2024-03-29T10:03:52Zhttps://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/oai/requestoai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/235952019-08-07T23:00:36Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
The Oregon Guide to Private Fund Raising for Local Governments
Irvin, Renee A.
Carr, Patrick Joseph, 1978-
Fundraising
Oregon
Local government
Philanthropy
Nonprofit organizations thrive on the altruism of citizens, and actively court donors for major gifts. Yet individual gifts to government agencies are often unexpected, sporadic, and initiated by the donor. This article introduces the phenomenon of private giving to local governments and tests hypotheses regarding the expected forms of giving to public agencies. Results indicate that philanthropy is and will likely remain a minor and highly variable source of revenue, making it an ill‐suited replacement for broad‐based tax revenue. However, deliberate government efforts to provide a suitable environment for private donations appear to succeed in attracting more gifts per capita.
2018-08-16T23:56:57Z
2018-08-16T23:56:57Z
2018-08-16T23:56:57Z
2004-06
Article
Irvin, R. A., & Carr, P. (2005). The role of philanthropy in local government finance. Public Budgeting & Finance, 25(3), 33–47.
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23595
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5850.2005.00366.x
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-1591
en
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/244842019-06-14T18:25:26Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
How Slogans Curate Public Opinion: Hard Lessons from Lakoff and the Linguists
Irvin, Renee A.
Framing
Micronarrative
Narrative policy
Persuasion
Tax reform
Many a policy scholar has viewed election results with bewilderment: How can so many people persistently vote against their self-interest? In an attempt to at least partially address this conundrum, this article introduces persuasion techniques that can render good research and evidence largely irrelevant in the court of public opinion. By using U.S. debates about taxation and economic inequality as the linguistic setting of interest, the study illustrates the mechanics of curating public opinion at both ends of the political spectrum. Solutions to economic inequality are complex, yet public opinion can turn toward or away from a proposed policy reform when a few reductive key words distill complexity down to a convincing message: the micronarrative. Critically examining the broad narrative arc of the policy process is not enough; one must also examine the social construction occurring when word choice is used as persuasive weaponry in the selling of policy reform. The study finishes with a research agenda and a provocation for researchers regarding their role in policy reform. Should academicians remain behind the research curtain, or should they actively critique or even guide the narrative selling of their research?
2019-03-08T23:29:35Z
2019-03-08T23:29:35Z
2019-03-08T23:29:35Z
2018
Article
Renee A. Irvin (2019) How Slogans Curate Public Opinion: Hard Lessons from Lakoff and the Linguists, Public Integrity, DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2018.1544022
1099-9922
1558-0989
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/24484
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-1591
10.1080/10999922.2018.1544022
en
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Public Integrity
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/20942007-03-29T20:20:45Zcom_1794_2069com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_691com_1794_16col_1794_2070col_1794_2063col_1794_117
Montenegro sustainable tourism assessment
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Montenegro
Tourism -- Montenegro
Community development -- Montenegro
This report briefly outlines the concerns and recommendations of a rapid assessment project undertaken in April 2004, with the support of the Montenegro Business Alliance and the U.S. Consulate in Podgorica. While admittedly limited in scope, due to both time and financial constraints, the ideas presented are intended to reflect the current and potential status of tourism development and marketing in Montenegro.
2006-01-10T19:16:50Z
2006-01-10T19:16:50Z
2006-01-10T19:16:50Z
2004-10
Book chapter
Household Survey Report, 10, pp. 23-39
1451-4850
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2094
en_US
Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses & Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/278462022-11-15T08:29:10Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
Crawford Crossing: A Park Concept Plan
Bruce, Josh
Oldson, Greg
Stapleton, Ellee
Drlik-Muehleck, Aniko
Knox, Megan
parks plan
community engagement
Turner, Oregon is growing. A new residential development will soon increase the city’s housing stock by about a third, presenting new opportunities for community and economic development in Turner. Among these opportunities is the chance to develop 40 acres around Crawford Lake into a beautiful lakeside park with access to fishing, boating, hiking, picnicking, and outdoor enjoyment. This document outlines a vision and concept for this new park, based on extensive input from Turner area residents both young and old. The City of Turner and interested community groups can use the park design concept and resources presented here as a guide for building out the park over the coming years.
