Interdisciplinary Approaches to Engaging Multiple Stakeholders in Addressing Sustainability of Florida's Water Resources

Abstract

This is an Interdisciplinary Action Research Project carried out by a social scientist and a scientist in partnerships with multiple stakeholders, including activists, advocates, citizen scientists, local government officials and civil servants, and community-based non-profit organizations. The first phase of the project to be implemented in November is a Water Symposium brought together all of the above utilizing a participatory action research process to develop guidelines and checklists for each level and category of stakeholder - state level, county and city governments, businesses, environmental organizations, citizens, and households - with recommendations for how to protect and improve water quality in Florida’s oceans, lakes, rivers, springs and aquifers. The second phase of this participatory action research project is to design new, or support ongoing, interventions for different levels.

Presenters

Mary Hope Schwoebel
Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Participatory Process

KEYWORDS

Sustainability, Water Resources, Participatory Action Research, Interdisciplinary Research, Multi-stakeholder Engagement