LA River STEW-MAP

Name: LA River STEW-MAP
Published: 2021-09-02
License: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm

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Project Citation:

Thomas, Alyssa. LA River STEW-MAP. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-09-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E149161V1

Project Description

Summary: In recent years environmental stewardship has been emphasized as one solution to social-ecological sustainability concerns, especially at the local scale. The Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP) is a national research program developed by the USDA Forest Service that has been implemented at numerous locations in the United States and internationally, including the Los Angeles River watershed. Through an online survey of stewardship groups, the LA River STEW-MAP aims to provide better and more detailed information on the organizational characteristics, geographical footprint, and collaborative relationships of groups working on environmental stewardship in the Los Angeles River watershed.
Specifically, this study compared the mission statements of the responding groups to previously proposed definitions and frameworks of organizational environmental stewardship to see how well they were reflected. A thematic analysis of the mission statements was also carried out to identify locally important themes and priorities. Results show that, although often consistent, the mission statements do not always reflect existing concepts around environmental stewardship. Additionally, stewardship is not always explicit in the mission statements of organizations that are known to conduct these activities. We suggest that non-traditional groups that engage in stewardship work (e.g., research institutions) are an overlooked actor in sustainable city goals.

Funding Sources: USDA Forest Service

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: steward; environment; socio-ecological

Geographic Coverage: Los Angeles River Watershed

Collection Date(s): 6/17/2019 – 10/31/2019

Universe: Organizations involved in stewardship work in the Los Angeles River Watershed

Data Type(s): survey data

Methodology

Response Rate: 18%

Sampling: The LA River STEW-MAP sampling frame used an existing LA County STEW-MAP dataset as a starting point for identifying organizations within the LA River watershed engaged in stewardship work. In addition, key stewardship groups within the watershed were identified by the planning team, and then approached by (removed for blind review) with a request for their list of relevant organizational partners and potential data providers in the geographic area. The organizations on those two lists were further investigated by (removed for blind review) through internet research (e.g. dedicated webpages on partners, mentions of project partners) to find additional partners of the responding organizations.

Collection Mode(s): telephone interview; web-based survey

Scales: A Likert-type scale was used

Unit(s) of Observation: Organization

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