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Making space for environmental problem solving: a study of the role of "place" in boundary choices using Georgia's statewide planning process as a case

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dc.contributor.advisor Norton, Bryan G.
dc.contributor.author Hirsch, Paul Devin en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Christopher Weible
dc.contributor.committeeMember Gail Cowie
dc.contributor.committeeMember Michael Chang
dc.contributor.committeeMember Michael Hoffmann
dc.contributor.department Public Policy en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-01-22T15:48:11Z
dc.date.available 2009-01-22T15:48:11Z
dc.date.issued 2008-11-17 en_US
dc.description.abstract In this dissertation, the concept of "problem bounding," argued by Bryan Norton and colleagues to be an important but understudied aspect of environmental problem solving, is operationalized and empirically investigated. The empirical part of the work involves participant observation and survey research on how diverse individuals – all of whom were invited by a state agency to advise the development of an institutional framework for statewide water planning – engaged in problem bounding both conceptually and in their choice of a spatial structure for ongoing water management. My particular focus is on the multiple ways in which the "place" an individual views the problem from shapes the way they engage in problem bounding. Although more research is needed and there are significant limitations to the data, my findings indicate that place – particularly in terms of location on an upstream/downstream continuum and rural/urban self-identification – does play a role in problem bounding. The dissertation concludes with a review and discussion of the major findings, and implications for the development of institutional frameworks that are both responsive to ecological dynamics and representative of the relevant public(s). en_US
dc.description.degree Ph.D. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26587
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Water Policy en_US
dc.subject Environmental Planning en_US
dc.subject Environmental Management en_US
dc.subject Complexity en_US
dc.subject Boundary Critique en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Problem solving
dc.subject.lcsh Water resources development Georgia
dc.subject.lcsh Water-supply
dc.subject.lcsh Environmental policy
dc.title Making space for environmental problem solving: a study of the role of "place" in boundary choices using Georgia's statewide planning process as a case en_US
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dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Norton, Bryan G.
local.contributor.corporatename School of Public Policy
local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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