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Acceptability of market-based approaches to water management : an analysis of the Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation Program

Creator:

Lieberherr, Eva K.

Abstract:

Growing urbanization, shifting water uses, and a focus on ecosystem health in the Deschutes River Basin in Central Oregon led to experimentation with new voluntary market-based approaches to water management in the last decade. To meet groundwater demands while maintaining instream flows and upholding prior water allocations, the Oregon Water...

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Masters Thesis

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and ease their water resource and use problems” (Blomquist, Schlager, and Heikkila 2004: 135
Assessing the Current State of Transboundary Cooperation in the International Columbia River Basin

Creator:

Timboe, Ingrid A.

Abstract:

The Columbia River Treaty (CRT) is often used as an example of how treaties can work to normalize, regulate, and improve the cooperative management of shared water resources between basin countries. Few would argue that, in its limited mandate to regulate hydropower generation and flood risk management for downstream communities,...

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Masters Thesis

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and jurisdictions (Carlsson & Sandstrom, 2008; Hill et al., 2008; Heikkila et al., 2011). This
An Assessment of the Policy Narrative Strategies of the Pro- and Anti-dam Removal Groups, in the Klamath River Basin, over the 2001-2020 Time Frame

Creator:

Yigit, Abdullah

Abstract:

The Klamath River Basin (KRB) is one of the most contested basins of the Western U.S. with respect to water. Multiple stakeholders, including Tribes, farmers, state and federal agencies, and environmental advocates, are in frequent conflict over water rights and water use. Removal of the four hydroelectric dams is one...

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Masters Thesis