Perspectives on water quality monitoring approaches for behavioural change research

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dc.contributor.authorJordan, Phil
dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Rachel
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-06T08:55:27Z
dc.date.available2022-07-06T08:55:27Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-01
dc.descriptionPublication history: Accepted - 7 June 2022; Published online - 1 July 2022en_US
dc.description.abstractThis review considers enhanced approaches to river water quality monitoring in north-western Europe following a series of study visits (11 sites in 7 countries). Based on the evidence gathered, options were identified and evaluated for their suitability to deliver specific water quality monitoring objectives and with a focus on effecting behavioral change. Monitoring programs were diverse, ranging from enhanced grab sampling and laboratory analysis to sub-hourly sampling of multiple parameters and nutrients in autonomous high-specification, bank-side or mobile laboratories. Only one program out of all the cases evaluated could readily identify influences that had produced behavioral change among stakeholders. This was principally because the other programs were focused on top-down policy change or surveillance rather than specifically focused on influencing behavior. Nevertheless, program researchers were clear that stakeholder engagement potential was very high and that the sites acted as important focus points for discussion on water quality issues, and so part of a suite of tools that might ultimately change behavior. This identifies a space where water quality monitoring solutions could be adapted for behavioral change research.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Department for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs, Belfast (Project 17/4/07).en_US
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12518/464
dc.identifier.citationJordan, P. and Cassidy, R. (2022) ‘Perspectives on Water Quality Monitoring Approaches for Behavioral Change Research’, Frontiers in Water. Frontiers Media SA. doi:10.3389/frwa.2022.917595.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2624-9375
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.917595
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © 2022 Jordan and Cassidy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these termsen_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.subjectbehavioral changeen_US
dc.subjecthigh resolution dataen_US
dc.subjectmonitoringen_US
dc.subjectriversen_US
dc.titlePerspectives on water quality monitoring approaches for behavioural change researchen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-06-07
dcterms.dateSubmitted2022-04-11

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