About the Concept Plan
Crawford Lake, located in northern Turner, began its life as a quarry excavated by Riverbend Sand and Gravel. The quarry was retired in 2008 and has gradually filled with water to form what is now the 70- acre Crawford Lake. After almost a decade, the land around the lake is being developed, adding 203 new single family homes and 131 apartment units to the Turner residential community.
The “Crawford Crossing” development offers more than the promise of residential growth: as part of the project, the City of Turner is receiving 40 acres of donated land on the southern end of Crawford Lake to develop as a public park. As Turner grows, the new Crawford Crossing Park will enhance residents’ quality of life by offering access to the lake’s recreational amenities and increasing the availability of natural areas and open spaces for public use.
2022-11-15T01:55:13Z
2022-11-15T01:55:13Z
2022-11-15T01:55:13Z
2017-08
Plan or blueprint
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/27846
en
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Community Planning Workshop: A Program of the Community Service Center, http://csc.uoregon.edu
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/251732020-02-05T08:28:32Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
Policy Interventions for Managing the Risk of Wildfire Smoke for Vulnerable Populations
Clark, Benjamin
Ngo, Nicole
wildfire
smoke
clean air
mitigation
policy
If recent years are any indication, the presence and risks of wildfire smoke will become more common in Lane County in future years, not less. The effects of climate change will continue to exacerbate the risk of these fires’ size and intensity. This memo sets out to outline the range of known policy interventions that might be taken by Lane County and other governments to protect vulnerable populations when wildfire and their smoke affect our area.
2020-02-04T20:28:12Z
2020-02-04T20:28:12Z
2020-02-04T20:28:12Z
2019-02
Technical Report
Working Paper
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/25173
en_US
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/34242011-02-16T20:38:33Zcom_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_46com_1794_16col_1794_3683col_1794_49col_1794_3691col_1794_117
Taxes, Government Expenditures, and State Economic Growth: The Role of Nonlinearities
Bania, Neil
Gray, Jo Anna
Barro’s (1990) model of endogenous growth implies that economic growth will initially rise with an increase in taxes directed toward “productive” expenditures (e.g., education, highways, and streets), but will subsequently decline. Previous tests of the model, including Barro (1989, 1990) and recently Bleaney et al (2001), focus on whether the linear incremental effect of taxes is positive, negative, or zero, with substantial evidence for all three conclusions. In this study, we test for nonlinearity directly by incorporating nonlinear effects for taxes, and based on U.S. states find that the incremental effect of taxes directed toward productive government expenditures is initially positive, but eventually declines. U.S. states on average appear to under invest in expenditures on productive government activities.
2006-10-02T21:10:14Z
2006-10-02T21:10:14Z
2006-10-02T21:10:14Z
2006-06
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/3424
en_US
University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers ; 2006-7
University of Oregon, Dept of Economics
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/22722013-08-26T20:59:10Zcom_1794_13125com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151com_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_16col_1794_13126col_1794_3702col_1794_117
The economic and community effects of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board investments in watershed restoration
Bonner, Kristin
Hibbard, Michael
Watershed restoration -- Oregon
Cooperative, community-level approaches to environmental management are emerging in a variety of contexts, in Oregon and elsewhere. The rise of these approaches has led to a new appreciation of the possibility of watershed restoration projects that also foster good jobs and strong local businesses. With millions of dollars to spend on its mission, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) plays a significant role in supporting local economies through grants to watershed councils, Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and other local restoration activities. The aim of this study is to document the level of that support. The specific question addressed by the study is: Did OWEB's 1997-99 grants improve socio-economic conditions in local communities in Oregon? To answer this question, the Ecosystem Workforce Program reviewed a sample of 1997-99 OWEB grants and also conducted telephone interviews with selected grantees. The purpose of the interviews was to help us understand the patterns of expenditure we found while reviewing the files. In conclusion, this study finds that OWEB grants and program expenditures improve or maintain economic stability in Oregon communities.
