Can interactive data visualizations promote waterfront best management practices?

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dc.contributor.authorWard, Nicole K.en
dc.contributor.authorSorice, Michael G.en
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Mikaila S.en
dc.contributor.authorWeathers, Kathleen C.en
dc.contributor.authorWeng, Weizheen
dc.contributor.authorCarey, Cayelan C.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T14:27:39Zen
dc.date.available2022-09-01T14:27:39Zen
dc.date.issued2022-01-02en
dc.description.abstractLake water quality management often requires private property owner engagement since land-use change generally occurs on private property. Educational components of lake management outreach must connect current property owner behaviors with future water quality. However, it may be challenging for property owners to associate their current behaviors with water quality outcomes due to the time lag between a behavior (e.g., fertilizer application) and a water quality outcome (e.g., decreased water clarity). Interactive data visualizations, characterized by user-determined selections that change visualization output, may be well suited to help property owners connect current behavior to future water quality. We tested the effectiveness of an online, interactive visualization as an educational intervention to alter property owners' perspectives related to applying lawn fertilizer and installing waterfront buffers. We used cognitive psychology measures to quantify intervention effectiveness. Since property owners' decision making may be driven by connections to their property, we also explored relationships between seasonal and permanent residents and intentions to apply fertilizer or install waterfront buffers and intervention effectiveness. Despite no significant difference in effectiveness between the interactive and noninteractive versions, the combined responses demonstrated a positive shift in behavioral beliefs and intentions related to lawn fertilizer application and waterfront buffer installation. Seasonal residents were less likely than permanent residents to apply lawn fertilizer before the intervention and more likely to shift their intentions after the intervention. This study provides evidence that brief educational interventions-regardless of their interactivity-can shift private property owner beliefs and intentions regarding lakefront property management.en
dc.description.notesThis work was financially supported by the Lake Sunapee Protective Association-VT Calhoun Fellowship, the Interfaces of Global Change Research Fellowship, NSF ICER-1517823, and DBI-1933016.en
dc.description.sponsorshipLake Sunapee Protective Association-VT Calhoun Fellowship; Interfaces of Global Change Research Fellowship; NSF [ICER-1517823, DBI-1933016]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10402381.2021.2021335en
dc.identifier.eissn2151-5530en
dc.identifier.issn1040-2381en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/111686en
dc.identifier.volume38en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectBehavior changeen
dc.subjectdecision makingen
dc.subjectenvironmental educationen
dc.subjectproenvironmental behavioren
dc.subjectoutreachen
dc.titleCan interactive data visualizations promote waterfront best management practices?en
dc.title.serialLake and Reservoir Managementen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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