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International Association for Great Lakes Research Survey of Great Lakes Policy Issues
This survey seeks to identify Great Lakes policy issues that would most benefit from a stronger connection to science. Therefore, IAGLR seeks your organization's perspective to questions in the following four areas:
- Great Lakes Policy Issues;
- Use of Scientific Information;
- Organizational Information; and
- Your Comments.
Section 1: Great Lakes Policy Issues
From your organization's perspective, please identify and rank in order of importance the top three Great Lakes policy issues that would most benefit from a stronger connection to science.
For each of these issues, please also provide two key questions that, if answered by the Great Lakes science community, would help your organization further its Great Lakes policy development and management activities.
Most Important Great Lakes Policy Issue: (Limit 100 characters.) |
Why is this issue so important? (No character limit.) |
What two key questions does your organization have about this issue? (No character limit.) Question #1: Question #2: |
Second Most Important Great Lakes Policy Issue: (Limit 100 characters.) |
Why is this issue so important? (No character limit.) |
What two key questions does your organization have about this issue? (No character limit.) Question #1: Question #2: |
Third Most Important Great Lakes Policy Issue: (Limit 100 characters.) |
Why is this issue so important? (No character limit.) |
What two key questions does your organization have about this issue? (No character limit.) Question #1: Question #2: |
Section 2: Use of Scientific Information
To improve our ability to develop more focused information exchanges among Great Lakes science and policy communities, we would like to know how your organization accesses scientific information and seek your input for making that information more accessible to you and other Great Lakes policy organizations in the future.
Does your organization currently use scientific information in formulating/implementing its Great Lakes policies? [If "yes" skip the next question.] No Yes Don't Know Not Applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If "no" above, does your organization plan to use scientific information in formulating/implementing its Great Lakes policies in the future? No Yes Don't Know Not Applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
How often does or will your organization use scientific information in formulating and/or implementing its Great Lakes policies? Never Seldom Frequently Always | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We are interested in learning how valuable the following sources of scientific information are to your organization. Please rate each in terms of its value in formulating and/or implementing your Great Lakes policies.
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What recommendations would you give for making Great Lakes science more accessible to your organization's policy activities? (Please list your top three recommendations in order; No character limit.) 1st Recommendation: 2nd Recommendation: 3rd Recommendation: |
Section 3: Organizational Information
IAGLR is interested in your organization's role in formulating and/or implementing Great Lakes policy. This information will help us to characterize our survey population and conduct role-specific analyses of our survey results.
Please select from the items below the one that best describes your organization's role in Great Lakes policy.
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IAGLR is developing a Science-Policy Advisory Board (SPAB). Participation in SPAB activities is voluntary and is being sought from the organizations included in this survey. SPAB members will review survey results, develop consensus on key issues and questions that will be pursued through this project, and provide evaluative feedback as the project proceeds.
How interested would you be in participating as a SPAB member? Not at all Marginally Quite Very |
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Section 4: Comments
Your organization's perspective on Great Lakes science-policy linkages is important to us. Please use the space below to identify and discuss additional pertinent information that may not have been covered in this survey.