Achieving Sustainable Development While Maintaining Quality of Life in Georgia s Coastal Coun?es Measuring the Human Dimensions

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1 Achieving Sustainable Development While Maintaining Quality of Life in Georgia s Coastal Coun?es Measuring the Human Dimensions Susan Lovelace & Maria Dillard JHT Inc. & NOAA Hollings Marine Laboratory Georgia Environmental Conference, August 23, 2012

2 Overview Quality of life Two parts, Part 1. Human Dimensions and Using Social Science IntroducAon to social science data Using social science data Finding resources How do you gather social science data? (2 nd part of this session, right ager lunch)

3 Quality of Life Well-being Problems arise when there is Quality of Life (QofL) compe??on for resources or Human Dimensions: disrup?on Social, in ecosystem Economic, Health services Examples: safety, access to recreational waters, perceptions, choices, effective goverment, healthy shellfish, cultural events, income, etc.

4 Where do we begin? Social Sciences Psychology Sociology Anthropology Economics CommunicaAons Public Health PoliAcal Science Archaeology EducaAon and more Social Learning Network Systems Theory ConstrucAvism NormaAve behavior Structural- funcaonal

5 Structures, Systems InsAtuAonal Community Interpersonal Individual People Biosphere Regional Local Ecological Community Home and workplace Places

6 What do we need to collect and understand? Study the Literature Data Terms 1. QuanAtaAve Analyze Data Scientifi c Method Hypothesis or problem definiaon 2. ComparaAve 3. QualitaAve A. ObjecAve B. SubjecAve Collect Data Develop Research Design Primary Secondary

7 1. Which of these levels represents your quality of life? HIGH A B Clicker Check 2. How many Ames have you been to the beach this summer? A B C C 7-9 LOW D E F D E F 0! NEXT: For the next slides your role is a manager, decision- maker or staff to either.

8 FicAonal Case Study 1. Birds vs. beach goers! Wildview is one of several state and local parks, beach and building sand spits near an inlet and a small mariame forest offers camping, shelling, swimming, trails for biking and walking opportuniaes. Threatened species, resang plovers are nesang 91% of the funds that we have to support protecaon of nesang birds come from visitors to the parks

9 In addi?on to data on nes?ng, what informa?on would you find most useful to developing a solu?on to the problem? A. Key stakeholder interests and concerns B. Policies adopted in other states when dealing with similar challenge C. Park visitor values for endangered and threatened species D. Park visitaaon and revenues E. Park visitor habits

10 Very Important Park Visitor Values Park Revenues No Data Available What Do We Need? Gap Analysis Not Important County level Demographic InformaAon Robust Data Available

11 FicAonal Case Study 2. Flip Flop Resorts Seeks Local LocaAon Flip Flop chain of resorts has selected the GA coast as its next location. features variety of accommodations, multiple restaurants, marinas and marine recreation activities as well as golf course, tennis and a water park. considering locations on estuarine Wilmington Island, beach and estuarine Tybee Island and just up the river from the port in Savannah.

12 In addi?on to data on environmental impacts, which informa?on is most important in addressing the issues that come with the new development project? A. Capacity and occupancy of nearby hotels and restaurants B. Types of waterway uses includes recreaaon, cultural and commercial C. Demographics of nearby residents D. Key stakeholder interests and concerns E. Costs and benefits of the development

13 Costs/Benefits Social Economic Health Town Services Needed ParAcipaAng in coastal acaviaes Tax revenue Service jobs Perceived health of fish and shellfish Access to the water for all

14 FicAonal Case Study 3. Beach Weekend Nightmare Sandy Beach, one of the most popular on the island is a mess. Litter and marine debris from boaters and beachgoers is out of control Plastic, paper and even chairs Concerns by town council, county health department and environmentalists Chamber of Commerce is worried.

15 In addi?on to data on environmental impacts, which informa?on is most important in solving this messy problem? A. Visitor counts on average weekends, big weekends B. Boater behavior C. Law enforcement capacity D. Signage at ramps and on the beach E. Number and locaaon of waste and recycle units F. Visitor knowledge and percepaons

16 AcAon Ahtude toward behavior SubjecAve norm (peer) Perceived behavior control IntenAon Behavior Ajzen, 1991.

17 Savannah Underwater Savannah is a beautiful and historic southern port city that commonly floods with a heavy rain 5 canals and the several pumping stations is a low lying coastal plain with many rivers Most of the city is in the flood zone X increasing impervious surface like roofs, roads and parking lots rising insurance rates

18 What informa?on do we need to beter protect the public? Out of the following list, where would you start? A. Roadways subject to flooding B. PopulaAon density in low lying areas C. DistribuAon of emergency shelters D. Number of emergency responders E. PopulaAon of elderly and disabled residents F. Households with no vehicle

19 How can I use this to solve coastal problems? Ecosystem Services The benefits that humans derive from the ecosystem State QuanAty and quality such as temperature, fish, atmospheric CO2 concentraaons Pressure Point and non- point polluaon, the use of resources and the use of land Drivers Social, demographic and economics developments Responses by society

20 Where do I find this? Hire a social scienast Colleges and UniversiAes Non- profit OrganizaAons For profit consultants and organizaaons State and Federal Governments Each has different roles and objectives

21 Thank you. QuesAons? Come back this agernoon for : Maria Dillard Social Science for Coastal Georgia: A How to Guide (2nd part of this session, right ager lunch, same room)