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| McGreavy, Bridie; New England Sustainability Consortium, University of Maine; bridie.mcgreavy@maine.edu; Lindenfeld, Laura; Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center & Communication & Journalism, University of Maine; Laura_Lindenfeld@umit.maine.edu; Hutchins Bieluch, Karen; Dartmouth College; Karen_Hutchins@umit.maine.edu; Silka, Linda; Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine; Linda_Silka@umit.maine.edu; Leahy, Jessica ; School of Forest Resources, University of Maine; jessica.leahy@maine.edu; Zoellick, Bill; Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park; bill@sercinstitute.org. |
| Communication is essential to resilience, as interactions among humans influence how social-ecological systems (SES) respond to change. Our research focuses on how specific communication interactions on sustainability science teams, such as how people meet with each other; the ways in which they categorize themselves and others; the decision-making models they use; and their communication competencies affect outcomes. We describe research from a two-year study of communication in Maine's Sustainability Solutions Initiative, a statewide network of sustainability science teams. Our results demonstrate that decision making and communication competencies influenced mutual understanding, inclusion of diverse ideas, and progress toward sustainability-related... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Communication; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Public participation in scientific research; Resilience; Structuration Theory; Sustainability science. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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| Deutsch, William G; Alabama Water Watch, Auburn University Water Resources Center; deutswg@auburn.edu. |
| Volunteer water monitoring programs are one of the most popular forms of citizen science, but many face governmental funding cuts and other threats to their continuation. Alabama Water Watch (AWW) is such a program that for more than 20 years has had positive influences on ecosystems and society through environmental education, waterbody protection and restoration, and promotion of improved water policy. A temporal analysis of 15 program indicators revealed 4 phases of AWW that followed general patterns of organizational development. These included periods of rapid growth, cresting, moderate decline, and stabilization at a lower level of activity. Five factors influenced these trends: saturation of potential groups, loss of monitors from aging,... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Citizen science; Community-based monitoring; Program sustainability; Public participation in scientific research; Volunteer water monitoring. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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