Action on climate change requires deliberative framing at local governance level

Romsdahl, Rebecca J.; Blue, Gwendolyn; Kirilenko, Andrei

doi:10.1007/s10584-018-2240-0

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“…Thus the way elites communicate the negative effects of climate change could backfire (Hart and Nisbet 2012); and in order to reach individuals who strongly exhibit populist attitudes, governments must assess different ways of making and communicating these political decisions. In this context, the greater inclusion of citizens in decision-making may help overcome current problems in garnering enough public support for climate and environmental politics (Romsdahl et al 2018).…”

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The role of populist attitudes in explaining climate change skepticism and support for environmental protection

Huber

2020

Environmental Politics

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Conventional wisdom holds that partisanship and political ideology, writ large, are some of the most powerful explanations of attitudes towards climate change and environmental politics. While compelling, most studies focus on a narrow definition of political ideology in the US. This study adds to the literature by assessing the relationship between populism, climate skepticism, and support for environmental protection. Populism offers an orthogonal dimension to partisanship and left-right self-placement, which broadens the scope of the concept. Assessing the UK facilitates understanding the role of political ideology beyond the strong party sorting apparent in the US. Data from the 2015 British Election Study offer strong support for the proposition that populism holds a consequential role in climate and environmental politics.

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The role of populist attitudes in explaining climate change skepticism and support for environmental protection

Huber

2020

Environmental Politics

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“…The paucity of the inclusion of local health agencies (PHUs) in the provincial climate change policy deliberation structures also shows that the province has not meaningfully included local municipalities in climate change policies, which may also imply that municipalities do not fit in the current model of provincial climate governance. The lack of inclusion of local governments in the broader climate change governance structures has been documented [ 145 , 146 ]. Such deficiencies are accompanied by limited public support and resources, competing priorities, inability to provide the local governments with opportunities for policy development, and inadequate climate change discussions, as were also reflected in our study [ 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 ].…”

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“…The influence of power dynamics in limiting actors’ spaces and places for participation and deliberation on a variety of policies has been evidenced in a variety of literature. These have included climate change [ 146 , 150 ], the environment [ 151 ], health [ 152 ], economic inequality [ 153 ], mental health [ 154 ], participation and governance [ 155 ], policy processes [ 156 ], and water management [ 157 ]. The first approach to changing or balancing power relations is to understand how power works to influence policy engagement and outcomes [ 149 , 158 , 159 ].…”

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Institutional Engagement Practices as Barriers to Public Health Capacity in Climate Change Policy Discourse: Lessons from the Canadian Province of Ontario

Awuor

Meldrum

2020

IJERPH

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Public health engagement in the communication, discussion, and development of climate change policies is essential for climate change policy decisions and discourse. This study examines how the existing governance approaches impact, enable, or constrain the inclusion, participation, and deliberation of public health stakeholders in the climate change policy discourse. Using the case study of the Canadian Province of Ontario, we conducted semi-structured, key informant interviews of public health (11) and non-public health (13) participants engaged in climate change policies in the province. The study results reveal that engagement and partnerships on climate change policies occurred within and across public health and non-public health organizations in Ontario. These engagements impacted public health’s roles, decisions, mandate, and capacities beyond the climate change discourse; enabled access to funds, expertise, and new stakeholders; built relationships for future engagements; supported knowledge sharing, generation, and creation; and advanced public health interests in political platforms and decision making. However, public health’s participation and deliberation were constrained by a fragmented sectoral approach, a lack of holistic inter-organizational structures and process, political and bureaucratic influences, irregular and unestablished communication channels for public health integration, and identities and culture focused on functions, mandates, biased ideologies, and a lack of clear commitment to engage public health. We conclude by providing practical approaches for integrating public health into climate change discourse and policymaking processes and advancing public health partnerships and collaborative opportunities.

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“…It was also about how the issues and knowledge problems were framed. Framing refers to the ways in which problems are defined, causes diagnosed, judgments made, and remedies suggested [68] (p.279). How tree disease outbreaks are framed at local governance level seems to be an important requirement for action.…”

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When the Bough Breaks: How Do Local Authorities in the UK Assess Risk and Prepare a Response to Ash Dieback?

Ambrose-Oji

Stokes

Jones

2019

Forests

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Ash dieback Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (T. Kowalski), is an alien fungal disease probably introduced to Europe from Asia that currently presents a significant threat to native ash (Fraxinus L. spp.). In the United Kingdom a large proportion of ash trees are found outside of woodlands. This means that a wide diversity of land owners and managers are stakeholders in the response to ash dieback. Local authorities (local government units) hold responsibility for managing ash trees along the highways and other public sites, with a focus on maintaining public health and safety. Developing local action plans (LAPs) for ash dieback is promoted by the government as way for local authorities to plan an effective strategic response at a landscape scale. However, risk assessment frameworks and the knowledge about ash dieback that is needed for quality decision-making at this level is still lacking. The scientific uncertainty around ash dieback progression, mortality rates, and the hazards presented by the trees at different stages of infection present knowledge problems. The research aims to (i) develop and evaluate an approach to addressing ash dieback suited to local authorities across the United Kingdom, and (ii) address the research gaps surrounding the local authority approaches to risk assessment and overcoming “knowledge problems.” Our hypothesis is that action research can be used to develop an effective risk assessment framework and knowledge tools that can improve decision-making. Our research questions in support of these objectives are: (i) How do local authorities perceive, assess, and plan for risks? (ii) What information and knowledge do local authorities need to assess and manage the specific risks of ash dieback? Lastly, (iii) what processes drive the local authorities toward preparing and implementing LAPs? Data collection occurred between 2015–2019 and included: deliberative co-production and validation workshops, two survey questionnaires, and evaluative semi-structured interviews (SSIs). Local authorities were shown to assess risk and proportionality of response to ash dieback through processes of deliberative social learning mixing opinion, scientific and practice-based knowledge to reach a consensus over the methods and knowledge that would be used in decision-making. Placing ash dieback on corporate risk registers that cut across the multiple departments dealing with the problem facilitated political approval, action planning, and budget allocation. Generating locally specific knowledge and finding the resources and personnel to drive forward strategic planning and implementation were key to landscape scale responses and ratifying LAPs. Collaborative action research working on ways of assessing, learning, and responding to tree pests and diseases offer an important approach to problem-solving and developing responses at the landscape scale.

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Action on climate change requires deliberative framing at local governance level

Cited by 35 publications

References 59 publications

The role of populist attitudes in explaining climate change skepticism and support for environmental protection

The role of populist attitudes in explaining climate change skepticism and support for environmental protection

Institutional Engagement Practices as Barriers to Public Health Capacity in Climate Change Policy Discourse: Lessons from the Canadian Province of Ontario

When the Bough Breaks: How Do Local Authorities in the UK Assess Risk and Prepare a Response to Ash Dieback?

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