2006-02-16
2006-02-16
2006-02-16
2002-07-15
Other
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2272
en_US
EWP Briefing Paper ; No. 4 (July 15, 2002)
Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/235962019-06-14T18:23:23Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
Collaboration vs. Competition in the Third Sector
Irvin, Renee A.
Nonprofit sector
Grantmaking
Public sector
Collaboration
Competition
This article delineates a framework for judging the usefulness of collaborative strategy
in the nonprofit/nongovernmental sector. Popular among academicians as well as grant
makers, collaboration among nonprofit organizations is often proposed as the dominant
strategy for curing many of the sector's resource problems. However, competition is
also prevalent in the nonprofit sector, as free entry encourages the nonprofit
entrepreneur to form a new nonprofit to meet a perceived community need. Ignoring
the influence of competitive forces while promoting preferred collaborative strategies
can lead to recommendations for the third sector that are ambitious and wellintentioned,
yet impractical. Primarily theoretical in scope, this article is intended to
inform grant makers and those at the policy making level how to determine the best
situations to encourage collaboration in the sector, and when, surprisingly, to favor
single-organization grant making.
2018-08-21T19:19:51Z
2018-08-21T19:19:51Z
2018-08-21T19:19:51Z
2008-12-24
Book chapter
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23596
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-1591
en
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/20652008-04-05T19:42:11Zcom_1794_2069com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_691com_1794_16col_1794_2070col_1794_2063col_1794_117oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/20922019-01-22T19:52:00Zcom_1794_2069com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_691com_1794_16col_1794_2070col_1794_2063col_1794_117
Geographies of tourism and place in Micronesia: the 'sleeping lady' awakes
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Tourism
Federated States of Micronesia
Cognitive images
Environmental perception
Gender and Womens Studies
Tourism has grown to become the dominant service industry in the world in the 21st Century and a common prescription for funding sustainable community development throughout the East Asia-Pacific region. Certainly, there can be no denial of tourism’s potential to provide meaningful economic alternatives for indigenous residents. However, the marketing of rural communities and island nations as tourist attractions may also transfigure the dynamic historically and socially-constructed landscapes of the destination through the reformation of local identities and cultural patterns of behaviour. To encourage a proactive approach to tourism, planning must therefore be sensitive to the social morphology of the destination community and the intersect with tourist activities. To encourage such a process, this paper adopts a geographic perspective to examine the qualitative effects of ecotourism on the Micronesian island of Kosrae as it moves from a subsistence-based, conservative, patriarchal society to a tourism destination in the global economy. In this manner, the cognitive perceptions and practised lifestyles of residents and visitors and the recreational space of the destination are distinguished from the inhabited place of local people, and the social structure, meaning, and cohesion of Kosraean culture more meaningfully clarified.
2006-01-10T18:50:51Z
2006-01-10T18:50:51Z
2006-01-10T18:50:51Z
2004-04
Article
The Journal of Pacific Studies 26 (1-2): 131-150
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2092
en_US
University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/22632013-08-26T21:10:55Zcom_1794_13125com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151com_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_16col_1794_13127col_1794_3702col_1794_117
Ecosystem restoration as socio-economic development? An assessment of the possibilities
Hibbard, Michael
Karle, Kristen M., 1975-
Ecosystem restoration
Restoration ecology
This paper is an assessment of a three year demonstration project to test the possibilities of community forestry for community development. The demonstration actively promotes community forestry in four rural Oregon communities. The research question is: To what extent does the community forestry approach to environmental management contribute to enhancing community problem solving capacity? The assessment uses a quasi-experimental design, comparing the four demonstration (“experimental”) communities with two control communities. Baseline socio-economic data were collected on all six communities in 1998, and follow-up data in Summer, 2001. Data sources include existing demographic, social, and economic statistics; household surveys; and indepth interviews. We begin by describing the situation of our study communities and, by extension, that of agricultural and resource-based communities in general. We then briefly discuss some of the theoretical underpinnings of collaborative stewardship and community forestry in the context of community development. Next we present the results of the demonstration project. And finally, we draw conclusions.
