Developing Governing Capacity

Developing Governance & Collaborative Capacity

To address the need for additional funding and resources to improve community resilience, SCIPP established a new research theme that identifies “levers” that communities can use to improve climate extreme responses, such as dynamic planning, building codes and zoning, economic development policies, and fiscal, economic, or funding solutions. In addition, stakeholder engagement practices will be designed to increase the collaborative capacity of communities.

How Can Community Discourse Inform Natural Disaster Mitigation Activities?

Investigator(s): Ellie Weaver, PaShioun Young, Sophia Marrone, Kyle Franklin, Caylah Cruickshank, Mark Shafer, Rachel Riley
Complete
Research Dates: 2022 - 2023
Affiliate Organization(s): University of Oklahoma

The research question for this project is: How Can Community Discourse Inform Natural Disaster Mitigation Activities?

We find that a wide range of stakeholders (representing the community, governments, organizations, individuals, and even wildlife) are identified in public discourse related to flooding. Different factors, such as a direct or negative impact, a desire to help those at risk or in need, or a role-based obligation to “do something,” motivate stakeholder engagement. Many stakeholders have subject matter expertise or a desire to improve the community’s resilience. Some stakeholders may need assistance or resources to develop participation efficacy and may provide non-financial, yet tangible, resources to co-produce disaster mitigation.

A final report has been published for this project and is available here.

Facilitating Stakeholder Engagement to Indentify Lever Preferences

Investigator(s): Kathlyn Dannewald, Caylah Cruickshank, Mark Shafer, Rachel Riley
In Progress
Research Dates: 2022
Affiliate Organization(s): University of Oklahoma

The research question for this project is: Where do opportunities exist for stakeholder collaboration to address interconnected natural, physical, fiscal, and social vulnerabilities with strategies grounded in fiscal realities?

Identifying Potential Legal, Regulatory, Fiscal, Economic, and Financial Climate Adaptation Levers

Investigator(s): Kathlyn Dannewald, Ellie Weaver, Caylah Cruickshank, Mark Shafer, Rachel Riley
In Progress
Research Dates: 2021
Affiliate Organization(s): University of Oklahoma

The reserach question for this project is: How can existing legal/regulatory, political/policy, administrative, and social structures in the South Central region encourage innovative climate adaptation strategies?

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