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Infusion: urban and domestic transformation: Author: McQuinn, Dylan Thomas; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Architecture; Abstract: The turn of the Century in this country brought with it the introduction and ensuing growth of water-born trade markets, facilitating the establishment of a series of metropolitan hubs scattered along the coastline. The subsequent hundred years has seen a major increase in population within these areas accompanied by an economic shift away from maritime trade. Older ports have been abandoned, leaving behind antiquated urban infrastructure. The subsequent dismantling of these vast waterfront industrial areas has provided an opportunity for the reconfiguration of these spaces and the implementat...; Download File | View full details

Natural Resource Rents and Institutional Change: Author: Scarborough, Brandon Christopher; Date: 2005-08-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: Recent literature argues that nations with abundant natural resources - primarily oil and minerals - tend to grow more slowly comparatively to resource-poor nations. Much of this cross-national variation in economic performance may be explained by the interaction between natural resources and institutional quality. Focusing on the importance of economic institutions in the form of property rights and the rule of law this paper presents an alternative explanation for the diverging economic paths in resource rich nations. economic rents generated from abundant oil and gas resources may affect in...; Download File | View full details

The Relative Poverty of American Indian Reservations: Why Does Reservation Poverty Persist Despite Rich Neighbors?: Author: Cookson Jr., John Anthony; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: American Indian reservations have per capita incomes $9,000 lower than adjacent counties. This paper seeks to explain why using an approach akin to the analysis of country-level data. I estimate differences in levels of income and income growth for a decade where Indian economies were transformed greatly by casino gambling - the 1990s. I test several recent innovations in the theory of economic growth within the context of American Indian economies and assess how economic performance depends on veto players, human capital investment, and windfall wealth. I find that measures of rule of law, re...; Download File | View full details

Landscape and place-identity in a Great Plains Reservation community: a historical geography of Poplar, Montana: Author: Warren, Scott Daniel; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Earth Sciences; Abstract: This study constructs a historical-geographical narrative of Poplar, Montana and explores residents' place-identity in the context of economic restructuring. Located on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana, Poplar offers an ideal setting to better understand how economic restructuring affects the lives of residents in northern Plains reservation communities. Loss of businesses, consolidation of services, and general economic restructuring continue to challenge communities on the Great Plains. For Great Plains Indian reservations, however, these problems are compounded by a...; Download File | View full details

Institutions, third-parties, and water markets: an analysis of the role of water rights, the no-injury rule, and Water Code 386 on water markets in California counties: Author: Dutkowsky, Monique Renee; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: Given the apparently large potential gains from the trade of water, why do we observe so few market transactions? This paper argues that policy-driven transaction costs are an important trade-hindering factor. More specifically, this paper examines the allocation of property rights under the No-Injury Rule, which gives rights to riparian users, and Water Code 386, which gives quasi-blocking rights to third-parties, making water rights less clear. Both laws are predicted to decrease the likelihood of observing an active export market and the volume of exports in the county. To test these predic...; Download File | View full details

Creating the Old and New Wests: Landscape and Identity in Anaconda and Hamilton, Montana: Author: Bryson, Jeremy Glen; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: Earth Sciences; Abstract: This research employs case studies of Anaconda and Hamilton, Montana to explore the creation of the Old and New Wests. For nearly a century, Anaconda functioned as a copper smelting city. However, since the smelter closed the community has witnessed withering population losses, economic contraction, and investment withdrawal. Alternatively, Hamilton has a long history of recreational and leisure amenity investment. Recently, Hamilton's rapid population growth, economic expansion and considerable investment have transformed the community. This research seeks to understand and interpret the chan...; Download File | View full details

The geographic and economic importance of hunting in Southwestern Montana, USA: Author: Bergstrom, Ryan Dennis; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Earth Sciences; Abstract: Montana's big game species were at one time brought to near extinction through exploitation and the myth of superabundance. Today they are seen as one of the state's most prized possessions, with millions of dollars spent annually on their sustainability through the management efforts of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Funding for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is provided through a hunter and manufacturer sponsored excise equipment tax provided through the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program, or as it is more commonly referred to, the Pittman-Robertson Act, as well as state hun...; Download File | View full details

An Analysis of the Enactment of Anti-Price Gouging Laws: Author: Davis, Cale Wren; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: Anti-price gouging (APG) laws are state-level price controls only effective during times of emergency. From standard economic analysis, there are no apparent beneficiaries from price ceilings. Thus, the enactment of APG laws is puzzling from an economic perspective. The passage of APG laws is first analyzed with case studies of all thirty-one state laws. The case studies include information such as disasters that triggered the enactment of the laws, detail on enforcement and penalties, and information on supporters and opponents. This information is used to help determine why policymakers enac...; Download File | View full details

Seeley Lake Montana. Developing a Sustainable Community within a Grid-Dependent Town.: Author: Jones, Justin Balog; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: Architecture; Abstract: Within ten years, Seeley Lake will be modernized and receive public services such as sewer, full water treatment plants, and cable television. When these developments are implemented in Seeley, the town will grow quickly and without regard for the existing physical environment. The economics of place will change as well; property values and taxes will be inflated to unseen levels. This thesis proposes that a central portion of the small town be redeveloped as offgrid community catering to the existing and future working class of Seeley Lake. Focusing on ten existing blocks in the center of See...; Download File | View full details

