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Stephanie Castellano1, Mysha Clarke2, Laura D'Acunto3
1School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Florida Everglades restoration professionals want decision-support tools for sea-level rise planning. Challenges include data, funding, and model integration, but tailored tools and training are key for adoption.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Ecological Modeling
Background:
- Coastal ecosystems face significant threats from climate change and sea-level rise.
- Current ecological and hydrological models often lack integration of sea-level rise projections.
- Effective planning for restoration projects requires advanced decision-support tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify challenges hindering the incorporation of sea-level rise into modeling and decision-support tools for the Florida Everglades.
- To understand practitioners' perceptions and adoption factors for new decision-support tools using the Diffusions of Innovations Theory.
- To explore how to improve the development and utility of tools for Everglades restoration under sea-level rise.
Main Methods:
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with 26 professionals involved in Florida's Everglades restoration.
- Applied the Diffusions of Innovations Theory to analyze factors influencing tool adoption.
- Examined practitioners' needs and barriers related to sea-level rise decision-support tools.
Main Results:
- Practitioners show strong interest in dynamic decision-support tools for sea-level rise planning.
- Effective tools require information at appropriate geographic and temporal scales, with hands-on training.
- Key challenges include outdated data, limited capacity/funding, poor integration of models, and uncertainty in climate impacts.
Conclusions:
- Developing effective sea-level rise decision-support tools for Everglades restoration requires addressing data, funding, and integration challenges.
- Tailored tools, appropriate data scales, and comprehensive training are crucial for practitioner adoption.
- Increased availability of diverse tools can better serve both scientific and non-scientific stakeholders in restoration efforts.
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