Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1985. / Also available in print.

Title: “Where the Feral Things Are: An analysis of how the USDA and Department of the Interior’s Agencies Manage Feral Hogs, Horses and Burros” Author: Elizabeth Poczobut, MPA Candidate, Department of Political Science, Public Policy and International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, ETSU. Abstract: Many Americans cannot picture the “Wild West” without also picturing the majesty, liberty and mystique of wild horses roaming the plains. This deeply held cultural view of wild horses lead to the 1971 passage of the Wild, Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. This act tasked the Department of the Interior, and subsequently the Bureau of Land Management, with protecting wild horses and burros from “capture, branding, harassment, or death…as an integral part of the natural system of the public lands.” In 1971, there were approximately 25,000 free-roaming horses and burros on public land in the western United States. That number has grown to over 70,000 animals today, and the Bureau of Land Management alone spends approximately $81 million in taxpayer money every year to continue carrying out the management objectives set in 1971. Wild horses and burros are a uniquely protected and managed non-native species in the United States due to a variety of administrative, cultural and legal management constraints. They are protected from many forms of eradication and have virtually no natural predators. When feral horses are compared with other non-native species like wild hogs, the management inequalities are obvious. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that there are 5 million feral hogs roaming the United States, and that they are responsible for about $1.5 million in damages to natural resources. Unlike feral horses, feral hogs are managed by a variety of means up to and including unrestricted eradication. This paper will analyze the non-native, mammal management practices of five major United States agencies and compare legislation, cultural expectations and administrative regulations of these two major feral species. The attempted resolutions and new management proposals are also discussed, and the potential implications of these are taken into consideration.

The ability to create and implement sustainable business operations has become increasingly important for chemical firms to keep up with ever-growing consumer demands for sustainability. This thesis is an exploratory investigation designed to examine the strategic management processes made by top management of three chemical firms operating at different stages in the value chain as they respond to increasing consumer demands for sustainability. The implementation of specific structures and processes were studied to measure the extent these chemical firms have taken for sustainable operations. These indicators include corporate vision, mission, and goals, sustainability structure, product offerings, supply chain management, reporting, and external recognition. The literature supports the hypothesis that as consumer demands for sustainable products have increased, firms in the chemical industry have coevolved and adapted their strategic management processes to this new environment. This study examines the coevolution of increasing consumer demands for sustainability and their impact on organizations’ strategic management processes in firms in the chemical industry. Specifically, the study consists of a sample of three firms operating at different stages of the value chain-DowDuPont, Eastman, and Procter & Gamble, where data was gathered on the variables discussed above for each firm. The results of the case studies are expected to indicate that consumer preferences have pressured chemical firms to implement sustainable processes into their strategic management operations. The study concludes with hypotheses for future research.

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published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

This thesis investigates how ethnic communities perceive the problems and benefits of local participation in the tourism planning process. It also explores how inhabitants perceive the general impacts of tourism development. In particular, problems associated with tourism development in terms of its impacts on ethnic communities, as understood by the local residents involved, are identified. One factor suggested by the results is that such impacts are in part a result of both insufficient and ineffective participation of local residents in tourism planning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, Dept. of General Practice and Centre for Health and Society, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 252-278).

Thesis (doctoral)--Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, 1996. / "NUGI 672/681"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-146).