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Public attitudes and decision making in environmental resource planning — a perception gap
Citation
Alexander, KA and Freeman, S and Angel, DL, Public attitudes and decision making in environmental resource planning a perception gap, Environmental Science and Policy, 80 pp. 38-43. ISSN 1462-9011 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2017.11.012
Abstract
Recent research has suggested that decision makers may misunderstand public attitudes regarding natural resource use. Using research on Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) in six European countries, we illustrate one case in which this is true. We describe two studies: one revealing stakeholders’ beliefs about the environmental sustainability of IMTA in addition to their beliefs regarding public perceptions of the same; and a second investigating perceptions held by the public. In comparing the studies, we identified a gap between what decision-makers believe the public perceives and what the public actually perceives. There is reason to believe that this phenomenon is not sector-specific because policy and planning mechanisms for incorporating the views of stakeholders and the larger public tend to be the similar, regardless of sector. This may cause a dilemma for developing natural-resource based industries, as well as public policy. For this reason, we suggest, as an alternative to over-reliance on citizens’ initiative, making greater use of mechanisms that actively elicit opinions, such as deliberative consultation/engagement models that both inform and elicit pReferences
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | perception gap, public attitudes. natural resources, sustainability, governance |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Environmental management |
Research Field: | Natural resource management |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Coastal and estuarine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems |
UTAS Author: | Alexander, KA (Dr Karen Alexander) |
ID Code: | 122738 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
Deposited By: | Oceans and Cryosphere |
Deposited On: | 2017-11-24 |
Last Modified: | 2019-02-21 |
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