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- Title
The Role of Social Science in Successfully Implementing Watershed Management Strategies.
- Authors
Floress, Kristin; Akamani, Kofi; Halvorsen, Kathleen E.; Kozich, Andrew T.; Davenport, Mae
- Abstract
Successful watershed management and changes in water quality conditions are dependent upon changes in human behaviors. Those tasked with managing watersheds and other natural resources often assume that people are not acting to protect or restore their resources because they lack the necessary knowledge and understanding. However, individual behaviors are impacted by a variety of social, psychological, institutional, and economic factors that need to be understood for successful implementation of watershed management strategies. This paper provides an introduction to the field of human dimensions of watershed management, an overview of social science concepts that have been found to explain water-related behaviors, and how social information can be translated into actionable items in a management plan.
- Subjects
WATERSHED management; SOCIAL sciences; PLANNED behavior theory; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; AWARENESS
- Publication
Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 2015, Vol 154, Issue 1, p85
- ISSN
1936-7031
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1936-704X.2015.03189.x