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Predictors of Environmental Policy Support: The Case of Inland Aquaculture in Wisconsin
Environmental Communication ( IF 3.389 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-16 , DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2020.1770308
Laura Witzling 1 , Bret R. Shaw 2, 3 , Shiyu Yang 2 , Kristin K. Runge 3 , Christopher F. Hartleb 4 , Deidre M. Peroff 5
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ABSTRACT

Aquaculture plays a significant role in meeting the world’s demand for seafood. There is much controversy about aquaculture, and fish farming in particular. Previous research has explored public perceptions about risks and benefits of aquaculture, but some areas remain understudied. We sought to explore public opinion about inland aquaculture among individuals in the U.S. Furthermore, we sought to better understand predictors of environmental policy support. We examined risk/benefit perceptions, emotions, media, and objective knowledge. We considered two dimensions of policy – those related to regulation, and those related to growth. We gathered data though a survey of 3,000 randomly sampled households in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. We found that individuals generally viewed aquaculture favorably. Furthermore, we found that emotions were strong predictors of support for policies that promote the growth of Wisconsin aquaculture. Alternatively, risk/benefit perceptions were strong predictors of policy related to regulation. Thus, different predictors explained different dimensions of policy support.



中文翻译:

环境政策支持的预测因素:威斯康星州内陆水产养殖的案例

摘要

水产养殖在满足世界对海鲜的需求方面起着重要作用。关于水产养殖,尤其是鱼类养殖,存在许多争议。先前的研究已经探索了公众对水产养殖的风险和利益的看法,但仍未对某些领域进行研究。我们寻求在美国个人中探索有关内陆水产养殖的舆论。此外,我们试图更好地理解环境政策支持的预测因素。我们研究了风险/收益感知,情绪,媒体和客观知识。我们考虑了政策的两个方面–与法规有关的方面和与增长有关的方面。我们通过对美国威斯康星州的3,000个随机抽样家庭进行的调查收集了数据。我们发现个人对水产养殖的总体评价良好。此外,我们发现情绪是支持促进威斯康星州水产养殖业增长的政策的有力预测指标。另外,风险/收益感知是与监管相关的政策的有力预测指标。因此,不同的预测因素解释了政策支持的不同方面。

更新日期:2020-06-16
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