Improving Quarantine Risk Communication: Understanding Public Risk Perceptions

Finucane, Melissa L.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1591104

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“…Though the hazard is perceived as 'evil', the qualifying adjective, 'necessary', indicates the possibility of 'coming to terms'. This nexus parallels the work of Finucane (2000) which shows that giving information about the benefits of a hazard changes perception of risk. Immediate comments made by the urban and peri-urban groups including 'eyesores', 'ugly', 'don't buy any properties near them' and 'I wouldn't want to live near them' suggest stigma of place with respect to real estate markets.…”

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“…The dimension of stigmatization refers to the external social and physical nature of a place itself and the threats of HVOTL provision to an individual's identification of place and values associated with home ownership. Finucane (2000) suggests that the greater independence created by the isolation of rural settings might lead to increased risk tolerance, although exposure caused by solitude can heighten concerns. This dialectic explains current findings within the rural groups.…”

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Coming to Terms with Power Lines

Elliott

Wadley

2012

International Planning Studies

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Though infrastructure planning and provision often unsettle homeowners and communities, facilitating research has been sporadic. Via a qualitative design, this article studies homeowners' perceptions of high-voltage overhead transmission lines (HVOTLs) with respect of design, cost differentials, health effects, safety issues, visual and noise impacts, environmental damage and interference with property rights. The results support inductive modelling which situates and theorizes the risk associated with power line placement. Apart from informing power and planning agencies, the project acts as a foundation for later quantitative work undertaken to enlarge explanation of residents' reactions to HVOTL proposals.

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Section: Immediate Reactions To Hvotl Pylon Modelssupporting

confidence: 56%

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confidence: 99%

Coming to Terms with Power Lines

Elliott

Wadley

2012

International Planning Studies

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“…The dimension of stigmatisation refers to the external social and physical nature of a place itself and the threats of HVOTL provision to an individual's identification of place and values associated with home ownership. Finucane (2000) remarks that the greater independence created by the isolation of rural settings might lead to increased risk tolerance, although exposure caused by solitude can heighten concerns.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On one hand, they were less reactive and more tolerant to the visual elements of HVOTLs and generally had a more practical and functional approach towards their threats; yet, on the other, they exhibited vulnerability via a lack of trust in government. Consequently, care is needed in generalisations within city and regional planning which might overlook the variable and dynamic nature of perceived risk and the influence of spatial factors (Geurin and Geurin 1994;Finucane 2000;Wejnert 2002). …”

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Power lines and homeowners: Risk perception, reaction and property value effects

Elliott¹

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The findings suggest that locale and place attachment are fundamental to understanding the cause in variations of perceived HVOTL risk and reaction. Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) continue to be of concern to the homeowner, and if anything, anxiety about perceived health-related impacts appears to be more prevalent than before.The thesis emerging from this project is that the perceptions and reactions of the homeowner towards the effects of HVOTL placement are formed differentially according to the meaning of homeownership and the cultural, social, economic and geographical setting. Each homeowner will have a mix of traditional values such as security, safety and belongingness along with emerging ones of late modernity concerning lifestyle, identity and trust in authority. All are influenced by locale in shaping risk perception and reaction.Hence, there are different contexts in which risks of HVOTL siting are experienced and iii they create a complex matrix of meanings to the homeowner, leading to variations in risk perception and reaction. Further, the thesis proposes that real estate behaviour and changes in property value are an outcome of these variations in risk perceptions and reaction. Perceptual and market behaviour studies confirm that proximity to HVOTLs contributes significantly to property value reduction but the view of a tower structure is more significant.The project provides a number of guidelines for any review of the modus operandi of electricity suppliers. For example, greater emphasis could be placed on the role of place identity in the evaluation process and technical studies undertaken for the final siting of HVOTL corridors. Locale and place attachment are fundamental to understanding the cause in variations of perceived HVOTL risk and hence are central to resolving conflict in community consultation. As a result, additional emphasis on a 'bottom up' approach rather than a technocratic model of decision making should also be encouraged as this means is more sensitive to local concerns and perceived risks. Such approaches can alleviate fatalistic attitudes to the public participation process as well as promoting trust in the electricity supplier.

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From Disaster Response to Risk Management

Botterill¹,

Wilhite²

2005

Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research

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Improving Quarantine Risk Communication: Understanding Public Risk Perceptions

Cited by 6 publications

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Coming to Terms with Power Lines

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