Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.11.006 |
Challenges in Assessing Public Opinion on Economic Growth Versus Environment: Considering European and US Data | |
Drews, Stefan1; Antal, Miklos2; van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M.3,4,5,6,7 | |
2018-04-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS |
ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 146页码:265-272 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Germany; Hungary; Spain; Netherlands |
英文摘要 | The enduring scientific debate about economic growth versus the environment has recently received new impetus. Nonetheless, there is virtually unanimous support for growth in politics. This may partly be due to an assumed social consensus about the desirability of growth. Here we examine public perceptions relevant to the growth debate by using data from a large number of representative surveys conducted in Europe and the US. The main findings are: (i) a relative majority of respondents seem to believe that economic growth and environmental protection are compatible, even though a fraction of the population might have unstable opinions; (ii) when people have to choose, environmental protection is prioritized in most surveys and countries; and (iii) the public has limited factual knowledge of relevant concepts and data, such as the meaning of economic growth and past GDP growth rates. These findings are discussed and further qualified. We highlight the importance of methodological aspects such as question wording and format in the interpretation of the results and draw implications for political debate and future research on economic growth and the environment. |
英文关键词 | Public opinion Public preferences Economic growth Environmental sustainability Political debate |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000425202700026 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE-CHANGE ; TRENDS ; PERCEPTIONS ; ATTITUDES ; DEGROWTH ; POLICY ; VIEWS ; RISK ; GDP |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/15802 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Koblenz Landau, Dept Social Environm & Econ Psychol, Fortstr 7,Bldg H, D-76829 Landau, Germany; 2.Eotvos Lorand Univ, Dept Social Res Methodol, Inst Empir Studies, Pazmany Peter Setany 1, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary; 3.ICREA, Barcelona, Spain; 4.Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Inst Environm Sci & Technol, Edifici Z,UAB Campus, Bellaterra 08193, Spain; 5.Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Fac Econ & Business Adm, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 6.Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Inst Environm Studies, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 7.Tinbergen Inst, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Drews, Stefan,Antal, Miklos,van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M.. Challenges in Assessing Public Opinion on Economic Growth Versus Environment: Considering European and US Data[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2018,146:265-272. |
APA | Drews, Stefan,Antal, Miklos,&van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M..(2018).Challenges in Assessing Public Opinion on Economic Growth Versus Environment: Considering European and US Data.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,146,265-272. |
MLA | Drews, Stefan,et al."Challenges in Assessing Public Opinion on Economic Growth Versus Environment: Considering European and US Data".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 146(2018):265-272. |
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