Great Lakes Restoration Initiative human wellbeing survey

This dataset represents a comprehensive exploration of ecosystem restoration practices and their impacts on both ecological and human wellbeing indicators. Traditionally, ecosystem restoration efforts have focused on ecological benchmarks such as water and habitat quality, species abundance, and vegetation cover. However, there is an increasing recognition of the interplay between restoration and human communities, evidenced by positive socio-ecological connections like property value, natural hazard mitigation, recreation opportunities, and overall happiness. With the United Nations declaring 2021-2030 as the \"Decade of Ecosystem Restoration\" and a push for more socio-ecological goals in restoration, this dataset delves into the degree to which restoration practitioners consider human wellbeing. It is based on a case study of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a federally funded program that has awarded over $3.5 billion to 5,300 projects. A total of 1,574 GLRI projects wer..., Data collection involved a survey method for evaluating 1,574 projects related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The definition of restoration was broad, encompassing various aspects of improvement determined by project managers. Human wellbeing was assessed using defined components. Local recipient organizations from the GLRI database were identified as representatives for the projects. After three contact attempts, we received 437 completed project surveys, resulting in a 27.9% response rate. Notably, out of the 406 recipient organizations responsible for these projects, we received survey responses from 205 unique recipient organizations, achieving a 50.5% response rate. The number of surveys completed per recipient organization ranged from 1 to 36. The initial email script requested recipient organizations to discreetly forward the survey to the relevant internal project managers. Consequently, we lack precise information on the total number of individual survey part..., , # Great Lakes Restoration Initiative human wellbeing survey

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b8gthtk3](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b8gthtk3)

This is a SPSS survey data file.

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset can be used to assess the effectiveness of the ecological and human wellbeing outcomes from ecological restoration.

Survey Purpose:

* Sent to project managers overseeing GLRI-funded infrastructure, ecological, or human wellbeing interventions.
* Gathers data on project details, public engagement, monitoring, and improvements in water quality, biodiversity, recreation, or flood control.

Survey Content:

* Basic project information.
* Regulatory/policy areas covered by the project.
* Beneficial Use Impairments targeted.
* Duration of GLRI funding.
* Goals of the project.
* Coastal resilience strategies employed.
* Project design process details.
* Public outreach and engagement efforts.
* Consideration of diversity, equity, and i...