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Impacts of Collaborative Watershed Management Policies on the Adoption of Agricultural Best Management Practices

Campbell, Joseph T.

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2008, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Natural Resources.
Over the past decade, many collaborative watershed partnerships have sought community and stakeholder support to reduce pollution from non-point sources. While collaboration has been promoted by many as a win-win approach, little empirical evidence has shown whether participation in collaborative processes leads to improved water quality in agriculturally-dominated watersheds. This study first looks at the impacts of government on collaborative watershed management and then combines insights from diffusion of innovations literature that relate to the adoption of agricultural best management practices and policies associated with collaborative watershed management. A mixed-method comparative study of farmers in two Ohio watersheds reveals the extent to which collaboration spurs positive environmental and social outcomes and how collaboration is tied to community.
Tomas Koontz, PhD (Advisor)
Joseph Bonnell, PhD (Committee Member)
Richard Moore, PhD (Committee Member)
Dawn Gibas-Ferris, PhD (Committee Member)

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  • Campbell, J. T. (2008). Impacts of Collaborative Watershed Management Policies on the Adoption of Agricultural Best Management Practices [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1212012674

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Campbell, Joseph. Impacts of Collaborative Watershed Management Policies on the Adoption of Agricultural Best Management Practices. 2008. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1212012674.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Campbell, Joseph. "Impacts of Collaborative Watershed Management Policies on the Adoption of Agricultural Best Management Practices." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1212012674

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)