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Confluence and contours: reflexive management of environmental risk

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  • Soane, Emma
  • Schubert, Iljana
  • Pollard, Simon
  • Rocks, Sophie
  • Black, Edgar

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Government institutions have responsibilities to distribute risk management funds meaningfully and to be accountable for their choices. We took a macro-level sociological approach to understanding the role of government in managing environmental risks, and insights from micro-level psychology to examine individual-level risk-related perceptions and beliefs. Survey data from 2179 UK citizens showed that lay people's funding preferences were associated positively with beliefs about responsibility and trust, yet associations with perception varied depending on risk type. Moreover, there were risk-specific differences in the funding preferences of the lay sample and 29 policy makers. A laboratory based study of 109 participants examined funding allocation in more detail through iterative presentation of expert information. Quantitative and qualitative data revealed a meso-level framework comprising three types of decision makers who varied in their willingness to change funding allocation preferences following expert information: adaptors, responders and resistors. This research highlights the relevance of integrated theoretical approaches to understanding the policy process, and the benefits of reflexive dialogue to managing environmental risks.

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  • Soane, Emma & Schubert, Iljana & Pollard, Simon & Rocks, Sophie & Black, Edgar, 2016. "Confluence and contours: reflexive management of environmental risk," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 63823, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    1. Loomes, Graham, 2006. "(How) Can we value health, safety and the environment?," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 27(6), pages 713-736, December.
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    agency; decision making; environmental risk; government funding; policy;
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    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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