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dc.contributor.authorMoser, Corinne-
dc.contributor.authorStauffacher, Michael-
dc.contributor.authorBlumer, Yann B.-
dc.contributor.authorScholz, Roland W.-
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-30T15:59:46Z-
dc.date.available2018-01-30T15:59:46Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.issn1366-9877de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2310-
dc.description.abstractInfrastructure projects such as repositories for nuclear waste or hazardous waste sites impose risks (in the form of potential burdens or losses) over extensive timescales. These risks change dynamically over time and so, potentially, does their management. Societies and key actors go through learning processes and subsequently may be better able to deal with related challenges. However, social scientific research on the acceptance of such projects is mainly concerned with (static) risk perception issues and does not include dynamic aspects. Adaptive capacity, which is part of the concept of vulnerability, therefore represents a promising complementing facet for this line of research. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of perceived adaptive capacity for the acceptance of contested long-term infrastructure for the two issues of nuclear and hazardous waste. In an online experimental survey (N = 300) examining either the acceptance of a nuclear waste repository or of a hazardous waste site we demonstrate that i) perceived adaptive capacity can be separated empirically as a psychological construct from risk and benefit perception, and ii) perceived adaptive capacity explains a significant additional share of variance in the acceptance of both waste types beyond risk and benefit perception. Furthermore, we report what adaptation mechanisms of perceived adaptive capacity participants expect to occur in the future. We conclude that such a dynamic perspective yields important insights in understanding individual decision-making regarding long-term infrastructure projects.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Risk Researchde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subject.ddc363: Umwelt- und Sicherheitsproblemede_CH
dc.titleFrom risk to vulnerability : the role of perceived adaptive capacity for the acceptance of contested infrastructurede_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Engineeringde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (INE)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-2663-
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13669877.2014.910687de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue5de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end636de_CH
zhaw.pages.start622de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume18de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
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Moser, C., Stauffacher, M., Blumer, Y. B., & Scholz, R. W. (2015). From risk to vulnerability : the role of perceived adaptive capacity for the acceptance of contested infrastructure. Journal of Risk Research, 18(5), 622–636. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2663
Moser, C. et al. (2015) ‘From risk to vulnerability : the role of perceived adaptive capacity for the acceptance of contested infrastructure’, Journal of Risk Research, 18(5), pp. 622–636. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2663.
C. Moser, M. Stauffacher, Y. B. Blumer, and R. W. Scholz, “From risk to vulnerability : the role of perceived adaptive capacity for the acceptance of contested infrastructure,” Journal of Risk Research, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 622–636, 2015, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2663.
MOSER, Corinne, Michael STAUFFACHER, Yann B. BLUMER und Roland W. SCHOLZ, 2015. From risk to vulnerability : the role of perceived adaptive capacity for the acceptance of contested infrastructure. Journal of Risk Research. 2015. Bd. 18, Nr. 5, S. 622–636. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-2663
Moser, Corinne, Michael Stauffacher, Yann B. Blumer, and Roland W. Scholz. 2015. “From Risk to Vulnerability : The Role of Perceived Adaptive Capacity for the Acceptance of Contested Infrastructure.” Journal of Risk Research 18 (5): 622–36. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2663.
Moser, Corinne, et al. “From Risk to Vulnerability : The Role of Perceived Adaptive Capacity for the Acceptance of Contested Infrastructure.” Journal of Risk Research, vol. 18, no. 5, 2015, pp. 622–36, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2663.


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