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ShawnDalton,Ph.D.
AppliedResearchInSocialEcology (613905NB Inc.)
MelissaEverett,Ph.D.
SustainableHudsonValley
NordicaHolochuck
NYSeaGrant
Ourchallenge
Mobilizeknowledgeto
supportsounddecisions
forshorelinehabitats,
communitiesand
Diversestakeholder
culturesandinterests
Fluidstakeholder
populations
communitiesand
economies
Demonstratejointfact
findingandcreatea
cultureofstewardship
populations
Immediateandlonger
termneeds
Humannature
CommunicationElements
Atlas motherlodeofinformation
Commonlanguage
Vettedcontent
Consistentlook Consistentlook
Regularupdates
Multipurpose(e.g.exhibit,technicalmanual,
coffeetablebook)
Website/wiki
Communicationelements
Decisiontool walkthrougharepresentativedecision
andweighsocial/economic/environmentalvalues
Bestpracticemanuals
O hki Outreachkit
Standardworkshopforjointfactfindinganddecision
making
Criteriafordeciding
Firstcost
Lifecyclecost
Ri k t Riskmanagement
Aesthetics
Availabletechnologies
Or
Outreachstrategy
Identifykeystakeholdersandpointsofleverage
Understandstakeholderneeds,attitudes,barriers,incentives
andpreferences
Jointfactfindingandfacilitateddecisionmakingwithkey
groupstoidentifybestmanagementpracticesandestablish
themsuccessfully
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OutreachStrategy
Whoaretheplayersmakingdecisionswherethe
decisionsmatterthemost?
Howdoweinfluencethosedecisions?Whatdothe
stakeholdersknowaboutwhatwereadvocating;what stakeholdersknowaboutwhatwe readvocating;what
DONTtheyknow;howdowefosterthatawareness
andunderstanding?
Howdoweworkwiththehumansideofdecisions
values,culture,etc.?
OutreachStrategy
Expectations:
interactive
persistent
semistructured
Derivedfromneedsassessment
HudsonRiverShorelines
StakeholderInventory,
Characterization,
andNeedsAssessment
ShawnDalton,Ph.D.
AppliedResearchInSocialEcology (613905NB Inc.)
Stakeholders
Propertyowners
Law andpolicymakers
Regulators
Experts&consultants
Source: National ResearchCouncil, Committee onMitigating Shoreline Erosionalong ShelteredCoasts. 2007. Mitigating ShorelineErosion along Sheltered Coasts. Washington, DC:National
Academies Press.
PropertyOwners
Primary&secondaryresidences
Commercial
Industrial
Rightsofway:railroads,roads,utilities
Developers
Publicentities
Institutions(religious,colleges,prison)
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Law andPolicyMakers
Federalagencies
Stateagencies
Localagencies
Municipalofficials Municipalofficials
Experts&Consultants
Engineers
Landscapedesigners
Architects
Professionalplanners
Contractors
Scientists
Findings:PropertyOwners
463,372peoplelivingin196,174householdswithinonemile
oftheestuaryin2000
>50CensusDesignatedPlaces,towns,villages,burroughs,
cities cities
Populationdensityrangesfrom2886944people/sqmi.
Smallestdesignatedplaceis.5sqmi;largestis25sq.mi
135industrialsites
Publicownershipamongfederal,state,andlocalagencies
Railroads(own30%oftheshoreline),institutions,
businessesstillquestionmarks
Findings:PolicyandLawmakers,
Regulators
Upto12federalagencies:ArmyCorpsofEngineers
Upto15stateentities:DepartmentofEnvironmental
C i D fS Offi fG l Conservation,DepartmentofState,OfficeofGeneral
Services
Minimumof10countyagencies
Upto50municipalplanningagencies
Findings:Experts&Consultants
HRNERRdatabaseshowsover100actors
Designfirms
Engineeringfirms
Landscapearchitects
Watershedgroups
Professionalplannersbothwithinandexternalto
governmentagencies
NeedsAssessment
KnowledgeBase
potentialeffectsofclimate
changeonHudsonRiver
region
potentialeffectsofsealevel potentialeffectsofsealevel
riseonHudsonRiver
shoreline
knowledgeofrelative
efficacyofshoreline
managementtechniques
fromsocial,economic,and
environmental
perspectives
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NeedsAssessment
Knowledge&information
needs
informationrequiredto
incorporateSLRandCCinto
designandshoreline
t ti managementpractices
meansbywhichstakeholders
prefertoreceivethis
information
Meansbywhichnew
scientificinformationis
incorporatedintothe
managementregime The
roleofscience?
NeedsAssessment
Attitudes
Towardother
stakeholders
Ab h i di
Communicationand
outreachadaptations
Selectionofinformation
C i hi Abouttheriverandits
shores
Aboutsafety&security
Economicvalues
Aestheticvalues
Custommessageswithin
consistentlogic
Stayoutofdisciplinary
boxes
Bringouttacit
knowledgeandvalues
AlternativesforInfluence
Influencedecisionmakingnowinspecific
developments
Identifyprimary,secondary,tertiaryspheresof
influencearoundaprioritylocationorstakeholder
group,andtakestepwiseapproach
NeedsAssessmentMethodOptions
Survey(mailoutand/orinternet)
Focusgroups
S i t t di t i Semistructuredinterviews
Socialnetworkanalysis
Casestudies
Likelyprimaryapproaches
Birdseyeviewofonesetofstakeholders(e.g.experts
andconsultants)
AND AND
Casestudiesofcompletemanagementregimeand
decisionmakingprocessat1or2sites
Prosandcons:birdseyeview
Pros
Overallsnapshotof
system
L bi
Cons
Lowlevelofdetail
Maybenotrequiredif
i f i i i Lessbias
Meansbywhichlatent
knowledgecanbe
documentedandshared
informationistostayin
house
Maymisskeyindividuals
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Prosandcons:casestudyapproach
Pros
Rich,highlydetailed
data
V i fi f i
Cons
Case andsitespecific
Notreadilygeneralizable
Varietyofinformation
rules,actors,
relationships,decision
points
Discussion