Using secondary data to analyse socio-economic impacts of water management actions

Westling, Emma L.; Lerner, David N.; Sharp, Liz

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.011

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“…Censuses have traditionally been a key source of localised information on the state of a nation's health [26] . Composite measures of socioeconomic deprivation are often used to capture the burden of socioeconomic adversity experienced by a neighborhood [27] . By drawing on a range of indicators, the IMD is considered to more precisely reflect the complex and multifactorial concept of area level deprivation.…”

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Exploring Spatial Variability in the Relationship between Long Term Limiting Illness and Area Level Deprivation at the City Level Using Geographically Weighted Regression

Morrissey

2015

AIMS Public Health

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Ecological influences on health outcomes are associated with the spatial stratification of health. However, the majority of studies that seek to understand these ecological influences utilise aspatial methods. Geographically weighted regression (GWR) is a spatial statistics tool that expands standard regression by allowing for spatial variance in parameters. This study contributes to the urban health literature, by employing GWR to uncover geographic variation in Limiting Long Term Illness (LLTI) and area level effects at the small area level in a relatively small, urban environment. Using GWR it was found that each of the three contextual covariates, area level deprivation scores, the percentage of the population aged 75 years plus and the percentage of residences of white ethnicity for each LSOA exhibited a non-stationary relationship with LLTI across space. Multicollinearity among the predictor variables was found not to be a problem. Within an international policy context, this research indicates that even at the city level, a “one-size fits all” policy strategy is not the most appropriate approach to address health outcomes. City “wide” health polices need to be spatially adaptive, based on the contextual characteristics of each area.

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Exploring Spatial Variability in the Relationship between Long Term Limiting Illness and Area Level Deprivation at the City Level Using Geographically Weighted Regression

Morrissey

2015

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“…Whilst the ecological validity and success of river restoration remain contentious (e.g. Kondolf, 2006;Montgomery, 2008;Palmer, et al 2010), there is also particular concern that the social dimensions of the river restoration process are neglected (Åberg and Tapsell, 2013;Buijs, 2009;Junker et al, 2007;Selman et al, 2010;Westling et al, 2009).…”

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Making sense of landscape change: Long-term perceptions among local residents following river restoration

Westling

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Sharp

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Journal of Hydrology

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Efforts to restore rivers are increasingly concerned with the social implications of landscape change. However, the fundamental issue of how people make sense of local riverine environments in the context of restoration remains poorly understood. Our research examined influences on perception among local residents 14 years after a restoration scheme on the River Dearne in the north of England. Human-landscape relationships emerging from semi-structured interviews with 16 local residents were analysed using an interpretive research framework. Nine recurring factors influenced perception among local residents: scenic beauty; the condition of riparian vegetation and of river channel morphology; opportunities to observe flora and fauna; cleanliness of the riverine environment; access available to the river; connections between the river and the surrounding landscape; disturbance and change in the familiarity of the landscape following restoration. These factors were not solely related to tangible outcomes of the restoration scheme, but were also influenced by history, memories, traditions and practices associated with the river. Critically, these factors also interacted rather than operating in isolation and two idealised perceptual frameworks were developed to map these interactions. Our research contributes to theoretical understanding of the relationships between humans and landscape change, whilst also considering how restoration practice may better reflect these relationships. The importance of a social dimension to the template of possibilities for restoring any given river emerges, underpinning place-based design and implementation of river restoration schemes.

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“…As Westling et al . () note, however, there is little evidence that multiple benefits are realized from restoration projects. Our findings provide specific support for previous work suggesting a lack of coordination among researchers and funders or their contractors in planning, implementing, or monitoring stream restoration projects.…”

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“…Studies have demonstrated that restoration projects are often site-specific, small-scale, and opportunistic (i.e., they occur when funding, land, and landowner support are present) rather than implemented as part of a broader effort to address watershed scale land and water use impacts Wohl et al, 2005;Alexander and Allan, 2007;Christian-Smith and Merenlender, 2010). Additional studies focus on the importance of aesthetics in restoration activities and that aesthetic values and ecological values sometimes align and sometimes do not (Larned et al, 2006;Gobster et al, 2007;Chin et al, 2008;Junker and Buchecker, 2008;Westling et al, 2009;Wyzga et al, 2009). Finally, there is strong evidence that practitioners do not seek information from the academic literature and that there is a general lack of communication between researchers and those who implement restoration projects (Rhoads et al, 1999;Wohl et al, 2005;Wheaton et al, 2006;Bernhardt et al, 2007;O'Donnell and Galat, 2008).…”

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“…Modern rationales include maintaining structural integrity to protect the built environment, improving recreational opportunities, developing a desirable aesthetic, as well as promoting ecological health. As Westling et al (2009) note, however, there is little evidence that multiple benefits are realized from restoration projects. Our findings provide specific support for previous work suggesting a lack of coordination among researchers and funders or their contractors in planning, implementing, or monitoring stream restoration projects.…”

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Creating False Images: Stream Restoration in an Urban Setting

Cockerill

Anderson

2013

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Stream restoration has become a multibillion dollar business with mixed results as to its efficacy. This case study utilizes pre‐ and post‐monitoring data from restoration projects on an urban stream to assess how well stream conditions, publicly stated project goals, and project implementation align. Our research confirms previous studies showing little communication among academic researchers and restoration practitioners as well as provides further evidence that restoration efforts tend to focus on small‐scale, specific sites without considering broader land use patterns. This study advances our understanding of restoration by documenting that although improving ecological conditions is a stated goal for restoration projects, the implemented measures are not always focused on those issues that are the most ecologically salient. What these projects have accomplished is to protect the built environment and promote positive public perception. We argue that these disconnects among publicized goals for restoration, the implemented features, and actual stream conditions may create a false image of what an ecologically stable stream looks like and therefore perpetuate a false sense of optimism about the feasibility of restoring urban streams.

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Using secondary data to analyse socio-economic impacts of water management actions

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Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Exploring Spatial Variability in the Relationship between Long Term Limiting Illness and Area Level Deprivation at the City Level Using Geographically Weighted Regression

Exploring Spatial Variability in the Relationship between Long Term Limiting Illness and Area Level Deprivation at the City Level Using Geographically Weighted Regression

Making sense of landscape change: Long-term perceptions among local residents following river restoration

Creating False Images: Stream Restoration in an Urban Setting

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