The role of trust in restoration success: public engagement and temporal and spatial scale in a complex social‐ecological system
@article{Metcalf2015TheRO, title={The role of trust in restoration success: public engagement and temporal and spatial scale in a complex social‐ecological system}, author={Elizabeth C Metcalf and Jakki J. Mohr and Laurie Yung and Peter Metcalf and David R. Craig}, journal={Restoration Ecology}, year={2015}, volume={23} }
The social dimensions of river restoration are not well understood especially in the context of large‐scale restoration projects embedded in a complex social‐ecological system. This study used in‐depth interviews with diverse stakeholders to examine perceptions of restoration success on the Clark Fork River Superfund project in Western Montana. Trust emerged as critical to restoration success and was influenced by public engagement, and by spatial and temporal scale. At this large scale…
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