Final Report to DEFRA - Jurassic Coast

6. All stakeholders felt that the process had identified a wider range of options
to adapt - again, a key objective of the project.
7. Stakeholders felt very clearly that the process gave them a better
understanding of others’ points of view. While not an explicit aim of the
project, this was one of the more powerful and positive pieces of feedback.
The most strongly positive response was for the proposition that the Pathfinder
workshops were well organised and well-run – as well as being welcome news to the
project team, this did suggest that even where the hoped for outcomes may not have
emerged, this was not a failing of process, and might be better explained by political,
economic or other constraints on the options available for adaptation. A detailed
summary of the feedback is in table 4 below.
Table 5: summary of feedback from participants in scenario planning workshops
Question
1. Overall, the workshops have improved my
understanding of how coastal change may impact
on [location]
2. As a result of the workshops I am less
concerned about how coastal change might
impact on [location]
3. The workshops have left me feeling better
prepared to deal with how coastal change might
impact on me
4. After the workshops I have a better idea of who
is involved in managing coastal change in
[location] and about how decisions are made
5. After the workshops I feel better able to take
part in future decisions about how coastal change
is managed in [location]
6. The workshops have helped develop a wider
range of options for [location] to adapt to coastal
change in future
7. As a result of the workshops I have a better
understanding of other stakeholder’s point of view
8. I think the Pathfinder workshops were well
organised and well run
All participants
(1 = disagree,
5 = agree)
3.4 3.9
2.5 2.2
2.9 3.3
3.4 3.5
3.7 3.9
3.8 3.9
3.8 4.0
4.4 4.5
Residents/
businesses only
(1 = disagree,
5 =agree)
Feedback from attendees at the public exhibitions
During the course of the scenario planning process, the need to engage a wider
audience beyond those involved in the workshops became apparent. As a result, the
Pathfinder team organised a series of public exhibitions in key locations along the
Jurassic coast: Swanage, Weymouth, Charmouth and Sidmouth during June and July
2011.
A selection of techniques were used to advertise the exhibitions, including: a press
release which led to coverage within the local press and popular websites (e.g. the BBC
News website), information within the newsletters of partnerships and organisations (e.g.
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