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Analysis Of Social-Ecological Dynamics Driving Conflict In Linked Surface-Groundwater Systems, Stephen Andrew Mcguire, Timothy J. Ehlinger
Analysis Of Social-Ecological Dynamics Driving Conflict In Linked Surface-Groundwater Systems, Stephen Andrew Mcguire, Timothy J. Ehlinger
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Conflict over water resources emerges from complex interactions among biophysical, social, and economic processes operating at multiple scales. Competing use of linked surface-groundwater (LSGW) resources is an excellent yet relatively unexplored example of such conflict. Dynamic circumstances surrounding the contested installation of a high capacity municipal well in southeastern Wisconsin were examined through the theoretical lens of adaptive governance using document analysis and open-ended key stakeholder interviews. A framework analysis method extracted 16 controlling variables from the qualitative data. These controlling variables were placed on a threshold matrix at their appropriate geospatial scale (Property, Watershed, State) and process domain (Biophysical, …