Public Perception of Climate Change

Semenza, Jan C.; Hall, David; Wilson, Daniel J.; Bontempo, Brian D.; Sailor, David J.; George, Linda A.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.08.020

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“…Leiserowitz 2006;Brody et al 2008). Consistent with previous work (see Leiserowitz 2006;Semenza et al 2008), we observed that people with higher levels of education perceive a lower risk associated with climate change. Our finding on spatial (regional, rural-urban) differentials in perceived climate change is also supported in the extant literature (see Thomas et al 2007;Hamilton and Keim 2009;Sanchez et al 2012).…”

Section: Multinomial Logistic Regressionsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Inconsistent with previous literature, we did not find income to be negatively associated with climate change risk perceptions as suggested by some researchers (see Leiserowitz 2006;Brody et al 2008;Semenza et al 2008) that people with higher household income will perceive a lower risk associated with global climate change. The differences between our findings and previous studies are likely due to contextual and the techniques used to establish statistical associations between the outcome and independent variables.…”

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confidence: 57%

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Monitored versus experience-based perceptions of environmental change: evidence from coastal Tanzania

Armah

Luginaah

Chuenpagdee

et al. 2015

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

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The impacts of climate change are likely to exacerbate many problems that coastal areas already face. In this study, we used multinomial logistic regression to examine human perception of climate change based on a cross-sectional survey of 1253 individuals in coastal regions of Tanzania. This was complemented with time series analysis of 50-year meteorological data. The results indicate that self-rated ability to handle work pressure, self-rated ability to handle personal pressure and unexpected difficulties, age, region and educational status were significant predictors of perceived temperature change unlike ethnicity and gender. A disproportionately large percentage of respondents of all ages indicated that temperature was getting hotter between the past 10 and 30 years. This observation was supported by the time series analysis. Although respondents also alluded to changes in rainfall patterns in the past 10 -30 years, time series analysis of rainfall revealed a different scenario except for Mtwara region of Tanzania. Because there is agreement between respondents' perceptions of temperature and available scientific climatic evidence over the 50-year period, this study argues that when meteorological records are incomplete or unavailable, local perceptions of climatic changes can be used to complement scientific climatic evidence. Based on the spatial differentials in climate change perception observed in this study, there is opportunity for a more locally oriented adaptation dimension to climate policy integration, which has hitherto been underserved by both academics and policymakers.

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Section: Multinomial Logistic Regressionsupporting

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Monitored versus experience-based perceptions of environmental change: evidence from coastal Tanzania

Armah

Luginaah

Chuenpagdee

et al. 2015

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

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“…The level of understanding of climate change was high, and both tourists and tourist accommodation providers are interested in participating in adaptation against climate change, but are not yet taking an active role (similar to findings of Semenza et al, 2008;Spence et al, 2011). The proprietors of the accomodation establishments identify that problems such as sea-level rise and flooding may be a threat, but are unwilling invest in adaptation strategies at this point to protect against losses.…”

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Disjunct perceptions? Climate change threats in two-low lying South African coastal towns

Hoogendoorn

Grant

Fitchett

2016

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Abstract. Coastal towns rely heavily on the quality and expanse of their beaches to attract tourists. Climate is an important tourism determinant, controlling the length and timing of peak arrivals. South African tourism is particularly reliant on these factors. Perceptions of tourists and tourist accommodation establishment regarding climate change threats to tourism are explored for the towns of St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis. Tourism accommodation establishments were predominantly concerned with day-to-day changes in weather, investing in small-scale infrastructural changes to improve the comfort of their guests. By contrast, tourists demonstrated greater concern for the risk of flooding, sea-level rise and the degeneration of the beaches. This reflects concerning disjunctures between perceptions of tourists and accommodation establishments regarding climate change threats. This may portray to tourists insufficient investment in adaptation at accommodation establishments, resulting in decreased tourist visitations in the short-term in favour of destinations perceived as better prepared.

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“…Otros analizan la voluntad de las personas para hacer frente al cambio climático (O'Connor, Bord y Fisher, 1999), así como la percepción y disposición para la realización acciones de adaptación (Spence, Poortinga, Butler y Pidgeon, 2011) y las barreras que se presentan para un entendimiento de este concepto (Semenza et al, 2008).…”

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Percepción de la población costera de Jalisco, México, sobre el cambio climático

López-Fletes

Dagóstino

Belitskaya

et al. 2015

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Recibido: 4 de abril del 2015 Aprobado: 7 de mayo del 2015Cómo citar este artículo: López-Fletes, C., Chávez-Dagostino, R., Davydova-Belitskaya, V. y Cornejo-Ortega, J. L. (2015). Percepción de la población costera de Jalisco, México, sobre el cambio climático. Memorias, 13(23), 81-91. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.16925/ me.v13i23.1151 Resumen Introducción: como consecuencia de la política de desarrollo en los Planes Estatales (Municipales) de Acción ante Cambio Climático en México, es obligatorio el estudio de impactos de cambio climático, así como la percepción de la población cobra vital importancia con el fin de elaborar estrategias de mitigación y adaptación. Por lo anterior, el objetivo de este estudio es determinar la percepción de la población en los municipios costeros de Jalisco ante esta problemática ambiental. Metodología: esta se basa en el análisis subjetivo e individual de la percepción sobre el cambio climático, desde la aplicación de encuestas a los habitantes de la región de estudio. Resultados: la mayoría de los encuestados percibe un aumento en la temperatura y conoce el término "cambio climático". Sin embargo, pocos consideran que sus efectos afectarán su vida cotidiana. Este hecho puede dificultar las acciones locales y regionales para la adaptación y mitigación del cambio climático. Conclusiones: solo la participación de tres niveles unidos (gobierno federal, gobierno estatal y sociedad) permitirá un exitoso cumplimiento de estas acciones. Finalmente, la población costera de tipo rural reconoce más el término de "cambio climático" y lo asocia con algún impacto en su comunidad, a diferencia de la urbana del municipio de Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.Palabras clave: adaptación, cambio climático, costas de Jalisco, deshielo, mitigación. Perception of the coastal town of Jalisco, Mexico on climate change Abstract Introduction: As a result of the development policy in State (Municipal) Action Plans for Climate Change in Mexico, it is mandatory to study the impacts of climate change, and the perception of the population is vital to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the perception of the population in coastal municipalities of the state of Jalisco concerning this environmental problem. Methodology: This is based on subjective and individual analysis of perception on climate change by surveying inhabitants of the studied region. Results: Most respondents perceive an increase in temperature and know the term climate change. Yet, few believe that its effects will impact their daily lives. This situation may hinder local and regional actions for adaptation and mitigation of climate change. Conclusions: Only the participation of three levels together (federal government, state government, and society) will allow successful completion of these actions. Finally, the coastal rural population do recognize the term climate change and associate it with some impacts on its community, unlike the urban population in the municipality of Puerto Vallarta, ...

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Public Perception of Climate Change

Cited by 449 publications

References 33 publications

Monitored versus experience-based perceptions of environmental change: evidence from coastal Tanzania

Monitored versus experience-based perceptions of environmental change: evidence from coastal Tanzania

Disjunct perceptions? Climate change threats in two-low lying South African coastal towns

Percepción de la población costera de Jalisco, México, sobre el cambio climático

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