Perceptions of environmental problems and solutions in Florida across sectors: A survey of key stakeholders and the public

Wester, Julia; Macdonald, Catherine

doi:10.1007/s13280-023-01829-0

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“…In this study, participants rated loss of coral habitat as more concerning than mangroves or seagrass. This tracks with other studies in Florida which found higher support for coral restoration efforts than seagrass or mangrove restoration [ 91 ]. Duarte [ 100 ] showed that a bias for relatively “charismatic” coral reef ecosystems relative to other coastal habitats is found in media coverage and research effort.…”

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“…Plastic pollution was the threat participants reported most commonly experiencing and being impacted by, and was also rated as the most concerning. The high level of salience and concern associated with plastics is echoed in other studies from Florida [90,91], and around the world [e.g., 7]. One possible explanation for this is the high visibility of plastic, at least before it breaks down into its more insidious microplastic form [92,93].…”

Section: Experienced Threats and Concernmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…In both the Likert-type scales and willingness-to-pay questions, the highest levels of support were granted to ecosystem restoration efforts and investment in wastewater management. High levels of public support for restoration has been found in other research including in Florida [91] and Europe [107]. Conversely, septic tank conversion, which is primarily associated with private residences in particular communities, can be more contentious (i.e., with regard to who is required to bear the costs of conversion or maintenance when…”

Section: Policy Support and Key Related Variablesmentioning

confidence: 95%

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Public perception of an important urban estuary: Values, attitudes, and policy support in the Biscayne Bay-Miami Social Ecological System

Wester

2023

PLoS ONE

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Understanding public perceptions, values, and preferences can be fundamental to effective conservation governance, management, and outreach. This is particularly true in socially and ecologically complex marine and coastal spaces, where many relevant questions remain. The social-ecological system of Biscayne Bay and Miami-Dade are on the frontier of problems that will soon engulf many coastal-urban systems. Despite the economic, ecological, and cultural importance of Biscayne Bay, research into the social components of this social-ecological system is distinctly lacking. In order to effectively address urgent coastal management issues, practitioners and policy-makers need a clear understanding of public perceptions, values, and priorities. In this paper I present the results of a large online survey (n = 1146) exploring public attitudes toward Biscayne Bay as a case study of management and opportunity in a complex coastal social-ecological system. Results describe a public that interacts with and utilizes Biscayne Bay in a variety of ways, from leisure and recreation, to subsistence. This public believes the Bay to be moderately healthy, though somewhat in decline, and has experienced a range of local environmental threats, about which they feel considerable concern. These interactions and concerns are in turn reflected in overwhelming endorsement of value statements regarding the ecological, material, cultural and economic importance of the ecosystem to the city, as well as high levels of support for policy actions to protect and restore that ecosystem. Together these findings indicate that additional policy steps to preserve and restore Biscayne Bay would enjoy support from the local public and demonstrate the power of public perceptions research to identify gaps and opportunities for management and outreach.

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Public perception of an important urban estuary: Values, attitudes, and policy support in the Biscayne Bay-Miami Social Ecological System

Wester

2023

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“…There are also certain differences in students' own development levels, which requires that in the process of conducting ideological and political education in colleges, middle schools, and small schools, education should be carried out gradually according to students' cognitive development level and their own cognitive laws, so as to achieve the educational effect of ideological and political courses on students. However, at present, the integrated development of ideological and political courses in universities, middle schools and primary schools is facing many problems, and it has positive theoretical and practical significance to deeply analyze the problems and paths of the integration of ideological and political courses in primary and secondary schools [1][2]. ISSN 2663-8169 Vol.…”

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Problems and paths of the integration of ideological and political courses in large, medium and small schools

2023

IJNDE

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Ideological and political courses are the key courses to implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality and cultivating people. Young people are the future of our country and the hope of the nation, and play a key role in the process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Under the new era and new situation, it is of great significance to realize the integration of large, medium, and small ideological and political courses. At present, China's large, medium, and small ideological and political integration is facing many problems, such as insufficient organizational mechanism guarantee, lack of exchanges and cooperation between teachers, and lack of connection between educational content. Therefore, we can start by strengthening the guarantee of organizational mechanisms, deepening the exchanges and cooperation of teachers in various school sections, and paying attention to the effective connection of teaching content, and further promote the integration of ideology and politics among large, medium and small schools.

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Complex Problems and Media Norms: Understanding Coastal Development and Ecological Impacts in Florida Through Discourse Analysis

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Pankow

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Environmental Communication

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Perceptions of environmental problems and solutions in Florida across sectors: A survey of key stakeholders and the public

Cited by 3 publications

References 67 publications

Public perception of an important urban estuary: Values, attitudes, and policy support in the Biscayne Bay-Miami Social Ecological System

Public perception of an important urban estuary: Values, attitudes, and policy support in the Biscayne Bay-Miami Social Ecological System

Problems and paths of the integration of ideological and political courses in large, medium and small schools

Complex Problems and Media Norms: Understanding Coastal Development and Ecological Impacts in Florida Through Discourse Analysis

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