

@mastersthesis {7143,
	title = {An assessment of local capacity for groundwater quality protection},
	year = {1999},
	note = {MQ43159},
	school = {University of Guelph (Canada)},
	type = {phdM.{A}.},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {Recently, local governments have been assuming a greater responsibility for groundwater protection, although not all municipalities have the capacity to take on the challenge. This research assessed the capacity of local governments to protect their groundwater resources using a five-part framework. This framework examined capacity through five inter-related factors: technical, financial, institutional, social, and political. The framework was applied to three municipalities in Southern Ontario that rely on groundwater for their source of municipal drinking water supply: City of Guelph, the Town of Orangeville and the Town of Erin. The results indicated that the level of capacity varies according to the municipality. The trend is that the smaller the municipality, the less capacity it has for groundwater protection. One of the reasons for this limited ability is due to the modest tax base that most small municipalities have. A small tax base prevents a municipality from spending large sums on groundwater protection. To improve existing capacity, this research suggests that local governments participate in collaborative efforts and encourage education and awareness amongst the community. Finally, senior governments should take on a stronger role in the protection of the resource.},
	keywords = {0366:Geography, 0617:Public administration, 0768:Environmental science, assessment, CAPACITY, Environmental science, Geography, Groundwater, Health and environmental sciences, Local, PROTECTION, Public administration, QUALITY, Social sciences},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/304501835?accountid=14270},
	author = {Di Giantomasso, Sandra Elaine}
}