2006-02-15T22:22:58Z
2006-02-15T22:22:58Z
2006-02-15T22:22:58Z
2001
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2263
en_US
EWP Working Paper ; No. 4 (Fall 2001)
Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/22642013-08-26T21:12:47Zcom_1794_13125com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151com_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_16col_1794_13127col_1794_3702col_1794_117
Issues in monitoring the socio-economic effects of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board grant program
Bonner, Kristin
Hibbard, Michael
This report examines some of the issues involved in setting up a system for monitoring the socio-economic effects of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (O-WEB) grants on an on-going basis. We conducted telephone interviews with 20 individuals from watershed councils, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and state agencies, to learn their attitudes toward monitoring the socio-economic impacts of their projects as well as to gain an understanding of any potential barriers to monitoring. The majority of respondents recognize the socio-economic impact of watershed enhancement projects and are willing to implement a clearly defined and simple monitoring system to measure these impacts. However, many stated the need for a clear definition of “local,” both geographically and in terms of business ownership. This is a complex issue that needs to be fully explored before implementing any system. In addition, there was some reluctance on the part of some respondents to monitor these impacts because of the heavy administrative burden. A couple of respondents thought that evaluative questions in the final report could be as effective as tracking individual expenditures.
2006-02-15T22:31:02Z
2006-02-15T22:31:02Z
2006-02-15T22:31:02Z
2002
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2264
en_US
EWP Working Paper ; No. 5 (Summer 2002)
Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/235942019-06-14T18:25:00Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
Definition and Management of Endowment
Irvin, Renee A.
Endowments
Definitions
Nonprofit finance
Nonprofit sector
Endowment, in the vernacular, can refer to any asset of substance that allows a person, organization or country to excel in their pursuits of business or leisure. For example, economists specializing in international trade describe a country as having an “endowment” of abundant land for agricultural crops. A man or woman can be described as “well-endowed”, but this implies a topic more risque than a generous trust fund or accumulated retirement savings. Nonprofit sector “endowment” is analogous to a savings account. Organizations may have endowments of other types of assets (a beautiful campus, historic facilities, etc.), but their financial endowment is our primary focus.
2018-08-16T23:31:20Z
2018-08-16T23:31:20Z
2018-08-16T23:31:20Z
2010
Other
Irvin, Renee A. (2010). Definition and Management of Endowment. In H. Anheier and S. Toepler (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. (pp. 632-636). New York: Springer Publications.
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23594
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-1591
10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_166
en
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/6652023-04-04T18:27:55Zcom_1794_46com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_691com_1794_16col_1794_49col_1794_3691col_1794_117col_1794_3698col_1794_3699
A tale of two shares: The relationship between the “illegitimacy” ratio and the marriage share
Gray, Jo Anna
Stockard, Jean
Stone, Joe A.
Fertility
Illegitimacy ratio
Marriage
Non-marital births
Non-marital fertility ratio
We develop a model of fertility and marriage that implies a magnified effect of marriage rates on the share of births to unmarried women. For U.S. data, plots and regression estimates support the prediction that the share of unmarried births is driven primarily by the square of the share of unmarried women. Our findings suggest that some of the emphasis on changes in fertility behavior in explaining the rising share of births to unmarried women might be productively redirected toward exploring the role and determinants of changes in marriage behavior. Moreover, previous studies of fertility behavior, to the extent that marital status is taken as given, may confound fertility and marriage behavior.
