Volunteer Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the United States: Resource Mobilization and Comparative State Structures
Volunteer Macroinvertebrate Monitoring in the United States: Resource Mobilization and Comparative State Structures
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美国大型无脊椎动物志愿者监测：资源调动和比较国家结构
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2004
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K. Nelson
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J. Nerbonne;K. Nelson
地方公民监督团体的出现为公众参与环境问题提供了一个结构，但人们对这些团体如何实现其目标知之甚少。我们研究了在美国进行志愿者大型无脊椎动物监测（VMM）作为调查流健康的工具，公民监测组的一个子集。通过对美国各地的核监测团体的调查和对州领导人的访谈，我们发现核监测团体的规模和性质各不相同，并利用各种手段来实现其目标。大多数VMM团体依赖于州和地区方案的实物支助。总的来说，这些团体更感兴趣的是进行核查和监测，以提高公众认识，而不是带来结构或立法变革。基于资源动员理论，我们说明，在国家一级的机会结构显着影响美国VMM组的性格和成功。
Emergence of local citizen monitoring groups has provided a structure for public participation in environmental issues but little is known about how these groups are achieving their goals. We examine a subset of citizen monitoring groups in the United States that conduct volunteer macroinvertebrate monitoring (VMM) as a tool for investigating stream health. Through a survey of VMM groups throughout the United States and interviews with state leaders, we found that VMM groups vary in size and character, and utilize a variety of means to achieve their goals. The majority of VMM groups rely on in-kind support from state and regional programs. Overall, these groups are more interested in conducting VMM to foster public awareness, rather than bringing about structural or legislative change. Based on resource mobilization theory, we illustrate that the opportunity structures at the state level significantly impact the character and success of U.S. VMM groups.