Oregon water: Assessing differences between the Old and New Wests

Does policy process influence public values for forest-water resource protection in Florida?

“…The weak anthropocentric attitudes held by respondents (and corresponding negative impact on the WTP decision) suggests that Floridians think forests should be managed for more than just human benefit. This is consistent with the extant research that has found high percentages of biocentric views among the US public (see, e.g., Pienaar et al, 2013;Wolters and Hubbard, 2014). A lack of concern about benefiting "other" humans was also expressed in the program attribute describing altruistic benefits, which had only a modest impact on the WTP decision.…”

Policy Process Theory for Rural Studies: Navigating Context and Generalization in Rural Policy

“…For example, views concerning same‐sex marriage and abortion vary in rural areas (e.g., Dillon and Savage 2006). Similarly, studies find rural communities are both less supportive of environmental concerns (e.g., Brunson and Steel 1996; Dunlap and Van Liere 1978) and have similar environmental concerns as some urban areas (e.g., Wolters and Hubbard 2014). Thus, while people may logically intuit that rural and urban residents hold different views of the environment, for example, the literature suggests the possibility of a more nuanced relationship, at least among nonelites (e.g., Bennett and McBeth 1998; McBeth and Bennett 1998, 2001; McBeth and Foster 1994).…”

“…Thus, while people may logically intuit that rural and urban residents hold different views of the environment, for example, the literature suggests the possibility of a more nuanced relationship, at least among nonelites (e.g., Bennett and McBeth 1998; McBeth and Bennett 1998, 2001; McBeth and Foster 1994). Additionally, while evidence of important differences between rural areas exists regarding policy issues, the scholarly evidence is not always clear or conclusive (e.g., Wolters and Hubbard 2014).…”