An evaluation of environmental problems associated with local decision-making : a case study of Marshall landfill, Boulder, Colorado
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Evans, Elisabeth,1948-Issue Date
1983Keywords
Hydrology.Water resources development -- Colorado Boulder Region.
Water resources development -- Environmental aspects -- Colorado Boulder Region.
Committee Chair
Dworkin, Judith M.
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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In this thesis the incorporation of environmental quality variables into decision-making is examined in light of a case study. The focus is on how Boulder County, Colorado has responded to ground-water contamination resulting from a solid waste landfill within its jurisdiction. A descriptive model of environmental decision-making is developed and is used to analyze the major decision points which Boulder County faced during nearly twenty years of operations at the landfill. Three major criteria which affect environmental decision-making are analyzed. These are: the conflict between technical and institutional decision-making; the incremental nature of scientific decision-making; and the gap between an environmentally oriented decision and its implementation. It is shown that the incorporation of environmental quality variables into local government decision-making is many-faceted.Type
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Degree Name
M.S.Degree Level
mastersDegree Program
Hydrology and Water ResourcesGraduate College