Survey Says: Implications of a Public Perception Survey on Stormwater Education Programming

作者：Katie Giacalone, Catherine Mobley, Calvin B. Sawyer, Jim Witte, Gene Eidson · 发表于：Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education · 年份：2010 · DOI：10.1111/j.1936-704x.2010.00395.x · 被引用次数：30 · 研究领域：Environmental Education and Sustainability、Urban Green Space and Health、Urban Stormwater Management Solutions

Abstract: Effective watershed and stormwater education and public involvement programs strive to increase awareness of watersheds and landscape connectivity and also encourage behavior changes that may be contributing to water quality and quantity problems within a targeted basin. According to new guidance from the US Environmental Protection Agency on stormwater permit improvement, regulators are looking for programs to utilize targeted issues relevant to a community to guide the development of a comprehensive outreach program. In an effort to collect information on public perception, knowledge, behaviors and willingness to get involved in improved stormwater management, a telephone survey was implemented. This manuscript presents the results of this survey and offers insight on stakeholders’ attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors related to watershed and stormwater, critical factors in the initial development of effective stormwater education and public involvement programs.