Undergraduate Works

Brogan, Megan 2013-04-19T00:07:29Z 2013-04-19T00:07:29Z 2012-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12847 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2012-2013. 83 pages. Do large dam projects create a “sustainable improvement of human welfare” for those directly affected by a dam or not (WCD 2000, 2)? This question is central to a major debate in international development. This thesis argues that although there may be benefits of leaving a river to run its natural course, the economic gains associated with the implementation of a large hydropower dam bring greater socioeconomic benefits to the community in question. Despite environmental changes and economic obstacles associated with the Yacyretá Dam, over time, the people that depend on the Paraná River have experienced a significant “sustainable improvement of human welfare” compared to the residents along the Pilcomayo River (WCD 2000, 2). The benefits of allowing a river to run freely are the forgone opportunity costs that would be associated with the construction of a dam, such as dam-related downstream and upstream flooding. However, economic benefits such as job growth and access to electricity have the potential to outweigh these environmental costs. en_US University of Oregon rights_reserved An Environmental Anthropology: The Effects of the Yacyretá Dam on Communities in Misiones, Argentina in Comparison to the Economic and Environmental Well-being of the Pilcomayo River Basin Other

Poplack, Aaron Kopec, Kelsey Johnson, Chelsea Pacheco, Miguel Daly, Keane Cypel, Bret Maxon, Meagan Whitcomb, Amanda Ward, Lauren 2013-04-18T00:24:43Z 2013-04-18T00:24:43Z 2012-06-10 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12845 Submitted to the Undergraduate Library Research Award scholarship competition: 2012-2013. 41 pages. The Sustainable Farms Team, as a part of the University of Oregon’s Environmental Leadership Program (ELP), created this Pollinator Conservation Plan to provide the Berggren Demonstration Farm with a comprehensive guide to managing its property for pollinators. Its intent is to direct the Berggren Demonstration Farm (Demo Farm) in creating and implementing bee friendly habitat and farm management practices to promote increased pollination services. The plan includes management techniques and methods to conserve pollinators by providing recommendations for both nesting habitat and a food source. The Katherine Bisbee II Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. The McKenzie River Trust. en_US University of Oregon rights_reserved Pollinator Conservation Plan for the Berggren Demonstration Farm ELP Sustainable Farms Pollinator Conservation Plan Other