+ - 0:00:00
Notes for current slide
Notes for next slide

The Governance of Sea Level Rise in the San Francisco Bay Area

Results from a survey of stakeholders

Francesca Pia Vantaggiato, Mark Lubell, Darcy Bostic

Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior
University of California, Davis

Bay Conservation and Development Commission
16 May 2019

1 / 36

A governance survey of involved stakeholders

We launched the survey on July 1st, 2018 and closed it on August 31st, 2018.

2 / 36

A governance survey of involved stakeholders

We launched the survey on July 1st, 2018 and closed it on August 31st, 2018.

The survey comprised three main parts:

  • stakeholders' perceptions of the problem;
  • stakeholders' preferences concerning the actions;
  • stakeholders' collaborative activities, within forums and bilaterally with other organizations.
3 / 36

A governance survey of involved stakeholders

We launched the survey on July 1st, 2018 and closed it on August 31st, 2018.

The survey comprised three main parts:

  • stakeholders' perceptions of the problem;
  • stakeholders' preferences concerning the actions;
  • stakeholders' collaborative activities, within forums and bilaterally with other organizations.

We obtained 722 replies (22% response rate). Respondents represent 385 organizations (65 are involved in an individual capacity; 38 failed to disclose).

4 / 36

The main takeaways from the governance survey

  1. Most survey respondents address SLR as only part of their work, with a smaller core group having SLR as their major focus;

  2. Most survey respondents work at the local level, with a smaller number working across the entire region;

  3. Most survey respondents represent only one organization; 22% represents more than one organization;

  4. Most survey respondents are project managers, planners, policy analysts and communication professionals.

  1. The main concerns are transportation, stormwater/wastewater infrastructure, and disadvantaged communities;

  2. There is high level of agreement on perceived risks, but low level of agreement on actions;

  3. The largest barriers to collaboration are lack of an overall SLR adaptation plan, insufficient political leadership, funding gaps;

  4. Most collaborative activities comprise sharing information, joint planning, public outreach, funding applications, and research;

  5. The most valuable collaboration partners are reputable organizations with financial and information resources;

  6. Collaborative initiatives providing information are perceived as fairer than initiatives aimed at making decisions on adaptive infrastructure.

5 / 36

Respondents' characteristics

6 / 36

Respondents by type of organization

Respondents' organizations

Respondents' organizations

7 / 36

Respondents by task

Respondents' tasks.

Respondents' tasks.

8 / 36

Most respondents focus on highly populated areas.

9 / 36

Breakdown of respondents by the number of shoreline segments they focus on

Breakdown of the count of shoreline segments that respondents focus on.

Breakdown of the count of shoreline segments that respondents focus on.

10 / 36

Perceptions of Sea Level Rise vulnerabilities

11 / 36

High agreement on risks, low agreement on actions

12 / 36

Respondents' concerns: infrastructure and communities

13 / 36

Collaborative activities: information and outreach.

14 / 36

Collaborative activities by OLU

15 / 36

Barriers to collaboration: lack of plan and leadership.

Barriers to collaborative initiatives. \label{Barriers}

Barriers to collaborative initiatives. \label{Barriers}

16 / 36

Barriers to collaboration by OLU

17 / 36

Preferences: a regional plan and collaboration

18 / 36

Respondents' policy preferences by OLU

19 / 36

The network of organizations working on sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Area: an overview by level of governance

20 / 36

21 / 36

22 / 36

23 / 36

24 / 36

25 / 36

26 / 36

27 / 36

28 / 36

Choosing collaboration partners

29 / 36

Collaborative initiatives focused on sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Area

30 / 36

Most clicked collaborative initiatives in the survey

Collaborative initiative Participating respondents
Resilient by Design 256
Adapting to Rising Tides 140
SeaChange San Mateo County 35
BAYWAVE Marin County 33
SR37 31
Bay Area Climate Adaptation Network (BayCAN) 26
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority 26
CHARG 24
San Francisco Seawall Project 20
C-SMART Marin 15
31 / 36

32 / 36

33 / 36

34 / 36

35 / 36

Thank you for your attention.

What questions do you have?

36 / 36

A governance survey of involved stakeholders

We launched the survey on July 1st, 2018 and closed it on August 31st, 2018.

2 / 36
Paused

Help

Keyboard shortcuts

↑, ←, Pg Up, k Go to previous slide
↓, →, Pg Dn, Space, j Go to next slide
Home Go to first slide
End Go to last slide
Number + Return Go to specific slide
b / m / f Toggle blackout / mirrored / fullscreen mode
c Clone slideshow
p Toggle presenter mode
t Restart the presentation timer
?, h Toggle this help
Esc Back to slideshow