Exploring community capacity for reducing marine debris

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dc.contributor.authorKeats, Katlyn
dc.contributor.supervisorGutberlet, Jutta
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-27T19:22:25Z
dc.date.copyright2021en_US
dc.date.issued2021-04-27
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractMarine debris is an ever growing environmental and human health concern. Beach litter is a major contributor to the issue of marine debris, especially in the Global South where lack of awareness and successful policy are factors in the continuous accumulation of debris on beaches and in coastal communities. Under the community-based, participatory action framework, this study will explore beach users’ and other key stakeholders in the local government and non-governmental organization sectors’ knowledge of waste in their environment and potential solutions to the issue of plastic marine pollution. It will also examine the waste composition on a local beach in São Sebastião, Brazil by collecting, quantifying and characterizing the waste to determine the major polluters. The study will explore ways of improving awareness and environmental education of beach users, as well as investigating ways to reduce littering of waste on beaches. Results from this research will help to provide suggestions for local decision makers to improve policy that addresses marine debris and beach littering.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/12875
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCommunity-based participatory action researchen_US
dc.subjectMarine debrisen_US
dc.subjectCitizen scienceen_US
dc.subjectWaste managementen_US
dc.subjectBrand auditen_US
dc.titleExploring community capacity for reducing marine debrisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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