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Examining the representativeness of Georgia's state water plan

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dc.contributor.advisor Norton, Bryan G.
dc.contributor.author Marshall, Amanda Christine en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Hirsch, Paul
dc.contributor.committeeMember Noonan, Douglas
dc.contributor.department Public Policy en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-03-04T21:18:31Z
dc.date.available 2011-03-04T21:18:31Z
dc.date.issued 2010-11-18 en_US
dc.description.abstract This thesis provides an analysis of the Georgia statewide regional water planning process; a system deemed to be operating in the adaptive management framework. The principal focus of this analysis is to detail a novel paradigm capable of dynamic response to changing resource demands which stems from adaptive management principles and ensures representativeness. The paradigm extends directly from application of the theories of bounded rationality and adaptive management. Development of the framework is accomplished through application of theory and correlated empirical analysis. Extreme drought conditions signal a punctuated-equilibrium effecting statewide water resource management which in turn drives the issuance of an executive-level directive to prioritize and effectively manage critical state water resources. This study evolves directly from analysis of the current effort to establish unified regional water plans which address rapid population growth, and escalating water resource conflicts with Alabama and Florida while satisfying priorities established within the executive directive. Fundamental to this analysis is the survey of currently seated regional water planning council members. The essential function of the survey is to provide a qualitative assessment of the perceptions of appointed council members. These perceptions influence water management techniques prescribed by the final policy. While this is a fuzzy correlation, a primary function of this analysis is to quantify the strength of correlation between perceptions and developed policy. This survey details appointed council member attitudes and attributes and affords analysis of future decision making outcomes. The method prescribed herein unifies multi-level decision making processes under a dynamic adaptive management paradigm, and is intended to link the regional water planning processes with continuous annual assessment in order to achieve the pluralistic benefits of adaptive management decision making. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37306
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Public participation en_US
dc.subject Collaborative public management en_US
dc.subject Punctuated-equilibrium theory en_US
dc.subject Adaptive governance en_US
dc.subject State water planning en_US
dc.subject Sustainability en_US
dc.subject Water policy en_US
dc.subject Adaptive management en_US
dc.subject Bounded rationality en_US
dc.subject Representativeness en_US
dc.subject Procedural decision-making theory en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Water supply Georgia
dc.subject.lcsh Decision making
dc.subject.lcsh Water supply Management
dc.title Examining the representativeness of Georgia's state water plan en_US
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dc.type.genre Thesis
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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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