Priority of Issues for Respondents' planning practice/analysis/research (Question #10): Great Lakes

ISSUE	Very High		High		Neutral		Low		Very Low		NAa		TOTAL
	Very High		High		Neutral		Low		Very Low		NAa		TOTAL
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Climate Change Impacts	19	17	25	23	18	16	24	22	22	20	2	2	110	100
Coastal Storms	15	14	17	15	19	17	23	21	27	25	9	8	110	100
Commercial Fishing	5	5	12	11	25	23	22	20	33	30	13	12	110	100
Conservation	36	33	47	43	19	17	6	5	0	0	2	2	110	100
Cultural and Heritage Resource Mgmt	27	25	32	29	28	25	16	15	5	5	2	2	110	100
Economic Development	50	45	39	35	15	14	5	5	1	1	0	0	110	100
Energy Development (incl. alternative)	27	25	34	31	24	22	12	11	10	9	3	3	110	100
Fiscal Planning	21	19	31	28	27	25	17	15	8	7	6	5	110	100
Flooding/Inundation/Storm Surge	30	27	31	28	20	18	14	13	12	11	3	3	110	100
Food Systems/Agriculture	14	13	28	25	33	30	16	15	14	13	5	5	110	100
Habitat Systems Restore & Monitor	18	16	31	28	30	27	16	15	9	8	6	5	110	100
Hazards Management	20	18	37	34	29	26	13	12	8	7	3	3	110	100
Infrastructure/Utilities Development	35	32	37	34	24	22	9	8	4	4	1	1	110	100
Land Use Planning/Growth Mgmt	75	68	25	23	5	5	3	3	1	1	1	1	110	100
Nearshore/Offshore Habitat Mapping	13	12	20	18	25	23	29	26	14	13	9	8	110	100
Nonpoint Source Pollution	21	19	33	30	23	21	20	18	7	6	6	5	110	100
Oil/Pollutant Spill Response	11	10	15	14	17	15	29	26	27	25	11	10	110	100
Population Migration	12	11	26	24	25	23	19	17	24	22	4	4	110	100
Port/Harbor/Marina Development	21	19	26	24	22	20	16	15	18	16	7	6	110	100
Protected Area Management	17	15	26	24	27	25	18	16	15	14	7	6	110	100
Protected Species Management	13	12	19	17	27	25	22	20	19	17	10	9	110	100
Public Access	37	34	40	36	14	13	11	10	4	4	4	4	110	100
Recreation and Tourism	43	39	35	32	20	18	5	5	5	5	2	2	110	100
Resilience	12	11	18	16	32	29	10	9	20	18	18	16	110	100
Sea Level Rise/Lake Level Change	22	20	23	21	22	20	17	15	16	15	10	9	110	100
Shoreline Change Management	11	10	36	33	29	26	15	14	13	12	6	5	110	100
Submerged Lands Management	2	2	20	18	22	20	20	18	32	29	14	13	110	100
Subsidence	3	3	16	15	21	19	17	15	35	32	18	16	110	100
Sustainability	37	34	39	35	20	18	8	7	4	4	2	2	110	100
Transportation (ground)	37	34	37	34	20	18	8	7	8	7	0	0	110	100
Transportation (marine)	18	16	18	16	24	22	17	15	23	21	10	9	110	100
Tsunami (including seiche)	2	2	8	7	14	13	11	10	44	40	31	28	110	100
Water Quality Monitoring	24	22	37	34	23	21	10	9	11	10	5	5	110	100
Waterfront & Brownfield Development	39	35	39	35	20	18	7	6	3	3	2	2	110	100
Wetland Loss	24	22	31	28	31	28	9	8	11	10	4	4	110	100
Working Waterfronts	17	15	34	31	24	22	16	15	8	7	11	10	110	100

Table 3g lists 36 issues for which Great Lakes coastal region respondents were asked to rate priorities for planning practice, analysis, and research. The five issues with the highest percentage of very high or high priority ratings from respondents are:

The five issues with the highest percentage of low or very low priority ratings from respondents are:

The five issues with the highest percentages of respondents rating the issue as "Not Applicable" are:

The five issues with the highest percentage of low or very low priority ratings from respondents are:

The five issues with the highest percentages of respondents rating the issue as "Not Applicable" are:

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