The threat of zoonoses (i.e., human infectious diseases transmitted from animals) because of industrial animal farming may be receiving less attention in society due to the putative wildlife origin of COVID-19. To identify societal responses to COVID-19 that do address or affect the risk of future zoonoses associated with industrial animal farming, the literature was screened for measures, actions, proposals and attitudes following the guidelines of a scoping review. Forty-one articles with relevant information published between 1 January 2020 and 30 April 2021 were identified directly or indirectly via bibliographies from 138 records retrieved via Google Scholar. Analysis of relevant content revealed ten fields of policy action amongst which biosecurity and change in dietary habits were the dominant topics. Further searches for relevant records within each field of policy action retrieved another eight articles. Identified responses were furthermore classified and evaluated according to groups of societal actors, implying different modes of regulation and governance. Based on the results, a suggested policy strategy is presented for moving away from food production in factory farms and supporting sustainable farming, involving the introduction of a tax on the demand side and subsidies for the development and production of alternative meat.
Zusammenfassung Das Umweltbewusstsein ist grundsätzlich von Schwankungen betroffen, welche vor allem dann auftreten, wenn andere gesellschaftliche Ereignisse in den Vordergrund treten. Diese Arbeit untersucht, inwiefern sich das Umweltbewusstsein von in Österreich lebenden Personen im Alter zwischen 20 und 30 Jahren im Vergleich zum Zeitraum direkt vor der Covid-19-Krise verändert hat. Die Beantwortung dieser Fragestellung stützt sich, neben einer Literaturrecherche, auf eine quantitative Befragung (n = 210) bezüglich der affektiven und kognitiven Komponente des Umweltbewusstseins. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eine geringe Zunahme der affektiven/kognitiven Komponente. Diese korreliert mit einigen soziodemografischen Merkmalen, nicht aber mit der Betroffenheit durch die Covid-19-Krise. Die langfristige Entwicklung des Umweltbewusstseins kann aufgrund der Dynamik und dem Andauern der Covid-19-Krise noch nicht abschließend beurteilt werden. Dies bedingt zukünftiges Forschungspotenzial.
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