Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2005. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 280 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274).

Thesis--Geneva. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-189).

Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [132]-139).

Thesis (D.Admin.)-University of Pretoria, 2005. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-139).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 308-317).

Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Illinois University, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-62).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

This thesis examines place-based water resources planning in Oregon’s Malheur Lake Basin and analyzes the extent to which pluralistic governance has the capacity to transform conflict in groundwater governance regimes. It provides a qualitative analysis of current literature on groundwater governance and uses process tracing to extract best practices from three case studies to identify best practices in pluralistic groundwater governance specifically as they apply to the Malheur Lake Basin. Findings suggest that in addition to a pluralistic governance structure composed of community-based processes and state-based enforcement mechanisms, conflict transformation is the most appropriate lens through which to address groundwater conflicts and disputes and should be an integral component of groundwater governance structures.