2005-03-22T23:17:05Z
2005-03-22T23:17:05Z
2005-03-22T23:17:05Z
2004-06-11
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/665
en_US
University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers; 2004-16
University of Oregon, Dept of Economics
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/278482022-11-15T08:29:12Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
Analysis of the Textiles Sector and Market Potential in Lane County
Meinert, Tess
Parker, Robert
textiles
economic development
Lane County Economic Development is reviewing the existing fiber and textile industry in the region to better understand the potential of the sector. This report presents research on the natural fiber and textile industry, the existing Lane County supply chain, and the attractiveness of this industry for further exploration and economic development. This report also includes information from interviews and research regarding the fiber and textile industry in Lane County, the State of Oregon, and across the nation. This report is not intended to be an exhaustive study of Lane County’s fiber and textile industry potential but an exploratory first look.
Overview
Interest in a more developed fiber and textiles economy is present and growing in Lane County. The county is home to many alpaca and sheep farmers, as well as several cut and sew contractors and a number of natural clothing brands. Fiber processing and textile manufacturing options are missing. Demand for locally produced textiles may not be substantial enough to warrant significant investment in manufacturing capabilities. However, a fiber processing mill could be successful in and of itself or as a component of a larger tourism and education system.
2022-11-15T02:03:03Z
2022-11-15T02:03:03Z
2022-11-15T02:03:03Z
2015-09
Technical Report
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/27848
en
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Community Planning Workshop: A Program of the Community Service Center,csc.uoregon.edu/cpw
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/22282013-08-26T21:11:06Zcom_1794_13125com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151com_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_16col_1794_13127col_1794_3702col_1794_117
The Scope and Future Prospects : Oregon's Ecosystem Management Industry
Beltram, James
Evans, Rock
Hibbard, Michael
Luzzi, James
Reports the findings of a joint study by the Organization for Economic Initiatives, Inc. (OEI) and the Ecosystem Workforce Program (EWP) at the University of Oregon (UO). OEI is an Oregon 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation that administers several economic development and business assistance programs throughout the State, including those related to the development of the ecosystem management industry. EWP is located at the UO Institute for a Sustainable Environment. EWP provides technical assistance, research, and facilitation for watershed councils, public land management agencies, local economic development staff, contractors and workers in promoting stable business and workforce capacity for the emerging ecosystem management industry. EWP receives funding support from the Ford Foundation, USDA Forest Service Rural Community Assistance and Old Growth Diversification funds administered by the State of Oregon Economic and Community Development Department.
2006-02-09T19:18:02Z
2006-02-09T19:18:02Z
2006-02-09T19:18:02Z
2001
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2228
en_US
EWP Working Paper ; No. 1 (Fall 2001)
Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/278472022-11-15T08:29:11Zcom_1794_16com_1794_7551com_1794_7550col_1794_117
Deschutes County Natural Hazards Code and Program Review
Parker, Robert
Howard, Michael
Pfefferle, Drew
DeHart, Michael
Horan, Erin
Jackson, Maureen
Setterfield, Brett
natural hazards
Floods and wildfires are two natural hazards that impact Deschutes County. The Deschutes County Development Code has several provisions that specifically aim to mitigate the effects of these hazards; reduce risk to property, environmental quality, and human safety; and improve recovery time. The code chapters with hazard-specific elements are Title 17: Subdivisions, Title 18: County Zoning, and Title 19: Bend Urban Growth Boundary Zoning Ordinance.
This report includes analysis of the Deschutes County Development Code and the county’s comprehensive plan, how they are interpreted and applied to development, and the implications for natural hazard preparedness. Case studies and model ordinances providing examples of wildfire and flood best management practices are used to support the report’s recommendations.
2022-11-15T01:59:09Z
2022-11-15T01:59:09Z
2022-11-15T01:59:09Z
2015-06
Technical Report
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/27847
en
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
Community Planning Workshop: A Program of the Community Service Center,csc.uoregon.edu/cpw
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/13432005-12-19T17:45:57Zcom_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_16col_1794_1347col_1794_117
Delineating "Public" and "Participation" in PPGIS
Schlossberg, Marc
Shuford, Elliot
PPGIS is often presented and promoted as a more people-centered GIS compared to a more traditional technocratic,expert-driven tool or methodology. Yet, the umbrella of PPGIS is quite broad. Within such a broad context, it may be helpful for practitioners and scholars of PPGIS to better understand exactly what PPGIS is.
