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The principal aims of the study are twofold: (1) to understand landscape change through the eyes of community stakeholders, and (2) to reflect these understandings back to stakeholders to assess the extent of social learning. The transformation of Illinois agricultural lands to restored prairie or other open space is the concern of this proposal. The process of landscape change elicits divergent reactions from stakeholders, largely because they hold distinct visions for relationships between themselves, their community, and nature. Understanding these visions is central to develop a community-based model of landscape change in the Midwest, and understanding stakeholder ability to learn other visions besides their own is an important step in conflict management and advancement in community-based planning for restoration projects. See more...
The research approach is grounded within the history of Grand Canyon management issues of the park. This project entails four related activities, each with distinct objectives to address the managerial issues and to provide essential information to the upcoming park planning process. The four activities are:
The purpose of this survey was to provide the Department of Natural Resources, legislators, and other policy makers a better understanding of the general public¡¯s view of open space. More specifically, it was to gain insight on (1) general opinion of open space relative to other community issues, (2) the importance of open space (generally and by specific type) & satisfaction with the amount of open space, (3) the level of support for more funding of open space acquisition, (4) and regional & demographic differences in public views of open space. See more |
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