Borrowing Modernity: A Comparison of Educational Change in Japan, China, and Thailand from the Early Seventeenth to the Mid-Twentieth Century: Author: Batchelor, Randal Shon; Date: 2005-05-15; Program: Education; Abstract: In the pre-modern era, the Japanese, Chinese and Siamese sustained sophisticated educational systems that buttressed complex political, social, and cultural institutions. In the nineteenth century, the rise of Western imperialism threatened the survivals of all three realms. Unlike their East Asian neighbors, Japan, China, and Siam preserved a large measure of self-rule though they had to cede significant amounts of sovereignty. To defend their societies's interests, their leaders sought to modernize their political, social, and economic structures. In the process, they abandoned existing edu...; Download File | View full details

Redlining in Montana: Author: Schumacher, Joel Brent; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: Redlining is the practice of using the attributes of geographic location of a mortgage loan as the basis for differential and typically adverse treatment of an application. This is a particularly important social problem in the home mortgage market due to benefits which have been shown to be correlated with home ownership. Minority and low income applicants may find redlining to be a major barrier to obtaining home ownership and the benefits associated with being a home owner. This thesis uses a data set collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act to examine the mortgage market in Montana...; Download File | View full details

Satellite Production Forecasts: Valued with Simulated Futures and Options Trading: Author: Martin, Lucanus Earl; Date: 2005-12-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: Both the USDA and private firms are allocating substantial capital towards providing accurate and timely crop production forecasts. Production forecasts based on satellite imagery have been suggested as a means of making forecasts earlier, more frequent, and cheaper. This thesis attempts to determine if satellite data increases information with respect to crop condition and final production. If so, does the additional information have value and can it be used to make profitable trades in the futures market? These questions are answered using NDVI data for Iowa and Illinois. Jackknifed out-of-s...; Download File | View full details

Changing Soil Degradation Trends in Senegal with Carbon Sequestration Payments: Author: Gray, Kara Michelle; Date: 2005-05-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: In Sudo-Sahelian Africa, erosion and nutrient mining are prominent causes of soil degradation. In Senegal, harvesting grains and crop residue from the land impact heavily on soil carbon content, while the insufficient replacement of soil nutrients with fertilizers contributes to negative nutrient balances. Given the economic perspective of the rational farmer and the dynamic nature of crop and soil management issues, this thesis used a regional case study in the Groundnut Basin of Senegal to do the following: describe and assess economic incentives specific the to the case study region; model ...; Download File | View full details

I'm so bored with the U.S. - and beyond: theorizing the emergence of postmodern slackers and global Generation X culture: Author: Paliobagis, Ariana Jade; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: English; Abstract: The generation which came of age in the late 1970s through the 1980s has often been described as a cohort of slackers, lazy layabouts who shamelessly rejected the previous generation's passionate attempts at revolution. I argue instead, however, that Generation X, as Canadian writer Douglas Coupland termed it, is responsible for a revolution of its own, but its lack of resemblance to any previous social upheavals has caused it to be misunderstood by many. The failure of the youthful rebellions of the sixties and the shallow response to this of the eighties - selfish materialism - prompted thi...; Download File | View full details

US and Canadian Cattle Markets: Integration, The Law of One Price, and Impacts from Increased Canadian Slaughter Capacity: Author: Grant, Brenna Beth; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: The objectives of this study are to econometrically determine if the US and Canadian fed steer, feeder steer, and slaughter cow markets were integrated from 1985 to 2006. The law of one price was tested for individually defined policy regimes. Price transmission and exchange rate pass-through are tested in each regime to determine the degree of market integration for each cattle market. Regimes are tested for changes in market structure to determine if the policy change had been significant. The increase in Canadian slaughter capacity is then quantified on cattle prices in Canada and the US. A...; Download File | View full details

Rural Women's Perceptions of the Diffusion of Technological Innovations that Increase Quality Shea Butter Productions in Mali: Author: Kante, Assa; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: Agricultural Education; Abstract: An ethnographic case study was conducted in three villages in Mali (West Africa) to determine the perceptions of woman producers of shea butter toward the introduction of new technologies to save labor input in processing and improving quality of shea butter. During the in-depth interviews conducted, most of the participants said they would be grateful for the technologies, but are facing economic and external market information constraints. A few of the participants still believe that manual churning provides good quality even though it is labor intensive. Participants prefer using visual aid...; Download File | View full details

Surveying the Community of Crow Agency, MT for Interest in a Community Radio Station: Author: Doyle, Shane Michael; Date: 2005-08-15; Program: Native American Studies; Abstract: 90% of the Crow Tribe's 10,000 members live on or near its 2.5 million acre reservation. There are currently no television or radio stations intended to serve this area and its population with the vital connections and resources available through the information highway maintained by mass media. This study explores the level of interest and support the Crow community has for a Native American radio station. It also identifies areas of need within the community that can be met by the establishment of a Crow radio station and by the implementation of Native American programming. Research found t...; Download File | View full details

