About the Social Indicators Research Project

Project Description

This three-year project will test a framework of social indicators that have been developed to improve the capacity of watershed managers to address the social conditions that lead to water quality impacts. Using the social indicator framework, we will work with local watershed managers to design more effective education, outreach, and incentive programs. We will also use the social indicators framework to determine which programs are most effective in achieving water quality related social outcomes and why.

Project Goals

Ultimately, this project aims to help improve water quality in all of our study watersheds. At the end of the project, we will have a better understanding of how to use social information to design interventions (education and incentive programs) that lead to desirable behavior change.