Evolution of water supply mechanisms to reflect changing values: a case study of the Massachusetts water management program

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dc.contributor.authorCurrey, Gregory Wayneen
dc.contributor.committeechairCox, William E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLoganathan, G. V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberShabman, Leonard A.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:42:37Zen
dc.date.adate2009-08-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:42:37Zen
dc.date.issued1991-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-08-14en
dc.date.sdate2009-08-14en
dc.description.abstractIndustrialization and urbanization have brought about localized demand and regional competition for water resources in parts of the eastern United States. Thus, some states have faced critical decisions concerning how to best manage their available water supplies. As fundamental public values have changed over time, public opinion concerning the way in which water supplies should be managed has changed as well, especially in recent years. Consequently, many eastern states have restructured the institutional mechanisms governing water supply management to reflect those changing values and opinions. Massachusetts is a prime example of a state where changes in publicly held values have caused a thorough restructuring of the institutional mechanisms governing water supply management. A case study examines developments that led to the current institutional mechanisms in Massachusetts. Special attention is given to the issues and values that shaped the State’s water supply policy, legislation, and regulatory programs.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 245 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08142009-040305en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08142009-040305/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44211en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1991.C877.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 24622647en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1991.C877en
dc.subject.lcshWater-supply -- Massachusettsen
dc.titleEvolution of water supply mechanisms to reflect changing values: a case study of the Massachusetts water management programen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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