Cultural Healing: Author: Zentgraf, Megan Nicole; Date: 2008-12-15; Program: Architecture; Abstract: "Since the stone age man has searched for a comfortable house in a safe place." Alfred Caldwell A residence should be a place where one feels safe, and should want to go at the end of the day. People living in low-income situations have a more difficult time than most at achieving peace of mind in a home due to a constant concern of bills and the stresses of an unstable socio-cultural environment. Low income housing projects frequently create high crime, violence, and a feeling of social, cultural and economic entrapment. This project searches for a solution to these problems throu...; Download File | View full details

The Women's Protective Union: Union Women Activists in a Union Town, 1890-1929: Author: Case, Bridgette Dawn; Date: 2004-12-15; Program: History; Abstract: Women have organized into representative bodies to fight workplace oppression since the eighteenth century. Often the victims of abuse and exploitation, the positive attributes of collectively organizing were attractive to women. While many working-women found union membership alluring, few held positions of power within unions and many were denied entrance to unions altogether. In Butte, Montana, however it was a different story. Butte was a union town to the very core. Almost everyone who worked in Butte was a union member in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Although initiall...; Download File | View full details

Continuum structural representation of flexure and tension stiffened one-dimensional spacecraft architectures: Author: Larsen, Jeffrey James; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Mechanical Engineering; Abstract: Spacecraft designs are a result of system properties and design variables that ensure the spacecraft will operate to mission objectives. The focus of this effort is a set of global system variables for frequency, length, total mass and the ratio between the payload mass and the support structure mass. These properties will be explored to observe the behavior of the system and develop relationships that govern the trade-offs between the variables and assist mission planners in future spacecraft design. These variables will be observed in one-dimensional structures where the dominating dimension...; Download File | View full details

The Historical Power of the Imagination: Ngugi Wa Thiong'o and the Production of Place: Author: Ongaro, Shannon Marie; Date: 2004-05-15; Program: History; Abstract: The Norfolk Hotel stands as a symbol for diverse cultural projects. Playground to white settlers such as Karen Blixen and her cohorts, it represents a British colonial history of Kenya. Purity, civilization, and order all are hallmarks of traditional colonial conceptions of "good government." In the Norfolk's heyday as a sanctuary for white settlers, it was seen to exist in contrast to its surroundings. The Kenyan landscape itself could not have been stranger to the colonists coming from Great Britain. Kenya did not have the green rolling hills and year round water that white settler...; Download File | View full details

Science and Natural History Film and the Larger Media Environment: Author: Ruggiero, Colin Ross; Date: 2005-08-15; Program: Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the ways in which science and natural history films are affected by the larger media environment and in particular, concentrated ownership structures. This first part of this examination is aimed at establishing that the corporate conglomerates that own the majority of mainstream media outlets and resources have sufficient control over the media environment to warrant speaking about specialized programming like science and natural history within the context of the larger corporate-owned environment. The remainder of the paper discusses the impacts this ...; Download File | View full details

An economic History of the United States Sugar Program: Author: Wiltgen, Tyler James; Date: 2007-12-15; Program: Applied economics; Abstract: The United States Sugar Program has utilized tariffs, import quotas, domestic processor marketing allotments, and a non-recourse loan program to raise U.S. sugar prices. The intent of the program has been to increase the incomes of U.S. sugar beet and sugarcane producers and processors. This thesis analyzes world and domestic sugar market conditions surrounding major changes in the sugar program. A theoretical model is developed in which sugar beet processors are depicted as monopsonist purchasers of sugar beets as inputs into sugar production. This model suggests that incentives exist for sug...; Download File | View full details

The Influence of Landscape Characteristics on Duck Nesting Success in the Missouri Coteau Region of North Dakota: Author: Stephens, Scott Eugene; Date: 2003-12-15; Program: Fish and Wildlife Biology; Abstract: Because of the importance of nesting success to avian population dynamics, and the extensive and ubiquitous nature of habitat fragmentation, many studies have attempted to address the relationship between fragmentation and nesting success. However, an overall theory of fragmentation effects on nesting success has remained elusive. First, we reviewed published literature to examine fragmentation effects on nesting success at three spatial scales (i.e., edge, patch, and landscape scales). We identified 86 relevant manuscripts that provided 117 individual tests of hypotheses regarding the effects...; Download File | View full details

An evidence based policy recommendation addressing body art among nursing personnel: Author: Dorwart, Shawna Drugge; Date: 2009-08-15; Program: Nursing; Abstract: Body art in the form of tattoos and piercings is becoming more prevalent as a form of self-expression. Body art is found among members of all socio-economic groups and across a variety of professions. With this increased prevalence many organizations are developing policies to address body art among employees. The intent of this project is to look specifically at policy development in regard to body art among nursing personnel. A thorough review of literature was carried out, exploring body art from multiple perspectives. In addition to examining body art, careful consideration was made for th...; Download File | View full details

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