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Implementation of Best Management Practices of Collaboratively Developed Watershed Action Plans in the Western Lake Erie Basin

Shaul, Travis R
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417780081

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2014, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Environment and Natural Resources.
Significant time and effort are put into developing watershed action plans (WAPs) to address water quality impairments throughout Ohio. These WAPs are developed collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders representing various interests. Each of these parties has interest in how the watershed is managed. Substantial literature addresses how collaborative watershed plans are developed and the importance of citizen participation to plan development. However, implementation of best management practices (BMPs) for WAPs is not addressed in the literature. Public policy scholarship has created a foundation for understanding what factors make policy implementation effective. These factors include policy intention, the scope of the policy, and the use of a policy tool. The objective of this research is to assess whether the WAPs affect implementation of BMP recommendations, and if yes, to what degree. Chapter One utilizes three WAPs, the Portage River, the Outlet/Lye Creek, and the Riley Creek to answer two research questions that focus on the link from WAPs to policy implementation: 1) “What kinds of recommendations exist in the plans?” and 2) “What proportion of listed recommendations have been conducted?” These questions use data derived from both the WAP documents and through fourteen interviews with stakeholders in the Portage River and Blanchard River Watersheds. Chapter Two explores the research questions: 1) “What factors affect implementation of BMP recommendations of WAPs?” and 2) “Which kinds of WAP BMP recommendations do stakeholders think are most often implemented?” Chapter Two analyzes the interview data from sixteen stakeholders in four WAPs from three watersheds. The WAPs included in this chapter are the Portage River, the Outlet/Lye Creek, the Riley Creek, and the Lower Maumee. Together each chapter’s research questions help to fill the knowledge gap in WAP implementation and will aid practitioners in understanding if WAPs affect BMP implementation. Addressing the knowledge gap will also allow better theoretical understanding of how collaborative plans may lead to on-the-ground implementation of WAP recommendations.
Tomas Koontz, Dr. (Advisor)
Eric Toman, Dr. (Committee Member)
Noah Dormady, Dr. (Committee Member)
Mary Tschirhart, Dr. (Committee Member)
165 p.
Environmental Management; Environmental Studies; Public Policy; Water Resource Management
Collaboration, Best Management Practices, Watershed Management, Environmental Public Policy

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  • Shaul, T. R. (2014). Implementation of Best Management Practices of Collaboratively Developed Watershed Action Plans in the Western Lake Erie Basin [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417780081

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shaul, Travis. Implementation of Best Management Practices of Collaboratively Developed Watershed Action Plans in the Western Lake Erie Basin. 2014. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417780081.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shaul, Travis. "Implementation of Best Management Practices of Collaboratively Developed Watershed Action Plans in the Western Lake Erie Basin." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1417780081

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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