Using social criteria to select watersheds for non-point source agricultural pollution abatement projects

N. Babin, N.D. Mullendore and L.S. Prokopy

Land Use Policy, 2016, vol. 55, issue C, 327-333

Abstract: This article proposes social criteria for siting watershed-level agricultural non-point source (NPS) pollution abatement projects. A suite of indicators is introduced and a methodology is described for assessing the indicators and making a relative comparison between sites. Indicators discussed include funding availability, project interest, problem salience, and stakeholder collaboration and trust. The article concludes with a discussion of the challenges associated with measuring and comparing qualitative criteria.

Keywords: Indicator development; Social criteria; Watershed planning; Non-point source pollution; Watershed management; Social dimensions; Targeting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.06.021

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