TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to sharing water quality data
T2 - experiences from the Shale Network
AU - Brasier, Kathryn J.
AU - Jalbert, Kirk
AU - Kinchy, Abby J.
AU - Brantley, Susan L.
AU - Unroe, Colleen
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for the Shale Network was provided by the National Science Foundation [grant number OCE 11-40159], Penn State University, PI Susan Brantley. Funding for the Watershed Knowledge Mapping Project was provided by the National Science Foundation [grant number 1126235], Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PI Abby Kinchy. Funding for the Shale Network was provided by the National Science Foundation under grant number OCE 11-40159 (Penn State University, PI Susan Brantley). The Shale Network also benefitted from support from Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson College, CUAHSI, and the University of Pittsburgh. Funding for the Watershed Knowledge Mapping Project was provided by the National Science Foundation under grant number 1126235 (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PI Abby Kinchy).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Newcastle University.
PY - 2017/12/2
Y1 - 2017/12/2
N2 - The Shale Network is a group of stakeholders collating, publishing, and conducting research on water quality data collected in the northeastern United States experiencing natural gas extraction from shale using hydraulic fracturing. In developing the Shale Network, we have experienced reluctance to share data from all participating sectors. This paper explores this reluctance, identifying barriers to greater collaboration among multiple stakeholders in natural resource management projects. Findings are derived from participant observation of the Shale Network team, surveys conducted during Shale Network workshops, interviews with water quality stakeholders, and participant observation of water quality monitoring training sessions. The barriers identified include perceptions about data problems and quality, technical capacity, regulatory and legal limitations, competition for resources, and resource allocation decisions. This paper identifies strategies the Shale Network has used to overcome data-sharing barriers to expand a culture of data sharing that supports enhanced nature resource management and citizen engagement.
AB - The Shale Network is a group of stakeholders collating, publishing, and conducting research on water quality data collected in the northeastern United States experiencing natural gas extraction from shale using hydraulic fracturing. In developing the Shale Network, we have experienced reluctance to share data from all participating sectors. This paper explores this reluctance, identifying barriers to greater collaboration among multiple stakeholders in natural resource management projects. Findings are derived from participant observation of the Shale Network team, surveys conducted during Shale Network workshops, interviews with water quality stakeholders, and participant observation of water quality monitoring training sessions. The barriers identified include perceptions about data problems and quality, technical capacity, regulatory and legal limitations, competition for resources, and resource allocation decisions. This paper identifies strategies the Shale Network has used to overcome data-sharing barriers to expand a culture of data sharing that supports enhanced nature resource management and citizen engagement.
KW - Marcellus Shale
KW - citizen science
KW - community-based resource management
KW - data sharing
KW - transdisciplinary research
KW - water quality
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U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2016.1276435
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2016.1276435
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011673021
SN - 0964-0568
VL - 60
SP - 2103
EP - 2121
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
IS - 12
ER -