HAB Voter Preference Focus Groups
Date: July 2018
Leads: Tian Guo (CIGLR), Devin Gill (CIGLR)
About: Community members were invited to participate in focus groups to pilot a survey designed to assess public preference for regulatory approaches to managing harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.
Funding: This workshop was supported by the University of Michigan through the Graham Sustainability Institute’s Catalyst Grant program.
Results
- Guo, T., D. Gill, T.H. Johengen and B.J. Cardinale. 2019. What determines the public’s support for water quality regulation to mitigate agricultural runoff? Environmental Science and Policy. 101:323-330. (DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.09.008).
Resources
- Focus Group Presentation, Jenny Tompkins [Presentation]
Photo Gallery
Southeast Lake Erie shore of Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada 5 miles north of the international line. Photo Credit: Tom Archer.
Lake Erie algal bloom Point Pelee. Photo Credit: Tom Archer.
Lake Erie algal blooms, August 2011, along the southeast Lake Erie shore of Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada, 5 miles north of the international line. Photo Credit: Tom Archer.