Informing Public Engagement Strategies to Motivate the Public to Protect the Great Lakes: Lessons learned from the 2018 Great Lakes Basin Binational Poll

Tian, Guo; Graydon, R.; Bejankiwar, Raj S.

doi:10.1007/s00267-020-01364-8

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“…There is also a substantial amount of public opinion and public engagement research in the region (Benka et.al., 2013). Social science research has investigated public engagement strategies in the region and how to effectively motivate the public to care and act on issues the Great Lakes face using information from a binational poll that looks at the Lakes as a whole (Guo et al, 2020). The Great Lake Policy Research Network did one of the first basin-wide public opinion surveys in 2013 (GLPRN, 2014).…”

Section: The State Of Social Science Research In the Great Lakesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This survey did not specifically include Indigenous peoples in the sample. A second poll was conducted in 2018 with 4250 residents and resulted in a report for the IJC and a scholarly study that used the poll results to assess community engagement in the Great Lakes basin (Guo et al, 2020). This paper was able to assess several predictors to predict the respondent's intentions for potential public engagement such as contacting public officials, attending public meetings and engaging in online groups and forums.…”

Section: The International Joint Commission's (Ijc) Regional Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One of these predictors were Indigenous status. The study conducted by Guo et al (2020) states that a limitation to this dataset is that it is based on selfreported measures rather than actual behavioural observations. There is a possibility that a respondent can respond a certain way, but their actions may not always match their responses.…”

Section: The International Joint Commission's (Ijc) Regional Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Geospatial Analysis of Indigenous Opinions in the Great Lakes Region and the Province of Ontario from the 2021 International Joint Commission Great Lakes Survey

Alvarez

2024

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This paper explores differences in opinions in the 2021 International Joint Commission (IJC) Great Lakes survey. Indigenous responses are compared with the full survey responses. Lake-wide comparisons are made between Indigenous respondents residing within different basins. Responses from the Province of Ontario are also analyzed at the postal-code level where a regression kriging model is built to predict responses and evaluate relevant variables for questions related to drinking water access and trust in wastewater treatment. This paper finds there are differences pertaining to concerns, opinions on severity of impacts, potential participation for protecting the health of the lakes and demographic variables that were seen between Indigenous respondents and the full survey averages. There was also differences Lake-wide in how Indigenous respondents felt about the ways in which they engage with the Lakes being threatened, as well as species of cultural importance being threatened due to the state of the Lakes. Huron and Superior respondents reported less concern, whereas Michigan, Erie and Ontario respondents reported higher concern. In Ontario, there was a contrast in the North and South pertaining to drinking water access for both the respondent and the respondent’s community, as well as perceptions in effective wastewater treatment. The North reported more disagreement with fair access to clean drinking water for both the respondents and the community, and less trust in the community’s wastewater treatment despite low response rates compared to the South.

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Section: The State Of Social Science Research In the Great Lakesmentioning

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Section: The International Joint Commission's (Ijc) Regional Surveysmentioning

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Section: The International Joint Commission's (Ijc) Regional Surveysmentioning

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Geospatial Analysis of Indigenous Opinions in the Great Lakes Region and the Province of Ontario from the 2021 International Joint Commission Great Lakes Survey

Alvarez

2024

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“…Opinion and engagement is believed to be a sum of beliefs, attitudes and values of a person as well as their demographics (Guo et al, 2020). The combination of social factors that determine these are proposed to be infinite (Guo et al, 2020).…”

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Public Engagement in the Great Lakes Basin: a Regression & Spatial Analysis of Predictors of Public Engagement using Great Lakes Regional Survey Data

Rudolph

2024

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This research project is an analysis of public opinion in the Great Lakes region (i.e., socio-demographic characteristics, values and beliefs) and an assessment of how these characteristics are related to watershed governance actions using LASSO regression and spatial analysis. The Great Lakes Regional Poll (GLRP) is a public opinion survey of 4550 residents (n = 4550) from across the GL basin performed on behalf of the International Joint Commission, and has been the focus of previous social science scholarship and analysis. The biennial survey includes over 60 questions related to perceived status and conditions of the Great Lakes, willingness to engage in water protection actions and questions about individual beliefs and policy/regulation support as well as respondent socio-demographics. The 2018 edition of the survey was analyzed previously using LASSO regression to determine which variables are significant related to public engagement. This study builds on previous research by analyzing the 2021 survey and consistency of results are discussed within the context of the Pro-Environmental Behaviour (PEB) literature. Geo-spatial mapping of residuals is also introduced as a diagnostic tool for model performance. The model includes 61 predictors from 2021 GLRP. Four consistent predictors were identified, including: Political Ideology, Indigenous Identity, Belief of Role of the Individual in GL protection; and Age. Two of these (Political Ideology and Indigenous Identity) are found to be consistent with previous work. The findings from this research related to these predictors gives insight for policy makers as well as researchers to develop theory and strategies related to future public engagement in the Great Lakes region.

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“…Over 300 gallons of water, on average, are consumed per household per day in the U.S. even though daily basic human water needs are estimated to range from 15-25 gallons for one person [6,7]. Increasing public engagement in water resource protection behaviors is a challenging but essential task for environmental educators and communicators [8]. Education campaigns typically provide simple education around water conservation, which does not "move people to action" to conserve water [9] (p. 109).…”

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Predicting Intent to Conserve Freshwater Resources Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)

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Lamm

Woosnam

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Freshwater resources are being rapidly depleted by unsustainable human activities in the United States (U.S.), causing concern for water security. If individuals were targeted with appropriate information, public engagement in water conservation may increase. Political affiliation and ideology may play a role in grouping individuals based on their engagement in water conservation, as environmental issues are politically contentious in the U.S. The purpose of the study was to determine if political affiliation, political ideology, and theory of planned behavior variables related to water conservation predicted intent to engage in water conservation. Data were collected from 1049 U.S. residents using non-probability opt-in sampling methods. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the data via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 26. The results from a multiple linear regression model revealed that political affiliation, political ideology, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control predicted 27.5% of variance in respondents’ intent to engage in water conservation; however, the variance accounted for was mostly attributed to theory of planned behavior variables. The findings have implications for environmental communication, namely focusing on increasing subjective norms towards water conservation.

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Informing Public Engagement Strategies to Motivate the Public to Protect the Great Lakes: Lessons learned from the 2018 Great Lakes Basin Binational Poll

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

Geospatial Analysis of Indigenous Opinions in the Great Lakes Region and the Province of Ontario from the 2021 International Joint Commission Great Lakes Survey

Geospatial Analysis of Indigenous Opinions in the Great Lakes Region and the Province of Ontario from the 2021 International Joint Commission Great Lakes Survey

Public Engagement in the Great Lakes Basin: a Regression & Spatial Analysis of Predictors of Public Engagement using Great Lakes Regional Survey Data

Predicting Intent to Conserve Freshwater Resources Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)

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