This report uncovers relationships between water quality and quality of life (QOL)
through urban design. It shows that Smart Growth (a type of urban design) is a
reasonable management practice for stormwater that can also positively affect our quality
of life. This study is meant to support and inspire further research on how to link
quantitative measurements of QOL with quantitative measurements of water quality
through urban design characteristics. The report will introduce an ongoing study by PhD
candidate, Suzanne Pierce, as her and her team currently combine water quantity/quality
science with decision making. They are using the stakeholder process I served on, The
Barton Springs Regional Water Quality Plan 2005, as a test bed for their creation. My
hope is that this study will serve as a collection of data that Pierce’s group can draw from
as they get closer to illustrating design choices for stakeholders as well as linking those
choices to water quality and QOL. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/22562 |
| Date | 05 December 2013 |
| Creators | Stewart, Justin Thomas |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works., Restricted |
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