forest Guild, Watershed Research and Training Center, Ojerio, Ryan S., 1972-, Lynn, Kathy, Evans, Alexander, DeBonis, Mike, Gerlitz, Wendy Year: 2010, 2008 23 p. : col. ill. Title: Engaging Socially Vulnerable Populations in Community Wildfire Protection Plans Author: Resource Innovations, Forest Guild, Watershed Research and Training Center, Ojerio, Ryan S., 1972-, Lynn, Kathy, Evans, Alexander, DeBonis, Mike, Gerlitz, Wendy Year: 2010, 2008 23 p. : col. ill. Close

• 135. [Article] City of Warrenton natural hazards mitigation plan addendum

  88 pp. Maps, tables, figures, illus.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: City of Warrenton natural hazards mitigation plan addendum Author: Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience, Warrenton (Or.) Year: 2010 88 pp. Maps, tables, figures, illus. Title: City of Warrenton natural hazards mitigation plan addendum Author: Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience, Warrenton (Or.) Year: 2010 88 pp. Maps, tables, figures, illus. Close

• 136. [Article] O.M. Hubbard II density management study decision document

  7 pp. Map. Section 19 of T. 25 S., R. 7 W. and Section 24 of T. 26 S., R. 8 W., Willamette Meridian. Captured July 7, 2008.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: O.M. Hubbard II density management study decision document Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Roseburg District Office Year: 2008 7 pp. Map. Section 19 of T. 25 S., R. 7 W. and Section 24 of T. 26 S., R. 8 W., Willamette Meridian. Captured July 7, 2008. Title: O.M. Hubbard II density management study decision document Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Roseburg District Office Year: 2008 7 pp. Map. Section 19 of T. 25 S., R. 7 W. and Section 24 of T. 26 S., R. 8 W., Willamette Meridian. Captured July 7, 2008. Close

• 137. [Article] The Lane County Food Policy Council and Re-framing Food Security

  x, 131 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Lane County Food Policy Council and Re-framing Food Security Author: Smith, Kara C., 1974- Year: 2008 x, 131 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Title: The Lane County Food Policy Council and Re-framing Food Security Author: Smith, Kara C., 1974- Year: 2008 x, 131 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. Close

• 138. [Article] Extended producer responsibility and product take-back: applications for the Pacific Northwest

  41 p.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Extended producer responsibility and product take-back: applications for the Pacific Northwest Author: Doppelt, Bob, Nelson, Hal Year: 2006, 2001 41 p. Title: Extended producer responsibility and product take-back: applications for the Pacific Northwest Author: Doppelt, Bob, Nelson, Hal Year: 2006, 2001 41 p. Close