Description

As sea levels continue to rise, practitioners at the local and regional scale are under increased pressure to reduce risks to people and property posed by the threats of sea-level rise (SLR) and associated impacts. To achieve this, a transdisciplinary approach that integrates data-driven research with local knowledge and community engagement is necessary. As such, it is imperative the science community understands the needs of practitioners. However, there has been little qualitative assessment of adaptation practice in coastal areas, especially with a focus on the needs of practitioners in making use of current SLR science. Our mixed-methods approach began with semi-structured interviews to reveal practitioners' needs, the tools they use, the challenges they face, and the contexts in which they make decisions. These interviews were followed-up with a survey that allowed practitioners to rank potential interventions according to the level of impact they believed it would have on coastal adaptation planning. In total our study includes the perspectives of 142 practitioners from 24 states, Puerto Rico, the Mariana Islands, and Barbados. Corroborating earlier work, we find that resources broadly and funding specifically is the largest barrier faced by practitioners. Overall, we find practitioners need increased coordination between providers of climate science information, improved decision-support-oriented resources, more communication-focused tools, and increased educational opportunities.

Document Type

Dataset

DCMI Type

Dataset

File Format

.xlsx

Publication Date

3-28-2024

Funder

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Publisher

Utah State University

Award Number

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 80NSSC22K0201

Methodology

This data shows the results from a mixed methods approach. It captures the needs of practitioners in making use of current SLR science. Our mixed-methods approach began with semi-structured interviews to reveal practitioners' needs, the tools they use, the challenges they face, and the contexts in which they make decisions. These interviews were followed-up with a survey that allowed practitioners to rank potential interventions according to the level of impact they believed it would have on coastal adaptation planning. In total our study includes the perspectives of 142 practitioners from 24 states, Puerto Rico, the Mariana Islands, and Barbados.

Start Date

2-2023

End Date

10-2023

Language

eng

Code Lists

See README.

Disciplines

Environmental Design | Landscape Architecture

License

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.26078/r8z2-rp48

Checksum

14fea31494ca1bf326aa83e30c593eea

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ReadMe.txt (5 kB)
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SLR Data - Coding - Publishing.xlsx (88 kB)
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