

@mastersthesis {6915,
	title = {Community valuations of water uses in the {Yukon} {Territory}},
	year = {1990},
	note = {MM62232},
	school = {University of Guelph (Canada)},
	type = {phdM.{A}.},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {The purpose of this study was to contribute toward an understanding of values as they relate to water uses and to public policy directing water uses. This study assumed a social-psychological approach to values and valuing, based on the works of Milton Rokeach and George A. Kelly whose theories offer explanations of the concepts of "socially shared values" and "the cognitive process involved in making sense of and acting within one{\textquoteright}s world". Data were collected in three Yukon communities: Haines Junction, Mayo, and Teslin. A total of forty-three community leaders and long term residents were interviewed with a photoquestionnaire. The study then explored the relationships between societal values and water uses, with multidimensional scaling (MDS). Results and analyses were discussed in the following areas: (1) community valuations of water uses; (2) underlying dimensions which contributed to the valuations; (3) cognitive differences between questionnaire respondents in relation to community, years of residency, and ethnic background; and (4) verbal descriptions of water use pictures. Within the field of water policy and planning, this study offers a cognitive explanation of relationships between values and water. The study provides a foundation and method to identify "the value(s) of water" without relying on objective and indirect value measurements. Implications of the study results were found in the areas of policy and planning; community development; and local water issues. Twenty-four recommendations were directed at Yukon public agencies whose mandates transcend sectoral interests in water.},
	keywords = {0451:Social psychology, 0768:Environmental science, 0999:Area planning \& development, 0999:Urban planning, Area planning \& development, Environmental science, Health and environmental sciences, Psychology, Social psychology, Social sciences, Urban planning},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/303874535?accountid=14270},
	author = {Walker, Kim V}
}