2005-09-07T20:58:31Z
2005-09-07T20:58:31Z
2005-09-07T20:58:31Z
2005
Article
URISA Journal , volume 16, number 2
1045-8077
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1343
en_US
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/22622013-08-26T21:10:44Zcom_1794_13125com_1794_13074com_1794_6309com_1794_151com_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_16col_1794_13127col_1794_3702col_1794_117
Healthy communities and healthy ecosystems: the community development potential of ecosystem restoration work
Hibbard, Michael
The Ecosystem Workforce Program (EWP) at the University of Oregon is conducting a three year demonstration project to test the possibilities of collaborative stewardship for community development. Key to this is a monitoring and evaluation component that tries to assess the community impact of collaborative stewardship – to try to measure community changes. Such assessments are very difficult to do. The effects of community change efforts generally take a long time to manifest themselves, and it is difficult to show that whatever changes have occurred are the product of the change effort. We are in the second year of the project. This paper is an interim report focusing on our attempt to monitor community impacts. I begin by summarizing the background situation and introducing the demonstration project. I then describe the theoretical rationale for collaborative stewardship as community development. Finally, I present aspects of the project methodology, based on the experience thus far.
2006-02-15T22:22:30Z
2006-02-15T22:22:30Z
2006-02-15T22:22:30Z
2001
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2262
en_US
EWP Working Paper ; No. 3 (Fall 2001)
Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/1192019-03-04T19:02:18Zcom_1794_691com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_16col_1794_1347col_1794_117
Delineating 'Public' and 'Participation' in PPGIS
Schlossberg, Marc
Shuford, Elliot
Democracy
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Public
Participation
PPGIS is often presented as a people-centered
alternative to the use of GIS compared to a more technocratic,expert-driven methodology. Yet, the umbrella of PPGIS is quite broad. Within such a broad context, it may be helpful for ractitioners of PPGIS and those who may be interested in PPGIS
concepts to have a better understanding of exactly what PPGIS is.
Or, in other words, having a clearer conception of what ‘public’and ‘participation’ is, and how they relate to expected outcomes and outputs within a GIS context is very important as the ideas and ideals of PPGIS continue to gain momentum. Understanding the variations in the types of ‘public’, cross-referencing them against
the distinctions in ‘participation’, and linking the intersection of types of ‘public’ and ‘participation’ to expected GIS outcomes and
outputs would greatly enrich the field. Moreover, such delineation would allow PPGIS practitioners and those considering PPGIS approaches to appreciate the linkages of certain types of
participation processes, certain elements of the public, and certain types of expected project results. This paper offers a review of key
literature relevant to public participation and presents potential integrated matrices to guide future PPGIS thought.
2003-08-20T22:40:51Z
2003-08-20T22:40:51Z
2003-08-20T22:40:51Z
2003-07
Presentation
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/119
en_US
oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/20672007-03-29T20:19:04Zcom_1794_2069com_1794_7551com_1794_7550com_1794_691com_1794_16col_1794_2070col_1794_2063col_1794_117
Gorilla tourism: Uganda uses tourism to recover from decades of violent conflict
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Tourism
Uganda
Africa
Only a few years after the murder of eight foreign tourists in 1999, kidnaped while on an Abercrombie & Kent tour of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwest Uganda, the country is finally, albeit slowly and rather tenuously, experiencing a rebound in international travelers. Where only recently, “adventure tourism” referred to the possibility of abduction and death for foreign tourists, the term once again suggests the possibilities offered by a country whose national parks and protected areas remain among the world’s most significant, culturally and ecologically.
