Harcourt, R orcid.org/0000-0001-7085-5192, Bruine de Bruin, W, Dessai, S orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-9364 et al. (1 more author) (2020) What Adaptation Stories are UK Newspapers Telling? A Narrative Analysis. Environmental Communication, 14 (8). pp. 1061-1078. ISSN 1752-4032
Abstract
Media coverage of climate change impacts and adaptation will likely influence how citizens think society can and should adapt. Here, we undertook the first analysis of UK newspaper adaptation coverage. We identified five prominent adaptation narratives: (1) the government should build more flood defences, (2) home owners should buy flood insurance, (3) individuals should become more informed, (4) the farming industry should innovate, (5) and the natural environment should fight for its survival. We find that only some of the more immediate climate change impacts likely to affect the UK are presented as necessitating a response. The government is considered primarily responsible while UK citizens are given few and narrow responsibilities. The range of adaptive actions under consideration is limited and unchallenging to the status quo. In summary, newspaper coverage presents a restricted view as to when the UK should adapt and how it could adapt.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Climate change, adaptation, newspapers, narratives, responsibility, UK |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Decision Research (LUBS) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2020 09:58 |
Last Modified: | 30 May 2023 22:34 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17524032.2020.1767672 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161385 |
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