Item contains nine files: 1) Inventory and Assessment. 41 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Includes maps and figures; 2) eight maps, 1 p. each. Published June, 2002. Captured January 4, 2008.
The purpose of this project was to inventory riparian areas along streams in Medford andto assess riparian area functions. "Riparian areas" are defined as "the area adjacent to astream consisting of the area of transition from the aquatic ecosystem to a terrestrialecosystem" in Medford’s Municipal Code (Section 10.921). [From the Document]

In a course of the research there was studied the historical path of the emergence of private property in the world and in what is now Belarus. The evolution of concepts of private property during the XIX - XX centuries was analyzed. Based on the history of private ownership of land, the provisions of Roman law, the need to raise interest of peasants in the effective management, it was shown a possible in the future way of the transfer of agricultural land to private ownership of peasants. The foregoing provisions are theoretical justification for these proposals.

The Medford City Council recognized the need to identify and manage its wetlands as a result of theCity’s revision of the Environmental Element of the Medford Comprehensive Plan in 2000. TheEnvironmental Element was further refined relative to the wetland protection program early in 2003. [From the Document]
169 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Published October 31, 2003. Captured January 4, 2008.

"[Damascus received a] Goal 5 Planning grant from the Oregon Department of LandConservation and Development."
285 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Includes maps and figures. Published July, 2007. Captured January 15, 2008.

Oregon’s statewide planning goals provide the framework for land use planning withinthe state. Statewide Planning Goal 5 requires all Oregon cities and counties “toconserve open space and protect natural and scenic resources.” The Goal itself, plusOregon Administrative Rules establish specific procedures and criteria for Goal 5compliance. The City of Eugene was required by the Oregon Department of LandConservation and Development (DLCD), through the Metropolitan periodic review workprogram, to address Goal 5 requirements for wetlands, riparian corridors, and wildlifehabitat sites.

The purposes of this assessment are to:inform local government staff, elected officials and interested citizens about the currentcondition of key aquatic and riparian indicators relative to historic conditions; assist MECT agencies with preparation of an action plan for habitat conservation,enhancement, and restoration planning for aquatic and riparian resources, and fisheslisted under the federal Endangered Species Act; provide preliminary site-specific recommendations for protection, restoration, andenhancement of habitat; [and] identify key gaps in information and monitoring related to t

The Railroad District Master Plan is intended to guide future annexations, zoning,transportation improvements, and investments in parks, open space conservation, water,sanitary sewer, and storm water management. It is also intended to provide a multimodaltransportation system and a mix of housing and employment in a pattern that iscompatible with surrounding urban and rural uses, topography, and water resources. TheMaster Plan should be adopted through legislative amendments to the City of TalentComprehensive Plan and Transportation System Plan.

This paper analyzes the effect of uncertainty in several key parameters on the marginal costs of carbon sequestration in forests. These parameters include the land supply elasticity, which governs the conversion of land from agriculture to forests and vice versa; parameters of the forest biomass yield function; parameters of the forest carbon density function; and parameters of the costs functions for accessing inaccessible land.

The encroachment of protected areas for agricultural and livestock production is an important challenge for nature conservation in developing countries. The driving forces