Social science tools for coastal management : considerations, insight, strategies / Eve P. Cuocco, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cuocco, Eve P., editor.

Series:

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.

Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastal zone management.

Coastal zone management--Research.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Public attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs can strongly influence coastal management decision-making. Officials use surveys and other social science tools to identify the relationship between a community and its natural resources. Managing coastal resources often means making hard decisions about the best way to use those resources-especially when there are competing demands. Although there is no simple way to do this, economic methods can help coastal resource managers make better-informed decisions about managing the resource. This book provides insight into the various types and methods of

Contents:

""SOCIAL SCIENCE TOOLS FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT: CONSIDERATIONS, INSIGHT, STRATEGIES""; ""SOCIAL SCIENCE TOOLS FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT: CONSIDERATIONS, INSIGHT, STRATEGIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO SURVEY DESIGN AND DELIVERY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE""; ""SURVEY DELIVERY MECHANISMS""; ""CONSTRUCTING SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES""; ""THE REPORT""; ""APPENDIX A""; ""APPENDIX B""; ""Chapter 2: INTRODUCTION TO STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""WHEN IS STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION NEEDED?""""IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS""; ""STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS""; ""KEY FEATURES AND PROCESS ELEMENTS OF STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION""; ""STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE""; ""EVALUATION OF STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""WORKS CITED""; ""APPENDIX A: GUIDE TO COMMON STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES""; ""Chapter 3: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS FOR COASTAL MANAGERS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""APPLYING ECONOMICS TO COASTAL RESOURCES""; ""HOW MUCH ARE RESOURCES WORTH?""; ""EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES USING ECONOMIC METHODS""; ""CASE STUDIES""

""CONCLUSION""""GLOSSARY OF ECONOMIC TERMS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR PARTICIPATORY MAPPING""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""HOW PARTICIPATORY MAPPING IS USED""; ""WHEN IS PARTICIPATORY MAPPING APPROPRIATE?""; ""IDENTIFYING THE STAKEHOLDERS""; ""CONSIDERATIONS FOR WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS""; ""DEVELOPING A MAPPING STRATEGY""; ""COLLECTING INFORMATION""; ""REPORTING INFORMATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: INTRODUCTION TO CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS""; ""FOCUS GROUPS: AN INTRODUCTION""; ""PREPARING FOR THE FOCUS GROUP""

""DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS""""PLANNING THE SESSION""; ""ANALYZING THE DATA""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6: INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING AND FACILITATING EFFECTIVE MEETINGS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE ROLE OF A FACILITATOR""; ""PLANNING A PRODUCTIVE MEETING OR WORKSHOP""; ""EXECUTING A PRODUCTIVE MEETING""; ""PROCESS TOOLS FOR MAKING DECISIONS""; ""THEORIES OF GROUP INTERACTION""; ""FACILITATION TECHNIQUES""; ""FACILITATING TELECONFERENCES, VIDEOCONFERENCES, AND WEBINARS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A: PROCESS AGENDA TEMPLATE""; ""APPENDIX B:MEETING EVALUATION TEMPLATE""

""APPENDIX C: BEST AND WORST FACILITATION PRACTICES""""APPENDIX D: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES""; ""Chapter 7: USING PHOTOREALISTIC VISUALIZATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""TYPES OF VISUALIZATIONS""; ""PHOTOREALISTIC VISUALIZATIONS""; ""THE POWER OF PHOTOREALISTIC VISUALIZATIONS""; ""WETLAND RESTORATION � HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA""; ""REMAINING CREDIBLE""; ""INCORPORATING VISUALIZATIONS""; ""VISUALIZATION TOOLS AND SERVICES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 8: PLANNING FOR MEANINGFUL EVALUATION""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STEP 1: DETERMINE THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS""; ""STEP 2: DEFINE THE PROJECT CONTEXT""

""STEP 3: REFINE THE PROJECT PLANS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-561-X

OCLC:

883790477