In June 2006, the Center held a workshop that included spill response practitioners and researchers from the social sciences in a discussion of risk communication, coordination in spill response and restoration, environmental ethics, valuing natural resources, and the social impacts of spills on communities and subsistence peoples. This workshop was the first of its kind to address these issues.
2. Harness this understanding in policy, management, and other governance contexts to balance social and environmental goals in the context of natural resources management.
The NCCOS Human Dimensions Strategic Plan (FY2009-FY2014) can be found
here>> Please feel free to contact Marybeth Bauer for a PDF if you are unable to download the document.
A recent report, Harmful
Algal Research and Response: A Human Dimensions Strategy,
summarizes human dimensions research needs to support HAB mitigation.
This report can be found here>>
It is a companion document to the National
HAB Plan - Harmful Algal Research and Response: A National Environmental
Science Strategy (HARRNESS) - which can be found here>>
A New Interagency Human Dimensions Web Portal
for Natural Resource Management More>>
NOAA Offering Fellowships for Social Science
Research in ReservesNOAA Offering Fellowships for Social Science Research
in Reserves For more information on application guidelines
and participating reserves, please visit: http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov or http://www.grants.gov.
Workshop on Research Needs:
Human Dimensions of Oil Spill Response Final Report - coming
soon!
Workshop Reading Materials
NOAA’s
Coastal Services Center is spearheading development of HumanDimensions.gov
(HD.gov)
Measuring
Response: A Balanced Response Scorecard for Evaluating Success
by Captains Joseph Kuchin and Larry Hereth. This paper proposes
a model for response evaluation that highlights six key areas that
must be addressed to adequately define success before, during and
after a response. The areas are: 1) human health and safety; 2)
natural environment; 3) economic impact; 4) public communications;
5) stakeholder service and support; and 6) response organization.
Each of these areas has critical success factors. By assessing these
critical success factors, as part of a Balanced Response Scorecard,
a response organization has the chance to modify actions during
the response to ensure the best opportunity for success.
Overview
of M/V Selendang Ayu Response by Captain Ron Morris, USCG Retired.
This draft of a presentation made at the Aleutian Life Forum in
August 2005 provides a brief overview of the initial response of
the Unified Command to a shipwreck and oil spill in the Aleutian
Islands.
The
Day the Water Died by Chief Walter Meganack. This is an editorial
originally published in the Anchorage Daily News that gives an Alaska
Native perspective on the Exxon Valdez oil spill a few months after
it occurred.
The
Day the Water Died: The Exxon Valdez Disaster and Indigenous Culture
by Duane A. Gill and J. Steven Picou. This chapter from a book edited
by Steven Beil (2001) extends Chief Meganack's editorial by examining
a variety of impacts of the EVOS on Alaska Native culture, including
views from Natives ten years after the disaster.
What
is Good Ecological Restoration? by Eric S. Higgs. This article
explores a question that is fundamental to the practice and policy
of oil spill response and restoration - what are the criteria for
a good ecological restoration? Higgs argues that good restoration
requires an expanded view that includes historical, social, cultural,
political, aesthetic, and moral aspects.
Additional Reading
Chalk
Point Damage Assessment & Restoration Plan Natural resource
damage assessments conducted under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
end with a final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP) that
summarizes the extent of environmental injury, itemizes those restoration
options considered by the Trustees, and identifies those options
that have been selected for implementation. The Chalk Point, Maryland
DARP is an example of the evaluations conducted and decisions made
for a moderate size oil spill in an estuarine environment.
History
of the California Office of Spill Prevention and Response by
The Resources Agency California Department of Fish & Game. On
the federal level, oil spill response in the marine environment,
is governed primarily by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA'90),
passed in the wake of the Exxon Valdez. In addition to the requirements
outlined in OPA'90, many states have adopted their own often more
stringent requirements, including the State of California. This
brief paper outlines some of the oil spill programs implemented
by the State of California's Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
Incident
Management Handbook The U.S. Coast Guard Incident Management
Handbook (IMH) is designed to assist Coast Guard personnel in the
use of the Incident Command System (ICS) during response operations.
The IMH is intended to be used as an easy reference job aid for
responders. It is not a policy document, but rather guidance for
response personnel. During development of the IMH, it was recognized
that eighty-percent of all response operations share common principles,
procedures and processes. The other twenty-percent of response operations
are unique to the type of incident, such as a search and rescue
case or an oil spill. The handbook is laid out so that the generic
information applicable to all responses is presented up-front.
IPIECA
Report: Oil Spill Preparedness and Response IPIECA oil spill
report series under one cover. It provides a complete overview of
issues that can be referenced in the preparation for, and response
to, oil spills at sea. The 17 reports in the series focus on the
biological impacts of spills on sensitive environments and other
general and specific aspects of oil spill contingency planning and
response. The reports represent a consensus of industry views on
good practice in oil spill preparedness and response. They are made
available to guide oil spill response managers, practitioners, trainers
and government officials alike.
The
Politics of Ecological Restoration by Andrew Light & Eric
S. Higgs. This article focuses on the inherent participatory capacity
at the heart of ecological restoration - an aspect that may be integral
to the development of oil spill restoration practice and policy.
The
Selendang Ayu Oil Spill: A Study of the Renewable Resource Community
of Dutch Harbor/Unalaska by Liesel A. Ritchie and Duane A. Gill.
This 2006 Quick Response Report prepared for the Natural Hazards
Center examines community responses to this incident and provides
a general model for considering social impacts of oil spills.
Ethics
and Ecological Restoration by Andrew Light. This is a summary
of ethical issues in ecological restoration.
Communicating Across Cultures:
Substance & Science (coming soon) A DVD produced
by the Unalaska Community Broadcasting during a subsistence life
fair on Unalaska, AK, Apr 8-9, 2005 following the Selendang Ayu
oil spill (Dec 8, 2004), records Rev. Michael Oleska keynote dialog.
Rev. Oleska, a Russian Orthodox Priest from Unalaska does a tremendous
job illustrating the disconnect that can occur when cultural differences
are not fully considered, especially in the context of an oil spill
affecting subsistence resources. His speech is non-threatening,
gentle and enlightening on how well-intended scientists can miscommunicate
with the people they are trying to help by not recognizing differences
in perspectives, lifestyles, and communication methods. The DVD
is about 2 hours long, and is well-worth the time investment. (Windows
Media). Please do not copy, download or distribute. Used by special
permission: Unalaska Community Broadcasting, Inc., KIAL 1450 &
Channel 8 TV, PO Box 181, Unalaska, AK 99685, info@kial.org
Grand
Challenges for Disaster Reduction by Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction
This document (2005) may be of interest due to our recent Workshop
and extensive conversations regarding disaster resilient communities.
Scaling
Compensation Restoration Actions by NOAA This detailed document
will talk about restoration scaling and compensatory restoration.
