Confluence and contours: reflexive management of environmental risk

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dc.contributor.authorSoane, Emma
dc.contributor.authorSchubert, Iljana
dc.contributor.authorPollard, Simon J. T.
dc.contributor.authorRocks, Sophie A.
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Edgar
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-12T14:57:35Z
dc.date.available2016-01-12T14:57:35Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.description.abstractGovernment institutions have responsibilities to distribute risk management funds meaningfully and to be accountable for their choices. We took a macro-level sociological approach to understanding the role of government in managing environmental risks, and insights from micro-level psychology to examine individual-level risk-related perceptions and beliefs. Survey data from 2,068 U.K. citizens showed that lay people's funding preferences were associated positively with beliefs about responsibility and trust, yet associations with perception varied depending on risk type. Moreover, there were risk-specific differences in the funding preferences of the lay sample and 29 policymakers. A laboratory-based study of 109 participants examined funding allocation in more detail through iterative presentation of expert information. Quantitative and qualitative data revealed a meso-level framework comprising three types of decisionmakers who varied in their willingness to change funding allocation preferences following expert information: adaptors, responders, and resistors. This research highlights the relevance of integrated theoretical approaches to understanding the policy process, and the benefits of reflexive dialogue to managing environmental risks.en_UK
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Environment Food and Rural Affairs, EPSRC, NERC, ESRCen_UK
dc.identifier.citationSoane E, Schubert I, Pollard S, et al., (2015) Confluence and contours: reflexive management of environmental risk. Risk analysis, Volume 36, Issue 6, June 2016, pp. 1090-1107en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0272-4332
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/risa.12521
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9639
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAgencyen_UK
dc.subjectDecision makingen_UK
dc.subjectEnvironmental risken_UK
dc.subjectGovernment fundingen_UK
dc.subjectPolicyen_UK
dc.titleConfluence and contours: reflexive management of environmental risken_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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