Internal and External Influences on Water Resource Decision Making

Bibliographic Data

ID12163059
AuthorsSheldon P Turner (Northern Illinois University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume29
Issue2
Pages203-217
Publication date2015-09-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety & Natural Resources (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0894-1920 • E-ISSN: 1521-0723
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08941920.2015.1058996
OpenAlexW2197335380
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited43

As scarcity of water intensifies due to population growth and climatic changes, the public will become increasingly aware of the ramifications and need for solutions to water shortages. To sustain further human development, water resources will need to be conserved and traded through changes in public policy. Such policies will undoubtedly involve scientific experts but also laypersons who may have little understanding of water science. This article investigates the factors that influence the decision-making processes of nonscientists when making natural resource decisions. Public participants were given a water resource decision in which they had to choose between two possible solutions. The only variable that changed between participant groups was the visual style in which information was presented. Verbal protocols were analyzed to extract the cognitive factors that influenced their decision. In addition to differences based on visual style, personal values such as appreciation for aquatic culture, environment, and agriculture emerged

Agriculture · Business · Economic shortage · Economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Natural resource · Natural resource economics · Political science · Population · Population growth · Resource (disambiguation · Scarcity · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Water resources · Water scarcity · Computer Science · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Law · Ecology

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