Drivers of Climate Change Risk Perceptions among Diverse Forest Stakeholders in Maine, USA

Soucy, Alyssa; Urioste-Stone, Sandra De; Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Parinaz; Weiskittel, Aaron R.

doi:10.1080/08941920.2021.1991066

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“…Knowing this, multi-cause, multi-impact, or multi-solution framing might be employed encourage a multi-solution approach. The multi-cause frame highlights that complex problems are the result of multiple causes, which promotes a broader understanding of a problem [ 31 ] and reveals the consequences of personal choices [ 32 ]. Understanding these subtleties can allow people to understand how each aspect of a problem needs to addressed using a unique solution [ 31 , 33 ].…”

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“…The multi-cause frame highlights that complex problems are the result of multiple causes, which promotes a broader understanding of a problem [ 31 ] and reveals the consequences of personal choices [ 32 ]. Understanding these subtleties can allow people to understand how each aspect of a problem needs to addressed using a unique solution [ 31 , 33 ]. The multi-impact frame emphasizes how there are multiple impacts caused by a problem, which could increase the personal relatability of a problem, since at least one of the impacts might be relevant to a person’s daily life [ 34 , 35 ].…”

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How does framing influence preference for multiple solutions to societal problems?

Wu¹,

Kremen²,

Zhao³

2023

PLoS ONE

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Solutions to environmental and social problems are often framed in dichotomous ways, which can be counterproductive. Instead, multiple solutions are often needed to fully address these problems. Here we examine how framing influences people’s preference for multiple solutions. In a pre-registered experiment, participants (N = 1,432) were randomly assigned to one of four framing conditions. In the first three conditions, participants were presented with a series of eight problems, each framed with multiple causes, multiple impacts, or multiple solutions to the problem. The control condition did not present any framing information. Participants indicated their preferred solution, perceived severity and urgency of the problem, and their dichotomous thinking tendency. Pre-registered analyses showed that none of the three frames had a significant impact on preference for multiple solutions, perceived severity, perceived urgency, or dichotomous thinking. However, exploratory analyses showed that perceived severity and urgency of the problem were positively correlated with people’s preference for multiple solutions, while dichotomous thinking was negatively correlated. These findings showed no demonstrable impact of framing on multi-solution preference. Future interventions should focus on addressing perceived severity and urgency, or decreasing dichotomous thinking to encourage people to adopt multiple solutions to address complex environmental and social problems.

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How does framing influence preference for multiple solutions to societal problems?

Wu¹,

Kremen²,

Zhao³

2023

PLoS ONE

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Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population

Garms,

Leiz,

Mayer

2023

Eur J Forest Res

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Mountain forests provide multiple benefits but are threatened by climate change-induced forest dieback. Although many studies summarize perceptions of forest ecosystem services, relatively few deal with mountain forests. The local population’s perception of forest dieback in mountain forests in relation to climate change has rarely been investigated so far. Their perspective is relevant as local people are often deeply attached to “their” forests, they actively use forest ecosystems and—as voters and taxpayers—they need to support the state’s adaptation and funding measures. Therefore, this study investigates the climate change and forest dieback perception of local inhabitants in two mountain areas of Southern Germany (the German Alps and the Bavarian Forest) with a quantitative survey based on representative online samples (n = 709). Relying conceptually on van der Linden’s (J Environ Psychol 41:112–124, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.11.012) climate change risk perception model, the results show that experiential processing, cognitive and socio-cultural factors are related to locals’ forest dieback and climate change perception, while socio-demographics show no or few connections. Nearly two-thirds (64.7%) of the respondents perceive moderate to strong forest dieback, while more than half (55.0%) of the respondents already observe consequences of climate change. The perceptions of climate change and forest dieback are positively correlated with medium to high strength. This shows that forest dieback could be interpreted as an indicator of climate change, which is difficult to observe due to its long-term nature. We identify three groups of respondents regarding preferred forest adaptation strategies to climate change. In general, respondents support nature-based forest adaptation strategies over intense measures.

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Perception of the Vulnerability of Quilombola Farmers in Alcântara, Eastern Amazonia, Brazil

Gutiérrez,

Santos,

Celentano

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Society & Natural Resources

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Drivers of Climate Change Risk Perceptions among Diverse Forest Stakeholders in Maine, USA

Cited by 3 publications

References 62 publications

How does framing influence preference for multiple solutions to societal problems?

How does framing influence preference for multiple solutions to societal problems?

Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population

Perception of the Vulnerability of Quilombola Farmers in Alcântara, Eastern Amazonia, Brazil

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