TOPIC DESCRIPTION
Reducing social impact is paramount for any spill. This topic will address several questions. How does the
response community minimize social impacts during a spill event and subsequent response activities? What strategies
are used to address the long-term socio-economic effects a spill might have on a region’s culture and vitality?
How does the response community translate and incorporate social science research, methodologies, and
initiatives into its individual and collective response plans? Where does social science research “fit” into the spill
management structure, from trajectory models on one side of the ledger to hands-on interaction with individuals
that possess the best “local knowledge” of potential human impacts on the other?
GROUP MEMBERS
Doug Helton, Group Lead, doug.helton@noaa.gov
David Chapman, dchapman@stratusconsulting.com
David Kaiser, david.kaiser@noaa.gov
Scott Knoche, scott.d.knoche@uscg.mil
Fabienne Lord, fyh2@cisunix.unh.edu
GROUP RESOURCES (pending)
