Institutional Dimensions of Restoring Everglades Water Quality -Interview Notes (FCE), September 2014-July 2015

These data were compiled through semi-structured and open-ended interviews as part of the Institutional Dimensions of Restoring Everglades Water Quality research project. The notes represent responses from farmers, agricultural extension agents, state and federal government officials, private water consultants, and nonprofit officials involved in the implementation of the Everglades Forever Act regulations. These mandate that farms in the Everglades Agricultural Area implement best management practices to reduce phosphorus enrichment. Since the regulations started in 1994, water quality has steadily improved. The research sought to explain why the regulations have been effective.本数据集依托《恢复大沼泽地水质的制度维度》(Institutional Dimensions of Restoring Everglades Water Quality) 研究项目，通过半结构化访谈与开放式访谈采集编制而成。访谈记录涵盖了参与《大沼泽地永久法案》(Everglades Forever Act) 监管条款实施工作的农场主、农业推广专员、州及联邦政府官员、私人水资源顾问与非营利组织管理人员的反馈内容。该监管条款要求大沼泽农业区(Everglades Agricultural Area)内的农场实施最佳管理实践(best management practices)以降低磷富集水平。自1994年该监管条款推行以来，大沼泽地水质已稳步改善。本研究旨在阐释该监管条款得以奏效的核心动因。