Memo+6+-+Hierarchy+of+Questions

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 * 1)  What factors enhance or limit a community’s ability to cope with harmful industrial practice?
 * 1)  What is the role of the individual within the community?
 * 1)  How has fracking impacted you, personally, and have you shared this information with friends, neighbors, or local officials?
 * 1)  How involved are you in community governance?
 * 1)  Can you describe your relationship with other community members?
 * 1)  Who are they community leaders and how are they selected?
 * 1)  Is there someone (or several someones) to whom you would go to with your concerns regarding fracking? Why would you go to them?
 * 1)  What has this individual done that makes you think they could assist you?
 * 1)  How aware are individuals of the risks associated with fracking?
 * 1)  Do you consider yourself aware of the dangers of fracking?
 * 1)  How did you learn about these risks?
 * 1)  What concerns you the most about fracking in your community?
 * 1)  What is the role of family in the community?
 * 1)  How would you describe the role of family in the community?
 * 1)  Can you describe your own family? Has one particular family member been particularly affected by or outspoken against fracking?
 * 1)  How is the community governed and where do people think efficacious governance occurs?
 * 1)  To whom would you voice or have you voiced your concerns involving fracking?
 * 1)  What level of governance (i.e. community, state, national, etc) do you feel would be most effective in protecting your family from the dangers of fracking?
 * 1)  What social and cultural characteristics affect a community’s ability to combat/recover from disaster?
 * 1)  Is there a history of environmental degradation in the area?
 * 1)  Do you know of any environmental issues that have affected your community in the past? If so, please describe them?
 * 1)  How did you and your family deal with these issues?
 * 1)  How did the community as a whole respond to these issues?
 * 1)  Is fracking perceived as a disaster? If not, how does the community characterize disaster?
 * 1)  Do you consider fracking an “environmental disaster”? Why or why not? How would you characterize the issue?
 * 1)  What policies are in place to protect the community from environmental disaster? Are individuals aware of the above policies?
 * 1)  Are you aware of any policies or regulations regarding the fracking industry?
 * 1)  As far as you know, how are these measures enforced?
 * 1)  How does environmental health stress affect community dynamics?
 * 1)  Who in the community is most impacted by environmental health stress?
 * 1)  Who in the community is most likely to speak up against environmental harms?
 * 1)  At what level, if any, is the resistance to industry intrusion strongest?