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A CRITICAL META-ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY WATER MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES IN PERU: IDENTIFYING CAUSES OF SCARCITY AND THE EFFECTS OF ADAPTATION

Will, Rachel Gauer
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416857884

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2014, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Geography.
Due to a combination of social and climatic factors, anthropogenic water use within Peru has surpassed natural water availability. Existing literature on water management in the arid and semi-arid regions of Peru demonstrates that there are significantly different outcomes related to water security at the community level. In order to produce a comprehensive understanding of the social and environmental causes of water insecurity, this thesis focused on a critical meta-analysis of published case studies related to community level water management in Peru. Three outcomes were analyzed including social equity to resource access, equity and inclusion in the decision-making process, and ecological consequence. As each case study in the analysis shared the environmental constraint of climatic aridity, the analysis highlights the social causes of water scarcity at the community level, providing an impetus for meaningful mitigation. Additionally, the analysis demonstrates the ability for local communities to self govern water resources and highlights the consequences of state-sponsored diversion schemes on community level water management outcomes. Finally, the thesis compares multiple ways in which social equity regarding water access, governance inclusion, and positive environmental outcomes are being achieved at multiple scales within Peru.
Tyner James (Advisor)
Sheridan Scott (Committee Member)
Curtis Jacqueline (Committee Member)
196 p.
Climate Change; Conservation; Cultural Anthropology; Environmental Justice; Environmental Studies; Geography; Latin American Studies; Natural Resource Management; Public Policy; Sustainability; Water Resource Management
water management; water resource management; water; Peru; natural resource management; meta-analysis; discourse analysis; geography; political ecology;

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  • Will, R. G. (2014). A CRITICAL META-ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY WATER MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES IN PERU: IDENTIFYING CAUSES OF SCARCITY AND THE EFFECTS OF ADAPTATION [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416857884

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Will, Rachel. A CRITICAL META-ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY WATER MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES IN PERU: IDENTIFYING CAUSES OF SCARCITY AND THE EFFECTS OF ADAPTATION . 2014. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416857884.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Will, Rachel. "A CRITICAL META-ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY WATER MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES IN PERU: IDENTIFYING CAUSES OF SCARCITY AND THE EFFECTS OF ADAPTATION ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416857884

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