Preferences among coastal and inland residents relating to managed retreat: Influence of risk perception in acceptability of relocation strategies

Dachary-Bernard, Jeanne; Rey‐Valette, Hélène; Rulleau, Bénédicte

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.104

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“…Moreover, a recent Canadian study confirms the influence of the ongoing climate change and storm surge perception on the WTP of the inhabitants of a coastal city of Halifax [67]. However, an influence of risk perception in acceptability of relocation strategies facing sea-level rise in South France was recently examined by a choice experiment method, and there socio-economic variables did not explain preferences when perception variables taken into account [75]. There the respondents from coastal areas revealed an optimism bias facing rising sea levels, and similar is observed in responses from the most exposed inhabitants to coastal risks in another French Mediterranean study [76].…”

Section: The Willingness To Pay For Insurance Against Disasters Resulting From Climate Changementioning

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The future protection from the climate change-related hazards and the willingness to pay for home insurance in the coastal wetlands of West Sardinia, Italy

Ivčević

Statzu²,

Satta³

et al. 2021

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Wetlands are severely endangered ecosystems worldwide. They provide important services, like water supply, recreation opportunities, flood and climate regulation. Still, they are also considered as disruptive areas, a source of mosquitoes and diseases, which is why they are frequently destroyed by changes in land use. Their degradation is likely to advance from this time forth due to climate change processes. It is, therefore, important to examine how the local population understands the importance of wetlands in coping with different coastal risks in West Sardinia. Our study is focused on West Sardinia (municipalities Cabras, Oristano and Arborea), counting for remarkable biodiversity of wetlands. This area is characterized by high environmental and agricultural pressures which intensify the vulnerability of the coastal areas. To test for local population's preparedness to change, data collection was performed through field methods and questionnaires. The study was undertaken by asking key questions on the role of wetlands and willingness to pay to protect from future events (contingent valuation exercise). The results indicate that the locals do not seem to be aware of the regulating services provided by wetlands, but are willing to invest in order to mitigate climate change-related hazards. The obtained results could serve in future governance frameworks for the mitigation of natural hazards in the Mediterranean region and wider.

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Section: The Willingness To Pay For Insurance Against Disasters Resulting From Climate Changementioning

confidence: 98%

The future protection from the climate change-related hazards and the willingness to pay for home insurance in the coastal wetlands of West Sardinia, Italy

Ivčević

Statzu²,

Satta³

et al. 2021

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…Most frequently, opposition to relocation was related to strong feelings of attachment to personal property and entitlement to property rights [8,84,[90][91][92], as well as place attachment to the area. Place attachment more broadly includes: the aesthetic and recreational aspects, the emotional aspects (e.g., emotional attachment to the sea), the heritage aspects (e.g., the property has been in the family for years; strong heritage elements), the social aspects (e.g., familial ties and social networks), and other cultural aspects (e.g., cultural norms, livelihood considerations) [42,[93][94][95][96][97][98][99]. These findings reinforce the emphasis that previous research has placed on the relationship between place attachment and retreat [33,41,51,100,101].…”

Section: Preferences For Coastal Adaptationmentioning

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Understanding Preferences for Coastal Climate Change Adaptation: A Systematic Literature Review

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Lack of public support for coastal adaptation can present significant barriers for implementation. In response, policy makers and academics are seeking strategies to build public support for coastal adaptation, which requires a deeper understanding of peoples’ preferences for coastal adaptation and what motives those preferences. Here, we conduct a systematic literature review to understand preferences for coastal adaptation options and the factors influencing these preferences. Ninety peer-reviewed publications meet the inclusion criteria. The findings revealed that hard protection options were often the most frequently preferred, likely due to a desire to maintain current shoreline, for the protection of recreational spaces and private property, and a perceived effectiveness of hard protection options. Soft protection, including nature-based approaches, accommodation, and no action were the next most preferred options. Finally, retreat options were the least preferred, often due to strong place attachment. We identify twenty-eight factors that could influence preferences, with risk perception, place attachment, and financial considerations occurring most frequently in the literature. In the conclusion, we outline the most significant research gaps identified from our analysis and discuss the implication for adaptation research and practice.

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“…In the managed retreat literature, there has long been an awareness of psychological barriers to relocation, with particular emphasis on risk perception and place attachment (Binder et al 2015;Costas et al 2015;Dachary-Bernard and Rey-Valette 2019;De Dominicis et al 2015;Solecki and Friedman 2021;Swapan and Sadeque 2020). There has also been a clear awareness of the need for systems and interdisciplinary perspectives when considering managed retreat.…”

Section: Integrating and Reconceptualizing Managed Retreatmentioning

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“…Environmental risk perceptions are defined as the perceived probability of being exposed to a natural hazard and the severity of its consequences (Sjöberg et al 2004;Slovic 1987). While risk perceptions have been relatively neglected in the study of SES resilience, and certainly in the broader CAS literature, they may serve as a catalyst for critical climate adaptation measures such as managed retreat (Dachary-Bernard and Rey-Valette 2019;De Dominicis et al 2015). Here, we outline themes that underlie community members' perceptions of environmental risk in places such as the Rockaways.…”

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The promise of panarchy in managed retreat: converging psychological perspectives and complex adaptive systems theory

Greenlees

Cornelius

2021

J Environ Stud Sci

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This paper interrogates the nature of climate resilience by adopting “panarchy” as a heuristic model to visualize how small-scale processes such as individual environmental risk perceptions are interrelated with broader social and ecological systems to confer community resilience. Thematic analysis of resident interviews from a pilot study conducted in the Rockaways, New York revealed the foundations of environmental risk perceptions and the ways in which they are both a product of and catalyst for social-ecological system (SES) resilience. The debate around managed retreat necessitates a complex systems perspective to promote equitable and just adaptation and transformation while avoiding unintended consequences which often result from single-scale inquiry. Integrating risk perception in the explicit multi-scalar model of panarchy proposes a new way to think about the complex social, economic, political, and psychological processes converging across space and time to confer community resilience and visualize the complexity inherent in relocation. In other words, connecting climate resilience and managed retreat with psychological processes like risk perception emphasizes the importance of implementing multi-scalar interventions to build community adaptive capacity.

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Preferences among coastal and inland residents relating to managed retreat: Influence of risk perception in acceptability of relocation strategies

Cited by 34 publications

References 55 publications

The future protection from the climate change-related hazards and the willingness to pay for home insurance in the coastal wetlands of West Sardinia, Italy

The future protection from the climate change-related hazards and the willingness to pay for home insurance in the coastal wetlands of West Sardinia, Italy

Understanding Preferences for Coastal Climate Change Adaptation: A Systematic Literature Review

The promise of panarchy in managed retreat: converging psychological perspectives and complex adaptive systems theory

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