SOCIAL INDICATORS: A NEW METRIC TO GUIDE, MEASURE, AND ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE-LEVEL NUTRIENT REDUCTION STRATEGIES

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1 SOCIAL INDICATORS: A NEW METRIC TO GUIDE, MEASURE, AND ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE-LEVEL NUTRIENT REDUCTION STRATEGIES Sandra M. Guzmán a, Ronald E. Cossman a, and Richard Ingram b a Social Research Science Center (SSRC), b Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute Mississippi State University Mississippi Water Resources Conference, Jackson MS. April

2 In Today s Presentation Measuring effectiveness in Nutrient management programs Connecting the dots, the human dimension in nutrient management plans Tools to incorporate social measurements in your specific plan EPA-Social Indicators project Phase 1- Goals and progress

3 Measuring effectiveness in Nutrient management programs Human dimensions and their connection with the environment

4 Nutrient Management Programs Water quality is inextricably linked to socioeconomics. Cultural Drivers Culture, habits, quality of life Public Awareness stakeholder behavior and perception Economic Relationships Personal Scientific and corporate Society Practice Science

5 ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES GO INTO A BLACK BOX

6 Meet your Black Box

7 Human Dimensions Social Indicators Measures that describe the capacity, skills, awareness, knowledge, values, beliefs, and behaviors of individuals, households, organizations, and communities.

8 Tools to incorporate social measurements in your water management plan Tools Social Indicators Data Management and Analysis (SIDMA) Social Measures Monitoring System Targeted surveys

9 Before collecting social indicators: What are the specific NPS problems your project are trying to address? What are the critical areas that contribute to the problem? Who are the target audience(s) for the NPS problem(s) your project will address? What actions do you want the target audience(s) to take regarding the NPS problems? From: Genskow & Prokopy, Vermont Clean Water Initiative presentation. February 2016

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11 Using Social Indicators to Guide, Evaluate, and Accelerate Implementation of State- Level Nutrient Reduction Strategies Hypoxia Task Force (HTF) Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA)-Social Indicators project Phase 1

12 The Mississippi Atchafalaya River Basin (MARB) Physical, chemical, biological, and social factors are important to maintain adequate water quality conditions in MARB. Water quality has a big impact in the community well-being. We need to find ways to develop integrated plans joining multidisciplinary perspectives. Environmental indicators are long-term measurements

13 Using Social Indicators to Guide, Evaluate, and Accelerate Implementation of State-Level Nutrient Reduction Strategies Refining and improving existing social indicators Action 1 Action 2 Action 3 Action 4 Identify Social Identify Social Indicators: Indicators: *Users *Projects *Users *Findings *Projects *Findings Synthesis report of state level findings Work-group scientist and Work-group practitioners scientist and practitioners Document workgroup insights, findings, and suggestions, and leverage Project Phase 2

14 Arkansas Arkansas Natural Resources Commission University of Arkansas HTF and SERA-46 Members Illinois Illinois Department of Agriculture University of Illinois Indiana Indiana State Department of Agriculture Purdue University Iowa Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Iowa State University 1 Kentucky Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection University of Kentucky 2 HTF state Members Louisiana Minnesota Louisiana Governor s Office of Coastal Activities Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Louisiana State University University of Minnesota SERA-46 State Members Mississippi Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Mississippi State University Missouri Missouri Department of Natural Resources University of Missouri Ohio Ohio Department of Agriculture Ohio State University Tennessee Tennessee Department of Agriculture University of Tennessee Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources University of Wisconsin

15 GOMA Members and Federal- State Agencies Texas Louisiana U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USDA: Natural Resources and Environment Research, Education & Economics States Department of Environmental Quality GOMA state Members Mississippi National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Dep't of the Interior Tribes Alabama U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Florida

16 Phase-1 progress Currently we identify four type of users Land grant institutions State agencies SIDMA/SIPES Scientists Projects Review of literature online Questionnaires to gather grey literature and key documentation States Participants Mississippi 5 Louisiana 4 Indiana 4 Texas 4 Minnesota 3 Wisconsin 2 Tennessee 1 Kentucky 1 Illinois 1 Iowa 1 Identify Social Indicators: *Users *Projects *Findings Work-group scientists and practitioners

17 Next Steps In your experience, what are the main social factors that affect nutrient management programs? Do you have access to guidelines for the implementation of Social Indicators in your project? Do you have project results using social indicators?

18 THANK YOU QUESTIONS? Sandra Guzmán, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate Social Science Research Center P.O. Box 5287 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Office: (662) Web: