Thesis
Assessing typologies of mental models in irrigation practices: possibilities for communication and barriers to water conservation in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene corridor
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103387
Abstract
In this paper I use systems thinking to study the decision making processes of green space irrigators and assess the barriers to water conservation that exist within those processes. Utilizing mental models for theoretical context, I focus specifically on golf course irrigators within the Spokane, Washington and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. In this study, I use thematic analysis to assess the factors that are relevant for irrigators making water" related decisions within Spokane and Coeur d'Alene. I discuss how those factors may be used within environmental communication to encourage water conservation for organizational water users. I further explore the limitations of conservation messaging by examining how those relevant factors work together to create typologies that may hinder water conservation. This analysis suggests that irrigation technology, financial resources, landscape and course playability are the four most relevant factors that influence water use, and some of them have the potential to influence each other in ways that are problematic for water conservation. I hope this exploratory analysis offers a baseline for investigation into irrigation management in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene.
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- Title
- Assessing typologies of mental models in irrigation practices
- Creators
- Brianne Marie Tice
- Contributors
- Todd Norton (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525050101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis