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MS & AL CTP Needs Assessment 2011
3.
Professional Profile
Please tell us about yourself
20%
1.
How would you best characterize your affiliation? (Please choose one)
Federal Agency
State Agency
Regional Agency or Association
Business/Business Association
University/College
Concerned Citizen
Community Group
Non-profit Group
City/Town Government
County Government
Elected State Government
Media
2.
Please indicate your gender:
Female
Male
3.
Approximately how many years have you held a position where your decisions impact natural resources or worked in the resource management field? (e.g., city council member, public works, land use planning, water quality, wetlands resources, coastal hazards, etc.)
0-3 years
3-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20-25 years
25+ years
4.
Approximately how many hours of your work week are spent addressing resource management issues (e.g., land use planning, water quality, wetlands resources, coastal hazards, etc.)?
0-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20+
Other (please specify)
5.
What is your role in resource management (choose all that apply)?
Long range planning
Short term planning
Development
Conservation
Stewardship
Resource management
Permit review
Enforcement
Project design
Restoration
Tourism/visitor use
Education and outreach
Training
Research
Monitoring
GIS/data analysis
Regulation /policy review
Management
Marketing
Teaching (college/university)
Other (please specify)
6.
Indicate the extent to which you use the following resources:
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Formal academic background
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Professional journals and peer-reviewed publications
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Colleagues and co-workers
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Professional development or training
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Traditional knowledge about local environmental resources, handed down through cultural transmission
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
An intuitive understanding of natural processes and systems
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Repeated personal observations
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Data from state/federal agencies
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Internet based resources
Don't use
Seldom use
Often use
Always use
Other (please specify)
7.
Does your work require you to take continuing education classes?
Yes
No
8.
Are you a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)?
Yes
No
Not Yet
9.
How many training events or workshops did you attend over the last year (from any institution)?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16+
10.
How many (approximately) of the training events or workshops that you attended in the last year were hosted by:
# CTP Training Events Attended
The Grand Bay Mississippi National Estuarine Research Reserve's Coastal Training Program (CTP)?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16+
The Weeks Bay Alabama National Estuarine Research Reserve's Coastal Training Program (CTP)?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16+
Both
the Grand Bay and Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserves' CTPs?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16+
Other (please specify)