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IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION OF WATER ALLOCATION DECISIONS USING INTERACTIVE MAPS
by
Andrew Levi Stickney
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF SCIENCE
(GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
December 2012
Copyright 2012 Andrew Levi Stickney
Object Description
| Title | Improving the communication of water allocation decisions using interactive maps |
| Author | Stickney, Andrew Levi |
| Author email | stickneyal@gmail.com;stickneyal@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Geographic Information Science and Technology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts And Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-05-30 |
| Date submitted | 2012-08-27 |
| Date approved | 2012-08-27 |
| Restricted until | 2012-08-27 |
| Date published | 2012-08-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Vos, Robert |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Swift, Jennifer Ruddell, Darren |
| Abstract | There is a finite amount of fresh water available for use by water users (geologic processes, plants, animals, and even humans). Thus, conflicts and disputes often arise over water allocation, especially in the western United States, where water reserves are already scarce. Water right systems and policies are designed to allocate water fairly even when water runs short. However, the science and legal principles behind these water right systems are difficult to communicate to stakeholders, leading to reduced participation and legitimacy of policies (Priscoli 2004; Reisner 1993). Earlier work suggests that interactive maps can support or enhance stakeholder knowledge creation or refinement by promoting exploration of map data (MacEachren 2000; MacEachren and Brewer 2004; Andrienko and Andrienko 1999). This study explores approaches to visualizing water rights policies at multiple scales in communities and landscapes of the Ruby River Basin in Montana. A series of interactive maps was created and shared with stakeholders to obtain feedback based on expert local knowledge. The results suggest that interactive maps are powerful vehicles for communicating water right policies to stakeholders if careful attention is paid to applying cartographic design principles in maps properly contextualized for local conditions. Results also suggest that interactive maps are particularly useful in multiple representations of data that cannot be conveyed effectively through symbology. Future research is needed to test whether such maps actually improve stakeholder knowledge and perception, and in turn spur public participation. |
| Keyword | cartography; interactive maps; stakeholder engagement; water rights policy |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Stickney, Andrew Levi |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-StickneyAn-1169.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION OF WATER ALLOCATION DECISIONS USING INTERACTIVE MAPS by Andrew Levi Stickney A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) December 2012 Copyright 2012 Andrew Levi Stickney |
