Drought in Georgia: Water Scarcity Issues and Implications

Population growth and hydrological drought threaten the water supply of Atlanta, Georgia. In Georgia, water policy changed rapidly due to stress on the resource, regulation increased, and the state promoted a culture of conservation to combat water scarcity. This study examines how regulatory measur...

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Main Author:	Chaisson, Samantha Kay
Other Authors:	Sluyter, Andrew
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	LSU 2012
Subjects:	Geography & Anthropology
Online Access:	http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05312012-200839/

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spelling	ndltd-LSU-oai-etd.lsu.edu-etd-05312012-2008392013-01-07T22:53:59Z Drought in Georgia: Water Scarcity Issues and Implications Chaisson, Samantha Kay Geography & Anthropology Population growth and hydrological drought threaten the water supply of Atlanta, Georgia. In Georgia, water policy changed rapidly due to stress on the resource, regulation increased, and the state promoted a culture of conservation to combat water scarcity. This study examines how regulatory measures, including legislative acts and Governors executive orders, have impacted the populations attitudes and behaviors towards water consumption. Furthermore, public spaces are used to measure public perception of water policy, and serve as a physical representation of the culture shift. Sluyter, Andrew Namikas, Steven Colten, Craig LSU 2012-06-05 text application/pdf http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05312012-200839/ http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05312012-200839/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached herein a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to LSU or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below and in appropriate University policies, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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description	Population growth and hydrological drought threaten the water supply of Atlanta, Georgia. In Georgia, water policy changed rapidly due to stress on the resource, regulation increased, and the state promoted a culture of conservation to combat water scarcity. This study examines how regulatory measures, including legislative acts and Governors executive orders, have impacted the populations attitudes and behaviors towards water consumption. Furthermore, public spaces are used to measure public perception of water policy, and serve as a physical representation of the culture shift.
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Drought in Georgia: Water Scarcity Issues and Implications

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