NOAA Manual - Introduction to Stakeholder Participation (2007)
The public’s attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, and knowledge can have a profound effect on the success of coastal resource management. While science can serve as a rational foundation for management, in many cases it is those groups impacted by resource management decisions that decide how acceptable a decision is and influence how effective management will be. Peoples’ experiences and culture, understanding of an issue, and support of an agency can each shape their support for and compliance with coastal resource management decisions and policies.
NOAA Manual - Introduction to Stakeholder Participation (2007).pdf
