The Action-oriented Stakeholder Engagement for a Resilient Tomorrow (ASERT) framework: an effective, field-tested approach for engaging stakeholders

Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf (), Burton St. John, Pragati Rawat, Michelle Covi, Janet Gail Nicula and Carol Considine
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Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf: Old Dominion University
Burton St. John: University of Colorado-Boulder
Pragati Rawat: Slippery Rock University
Michelle Covi: Old Dominion University
Janet Gail Nicula: Old Dominion University
Carol Considine: Old Dominion University

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2019, vol. 9, issue 4, No 4, 409-418

Abstract: Abstract The Action-Oriented Stakeholder Engagement for a Resilient Tomorrow (ASERT) framework enables a participatory approach for adaptation actions related to social-ecological resilience to sea level rise. This framework was field-tested in the Hampton Roads region of coastal Southeastern Virginia in 2016. Results show that structured public involvement, through collaborative sessions that couple geospatial and visualization tools with dialogic processes, improves the quality of information co-produced with stakeholders. The four key principles of ASERT—(1) an inclusive process, (2) an emphasis on gaining local knowledge and context, (3) integrated engagement, and (4) an explicit focus on incorporation of change mechanisms—can provide both policymakers and stakeholders with a dialogic approach that can better inform planning efforts to use local resources to build social-ecological resilience.

Keywords: Stakeholder engagement; Participatory processes; Sea-level rise; Structured public involvement; Participatory mapping; Deliberative processes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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