Rachel E Schattman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6021671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel E Schattman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel E |
| FAMILY NAME | Schattman |
| SIGNATURE | SCHATTMAN R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maine |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7177-3914 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
More than coping
Innovating together
Exploring Cross-Cultural Barriers and Opportunities to Climate Adaptation Among Tribal-State Forest Stewards in Maine US
Climate change and the effects of non-native plants, insects, and diseases will challenge forest stewards capacity to adapt. Studies show that adaptation does not occur evenly across regions, resulting in adaptation gaps, which have disproportionately greater impacts on populations vulnerable to climate risks. To minimize adaptation gaps, forest stewards must transform adaptative capacity toward action. To explore this phenomenon, we interviewed …
What we lose when we don’t say “climate change”
Recent political pressure has implicitly and explicitly censored use of the term “climate change” in the United States. In this commentary, I argue that there is a grave societal cost to this development. Validating climate skepticism by not using widely accepted scientific terms has implications for both the public’s trust in science and the ability of U.S. land managers and communities more broadly to adapt effectively to a rapidly changing env…
Improving cross-cultural knowledge exchange for collaborative forest stewardship
Public Opposition to Harvesting as a Barrier to Climate Change Adaptation
In the northeastern U.S., climate change concerns are fueling public movements against forest harvesting, despite experts’ assertion that harvesting is an important tool in climate adaptive forest management. Based on qualitative analysis of 32 interviews with urban and rural foresters (n = 15 and n = 17, respectively) across the region, this project examines how foresters in different professional contexts (e.g. urban or rural; public or private…
Awards
There are many examples of nonmonetary awards which can serve as proxies for social recognition of good agricultural stewardship and conservation behavior. However, the degree to which these awards motivate implementation and sustained use of conservation practices (such as cover cropping) has not been adequately examined. In this study, we used a serious game approach to explore the effect of nonmonetary conservation awards on participants’ agri…
Eyes on the Horizon
Climate change adaptation requires that we anticipate future conditions that may deviate from our historical experiences. Our ability to do so is associated with the perceived proximity of decision-outcomes. Through analysis of semi-structured interviews with farmers in the northeastern United States, we conclude that temporal distance (now versus later) and social distance (self versus other) of climate impacts interact to play important roles i…
Water use governance in a temperate region
Climate change and access to water are interrelated concerns for agriculture and other sectors, even in temperate regions. Governance approaches and regulatory frameworks determine who has access to water, for what purpose, and when. In the northeastern United States, water governance has historically been conducted by states through a combination of statutory guidance and common law. However, it is unclear what effect if current governance appro…
Visualizing Climate Change Adaptation
Landscape photovisualizations (PVZs) are digitally altered photographs that show existing landscapes altered to include a simulated future scenario. They are commonly used to support dialogue and decision-making in multistakeholder contexts. In agricultural sectors, stakeholders increasingly must contend with pressures to adapt to climatic changes and shifts in weather patterns. This study examines the potential of PVZs to engage agricultural sta…
Seeing is not always believing
As climate change is expected to significantly affect agricultural systems globally, agricultural farm advisors have been increasingly recognized as an important resource in helping farmers address these challenges. While there have been many studies exploring the climate change belief and risk perceptions as well as behaviors of both farmers and agricultural farm advisors, there are very few studies that have explored how these perceptions relat…
Now I See
To remain viable, agricultural producers will need to adapt to changing climatic conditions in coming decades. Agricultural advisers play an important role in helping producers decide to adopt appropriate adaptation practices. Photovisualizations have the potential to complement currently utilized outreach and education strategies. This research uses a focus group approach to explore (1) whether photovisualizations can aid in decision-making abou…
Farming the Floodplain
In New England (United States) climate change models forecast increasingly intense, frequent floods. Communities in this region are already experiencing these changes, along with the negative consequences associated with them, such as inundation, erosion, natural habitat destruction, and property damage. As it is in many places around the world, agriculture in New England is often in floodplains, which means that farmers are at greater risk due t…
Farmer perceptions of climate change risk and associated on-farm management strategies in Vermont, northeastern United States
Little research has been conducted on how agricultural producers in the northeastern United States conceptualize climate-related risk and how these farmers address risk through on-farm management strategies. Two years following Tropical Storm Irene, our team interviewed 15 farmers in order to investigate their perceptions of climate-related risk and how their decision-making was influenced by these perceptions. Our results show that Vermont farme…
Eyes on the Horizon
Climate change adaptation requires that we anticipate future conditions that may deviate from our historical experiences. Our ability to do so is associated with the perceived proximity of decision-outcomes. Through analysis of semi-structured interviews with farmers in the northeastern United States, we conclude that temporal distance (now versus later) and social distance (self versus other) of climate impacts interact to play important roles i…
