What Are the Social Sciences and Social Science Data?
The social sciences encompass a broad range of disciplines that aim to describe, explain, and predict human behavior and institutional structures as they interact with their environments.
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How Can Social Science Data Help Me?
Social science data offers users the opportunity to better understand people, their institutions, and their decision-making processes. The social science disciplines provide insight into why people make the choices they do, given the information they have available.
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Where Do I Get Started?
Get the data, tools, methods, and additional support for applying social science to coastal management issues.
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Find highlights of economic and demographic data, and also tools and methods, that can be applied to solve real issues.
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Social Coast Forum
The forum, held in February, was a big hit. Participants discussed the use of social science tools, data, and methods to address coastal issues. View forum abstracts and presentations online at the forum website.
ENOW Explorer
Enables users to interact with Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) data using maps, charts, and graphs to see changes across time, place, and sector.
