Vent, Herbert James2023-05-292023-05-291942-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2832262 pagesThe main purpose of this study is to ascertain recent changes in the economic and human geography of the Upper Willamette Valley and interpreting these changes in the light of socio-geography. This study is important because new peoples, industries, and other developments are coming to the region and disrupting the status quo. A survey of changes and trends is necessary to impart a workable bit of knowledge and to assure more effective planning along lines based upon natural and artificial advantage. So far very little correlated work of this nature has been done here to except fragmentary phases by the Regional Planning Commission and the State Planning Board. In the thesis the problem mentioned above has been attacked by extensive interviewing of selective nature, travel, observation, and correlation of pertinent published material. These findings, after thorough evaluation, have been related to the main problem.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USland usetopographyhydrographyThesis / Dissertation