Science Forum PO Slides Moore
Studying the Effects of the
Block Island Wind Farm on
Recreation, Tourism, and the
Block Island Experience
Dr. Amelia Moore
University of Rhode Island
Southern New England Offshore Energy Science Forum
December 12, 2017
BOEM Project
No. M16PC00016
1
BOEM Project Purpose
• Document the effects of the Block Island
Wind Farm (BIWF) on recreation and tourism,
in order to:
• Identify measures (“indicators”) to evaluate
the potential effects of the Block Island Wind
Farm and future U.S. offshore projects
2
Project Components
Participant
Observation
Literature
Review
Indicators
•2017 & 2018
•Block Island
and mainland
observations
•Background
research
•Ongoing
•Pulls it all
together
•Quantitative
and
qualitative
measures
Focus Groups
Content
Analysis
•Fall 2017;
Winter 2018
•Five tourism
sectors
•News articles
and hearing
transcripts
•Coding
complete
3
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
4
5
6
7
• Next Steps for PO
– Team interpretation of data
and trends in Year 1
– Recommendations for Year
2 PO, focus groups, ideas for
possible indicators
– Year 2 PO
– Summary of PO fieldwork in
final 2018 report
• Next Steps for BOEM
Project
– Second round of focus
groups
– Integration of project
components
– Recommendations for final
indicators
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Block Island Wind Farm on
Recreation, Tourism, and the
Block Island Experience
Dr. Amelia Moore
University of Rhode Island
Southern New England Offshore Energy Science Forum
December 12, 2017
BOEM Project
No. M16PC00016
1
BOEM Project Purpose
• Document the effects of the Block Island
Wind Farm (BIWF) on recreation and tourism,
in order to:
• Identify measures (“indicators”) to evaluate
the potential effects of the Block Island Wind
Farm and future U.S. offshore projects
2
Project Components
Participant
Observation
Literature
Review
Indicators
•2017 & 2018
•Block Island
and mainland
observations
•Background
research
•Ongoing
•Pulls it all
together
•Quantitative
and
qualitative
measures
Focus Groups
Content
Analysis
•Fall 2017;
Winter 2018
•Five tourism
sectors
•News articles
and hearing
transcripts
•Coding
complete
3
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
4
5
6
7
• Next Steps for PO
– Team interpretation of data
and trends in Year 1
– Recommendations for Year
2 PO, focus groups, ideas for
possible indicators
– Year 2 PO
– Summary of PO fieldwork in
final 2018 report
• Next Steps for BOEM
Project
– Second round of focus
groups
– Integration of project
components
– Recommendations for final
indicators
8