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Public acceptability of development in the Northern Forest of Vermont, USA - the influence of wildlife information, recreation involvement, and demographic characteristics: Survey and questionnaire data

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Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Address:
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
United States of America

Phone: (802) 391-4135
Email: femc@uvm.edu
Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

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This project investigated the public's acceptability of development in the Northern Forest ecosystem of Vermont, USA. We also examined how wildlife information, recreation involvement, and demographic characteristics affect development acceptability. We used a visual preference survey sent to 9,000 Vermonters to collect data on development acceptability, wildlife views, recreation involvement, and demographic characteristics. The survey response rate was 44%. Maximum acceptable condition (MAC) for development was 41 houses/km2 and not meaningfully influenced by broader consequences of development on seven common wildlife species. MAC was influenced by views on individual species, including bear and coyote, but not by other species such as deer, fox, and bobcat. Respondents with a positive attitude toward bear favored less development, whereas the opposite relationship existed for coyote. Similarly, MAC was negatively influenced by involvement in birding and hunting, but not by other common recreational activities. Among demographic factors, respondents that were younger and not born in Vermont were more accepting of development. Population density also positively influenced development acceptability. Results provide measures of the public’s acceptability of development that can help guide decision-making about development, wildlife, and recreation management.

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Terri Donovan: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

Robert Manning: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

John Austin: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

James Murdoch: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

Charlie Bettigole: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

Jessica Espenshade: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

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demographics, development acceptability, questionnaire, recreation, visual preference survey, wildlife,

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University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources: lead

Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit : lead

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. : partner

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dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Survey and questionnaire data

dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 2013-06-01

dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2015-06-01

dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Survey and questionnaire data from the project.

dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Dataset used to address three questions: 1) What is the public’s acceptability of alternative levels of development? 2) Is acceptability of development influenced by wildlife presence information? and 3) Is the maximum amount of acceptable development influenced by views about wildlife, involvement in recreation, and demographic characteristics?

dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z1152_2414_342YG1

dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.1152.2414

dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL

dataset_eml_datatablecitation: James Murdoch (2017) Survey and questionnaire data. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/development-acceptability/dataset/survey-questionnaire-data

dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/development-acceptability/dataset/survey-questionnaire-data