Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 1—What Do People Know About Water Science?
Meaningful engagement by the public in the water decisions that affect their lives requires basic scientific knowledge, such as where their water comes from, the factors that affect quality and availability, and the challenges that influence water supply. A 2020 study suggests that Florida and Georg...
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| description | Meaningful engagement by the public in the water decisions that affect their lives requires basic scientific knowledge, such as where their water comes from, the factors that affect quality and availability, and the challenges that influence water supply. A 2020 study suggests that Florida and Georgia residents lack fundamental knowledge about their water resources, including regional water processes, including its challenges, and policies. This is the base information that would enable a person to competently participate in water discussions and make citizen-level voting decisions on topics related to the Floridan aquifer. The knowledge deficits identified in the study are areas on which water communicators can build the public’s water science comprehension and, thereby, support increased public engagement. The findings also suggest the level of water science complexity that the public is equipped to understand.
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| spelling | doaj-art-13214edf1b734bc9b3bcef6d2d4f440b2025-02-08T05:40:13ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092024-03-0120242Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 1—What Do People Know About Water Science?Sadie Hundemer0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-4903Shenara Ramadan1https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5088-5647University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaMeaningful engagement by the public in the water decisions that affect their lives requires basic scientific knowledge, such as where their water comes from, the factors that affect quality and availability, and the challenges that influence water supply. A 2020 study suggests that Florida and Georgia residents lack fundamental knowledge about their water resources, including regional water processes, including its challenges, and policies. This is the base information that would enable a person to competently participate in water discussions and make citizen-level voting decisions on topics related to the Floridan aquifer. The knowledge deficits identified in the study are areas on which water communicators can build the public’s water science comprehension and, thereby, support increased public engagement. The findings also suggest the level of water science complexity that the public is equipped to understand. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/133424knowledgewaterFACETSFloridan Aquiferagricultural and natural resources communicationOWSK |
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| title | Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 1—What Do People Know About Water Science? |
| title_full | Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 1—What Do People Know About Water Science? |
| title_fullStr | Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 1—What Do People Know About Water Science? |
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| title_short | Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 1—What Do People Know About Water Science? |
| title_sort | communicating about water in the floridan aquifer region part 1 what do people know about water science |
| topic | knowledge water FACETS Floridan Aquifer agricultural and natural resources communication OWSK |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/133424 |
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