Improving cross-cultural knowledge exchange for collaborative forest stewardship
Now I See
To remain viable, agricultural producers will need to adapt to changing climatic conditions in coming decades. Agricultural advisers play an important role in helping producers decide to adopt appropriate adaptation practices. Photovisualizations have the potential to complement currently utilized outreach and education strategies. This research uses a focus group approach to explore (1) whether photovisualizations can aid in decision-making abou…
Farmer perceptions of climate change risk and associated on-farm management strategies in Vermont, northeastern United States
Little research has been conducted on how agricultural producers in the northeastern United States conceptualize climate-related risk and how these farmers address risk through on-farm management strategies. Two years following Tropical Storm Irene, our team interviewed 15 farmers in order to investigate their perceptions of climate-related risk and how their decision-making was influenced by these perceptions. Our results show that Vermont farme…
Farming the Floodplain
In New England (United States) climate change models forecast increasingly intense, frequent floods. Communities in this region are already experiencing these changes, along with the negative consequences associated with them, such as inundation, erosion, natural habitat destruction, and property damage. As it is in many places around the world, agriculture in New England is often in floodplains, which means that farmers are at greater risk due t…
Seeing is not always believing
As climate change is expected to significantly affect agricultural systems globally, agricultural farm advisors have been increasingly recognized as an important resource in helping farmers address these challenges. While there have been many studies exploring the climate change belief and risk perceptions as well as behaviors of both farmers and agricultural farm advisors, there are very few studies that have explored how these perceptions relat…
Now I See
To remain viable, agricultural producers will need to adapt to changing climatic conditions in coming decades. Agricultural advisers play an important role in helping producers decide to adopt appropriate adaptation practices. Photovisualizations have the potential to complement currently utilized outreach and education strategies. This research uses a focus group approach to explore (1) whether photovisualizations can aid in decision-making abou…
Visualizing Climate Change Adaptation
Landscape photovisualizations (PVZs) are digitally altered photographs that show existing landscapes altered to include a simulated future scenario. They are commonly used to support dialogue and decision-making in multistakeholder contexts. In agricultural sectors, stakeholders increasingly must contend with pressures to adapt to climatic changes and shifts in weather patterns. This study examines the potential of PVZs to engage agricultural sta…
Awards
There are many examples of nonmonetary awards which can serve as proxies for social recognition of good agricultural stewardship and conservation behavior. However, the degree to which these awards motivate implementation and sustained use of conservation practices (such as cover cropping) has not been adequately examined. In this study, we used a serious game approach to explore the effect of nonmonetary conservation awards on participants’ agri…
Eyes on the Horizon
Climate change adaptation requires that we anticipate future conditions that may deviate from our historical experiences. Our ability to do so is associated with the perceived proximity of decision-outcomes. Through analysis of semi-structured interviews with farmers in the northeastern United States, we conclude that temporal distance (now versus later) and social distance (self versus other) of climate impacts interact to play important roles i…
Water use governance in a temperate region
Climate change and access to water are interrelated concerns for agriculture and other sectors, even in temperate regions. Governance approaches and regulatory frameworks determine who has access to water, for what purpose, and when. In the northeastern United States, water governance has historically been conducted by states through a combination of statutory guidance and common law. However, it is unclear what effect if current governance appro…
Public Opposition to Harvesting as a Barrier to Climate Change Adaptation
In the northeastern U.S., climate change concerns are fueling public movements against forest harvesting, despite experts’ assertion that harvesting is an important tool in climate adaptive forest management. Based on qualitative analysis of 32 interviews with urban and rural foresters (n = 15 and n = 17, respectively) across the region, this project examines how foresters in different professional contexts (e.g. urban or rural; public or private…
Improving cross-cultural knowledge exchange for collaborative forest stewardship
More than coping
Innovating together
Exploring Cross-Cultural Barriers and Opportunities to Climate Adaptation Among Tribal-State Forest Stewards in Maine US
Climate change and the effects of non-native plants, insects, and diseases will challenge forest stewards capacity to adapt. Studies show that adaptation does not occur evenly across regions, resulting in adaptation gaps, which have disproportionately greater impacts on populations vulnerable to climate risks. To minimize adaptation gaps, forest stewards must transform adaptative capacity toward action. To explore this phenomenon, we interviewed …
What we lose when we don’t say “climate change”
Recent political pressure has implicitly and explicitly censored use of the term “climate change” in the United States. In this commentary, I argue that there is a grave societal cost to this development. Validating climate skepticism by not using widely accepted scientific terms has implications for both the public’s trust in science and the ability of U.S. land managers and communities more broadly to adapt effectively to a rapidly changing env…
Agriculture (9 works) · Climate change (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (6 works) · Climate change impacts on agriculture (6 works) · Economics (6 works)