Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2006TX227B

A Socio-Technical Case Study of Sustainable Stormwater Management in Austin, Texas

Institute: Texas
Year Established: 2006 Start Date: 2006-03-01 End Date: 2007-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $5,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $20,760

Principal Investigators: Andrew Karvonen, Steven Moore

Project Summary: This research will examine the emergence of sustainable stormwater management practices in Austin, Texas from social and technical perspectives. The hypothesis of the study is that emerging technical practices are dependent on technical strategies as well as cultural conditions of particular regions. The study will employ a qualitative case study approach to better understand the complex relationship between urban infrastructure development processes and regional context. Findings from the study will be used to highlight the socio-technical nature of urban infrastructure networks and to develop qualitative methods to assess these networks from multiple perspectives.