The use and potential of Q method in environmental planning and management

• Published in: Journal of environmental planning and management Vol. 67; no. 12; pp. 2721 - 2747
• Main Authors: Seghezzo, Lucas, Sneegas, Gretchen, Jepson, Wendy, Brannstrom, Christian, Beckner, Sydney, Lee, Kyungsun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 14.10.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Decision making; Deployment; Dissemination; Environmental management; Environmental planning; environmental planning and management; issues and policy; natural resource governance; Production; protocols; Q methodology; Qualitative analysis; Research methodology; Resource management; Respondents; stakeholder engagement; Stakeholders; sustainability; Visualization

Stakeholder engagement is critical to bridge gaps between academic knowledge production and application for environmental resources. Q Methodology, a qualitative and quantitative protocol, is well suited to address environmental planning and management issues through rigorous analysis of stakeholder...