Government Risk Management Priorities: A Comparison of the Preferences of Asian Indian Americans and Other Americans

Greenberg, Michael; Sinha, Reya

doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00815.x

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“…The public perception of risk is something which cannot be ignored by any government or ruling body (Conchie et al. 2006; Greenberg and Sinha 2006; Hong and Collins 2006; Nishizawa et al. 2006), but in order to gain public support in the fight for conservation of freshwater fish biodiversity, the message needs to be clear, detailed and educational.…”

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Introduction of non‐native freshwater fish: is it all bad?

2008

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Risk perceptions are important to the policy process, but there is often a well-established pattern of small risks being over assessed. This is also true with the issue of non-native freshwater fish introductions, where a great majority of research focuses on the few negative cases. The attitude towards 'non-natives' is a continually evolving process and varies according to current societal values. Here I show that on the global scale, the majority of freshwater fish introductions are not identified as having an ecological impact while having great societal benefits. Case studies from the African lakes are discussed in order to illustrate contrasting outcomes following fish introductions. Looking into the future, the environmental changes that freshwater ecosystems may encounter will have inevitable implications on the distribution of our native freshwater fish species and the need to rely on non-native introductions may become a growing reality. Aquaculture production is regularly increasing and our dependence on it is likely to become greater as it provides an important substitute for the declining production of capture fisheries. With it the number of freshwater fish introductions will increase and a more realistic attitude, albeit controversial, will need to be debated. This would mean protecting some introductions that present beneficial outcomes for biodiversity alongside a more systematic ban of species or families of fish presenting a higher historical ecological risk. The public perception of risk is something which cannot be ignored by any government or ruling body, but in order to gain public support in the fight for conservation of freshwater fish biodiversity, the message needs to be clear, detailed and educational.

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2008

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“…But it is equally plausible that they will not become mainstreamed with respect to their judgments about risk priorities. ( 37 )…”

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“…(3) Acculturation was associated with lower political trust among Mexican Americans (41,42) and Asian Indian Americans. (37) As for behaviors, pro-environment behavior varied with U.S. environmental concerns (as outlined above); (39) immigrants in New York City compared to natives bought fewer energy-saving lightbulbs and appliances, and lobbied officials less, but did equal water-saving and meat-eating. (43) Immigrant Chinese and immigrant Mexicans differed very little and their U.S.-born counterparts not at all in outdoor recreation.…”

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“…But it is equally plausible that they will not become mainstreamed with respect to their judgments about risk priorities. (37) Greenberg's concern stemmed from his data suggesting non-Hispanic whites as pollution control's main supporters. Sections 2.3-2.4 show general environmental data on this point mixed.…”

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“…New Jersey residents of Asian Indian ancestry did not differ from others in desired government priority for air pollution, or indeed on any environmental problem but lead paint. ( 37 ) Spanish‐speaking Hispanics in New Jersey were more concerned than English‐speaking Hispanics or other ethnic groups about recreational resources than either ecological services to humans—including clean air and water—or ecological resources. ( 38 ) If the current study is the first to cover air pollution and acculturation in depth, then two questions arise for a literature review: (1) What associations between risk perception and acculturation occur for other hazards?…”

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Acculturation, Ethnicity, and Air Pollution Perceptions

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2011

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A globalizing world increases immigration between nations, raising the question of how acculturation (or its lack) of immigrants and their descendants to host societies affects risk perceptions. A survey of Paterson, New Jersey, residents tested acculturation's associations with attitudes to air pollution and its management, and knowledge of and self-reported behaviors concerning air pollution. Linguistic and temporal proxy measures for acculturation were independent variables along with ethnicity, plus controls for gender, age, education, and income in multivariate analyses. About one-fifth of contrasts between non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, English-interviewed Hispanics, and Spanish-interviewed Hispanics were statistically significant (Bonferroni-corrected) and of medium or higher affect size, with most featuring the Spanish-interviewed Hispanics. Knowledge variables featured the most significant differences. Specifically, Spanish-interviewed Hispanics reported less concern, familiarity with pollution, recognition of high pollution, and vigorous outdoor activity, and greater belief that government overregulates pollution than English-interviewed Hispanics (and than the other two groups on most of these variables too). English-interviewed Hispanics did not differ from non-Hispanic whites, but did on several variables from non-Hispanic blacks. Temporal proxies of acculturation among the foreign-born were far less significant, but concern and familiarity with air pollution increased with time spent in the United States, while belief in overregulation and a positive trend in New Jersey pollution increased with time in the nation of origin. Implications of these acculturation and ethnicity findings for risk perception/communication research and practice are discussed.

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When Doesn'T Formal Planning Enhance the Performance of Government Projects?

Zwikael

2020

Public Administration Quarterly

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The public service faces an increased number of complex projects. Literature argues that adapting an effective planning strategy is important to enhance their performance. In particular, organizations need to enhance project planning as risk levels rise. This theory has received support in the private sector where firms are adaptable in their planning practices, for example invest more resources in planning when facing projects with higher levels of risk. However, lack of adaptability together with poor risk management raise questions regarding the effectiveness of this theory in the public sector. A study of 992 projects confirmed that managers in the public sector do not adapt their planning efforts to the risk levels they face. Results further suggest that managers in the public sector should follow formal planning procedures in high-risk projects, but keep to a flexible planning strategy (e.g., Agile) in low-risk situations. We suggest that government departments use a planning strategy that is appropriate to the risk levels of their projects.

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Government Risk Management Priorities: A Comparison of the Preferences of Asian Indian Americans and Other Americans

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Introduction of non‐native freshwater fish: is it all bad?

Introduction of non‐native freshwater fish: is it all bad?

Acculturation, Ethnicity, and Air Pollution Perceptions

When Doesn'T Formal Planning Enhance the Performance of Government Projects?

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