Dataset title: Institutional Dimensions of Restoring Everglades Water Quality - Social Capital Analysis (FCE), Florida Everglades Agricultural Area from September 2014 to July 2015 Dataset ID: FCE1217 Dataset Creator Name: Landon Yoder Position: Co-Principal Investigator Organization: Indiana University Department of Geography Address: 701 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Student Building Room 120 Bloomington, IN 47405-7100 USA Phone: 812-855-6303 Fax: 812-855-1661 Email: yoderl@indiana.edu Name: Rinku Roy Chowdhury Position: Principal Investigator Organization: Clark University Graduate School of Geography Address: 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610-1477 USA Phone: 508-421-3828 Fax: Principal Investigator Email: rroychowdhury@clarku.edu URL: Principal Investigator Metadata Provider Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract These data were compiled through the Institutional Dimensions of Restoring Everglades Water Quality research project. One of the manuscripts generated by this project focused on the social capital dynamics in the Everglades Agricultural Area. These data represent different social capital aspects reflected by the responses of interview subjects. The purpose of analyzing social capital was to explore why and how farmers cooperated given that the state law, the Everglades Forever Act, which required the adoption of best management practices, relied on shared compliance for farmers to improve water quality. The study sought to undrestand how different aspects of social capital (broadly pro-social norms of reciprocity and trust) either encouraged or discouraged farmers to adopt BMPs effectively. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description Study area extent is the Everglades Agricultural Area administrative boundaries for farms. Extent for non-EAA farmers is South Florida. Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Everglades Agricultural Area West bounding coordinate: -80.88 East bounding coordinate: -80.363139 North bounding coordinate: 26.95 South bounding coordinate: 26.40 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -81.078 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.761 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 All Sites Geographic Description:Everglades Agricultural Area Longitude:-80.363139 Latitude:26.40 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 2014-09-11 End Date: 2015-07-14 Methods Sampling Description Census of farming operations in Everglades Agricultural Area; purposive sampling of other key stakeholders involved in Everglades Forever Act regulations around Everglades water quality restoration Method Step Description Semi-structured interview responses focusing on the implementation of on-farm best management practices mandated by the 1994 Everglades Forever Act Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=FCE1217.xlsx Intellectual Rights This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you. Dataset Keywords human disturbance restoration humans wetlands water quality FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring Social Capital Everglades Agricultural Area Institutional Dimensions Restoring Water Quality Farmer Best Management Practices Everglades Forever Act Maintenance Created new dataset Dataset Contact Position: Information Manager Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu