Homelessness in the Willamette National Forest: A Qualitative Research Project
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Date
2012-06
Authors
Bottorff, Heather
Campi, Tarah
Parcell, Serena
Sbragia, Susannah
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Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon
Abstract
An increase in the perceived numbers of homeless campers outstaying the 14-day limit on camping in Oregon's Willamette National Forest has led the U.S. Forest Service to consider its role in what is traditionally considered to be a social issue. Homelessness on publically owned rural land has not historically been an issue of extensive public attention; seemingly even less public policy has been directed to creating strategies that guide natural-resource managers and administrators in effectively navigating the intractable causes of homelessness and mitigating its effects on rural public lands.
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Examining committee: Jessica Greene, faculty advisor