Like much of sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda has endured decades of ethnic violence, institutional mismanagement and international neglect, poverty, and disease. Yet, recent increases in disposable income and leisure time, improved political stability and openness, and aggressive tourism campaigns have fueled the boom in tourism both locally and intra-regionally. As a result, tourism – and more specifically, culture- and nature-based ecotourism – is now one of the most important sectors in the regional economy, and governments throughout East Africa are busy (re)positioning themselves as international destinations. Certainly, not every country or community in Africa will succeed as an attraction, and those that do may discover the economic benefits less consequential than the social costs, as governments become more intrusive and traditional practices are rendered inauthentic for tourists’ consumption. Nonetheless, ecotourism may play a critical and formative role in reuniting countries and a continent long fragmented by genocide and politics.
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2006-01-08T17:42:50Z
2002
Article
Alternatives Journal: Canadian Environmental Ideas and Action 28 (4): 16-19
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2067
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Environmental Studies Association of Canada
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Convicts & Conservation: Con Dao National Park, Vietnam
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Tourism
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
National parks
The phenomenal growth of tourism experienced by the East Asia-Pacific region in the 1990s, nearly double the world average, has played a formative role in reuniting and empowering countries long fragmented by conflict and genocide. Stimulated by an increase in disposable income and leisure time, greater political stability and openness, and aggressive promotional campaigns, tourism is further credited by proponents with discouraging unsustainable practices in environmentally sensitive areas, while simultaneously creating greater opportunities for women and ethnic minorities to participate in the development process. As a result, governments throughout the region are now busy (re)positioning their countries as “authentic” destinations for visitors interested in local culture and nature.
However, not every country or community in Asia will succeed as a tourist attraction, and those that do may discover the economic benefits less consequential than the social costs, as residents find their governments more intrusive and traditional practices rendered inauthentic for tourists’ consumption.
The challenges of balancing such development with environmental conservation – and the possibilities offered by tourism in reconnecting an area long defined by its history of conflict, through expanded networks of travel and communication – are the focal points of this case study on Con Dao National Park in southern Vietnam.
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2002
Book chapter
In Harris, R.; T. Griffin & P. Williams (eds) SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, pp. 221-237.
0750689463
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2066
en_US
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Tourism in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar: from terrorism to tourism?
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Hall, C. Michael
Tourism
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Terrorism
The emerging Southeast Asian nations of Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar (Burma) are undergoing substantial change. Desperately seeking economic growth, these impoverished nations have been ravaged by decades of civil war from which they are now only beginning to recover. Tourism is a significant component of economic development which also has important political overtones in terms of the degree to which tourism is seen to give legitimacy to government, particularly with respect to Myanmar in which people have reported to have been forcibly used as labour for tourism-related developments. This chapter briefly outlines some of the key development issues associated with each country and the role that tourism plays in the economic and political life of residents and visitors.
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2000
Book chapter
In Hall, C. M. & S. J. Page (eds) TOURISM IN SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ASIA: ISSUES AND CASES, pp. 178-194
0750641282
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2068
en_US
Butterworth-Heinemann
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Wilderness images of tourism and community
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Alaska
Tourism
Environmental perception
Cognitive images
Wilderness
National parks
Kennicott (Alaska)
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve (Alaska)
McCarthy (Alaska)
International tourism is now the dominant force in the world economy and consequently, is heavily promoted as a source of funding sustainable community development. Developing and marketing communities as tourist destinations rarely comes without human costs, however, including a transfiguration of the inhabitants' social history and the dynamics of their place. As a result, there exists tremendous need for additional research on the long-term effects of tourism on emergent destination communities.
In response, this study presents the preliminary findings of research among residents and visitors to the twin Alaska "ghost" towns of Kennicott and McCarthy and the implications for a new direction in tourism studies, one that recognizes a socially-defined landscape often overlooked in the traditional literature of tourism and outdoor recreation in protected areas in Alaska and worldwide.
