What is it about?
We examine barriers to community engagement experienced by green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) professionals, which phases include public participation, the groups they target, and the engagement mechanisms selected. We also explore how professionals evaluated their engagement processes or outcomes.
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Why is it important?
Few studies have investigated the prevalence of community-engaged GSI projects, and the current community engagement literature lacks evidence-based guidance specific to GSI development. Additionally, there is a significant gap in research that evaluates community engagement processes or outcomes in water management.
Perspectives
The primary contributions of this work include a synthesis of the types of barriers to initiating community engagement in GSI projects, a comprehensive characterization of the phases, target populations, and commonly applied mechanisms for GSI engagement, as well as an examination of the ways in which professionals have evaluated their engagement efforts and their perceived level of achievement.
Hong Wu
Pennsylvania State University
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This page is a summary of: Professional perceptions of participatory practices in green stormwater infrastructure development, PLOS Water, March 2023, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000084.
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