Water Management Adaptation to Climate Change in Utah

Authors:	Morey Burnham · Zhao Ma · Joanna Endter-Wada · Tim Bardsley
Owners:	iUTAH Data Manager · Morey Burnham
Resource type:	Generic
Created:	July 15, 2016, 12:07 a.m.
Last updated:	Aug. 31, 2017, 12:19 p.m. by iUTAH Data Manager

Abstract

This dataset contains interview data collected from policy makers and water managers in Utah. Interviews were conducted in 2013. Questions focused on water management challenges related to drought preparedness, climate change, population growth, urbanization, and water transfers, as well as water managers' modeling and information needs. Due to privacy concerns, interview transcripts are not provided. More details on the results of the interviews may be found here:

Burnham, Morey, Zhao Ma, Joanna Endter-Wada, and Tim Bardsley, 2016. Water Management Decision Making in the Face of Multiple Forms of Uncertainty and Risk. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 52(6):1366-1384. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12459

How to cite

Burnham, M., Z. Ma, J. Endter-Wada, T. Bardsley (2017). Water Management Adaptation to Climate Change in Utah, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/e47b0c3e244e428fb7f91011dc7af70c

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Coverage

Spatial:

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:	WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:	Decimal degrees

Place/Area Name: Utah/WRMA-Wasatch Range Metropolitan Area

North Latitude

42.2204°

East Longitude

-111.3300°

South Latitude

39.9350°

West Longitude

-112.4725°

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Authors

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Name	Organization	Address	Phone
Morey Burnham
Zhao Ma	Dept. of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University	195 Marsteller Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033	765-494-1790 (office)
Joanna Endter-Wada	Dept. of Environment & Society, Utah State University	5215 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5215	435-797-2487 (office)
Tim Bardsley	Western Water Assessment

Name	Value
Data Collection Method	Interviewees were identified through reputational and snowball sampling. Two interviewers attended each interview in most instances. Interviews lasted between 45 minutes and 3 hours. Interviews were digitally recorded with permission of the interviewees. Recordings were professionally transcribed verbatim.
Variable Description	Data are primarily textual and qualitative in nature.
Data Processing Method	Each transcript was manually coded independently by two researchers to ensure inter-coder reliability. Transcripts were analyzed using a three-step coding scheme: 1) identification of major themes with comparisons between the coders to produce a codebook; 2) use of codebook to organize key ideas and identify sub-themes within the initial set of themes; and 3) identification of direct quotes to highlight themes and subthemes.