Public support for local adaptation policy: The role of social-psychological factors, perceived climatic stimuli, and social structural characteristics

Houser, Matthew; Gazley, Beth; Reynolds, Heather L.; Browning, Elizabeth Grennan; Sandweiss, Eric; Shanahan, James

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102424

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“…With regard to the components of coping appraisal in the PMT, the impact of RE on public support for the CGSP was validated. This finding is an agreement with the original PMT hypothesis and coincides with previous studies on residents' pro-environmental behaviors [50,54,87,93] and public support for environmental policies [52,67,94]. Also, SE is a potent driver for public support for the CGSP.…”

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“…Wang et al [50] demonstrated that RE positively shapes farmers' environmental behaviors. Houser et al [94] affirmed that RE is a crucial motivator for public support for climate adaptation policies. In the context of public support for the CGSP, this study predicts that if the public believes that the CGSP is successful in addressing climate change, they will be more likely to supporting it.…”

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Investigating Public Support for the Carbon Generalized System of Preference through the Lens of Protection Motivation Theory and Information Deficit Model

Li,

Liu

2024

Sustainability

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The pressing challenges of climate change require government policy interventions. The carbon generalized system of preference (CGSP) is a novel incentive policy that has tremendous potential to reduce carbon emissions in response to climate change. However, there have been few studies focusing on public support for the CGSP, which is the precondition for its seamless implementation. Drawing on the protection motivation theory and information deficit model, this study presents and empirically validates a holistic theoretical framework in which information (information about climate change and information about the CGSP), threat appraisal (threat vulnerability and threat severity), and coping appraisal (response efficacy, self-efficacy, and response cost) are the factors influencing public support for the CGSP. Survey data of 372 respondents were empirically analyzed using the PLS-SEM method. The results show that threat vulnerability, threat severity, response efficacy, and self-efficacy positively affect public support for the CGSP, while response cost does not influence public support for the CGSP. Information about climate change indirectly influences public support for the CGSP through threat vulnerability and threat severity. Information about the CGSP not only directly affects public support for the CGSP but also indirectly affects public support for the CGSP through response efficacy and self-efficacy. The theoretical framework of this study can serve as a reference for future research on public support for environmental policies. The findings of this study also furnish insights for policymakers to develop feasible strategies for the seamless implementation of the CGSP.

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Investigating Public Support for the Carbon Generalized System of Preference through the Lens of Protection Motivation Theory and Information Deficit Model

Li,

Liu

2024

Sustainability

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“…In turn, Swim et al (2018) emphasize that this is due to the higher social sensitivity of women than men. Similar conclusions were formulated by Houser et al (2022) by analyzing factors influencing adaptation policy. The research of Kahsay et al (2021) shows that women's participation in the formal decision-making process is necessary to achieve ecological goals.…”

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Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Behavior of Generation Z in the Context of Tourist Trips

Balinska,

Jaska,

Werenowska

2023

ERSJ

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Purpose:The aim of the research was to identify the scope and intensity of proenvironmental behavior during tourist trips of Generation Z representatives. Methodology:The source literature in the field of responsible behavior was analyzed, especially in the area of tourist activity and sustainable tourism. The main part of the article is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the survey results. The research includes identifying environmentally and socially responsible behaviors of Generation Z representatives (sample: 458 people). A comparison was made of the frequency of environmentally and socially responsible behavior in everyday surroundings and during tourist trips. For this purpose, the Pearson correlation index and the Mann-Whitney U test were used. Findings: Research shows that there is a significant difference between declarations and actual behavior. There was also an asymmetry in respondents' behavior at home and during tourist trips. It has been shown that women rate their environmentally and socially responsible behavior higher than men. The main reasons for the deficit of responsible behavior were, in the respondents' opinion, indifference and lack of role models. Practical implications: Research has shown that there is a need to clearly communicate to young consumers pro-ecological solutions that have been introduced in specific facilities or tourist reception areas. Originality: The article is an important voice in the scientific discussion on environmentally and socially responsible behavior during tourist trips. In the context of unfavorable climate changes, the scientific discussion on this topic is extremely topical.

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“…Last but not least, discourse on social media can be a vital source for understanding people’s understanding, attribution, and cognization of climate change, extreme weather, and the relevant adaptation strategies and policy preferences (Houser et al, 2022 ; Howe, 2021 ; Ogunbode et al, 2019 ; Roxburgh et al, 2019 ). Therefore, social media has become a crucial arena for almost all actors involved in disaster and emergency management.…”

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Topical and emotional expressions regarding extreme weather disasters on social media: a comparison of posts from official media and the public

Han

Shen

Liu

et al. 2022

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Understanding media frames and the public resonance during disasters is essential for making inclusive climate change and adaptation policies in the context of increasingly extreme weather events. In this study, we use the extreme weather and flood event that occurred in July 2021 in Zhengzhou, China, as a case study to investigate how official media in China reported this event and how the public responded. Moreover, since one accountability investigation report regarding this disaster was released in January 2022, we also compared these posts between the emergency response period and the post-crisis learning period after the report’s release. Topic modeling using the LDA (Latent Dirichlet Allocation) method and emotion analysis were conducted to analyze the posts from Weibo, China’s primary social media platform. The results demonstrated that the posts from official media and the public comments differed in both topics and emotions, with relatively little coherence. During the emergency response period, the media’s posts focused more on the facts, such as the extreme weather event, the places where it occurred, the impacts, and the search and rescue efforts, while the public comments were more about help appeals from the neglected ones in the rural areas, and emotional expressions such as moral support, condolence or encouragement to the victims and their families. After the accountability investigation in January, the media’s posts primarily covered the investigation process, the punishment, the attribution of disaster consequences, and the lessons learned, while the public’s comments were relatively emotional, praised the good, condoled the victims, and condemned the villains. The dominant emotion from the media’s posts was “like” in July 2021, but it became depression in January 2022. Anger was the prevalent emotion from the public during all the stages. This study provided valuable knowledge to the current understanding of the different patterns and dynamics of official media reports and the public’s resonance in disaster management.

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Public support for local adaptation policy: The role of social-psychological factors, perceived climatic stimuli, and social structural characteristics

Cited by 18 publications

References 69 publications

Investigating Public Support for the Carbon Generalized System of Preference through the Lens of Protection Motivation Theory and Information Deficit Model

Investigating Public Support for the Carbon Generalized System of Preference through the Lens of Protection Motivation Theory and Information Deficit Model

Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Behavior of Generation Z in the Context of Tourist Trips

Topical and emotional expressions regarding extreme weather disasters on social media: a comparison of posts from official media and the public

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