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

ISSUE	Very High		High		Neutral		Low		Very Low		NAa		TOTAL
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Climate Change Impacts	61	27	71	32	36	16	30	13	20	9	5	2	223	100
Coastal Storms	43	19	38	17	56	25	44	20	32	14	10	4	223	100
Commercial Fishing	15	7	18	8	45	20	43	19	65	29	37	17	223	100
Conservation	64	29	83	37	49	22	19	9	4	2	4	2	223	100
Cultural and Heritage Resource Mgmt	47	21	79	35	60	27	23	10	10	4	4	2	223	100
Economic Development	83	37	74	33	43	19	16	7	3	1	4	2	223	100
Energy Development (incl. alternative)	56	25	41	18	65	29	36	16	17	8	8	4	223	100
Fiscal Planning	50	22	56	25	57	26	37	17	17	8	6	3	223	100
Flooding/Inundation/Storm Surge	85	38	55	25	42	19	25	11	10	4	6	3	223	100
Food Systems/Agriculture	20	9	35	16	48	22	56	25	46	21	18	8	223	100
Habitat Systems Restore & Monitor	68	30	71	32	42	19	18	8	16	7	8	4	223	100
Hazards Management	70	31	78	35	45	20	24	11	4	2	2	1	223	100
Infrastructure/Utilities Development	74	33	84	38	50	22	7	3	5	2	3	1	223	100
Land Use Planning/Growth Mgmt	132	59	59	26	23	10	3	1	2	1	4	2	223	100
Nearshore/Offshore Habitat Mapping	38	17	40	18	43	19	39	17	40	18	23	10	223	100
Nonpoint Source Pollution	38	17	63	28	62	28	23	10	24	11	13	6	223	100
Oil/Pollutant Spill Response	19	9	31	14	47	21	53	24	49	22	24	11	223	100
Population Migration	15	7	30	13	54	24	53	24	54	24	17	8	223	100
Port/Harbor/Marina Development	43	19	39	17	41	18	45	20	35	16	20	9	223	100
Protected Area Management	48	22	59	26	55	25	27	12	23	10	11	5	223	100
Protected Species Management	52	23	57	26	46	21	33	15	23	10	12	5	223	100
Public Access	61	27	63	28	59	26	23	10	12	5	5	2	223	100
Recreation and Tourism	51	23	64	29	59	26	31	14	13	6	5	2	223	100
Resilience	21	9	47	21	57	26	42	19	31	14	25	11	223	100
Sea Level Rise/Lake Level Change	48	22	51	23	43	19	37	17	31	14	13	6	223	100
Shoreline Change Management	42	19	54	24	45	20	38	17	28	13	16	7	223	100
Submerged Lands Management	7	3	32	14	53	24	47	21	56	25	28	13	223	100
Subsidence	19	9	22	10	53	24	54	24	55	25	20	9	223	100
Sustainability	63	28	80	36	39	17	26	12	9	4	6	3	223	100
Transportation (ground)	82	37	70	31	43	19	16	7	9	4	3	1	223	100
Transportation (marine)	23	10	41	18	41	18	43	19	49	22	26	12	223	100
Tsunami (including seiche)	37	17	37	17	41	18	46	21	47	21	15	7	223	100
Water Quality Monitoring	60	27	60	27	52	23	30	13	9	4	12	5	223	100
Waterfront & Brownfield Development	43	19	61	27	50	22	37	17	21	9	11	5	223	100
Wetland Loss	54	24	60	27	51	23	29	13	18	8	11	5	223	100
Working Waterfronts	41	18	44	20	47	21	40	18	30	13	21	9	223	100

Table 3k lists 36 issues for which West Coast 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:

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