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Social Science - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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NCCOS’s social science portfolio is focused on the connections between people and the environment. NCCOS expertise in sociology, economics, and ...
Social Vulnerability and Resilience - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/social-science/social-vulnerability-and-resilience/
Community Vulnerability and Resilience The impacts from coastal hazards threaten property, community well-being, and marine industries, the latter of ...
Community Vulnerability Assessment to Flood Hazard in the U.S. Virgin ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/community-vulnerability-assessment-to-flood-hazard-in-the-usvi/
The team developed indicators of social and structural vulnerability, structural exposure, and flood hazard, and intersected them spatially to produce ...
Human Use of Marine and Coastal Resources - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/social-science/human-use/
Resource managers and community planners need to understand how people use, value, and impact natural resources to effectively manage coastal and ...
Assessing Community Risk in Relation to Flood Hazard in the U.S. Virgin ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-community-risk-in-relation-to-flood-hazard-in-the-u-s-virgin-islands/
Science Area (s): Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Social Science, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Region (s) of Study: U.S ...
NCCOS Publishes Social Vulnerability Assessment in Support of Sea Level ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-publishes-social-vulnerability-assessment-in-support-of-sea-level-rise-planning-in-puget-sound/
In support of this effort, NCCOS researchers partnered with Washington Sea Grant and CGS to develop a complementary social vulnerability assessment ...
Integration of Social Science with Probabilistic Sea Level Rise ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/integration-of-social-science-with-probabilistic-sea-level-rise-projections-in-puget-sound/
NCCOS supported this work through expert guidance and the integration of a social vulnerability assessment. This project provides valuable science to ...
Measuring the Human Dimensions of Coastal Ecosystems
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We are using social science to better understand the linkages between coastal ecosystems and human health and well-being, with the aim of providing ...
Social Values of Ecosystem Services in Marine Protected Areas for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/social-ecosystem-services-marine-protected-areas/
Additionally, we sought to understand the relationship between the end-points of ecosystem services—the things people care about—and the environmental ...
Assessing Social Values Relative to Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-social-values-relative-to-offshore-wind-energy-areas-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
We will identify factors that predict residents’ 1) support level for offshore wind energy and 2) intention to engage in social action to advance ...
Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development on the Oregon ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/resident-perceptions-of-wind-energy-development-offshore-the-oregon-coast/
Credit: NOAA. Why We Care Outside of official public engagement forums, preferences about offshore wind energy development generally remain unknown ...
International Conference Features NCCOS Social Science
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The ISSNR featured NCCOS social science research efforts from socioeconomic monitoring of US coral reef jurisdictions to social values mapping of ...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Implementation: Biological and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-biological-socioeconomic/
Our social scientists are using indicators—such as participation in coral reef activities, and population change and distribution near coral ...
Advancing Ocean Planning: NOAA Hosts Key Workshops in U.S. Caribbean
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/advancing-ocean-planning-noaa-hosts-key-workshops-in-us-caribbean/
Key takeaways from the workshops included the identified need for a central repository of publicly available data in the U.S. Caribbean, the ...
Scientists Use Land Use, Demographics Data to Model Distribution of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/modeling-coastal-contaminant-distribution-from-land-use-and-demographics/
The NOAA National Status and Trends Program (NST) monitors and characterizes the nation’s coastal waters at risk of contamination by anthropogenic ...
If You Build It, Is It Worth It? The Value of Restoring Coastal Sand ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/if-you-build-it-is-it-worth-it-the-value-of-restoring-coastal-sand-dunes-and-wetlands/
Science Area (s): Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Social Science Region (s) of Study ...
NOS Science Seminar Highlights NCCOS Social Science on May 5th
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This week’s National Ocean Service Science Seminar features “An Overview of Social Science Research within the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Scie ...
Gauging the Social Values of Ecosystem Services in the Mission-Aransas ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/gauging-social-values-ecosystem-services-mission-aransas-national-estuarine-research-reserve/
This report presents the findings of a survey initiative conducted to gauge the social values of ecosystem services of the visitors, seasonal ...
Assessing the Social and Cultural Importance of Subsistence Salmon in ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-social-cultural-importance-subsistence-salmon-alaska/
The measurement of subsistence and cultural use losses has presented a challenge to the NRDA process in the past. What We Are Doing We are developing ...
Socioeconomic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms Story Map Released
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/socioeconomic-impacts-study-of-harmful-algal-blooms-released/
NOAA’s new interactive story map Hitting us where it hurts: The untold story of harmful algal blooms documents the economic and social impacts of ...