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      Delivering green streets: an exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon

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      Publication date
      2015-11
      Creators
      Lamond, Jessica
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      Green Infrastructure (GI) is an increasingly popular means of dealing with flooding and water quality issues worldwide. This study examines public perceptions of, and behaviour around bioswales, which are a popular GI facility in the United States. Bioswales are highly visible interventions requiring support from residents and policy-makers to be implemented and maintained appropriately. To understand how residents’ perceptions and attitudes might develop over time we interviewed residents of Portland, Oregon, living near bioswales installed 1-2, 4-5 and 8-9 years ago, to determine awareness, understanding, and opinions about the devices. We found no consistent patterns across time periods, but did find common issues affecting residents’ appreciation and acceptance: environmental attitudes, awareness and understanding of purpose and function, plant choice and maintenance, and mess and littering. It was apparent that increased public engagement, localized maintenance strategies, and possibly even customizing facilities to meet residents’ needs where feasible, might improve acceptance.
      External URI
      • https://rdmc.nottingham.ac.uk/handle/internal/30
      DOI
      • http://doi.org/10.17639/nott.27
      Related publication DOI
      • 10.1111/jfr3.12225
      Links
      • http://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12225
      • http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12225/abstract
      • http://doi.org/10.17639/nott.27
      Subjects
      • Bioswales -- Oregon -- Portland -- Public opinion
      • Public opinion -- Oregon -- Portland
      • Flood damage prevention -- Oregon -- Portland
      • Sustainable Drainage Systems, Public Engagement, Flood Mitigation, Water Quality
      • JACS Subjects::Social Studies::Human & social geography::Human & social geography by topic::Cultural geography
      • Library of Congress Subject Areas::H Social sciences::HM Sociology
      Divisions
      • Faculties, Schools and Departments::University of Nottingham, UK Campus::Faculty of Social Sciences::School of Geography
      Deposit date
      2015-12-21
      Data type
      Questionnaires and interview transcripts
      Contributors
      • Everett, Glyn
      • Morzillo, Anita
      • Chan, Faith Ka Shun
      • Matsler, A. Marissa
      Funders
      • Funders::Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
      Grant number
      • EP/K013661/1
      Parent project
      • Blue-Green Cities Research Project
      • Clean Water for All
      • Portland-Vancouver ULTRA (Urban Long-term Research Area) project
      Collection dates
      • 05/05/14 – 06/06/14
      Coverage
      • Portland, Oregon, USA
      Data collection method
      Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires
      Legal and ethical issues
      Data cannot be shared because of issues around informed consent and the use of personal identifiers
      Resource languages
      • en
      Copyright
      • University of the West of England
      Publisher
      University of the West of England, University of Nottingham

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