When environmental action does not activate concern: the case of impaired water quality in two rural watersheds.
Environ Manage
; 54(6): 1306-19, 2014 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25216991
Little research has considered how residents' perceptions of their local environment may interact with efforts to increase environmental concern, particularly in areas in need of remediation. This study examined the process by which local environmental action may affect environmental concern. A model was presented for exploring the effects of community-based watershed organizations (CWOs) on environmental concern that also incorporates existing perceptions of the local environment. Survey data were collected from area residents in two watersheds in southwestern Pennsylvania, USA, an area affected by abandoned mine drainage. The findings suggest that residents' perceptions of local water quality and importance of improving water quality are important predictors of level of environmental concern and desire for action; however, in this case, having an active or inactive CWO did not influence these perceptions. The implications of these findings raise important questions concerning strategies and policy making around environmental remediation at the local level.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Opinión Pública
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Calidad del Agua
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Restauración y Remediación Ambiental
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Manage
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos