DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1148-6
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84930045657
论文题名: Like artificial trees? The effect of framing by natural analogy on public perceptions of geoengineering
作者: Corner A. ; Pidgeon N.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2015
卷: 130, 期: 3 起始页码: 425
结束页码: 438
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Climate models
; Empirical test
; General publics
; Geoengineering
; Natural process
; On-line experiments
; Public attitudes
; Public perception
; Science and Technology
; Climate change
英文摘要: The linguistic frames used to describe new areas of science and technology can have a powerful effect on the way that those technologies are perceived by the general public. As geoengineering continues to attract scholarly and policy interest, a number of frames have emerged in the scientific, political and media discourse. In the current paper, we provide an empirical test of one of the most prevalent framing devices: describing geoengineering technologies by analogy to natural processes. In an online experiment with members of the UK public, participants who read a description of geoengineering technologies as analogous to natural processes were more likely to support geoengineering as a response to climate change. In addition, participants’ views about the relationship between geoengineering and nature strongly predicted support for geoengineering. Our findings suggest that communicators should be cautious when using natural analogies to communicate about geoengineering with the general public, as frame choice is likely to influence public attitudes and potentially convey undue positivity. © 2014, The Author(s). Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/84599
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: School of Psychology, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Corner A.,Pidgeon N.. Like artificial trees? The effect of framing by natural analogy on public perceptions of geoengineering[J]. Climatic Change,2015-01-01,130(3)