Listening Session Questions and Answers For Participatory Engagement in Puerto Rico

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Title:
Listening Session Questions and Answers For Participatory Engagement in Puerto Rico
Abstract:
Underserved communities, especially those in coastal areas in Puerto Rico, face significant threats from natural hazards such as hurricanes and rising sea levels. Limited funding hinders the investment in costly mitigation measures, increasing exposure to natural disasters. Providing coastal resources and data products through effective communication mechanisms is fundamental to improving the well-being of these underserved coastal communities. The overall objectives of the pilot effort to engage and connect with underrepresented coastal communities in Puerto Rico were the following: (1) compile a comprehensive database of the projects and resources relevant to natural hazards in Puerto Rico; (2) foster connections with Puerto Rican interested parties to better understand their priorities regarding coastal hazards and provide them with pertinent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) resources; and (3) identify knowledge gaps to guide future USGS projects in Puerto Rico. To address these objectives, USGS team members engaged in a series of listening sessions with interested parties and potential collaborators to assess their information needs and preferences, their perception of the agency’s information resources, and their recommendations for improvement. The research team organized five (5) listening sessions with 24 interested parties in total via Zoom, to assess their needs and perceptions regarding USGS natural hazards resources for Puerto Rico. The listening sessions focused on: (1) interested parties’ information needs and preferences, (2) their perception of the agency’s information resources, and (3) recommendations for improving resources to meet their needs. For further information about this data, refer to the associated journal article (Torres-García and others, 2024).
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Vargas-Babilonia, Priscila, Valdes-Calderon, Krystallia, Kotowicz, Dawn M., and Torres-Garcia, Legna M., 20241203, Listening Session Questions and Answers For Participatory Engagement in Puerto Rico:.

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Vargas-Babilonia, Priscila, Kotowicz, Dawn M., Torres-Garcia, Legna M., and Valdes-Calderon, Krystallia, 20241203, Datasets to Inform Participatory Engagement to Reduce Communication Gaps in Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey data release doi:10.5066/P1DREUMZ, U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.998751
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.168503
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.568002
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.831509
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 30-Aug-2021
    Ending_Date: 10-Nov-2021
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    ListeningSessions_Participants
    Excel table (.xlsx) and comma-separated values (.csv) describing the participants of the listening sessions. (Source: USGS)
    Session Number
    The number assigned to the five listening sessions. (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:5
    Session Date
    The date when the listening session was conducted. (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:8/30/2021
    Maximum:11/10/2021
    Participant
    The number assigned to each participant for anonymization. (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:24
    Field of Work
    The occupation of every participant. (Source: USGS) Participants' occupations cover a variety of fields, including oceanography, sociology, engineering, education, and more. Some participants may be associated with multiple attribute values (regions, organizations, expertise), which are separated by a semicolon.
    Region Represented
    The geographical area in Puerto Rico where participants are focused on. (Source: USGS) Ranging from the Caribbean, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), the entire archipelago of Puerto Rico (Island-wide), or a specific coast in Puerto Rico (in cardinal or ordinal directions).
    Organization / Sector
    The organization or sector in which the participants are employed. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    University / AcademiaThe participant works at a university or academia.
    University Federal ProgramThe participant works at a federal program at a university.
    Federal AgencyThe participant works at a federal agency.
    Environmental Community based NGOThe participant is a member of a community based non-governmental organization (NGO).
    Environmental firmThe participant works at an environmental firm.
    Commonwealth AgencyThe participant works at a commonwealth agency.
    Commonwealth Federal AgencyThe participant works at a commonwealth federal agency.
    Expertise
    Fields in which participants are considered to have expertise in. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    Natural / Applied SciencesThe participant is considered to have expertise in natural or applied sciences.
    Social / Human SciencesThe participant is considered to have expertise in social or human sciences.
    ConservationThe participant is considered to have expertise with conservation projects.
    EducationThe participant is considered to have expertise in public education related to natural hazards.
    ListeningSessions_Questions
    Excel table (.xlsx) and comma-separated values (.csv) files summarizing the questions and answers discussed at the listening session. (Source: USGS)
    Question Type
    Classification of the question asked to participants during the five virtual listening sessions. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    BackgroundIf the question asked had to do with the participants' background.
    NeedsIf the question asked had to do with the participants' needs related to natural hazards.
    Question
    Question posed to participants during the five virtual listening sessions. (Source: USGS)
    ValueDefinition
    What organizational sector to you work in?The first question posed at the listening session.
    What is your professional background or training experience?The second question posed at the listening session.
    What is your area of environmental practice?The third question posed at the listening session.
    What type of resources/information would you like to see in the future or in USGS website?The fourth question posed at the listening session.
    How should the information be accessible?The fifth question posed at the listening session.
    Answer
    Responses relating to the questions posed at the five listening sessions. (Source: USGS) Open-ended responses from the participants correlating to one of the five questions posed at the listening sessions.
    Quantity
    The number of responses received for each answer. (Source: USGS)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:21

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Priscila Vargas-Babilonia
    • Krystallia Valdes-Calderon
    • Dawn M. Kotowicz
    • Legna M. Torres-Garcia
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
    600 4th St S
    St Petersburg, FL

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

This data release summarizes the data gathered at the five listening sessions with stakeholders in Puerto Rico.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 10-Nov-2021 (process 1 of 1)
    Five listening sessions were organized with interested parties via Zoom from August 30 to November 10, 2021. The listening sessions focused on: (1) interested parties’ information needs and preferences, (2) their perception of the agency’s information resources, and (3) recommendations for improving resources to meet their needs. A facilitator asked a series of questions. The meetings were recorded, and the deliberations were transcribed using the machine process provided by Transcribe™. The machine transcript was revised and rewritten by the staff, based on their notes. The transcript was then uploaded to MAXQDA™, a qualitative data analysis (QDA) software, that helped the consultants—through a process of coding or labeling—to identify key topics, ideas, concerns, and recommendations of the participants. The findings were gathered and tabulated in Excel and are included in this data release. Identifying information has been removed from all data files to protect confidentiality in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. Person who carried out this activity:
    Legna Torres-Garcia
    U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Research Physical Scientist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    727-502-8105 (voice)
    ltorresgarcia@usgs.gov
    Data sources produced in this process:
    • ListeningSessions_Participants
    • ListeningSessions_Questions
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Torres García, L.M., Valdés Pizzini, M., Valdés Calderón, K., Frank-Gilchrist, D., Kotowicz, D.M., Maldonado González, E., and Vargas Babilonia, P., 20241214, Participatory engagement to reduce communication gaps: Natural Hazards Volume 120, Issue 15, Springer, Online.

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints None. There are no access constraints associated with this data.
Use_Constraints USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
    600 4th St S
    St. Petersburg, FL

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? ListeningSessions_Participants.csv, ListeningSessions_Participants.xlsx, ListeningSessions_Questions.csv, ListeningSessions_Questions.xlsx
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 17-Dec-2024
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
600 4th St S
St. Petersburg, FL

727-502-8000 (voice)
gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
This page is <https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/catalog/spcmsc/ListeningSessions_Metadata.faq.html>
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