Moral foundations theory argues that moral reasoning is widely observed and fundamental to the legitimacy of relevant governance and policy interventions. A new analytical framework to examine and test how moral reasoning underpins and legitimizes governance and practice on adaptation to climate change risks is proposed. It develops a typology of eight categories of vulnerability-based and system-based moral reasoning that pertain to the dilemmas around adaptation and examines the prevalence of these moral categories in public discourse about specific adaptation issues. The framework is tested using data on climate change impact, adaptation, and societal responsibility, drawn from 14 focus groups comprising 148 participants across the UK. Participants consistently use moral reasoning to explain their views on climate adaptation; these include both vulnerability-based and system-based framings. These findings explain public responses to adaptation options and governance, and have implications for the direction of adaptation policy, including understanding which types of reasoning support politically legitimate interventions.
The interactions between flood events, their aftermath, and recovery leading to health and wellbeing outcomes for individuals are complex, and the pathways and mechanisms through which wellbeing is affected are often hidden and remain under-researched. This study analyses the diverse processes that explain changes in wellbeing for those experiencing flooding. It identifies key pathways to wellbeing outcomes that concern perceptions of lack of agency, dislocation from home, and disrupted futures inducing negative impacts, with offsetting positive effects through community networks and interactions. The mixed method study is based on data from repeated qualitative semi-structured interviews (n=60) and a structured survey (n=1000) with individuals that experienced flooding directly during winter 2013/14 in two UK regions. The results show for the first time the diversity and intersection of pathways to wellbeing outcomes in the aftermath of floods. The findings suggest that enhanced public health planning and interventions could focus on the precise practices and mechanisms that intersect to produce anxiety, stress, and their amelioration at individual and community levels.
Peer reviewed versionCyswllt i'r cyhoeddiad / Link to publication Dyfyniad o'r fersiwn a gyhoeddwyd / Citation for published version (APA): Abstract 19 20The marine renewable energy industry is expanding globally in response to increased 21 energy demands and the desire to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Within the UK, 22Wales has the potential for the development of diverse marine renewable 23 technologies, with a strong tidal range resource, areas of high tidal current energy, and 24 a spatially limited wave energy resource. Targets have been set by the Welsh 25 Government to increase the contribution of marine renewable energy to Wales' 26 electricity generation, and the recent introduction of demonstration zones for tidal and 27 wave energy aims to facilitate developers in device deployment. However, 28 uncertainties remain about the potential impacts of devices, particularly for array scale 29 deployments, planned at several sites, and for the extensive structures required to 30 capture the tidal range resource. Here we review present knowledge of potential 31 impacts, including physical, ecological and societal dimensions, and outline research 32 priorities to provide a scientific basis on which to base decisions influencing the 33 trajectory of Welsh marine renewable energy development. 34 *Revised Manuscript-Clear Click here to view linked References Ecological impacts, Electromagnetic fields 36 37 the mean consumption of 22kWh/day/person), and also committed to investigate 59 where tidal range technologies may be appropriate around the coastline [6]. 60There are substantial challenges associated with the technological 61 development and commercialisation of marine renewable energy that are required to 62 achieve the Welsh Government's targets, such as: 1) accurately quantifying the 'real-63 life' performance of individual devices, 2) uncertainty in terms of the outcomes of 64 consenting processes, political will and government subsidy, 3) potential ecological 65 impacts and unanticipated environmental effects, 4) public acceptance and community 66 engagement, and 5) cumulative effects when devices are installed at array scale. In 67 order to facilitate the work required of developers to address some of these issues, the 68 Crown Estate, as managers of the UK seabed, announced the lease of UK seabed 69 rights for six new wave energy and tidal stream 'demonstration zones' to third party 70 managers in July 2014. One wave demonstration site, and two tidal stream 71 demonstration sites are located off the Welsh coastline, in the waters surrounding 72Pembrokeshire and West Anglesey respectively (Fig. 1). 73 Thorough scientific evidence to underpin policy decisions on MREIs (Marine 74Renewable Energy Installations) is incomplete-particularly for tidal lagoons where 75 few comparable developments currently exist globally. The wave and tidal stream 76 demonstration zones, together with proposed tidal lagoon developments, means that 77Wales has the full range of marine renewable energy technologies under active...
Objectives Our objective was to assess the health care system impacts associated with the December 2013 east coast flooding in Boston, Lincolnshire, in order to gain an insight into the capacity of the health care sector to respond to high-impact weather. Methods Semistructured interviews were held with regional strategic decision makers and local service managers within 1 km of the recorded flood outline to ascertain their experiences, views and reflections concerning the event and its associated health impacts and disruption to health care services. A snowballing sampling technique was used to ensure the study had participants across a broad range of expertise. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, and data analysis was preformed using NVivo (v10) to apply a thematic coding and develop a framework of ideas. Results The results of this case study provide a vital insight into the health care disruption caused by flooding. All sectors of the health care system suffered disruption, which placed a strain on the whole system and reduced the capacity of the sector to respond to the health consequences of flooding and delivering routine health care. The formal recovery phase in Lincolnshire was stood-down on 4th February 2014. The results of this work indicate limitations in preparedness of the health care system for the reasonable worse-case scenario for an east coast surge event. Conclusions The health care sector appears to have limited capacity to respond to weather-related impacts and is therefore unprepared for the risks associated with a future changing climate. Further work is required to ensure that the health care system continues to review and learn from such events to increase climate resilience.
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