Abstract This article reviews key measures of public opinion on sea-level rise (SLR): beliefs, attitudes, issue prioritization, and policy support. To do so, we first assess the influence of SLR beliefs and attitudes on issue prioritization and policy support using state-level data. Then, we compare the state findings to other surveys conducted in a hot spot of rising coastal waters, the U.S. Mid-Atlantic, to better understand the landscape of public opinion. Our findings indicate that, as in studies of climate change public opinion, belief certainty that SLR is happening and attitudes about its consequences significantly influence issue prioritization and policy support. Compared to climate change, SLR demonstrates less salience, but is similarly a low public priority. Nevertheless, the public supports governmental policies that address the issue, preferring strategies that discourage new construction in high risk areas and employ “soft” protection through natural barriers. Among the least popular approaches are those that implement hard barriers to defend against encroaching seas. Communication programs and public consultation by governments can benefit from the use of survey data to support evidence-based decision-making.

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海平面上升政策的主要信念和态度

摘要 本文回顾了公众舆论对海平面上升 (SLR) 的关键衡量标准：信念、态度、问题优先级和政策支持。为此，我们首先使用州级数据评估 SLR 信念和态度对问题优先级和政策支持的影响。然后，我们将州调查结果与在美国中大西洋沿海水域不断上升的热点地区进行的其他调查进行比较，以更好地了解公众舆论。我们的研究结果表明，与气候变化舆论研究一样，SLR 正在发生的信念确定性以及对其后果的态度会显着影响问题的优先排序和政策支持。与气候变化相比，SLR 表现出的显着性较低，但同样是公众优先考虑的问题。然而，公众支持解决这个问题的政府政策，倾向于阻止高风险地区的新建设并通过自然屏障采用“软”保护的策略。最不受欢迎的方法是那些实施硬屏障以抵御海洋侵蚀的方法。政府的交流计划和公众咨询可以受益于使用调查数据来支持基于证据的决策。