developing environmental report cards - dennison
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Developing environmental report cards
12 Dec 2012Conference
Corvallis, Oregon
Bill Dennison
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Chesapeake Bay report card
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Chesapeake Bay Program indicators
• In 2005, there were 101 indicators; mixed ‘state’ and ‘response’ indicators
• No hierarchy or combined indices
• Presented as stand alone style - didn’t tell a complete story
• Long lag time between monitoring and indicator availability
• Often with poor spatial representation
Current list of Chesapeake Bay Program indicators as they appear on the website
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Chesapeake Bay report card developed
Chesapeake Bay report card
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Environmental report cards identify ecological tipping points
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Citizen scientists increasingly involved in regional report cards
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Innovations in governance: CompStat
• CompStat developed in New York City in 1995• Jack Maple, William Bratton• Crime reductions• Spread to other cities
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Innovations in governance: CitiStat• CitiStat developed in Baltimore in 2000• Mayor Martin O’Malley• Crime reductions, absentee reductions, improved city services
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BayStat: Developed for Chesapeake Bay
• BayStat developed in Maryland in 2006• Gov. Martin O’Nalley• Chesapeake Bay nutrient reductions• Timely, accurate intelligence shared by all
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Five steps for reporting
Createconceptual framework
Chooseindicators
Definethresholds
Calculatescorecard
Communicateresults
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
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Step 1: Create conceptual framework
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Step 2: Choose indicatorsthat convey meaningful ecological information and can be measured
reliably
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Step 3: Define thresholdsand reporting regions to establish environmental benchmarks and spatial
details
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Step 4: Calculate scorecardfor dissemination to decision-makers, resource managers, and interested
public
Chesapeake Bay report card
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Step 5: Communicate resultseffectively through mass media with supporting material in technical or
web-based venues
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Great Barrier Reef Report Card• Pressure – state – response indicators• Response indicators reported by industry
sectors (canegrowers, farmers, graziers)
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Environmental report cards can be a tool within a broader environmental campaign
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Why do environmental report cards work?
• Peer pressure is a powerful human motivator
• Educational report cards are a common experience
• Report cards synthesize large amounts of data
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