• Micromobility, Macro Goals: Aligning scooter parking policy with broader city objectives 

  Brown, Anne (Elsevier, 2021-12-03)

  Dockless electric scooters challenge cities seeking to regulate them amidst broader goals such as universal access. Cities are particularly concerned with improper scooter parking, which can impede access by other ...
• Analysis of the Textiles Sector and Market Potential in Lane County 

  Meinert, Tess; Parker, Robert (Community Planning Workshop: A Program of the Community Service Center,csc.uoregon.edu/cpw, 2015-09)

  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, ...
• Deschutes County Natural Hazards Code and Program Review 

  Parker, Robert; Howard, Michael; Pfefferle, Drew; DeHart, Michael; Horan, Erin; Jackson, Maureen; Setterfield, Brett (Community Planning Workshop: A Program of the Community Service Center,csc.uoregon.edu/cpw, 2015-06)

  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, ...
• Crawford Crossing: A Park Concept Plan 

  Bruce, Josh; Oldson, Greg; Stapleton, Ellee; Drlik-Muehleck, Aniko; Knox, Megan (Community Planning Workshop: A Program of the Community Service Center, http://csc.uoregon.edu, 2017-08)

  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 ...
• Policy Interventions for Managing the Risk of Wildfire Smoke for Vulnerable Populations 

  Clark, Benjamin; Ngo, Nicole (2019-02)

  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 ...
• How Slogans Curate Public Opinion: Hard Lessons from Lakoff and the Linguists 

  Irvin, Renee A. (Public Integrity, 2018)

  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 ...
• Collaboration vs. Competition in the Third Sector 

  Irvin, Renee A. (2008-12-24)

  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 ...
• The Oregon Guide to Private Fund Raising for Local Governments 

  Irvin, Renee A.; Carr, Patrick Joseph, 1978- (2004-06)

  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 ...
• Definition and Management of Endowment 

  Irvin, Renee A. (2010)

  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 ...
• Taxes, Government Expenditures, and State Economic Growth: The Role of Nonlinearities 

  Bania, Neil; Gray, Jo Anna (University of Oregon, Dept of Economics, 2006-06)

  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 ...
• Childbearing, marriage and human capital investment 

  Gray, Jo Anna; Stone, Joe A.; Stockard, Jean (University of Oregon, Dept of Economics, 2006-02)

  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 economic and community effects of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board investments in watershed restoration 

  Bonner, Kristin; Hibbard, Michael (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2002-07-15)

  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 ...
• Issues in monitoring the socio-economic effects of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board grant program 

  Bonner, Kristin; Hibbard, Michael (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2002)

  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 ...
• Ecosystem restoration as socio-economic development? An assessment of the possibilities 

  Hibbard, Michael; Karle, Kristen M., 1975- (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2001)

  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 ...
• Healthy communities and healthy ecosystems: the community development potential of ecosystem restoration work 

  Hibbard, Michael (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2001)

  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 ...
• The Scope and Future Prospects : Oregon's Ecosystem Management Industry 

  Beltram, James; Evans, Rock; Hibbard, Michael; Luzzi, James (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2001)

  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 ...
• Con Dao National Park Ecotourism Management and Environmental Education Proposal 

  Ringer, Greg; Robinson, Alan (World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-Indochina Programme & Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 1999-11)

  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 ...
• Montenegro sustainable tourism assessment 

  Ringer, Greg (Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses & Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, 2004-10)

  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 ...
• Sustainable communities & ecotourism in Uganda: the Katonga Wetlands Conservation Project 

  Ringer, Greg (1998-06)

  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 ...
• Geographies of tourism and place in Micronesia: the 'sleeping lady' awakes 

  Ringer, Greg (University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 2004-04)

  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 ...

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