2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/20/2019 | 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | DO RACE, GENDER, AND EDUCATION INFLUENCE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT? | 151 DEF
DO RACE, GENDER, AND EDUCATION INFLUENCE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT?
Public participation in urban water management is integral to stream conservation. Public engagement in stormwater management, in particular, is challenging due to the long history of water governance by technical experts. As awareness of broader societal needs of water increases, stormwater management shifts towards decentralized infrastructure and a participatory approach to conservation. Hence, it is critical that we understand factors that influence citizens’ participation in water management. While there is strong evidence that attitudes and norms influence proenvironmental behaviors, the influence of social structural factors on proenvironmental behavior is indeterminate. Our primary interest is to examine differences, if any, in peoples’ willingness to participate in stormwater management based on their race, gender, and education. We analyzed a survey of 400 Charlotte residents and performed regressions to test for influences of race, gender, and education on willingness to participate. We found that 1) racially marginalized groups were consistently more willing to participate in stream volunteer programs and pay more in stormwater fees but the explanatory power was weak, 2) education and gender were not significant, and 3) environmental concern was a significant and strong influence on willingness to participate.
- Conservation
- Management
- Urban
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Rachel Scarlett
(), Purdue University, rscarlet@purdue.edu;
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Mangala Subramaniam
(), Purdue University, msubrama@purdue.edu;
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Sara McMillan
(), Purdue University, mcmill@purdue.edu;
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