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Title: Ocean Place, Ocean Space: the human science side of the ocean off the coast of Oregon


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Ocean Place, Ocean Space the human science side
of the ocean off the coast of Oregon
  • Flaxen Conway
  • Marine Resource Management
  • Oregon Sea Grant / School of Public Policy

College of Oceanic Atmospheric Sciences at
Oregon State University http//www.coas.oregonstat
e.edu
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  • What types or kinds of science do you think I am
    referring to when I use the words human
    science?

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  • This course Exploring the Deep
  • Biological science aspects of the ocean
  • Physical science aspects of the ocean
  • You folks are not ocean scientists.
  • Neither am I.
  • I am a social scientist and I am interested in
    the human science side of the ocean off of the
    coast of Oregon.

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  • Working out the technical kinks is critical.
  • Having the best available data and management
    practices about the environmental dimension is
    vital.
  • However, permitting processes rarely fail on
    technical or scientific grounds. Rather, because
    of a failure to pay attention to the human
    dimension.
  • Decision makers need an understanding of how
    people experience and relate to the ocean.

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  • The emerging wave energy industry has the
    opportunity to be developed in a socially
    responsible manner.
  • What does developed in a socially responsible
    manner mean?
  • What are the steps it should take to assure
    this?
  • Who needs to be involved to assure this?

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Our research program studied
  • Publics knowledge and values and their opinions
    re wave energy.
  • Link between knowledge/understanding and
    acceptance or lack of support re wave energy.
  • Wave energy information sources.
  • Wave energy and community well being.

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  • Six research projects in four thematic areas
  • Socioeconomic and Sociopolitical Influences on
    Permitting and Planning
  • Comparison of Wave Energy to other forms of
    Electricity Generation
  • BMP for Permitting and Management
  • Perceptions of and Effects on Communities of
    Place and Interest

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Why is studying the human dimension important?
  • Inform research, decision makers, developers,
    stakeholders, and the public
  • Design research and policy processes to meet
    citizen / community concerns and maximize policy
    input
  • Create effective public education and engagement
    efforts.

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Lessons Learned re
  • Governance
  • Socioeconomic and Sociopolitical Influences
  • Sustainability and Acceptability
  • Outreach and Engagement putting perceptions and
    perspectives to work

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Governance
  • Sound planning is critical.
  • Testing projects was the greatest area of
    support and agreement among stakeholders and
    policy actors.
  • Demonstrations projects
    provide an opportunity to
    obtain scientific information
    upon which more fully informed decisions can be
    made.

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  • Greater capital flow private and government
    is the thing that can aid deployment.
  • Investments should advance the greater body of
    science about wave energy.
  • Environmental data should remain public.

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Socioeconomic and Sociopolitical
Influences Public Perceptions
  • Regional differences in attitudes and familiarity
    with wave energy exists coastal residents hold
    more defined and intense opinions.
  • Positive attitudes, yet not enough info to form
    an opinion.
  • Those very familiar get info from
    universities, ODE, utilities, local leaders, and
    the internet.

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Socioeconomic and Sociopolitical
Influences Communities of Interest
  • Ally networks exist within government and b/t
    conservation and scientists, and local government
    and ocean users.
  • Opponent networks exist b/t ocean users and the
    energy industry, technical experts, federal and
    state government.
  • Interest groups are in different stages of
    understanding and action.

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  • Primary source of information were the energy
    industry, utilities, and scientists/engineers.
  • Most trusted source of information were
    scientists/engineers, energy industry, and local
    government.
  • Least trusted source of information were energy
    industry, scientists/engineers, and the media.

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Socioeconomic and Sociopolitical
Influences Communities of Place
  • Perceptions not based on demographic group or
    place.
  • Threats/opportunities were shaped as much by
    imaginations as by empirical evidence.
  • Misconceptions fueled by mutual distrust.
  • Community well-being is important and it remains
    to be seen how it will be impacted.

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Sustainability and Acceptability
SUSTAINABILITY SCORES SUSTAINABILITY SCORES SUSTAINABILITY SCORES
Types of Types of Sustainability Types of Sustainability Types of Sustainability
Energy Environmental Economic Social OVERALL
Geothermal 8 7 8 23
Solar 9 1 9 19
Hydro 5 6 6 17
Wind 7 3 5 15
Wave 6 2 7 15
LNG 3 9 2 14
Petroleum 2 8 3 13
Biomass 4 4 4 12
Nuclear 1 5 1 7
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Sustainability and Acceptability
  • Geothermal Considered promising acceptability
    depends on how the development managed locally.
  • Hydro Surface water needs, aging
    infrastructures and publics knowledge determine
    the acceptability.
  • Biomass Can enhance economy environmental pros
    and cons need to be considered social acceptance
    is not certain.

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  • Wind Transmission capacity b/t east and west
    and costs affect the acceptability.
  • Solar Abundance of resources/systems economic
    questions.
  • Wave Tremendous resources large transmission
    capacity more environmental research needed
    locally more economic incentives needed advance
    public knowledge.
  • LNG Receives environmental opposition not as
    economically feasible as regular NG concerns
    about environmental impacts.

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  • Overall lesson learned from this human science
    research program are
  • and how do you put them to work?

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Coastal communities of place and of interest are
  • Interested
  • willing to accept some change, but
  • they feel the Oregon coast is worth slowing the
    wave energy process down so that they can work
    with others to reach a desired,
    mutually-beneficial future.

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So if you want to reach and engage community
members
  • Public meetings are important BUT few utilized
    them to gain new info or learn about wave energy.
  • Focus outreach efforts on local newspapers/media.
  • Avoid pre-determined locations and commercial
    scale projects.
  • Use local and state government as political
    mediators.

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  • Foster cooperation.
  • Design the outreach and
  • engagement process.
  • Engage early and often.
  • Expect challenges and successes. Use both to
    create progress in
  • Systems for working together
  • Listen, listen, listenthen speak
  • Create a myriad of possible solutions for
    lasting agreements

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Questions?
Flaxen Conway fconway_at_coas.oregonstate.edu http//
nnmrec.oregonstate.edu/ http//ir.library.oregonst
ate.edu/jspui/handle/1957/13499 541-737-1339
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