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1996
Article
Annals of Tourism Research 23 (4): 950-953
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2091
en_US
Elsevier
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Con Dao National Park Ecotourism Management and Environmental Education Proposal
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Robinson, Alan
Southeast Asia
Con Dao National Park (Vietnam)
Vietnam
Tourism
Natural resources -- Management
Environmental education
This management proposal is intended to establish guidelines for the design, development, management, and marketing of ecotourism and environmental education activities, attractions, and facilities in Con Dao National Park and Con Dao District, in southern Viet Nam. As such, it provides specific recommendations and policies for developing and managing ecotourism and environmental education as tools for sustainable biodiversity conservation in the marine and terrestrial areas of CDNP, and for sustainable community development for the people of Con Dao island and by extension, the Greater Mekong Subregion.
The major objective of this Ecotourism and Environmental Education Management Proposal is to create a flexible framework in which ecotourism and environmental education are viewed as part of a comprehensive planning and management process for Con Dao District and the National Park.
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1999-11
Technical Report
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2095
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World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-Indochina Programme & Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Sustainable communities & ecotourism in Uganda: the Katonga Wetlands Conservation Project
Ringer, Gregory D., 1951-
Africa
Ecotourism
Uganda
Environmental conservation
Natural resources -- Management
National parks
Perhaps more than any other region of the world, Africa’s dependence on natural resources makes it especially vulnerable to environmental change. To confront the growing social and natural problems, many sub-Saharan countries are now turning to ecotourism, with governments and residents alike attracted by suggestions that ecotourism can simultaneously sustain communities and the natural environments which surround them. Indeed, the success of nature-based tourism in Uganda — now the fastest growing sector in the country — makes clear its potential for economic development.
Such windfalls do not come without social costs, however, and the manner in which ecotourism develops directly affects the sustainability of local areas. Yet, tourism proponents throughout East Africa continue to stress upscale facilities and the desires of affluent international visitors over the quality of choice afforded indigenous people in conserving their natural heritage and traditional practices. The challenges and opportunities of such an approach are highlighted in this examination of sustainable tourism and wildlife protection in Uganda's newest protected area and former game preserve, Katonga.
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1998-06
Article
Swara: East African Wildlife Society Nature Watch 6 (1998): 1-2
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2093
en_US
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The Rising Share of Nonmarital Births: Fertility Choices or Marriage Behavior?
Gray, Jo Anna
Stockard, Jean
Stone, Joe A. (Joe Allan), 1948-
Fertility
Illegitimacy ratio
Marriage
Non-marital fertility ratio
Non-marital births
Much of the sharp rise in the share of nonmarital births in the United States has been attributed to changes in the fertility choices of unmarried and married women - in response, it is often argued, to various public policies. In contrast, we develop and test a model that attributes the rise to changes in marriage behavior, with no changes in fertility. A variety of empirical tests strongly supports this conclusion and invites focused attention to issues related to marriage behavior, as well as the interactions between marriage and fertility.
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2005-03-22T23:16:26Z
2005-03-22T23:16:26Z
2004-11-01
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/664
en_US
University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers; 2004-17
University of Oregon, Dept of Economics
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Childbearing, marriage and human capital investment
Gray, Jo Anna
Stone, Joe A. (Joe Allan), 1948-
Stockard, Jean
Illegitimacy ratio
Marriage
Birth rates
Education
Welfare
This paper proposes and tests a simple joint explanation for i) increases in marital and nonmarital birth rates in the United States over recent decades, ii) the dramatic rise in the share of nonmarital births, and iii) the pronounced racial differences in the timing of childbearing. The explanation arises from differences across time and race in the attractiveness of marriage and opportunities for investment in human capital. For given preferences, a decline in the marriage rate necessarily causes both the marital and nonmarital birth rates to increase, with no change in the total birth rate. This model exhibits exceptional power in replicating salient features of childbearing behavior. Our results suggest that changes in marital and nonmarital birth rates, as well as in the share of nonmarital births, arose primarily from changes in marriage behavior, not from changes in fertility; and that racial differences in the timing of childbearing reflect early differences in human capital investment.
2006-03-21T14:20:14Z
2006-03-21T14:20:14Z
2006-03-21T14:20:14Z
2006-02
Working Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/2463
en_US
University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers ; 2006-01
University of Oregon, Dept of Economics