Bridging priorities: Stakeholder preferences, networks, and barriers in road-stream crossing management.

ABSTRACT: Road-stream crossings (RSCs) represent a critical nexus of infrastructure resilience and ecosystem health, yet fragmented governance and institutional silos hinder effective management. This study used a co-produced survey to assess stakeholder priorities, map the stakeholder collaboration network, and characterize non-financial barriers to RSC decision-making in New Hampshire, USA. Analyses included the Kruskal-Wallis and Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner tests to evaluate differences in priorities across stakeholder groups, social network analysis to identify central actors, and inductive content analysis for non-financial challenges. Flood vulnerability was the most widely supported goal, offering common ground for collaboration. However, divergences in wildlife conservation, environmental

SUBMITTER: Asadifakhr K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12768365 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature