Extreme weather exposure and support for climate change adaptation |
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| Institution: | 1. American University, United States;2. Australian National University, Australia;3. Indiana University, United States;4. Temple University, United States;1. CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Pb. 1129 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway;2. Fridtjof Nansen Institute, P.O. Box 326, 1326 Lysaker, Norway;1. Department of Social, Environmental and Economic Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstr. 7, H-Gebäude, 76829 Landau, Germany;2. ICREA, Barcelona, Spain;3. Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Z, UAB Campus, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain;1. Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, USA;2. School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Australia;1. Centre for Disaster Studies, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia;2. School of Education, James Cook University, QLD, Australia;3. Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia;4. Environmental Planning and Policy School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia;5. Department of Environment and Geography, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia;6. University of Southern Queensland, QLD, Australia;1. QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;2. Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo, Sri Lanka;3. Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;4. Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;5. Urban Institute, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Policy efforts to address climate change are increasingly focused on adaptation, understood as adjustments in human systems to moderate the harm, or exploit beneficial opportunities, related to actual or expected climate impacts. We examine individual-level determinants of support for climate adaptation policies, focusing on whether individuals’ exposure to extreme weather events is associated with their support for climate adaptation policies. Using novel public opinion data on support for a range of adaptation policies, coupled with high resolution geographic data on extreme weather events, we find that individuals experiencing recent extreme weather activity are more likely to support climate change adaptation policy in general, but that the relationship is modest, inconsistent across specific adaptation policies, and diminishes with time. The data thus suggest that experiencing more severe weather may not appreciably increase support for climate adaptation policies. |
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| Keywords: | Public opinion Climate change Extreme weather Adaptation |
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