Identifying climate risk perceptions, information needs, and barriers to information exchange among public land managers.

Abstract from Europe PMC: Meeting ecosystem management challenges posed by climate change requires building effective communication channels among researchers, planners and practitioners to focus research on management issues requiring new knowledge. We surveyed resource managers within two regions of the western United States regions to better understand perceived risks and vulnerabilities associated with climate change and barriers to obtaining and using relevant climate science information in making ecosystem management decisions. We sought to understand what types of climate science information resource managers find most valuable, and the formats in which they prefer to receive climate science information....

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Data Visualization & Tools, Science Tools For Managers, Social Science, Southwest CASC