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

dc.contributor.advisorGertler, Michael E.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMartz, Dianeen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBoehm, Marieen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSchissel, Bernarden_US
dc.creatorKehrig, Randall Francisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-04-08T16:02:00Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T04:28:26Z
dc.date.available2004-04-10T08:00:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-01-04T04:28:26Z
dc.date.created2002-05en_US
dc.date.issued2002-05-06en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2002en_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-04082003-160200en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectwater policyen_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.subjectwatershed managementen_US
dc.subjectwater planningen_US
dc.subjectwater analysisen_US
dc.subjectsociologyen_US
dc.subjectpolitical economyen_US
dc.subjectwater consultanten_US
dc.subjectbest management practicesen_US
dc.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectbeneficial management practicesen_US
dc.titleAgricultural practices and water quality in Saskatchewan : the social ecology of resource managementen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US

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