Department of Natural Resources and Society, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS1139, Moscow, 83844, ID, USA.
Department of Natural Resources and Society, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS1139, Moscow, 83844, ID, USA.
J Environ Manage. 2021 Feb 1;279:111571. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111571. Epub 2020 Nov 7.
Environmental remediation and restoration at hazardous waste sites is important for reducing risks and sustaining local economies. Navigating trade-offs between diverse and conflicting stakeholder perspectives to identify practical and affordable ways forward is important for sustaining objectives and goals. Differences in stakeholder perspectives are informed by their affiliations and roles and their views towards environmental, economic development, and public health issues. We used Q methodology, an approach that combines priority sorting and interviews, to elicit and interpret the perspectives of 28 stakeholders, representing government entities, non-profits, and industries at a mining-impacted Superfund site in the Coeur d'Alene Basin of Idaho, USA. Four primary perspectives were distinguished by their prioritization of: 1) government intervention, 2) the Superfund remediation, 3) local concerns, and 4) public-private partnerships. Participants' roles and affiliations played an influential role in informing primary perspectives. Overall, collaboration was viewed more favorably when it was associated with concrete implementation pathways.
在危险废物场进行环境补救和恢复对于降低风险和维持当地经济非常重要。在各种相互冲突的利益相关者观点之间进行权衡，以确定切实可行和负担得起的前进道路，对于维持目标和目的非常重要。利益相关者观点的差异是由他们的隶属关系和角色以及他们对环境、经济发展和公共卫生问题的看法所决定的。我们使用了 Q 方法，这是一种结合优先排序和访谈的方法，来引出和解释 28 名利益相关者的观点，这些利益相关者代表了美国爱达荷州科达伦盆地受采矿影响的超级基金场址的政府实体、非营利组织和行业。通过优先排序，区分出了四个主要观点：1）政府干预，2）超级基金补救，3）当地关注，4）公私伙伴关系。参与者的角色和隶属关系对主要观点的形成起到了重要作用。总的来说，当合作与具体的实施途径相关联时，会更受到青睐。
