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Scoring Water Stewardship at Academic Institutions: A Water Resources Management Scoring Framework for Future Sustainability, Resilience and Innovation

Creator:: Shaver, Josiah J.
Abstract:: In the face of the global climate crisis, paired with current and future risks over water resources, the importance of effective water resources management cannot be overstated. However, there is a significant lack of specific metrics used to track water stewardship on a broad scale. Thus, in order to track...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: and STARS 8 C. Current Water Scoring Metrics 9 I. Water Use (OP21) 9 II. Rainwater Management

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management presented on December 15

Cross-cultural and Sustainability Values in International Freshwater Management Institutions

Creator:: Porta, E. Lynn
Abstract:: In the process of building international water policies and management institutions, like international treaties and River Basin Organizations, States simultaneously signal the values that they view as most important in these different institutions. Examining expressed and acted-upon values for transboundary freshwater management are currently under-explored areas where overlapping lenses of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: water-focused socio-cultural values and approaches to sustainable resource management, 2) analysis of

Transboundary Wetlands: Exploring Formal Mechanisms for Cooperation

Creator:: Rosenblum, Zoe H.
Abstract:: Despite increased understanding of the benefits of wetlands, global wetland area continues to decrease. Wetlands are being lost at an alarming rate, and with them, biodiversity, floodwater storage, water purification, and countless other functions. There is little information available about mechanisms to manage transboundary wetlands. While the Ramsar Convention is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management presented on December 15

Academic Discourse(s) and Practitioner Perspectives: Gendered Climate Adaptation Strategies for Water Resources

Creator:: Keith, Theresa L.
Abstract:: Research into the phenomenon of adaptation has surged in recent years as people across the globe face evolving climate situations. The role of women in this adaptation research, and in policy discussions, is often unclear or entirely unaddressed. An array of literature exists on the inclusion of women into environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management presented on December 11, 2020

Conflict & Context: An analysis of water conflict in Idaho from 1950 to 2019

Creator:: Dickman, J. Colt
Abstract:: This is a comparative analysis of groundwater conflict and surface water conflict in Idaho from 1950-2019. The work looks at Idaho's exceptional experience with water and demonstrates that water conflict in Idaho is different than in other PNW states. The work outlines that Idaho's water conflict is almost solely focused...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: provides a fresh perspective to policy makers, water managers, and facilitators across the state to

Understanding the Sustainability of Cooperation in Sharing Transboundary Watercourses: A Case Study of the Chu and Talas River Basins

Creator:: Osmonova, Nargiza
Abstract:: This research is conducted to identify factors that contribute to understanding the relations between states and increasing the cooperation between countries which share transboundary watercourses, and enable countries to continue, also in difficult periods, cooperation in mutually beneficial relationships in a sustainable manner. This is an important issue especially in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management presented on June 12, 2020

Ready for Anything: Adaptive Capacity in Western States' Water Plans

Creator:: Cogan, Leah R.
Abstract:: In the western United States, climate change is likely to bring greater uncertainty and extreme events outside the range for which water infrastructure, governance, and allocation mechanisms have been designed. In addition, many water systems already struggle with issues of institutional fragmentation, ineffective governance, and unsustainable management practices. Adaptive capacity,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Professor, representing Water Resources Policy and Management Director of the Water Resources

Overcoming the Hypolimnion: Stakeholder Influence in Transboundary Water Quality Governance

Creator:: Offutt, Alyssa J.
Abstract:: Global surface water quality has been degrading with predictions of negative trends in meeting the Sustainable Development Goal ambient water quality targets (Mead, 2019; WWAP & UN Water, 2019). These water quality impacts can cross borders and impact populations in world’s 204 transboundary lake and reservoir basins (ILEC & UNEP,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Major Professor, representing Water Resources Policy and Management Director of the Water

MAN 'aging Water Resources of the Deschutes River Basin

Creator:: Taganova, Jahan
Abstract:: In the last two decades, there has been an increase in substantial body of work on the inclusion of women in the water management and governance field. However, these scholarly inquiries have mostly focused on cases from the Global South, where women are still underrepresented in decision-making positions in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Policy and Management presented on March 23, 2020

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Scoring Water Stewardship at Academic Institutions: A Water Resources Management Scoring Framework for Future Sustainability, Resilience and Innovation

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

Cross-cultural and Sustainability Values in International Freshwater Management Institutions

Transboundary Wetlands: Exploring Formal Mechanisms for Cooperation

Academic Discourse(s) and Practitioner Perspectives: Gendered Climate Adaptation Strategies for Water Resources

Conflict & Context: An analysis of water conflict in Idaho from 1950 to 2019

Understanding the Sustainability of Cooperation in Sharing Transboundary Watercourses: A Case Study of the Chu and Talas River Basins

Ready for Anything: Adaptive Capacity in Western States' Water Plans

Overcoming the Hypolimnion: Stakeholder Influence in Transboundary Water Quality Governance

MAN 'aging Water Resources of the Deschutes River Basin

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