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      Agricultural practices and water quality in Saskatchewan : the social ecology of resource management

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      Date
      2002-05-06
      Author
      Kehrig, Randall Francis
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      This thesis presents the results of exploratory sociological research designed to better understand how farmers select agricultural practices with the potential to effect water quality. The primary research methodology is a Rapid Rural Appraisal of thirty farms in five rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, Canada during the year 2000 growing season. The data establishes that a variety of economic, institutional, organizational, and social factors interact in dynamic ways to influence farmer resource management decisions and that the resulting agricultural practices have the potential for subtle and dramatic effects on water quality in Saskatchewan. Risk-mitigating farming methods known as “Best Management Practices” (BMPs) are interpreted by farmers in the field research as being both appropriate and problematic. Alternative initiatives and communication strategies are identified in the field data that offer support to production and productivity in the agriculture sector while also promoting water quality. The research suggests that measures such as providing accessible public water quality data, promoting water treatment for individual households, and educating rural women and youth about water quality issues may merit further investigation.
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Sociology
      Program
      Sociology
      Supervisor
      Gertler, Michael E.
      Committee
      Martz, Diane; Boehm, Marie; Schissel, Bernard
      Copyright Date
      May 2002
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-04082003-160200
      Subject
      water policy
      water quality
      watershed management
      water planning
      water analysis
      sociology
      political economy
      water consultant
      best management practices
      development
      beneficial management practices
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