Institutional stakeholder interviews (Portland, Oregon) on the uncertainties, concerns and challenges the limit implementation of Blue-Green infrastructure
Publication Date
September 14, 2015
Creators
Description
This is a qualitative data collection. These data were collected as part of an interdisciplinary project undertaken by the Blue-Green Cities (B-GC) Research Consortium with the Portland-Vancouver ULTRA (Urban Long-term Research Area) project (PVU), as part of the “Clean Water for All” initiative. The project examined the sources of uncertainty responsible for current concerns and challenges to widespread adoption of Blue-Green Infrastructure in urban flood risk management. The study consisted of eleven semi-structured interviews with institutional stakeholders in the City of Portland, Oregon, USA. Broadly, the research aim was to identify and classify the key concerns, challenges and uncertainties faced by the interviewees in implementing sustainable flood risk management and Blue-Green infrastructure. We used the Relevant Dominant Uncertainty approach and identified numerous physical science and socio-political uncertainties that hamper decision making. We then addressed how decision makers can reduce their levels of concern and overcome the associated challenges to widen the implementation of Blue-Green infrastructure.
Parent projects:
Portland-Vancouver ULTRA (Urban Long-term Research Area) project
Clean Water for All
Blue-Green Cities Research Project
Coverage (Spatial):
City of Portland, Oregon, US
Collection dates:
Between 7th May and 30th June 2014
External URI
Subjects
Subjects (JACS)
Subjects (LC)
Divisions
Faculties, Schools and Departments::University of Nottingham, UK Campus::Faculty of Social Sciences::School of Geography
Data type
Audio interviews and transcriptions
Grant Number
EP/K013661/1
Data collection method
Semi-structured interviews (face-to-face)
Legal and ethical issues
The data cannot be shared because of issues around informed consent and personal identifiers.
Resource languages
English
Publisher
University of Nottingham
Date Issued
September 14, 2050
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Name
CWFA interviews.zip
Description
Audio files and transcripts
Size
734.62 MB
Format
audio/basic
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