Harcourt, R., Dessai, S., Bruine de Bruin, W. et al. (1 more author) (2023) A social science research agenda to accelerate public engagement in climate change adaptation. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. 1286525. ISSN 1664-1078
Abstract
Recent studies find that people in high-income countries now think of climate change impacts, such as flooding or periods of high temperature, as being of immediate relevance and concern. Individuals and households can take adaptation actions to help limit the severity of harm caused when climate impacts occur, for example, they could make adjustments to their homes such as installing flood gates or sun shades, or they could adapt their behavior such as staying indoors during the hottest part of the day. However, so far adaptation is not yet happening at the speed or scale needed to adequately prepare for the climate impacts already being experienced or those projected for the coming decades. Here, we propose an agenda for future social science research that would further our understanding of how best to increase engagement and action in climate change adaptation.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Harcourt, Dessai, Bruine de Bruin and Taylor. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | climate change adaptation, public perceptions, research agenda, communications, engagement, social science, action |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2023 16:01 |
Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2023 16:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1286525 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206192 |