Coastal Services Center

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Needs Assessment

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The following is a list of needs assessments and related materials conducted with the NOAA Coastal Services Center.

• Needs Assessment of the New England Coastal Resource Management Community: Management of Ecosystems and Natural Hazards www.csc.noaa.gov/regions/documents/FINAL NE Needs Assessment.pdf
• Literature Review for the West Coast Regional Needs Assessment www.csc.noaa.gov/regions/documents/West_Coast_Literature_Review.pdf
• Great Lakes Needs Assessment: Issue Area, Coastal Community Development http://glc.org/regionalneeds/documents/FinalCCDNeedsAssessmentJuly2006.pdf
• Great Lakes Needs Assessment: Issue Area, Data Information Integration and Distribution http://glc.org/regionalneeds/documents/FinalDIIDNeedsAssessmentJuly2006_000.pdf
• Storm Surge Tools and Information: A User Needs Assessment
• IOOS Regional Association Needs Assessment www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/human_dimensions/IOOS_RA_Needs_Assessment.pdf
• Needs Assessment for the NOAA Gulf Coast Services Center
• Summary Report for the Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management Course Needs Assessment
• NOAA User Needs in the Southeast and Caribbean Region: A Systematic Review of Existing Needs Assessments
• Pacific Services Center Needs Assessment for the U.S. Pacific Island Region: Literature Review
• Climate-Related Needs Assessment Synthesis for Coastal Management
• Trends in Coastal Resource Management Needs and Issues:A Literature Review
• A Systematic Review of the Needs and Issues of the U.S. Coastal Resource Management Community: A Qualitative Meta Analysis

For more information, the NOAA Coastal Services Center's on-line needs assessment learning module can help organizations

• Develop assessment instruments such as surveys and questionnaires
• Understand where needs assessments fit into the project development process
• Learn the basic steps in conducting needs assessments

Access the on-line needs module at www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/cls/needs_assessment.html