Effects of Utah climate change beliefs on conservation policy support, residential water use, and public concern
Class
Article
Department
Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology
Faculty Mentor
Douglas Jackson-Smith
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
While extensive research has analyzed the effects of climate change on water resources, less analysis has examined how a population's belief about climate change affects its support of local water conservation policies. This study analyzes Utahan climate change opinions, examining the connections between belief in anthropocentric climate change and mandatory conservation policy support in Utah. Other research has demonstrated that climate change beliefs, while reflecting personal ideology, do not result in individual-level conservation practices (cite). This study examines that claim for Utahans. It also compares the level of concern felt by residents who believe in anthropocentric climate change to that felt by those who believe that climate change is a natural process.
Start Date
4-9-2015 9:00 AM
Effects of Utah climate change beliefs on conservation policy support, residential water use, and public concern
While extensive research has analyzed the effects of climate change on water resources, less analysis has examined how a population's belief about climate change affects its support of local water conservation policies. This study analyzes Utahan climate change opinions, examining the connections between belief in anthropocentric climate change and mandatory conservation policy support in Utah. Other research has demonstrated that climate change beliefs, while reflecting personal ideology, do not result in individual-level conservation practices (cite). This study examines that claim for Utahans. It also compares the level of concern felt by residents who believe in anthropocentric climate change to that felt by those who believe that climate change is a natural process.