Exploring beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation among Czech citizens

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Exploring beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation among Czech citizens

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Climate change currently represents one of the major global environmental problems. In order to respond to these changes, adaptation actions at all levels, from national to local, need to be undertaken (European Commission 2013). Moreover, perceptions ofclimate change are an important element affecting actual attitudes towards adaptation actions and influencing policy and communication regarding climate change (Lorenzoni et al. 2005). This paper presents the results of a survey on perceptions of climate change, including beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation, conducted among 1,024 Czech citizens in October 2014. Survey results show that the majority of respondents (78%) agreed with the statement that global climate change is happening. Positive responses about perceptions of climate change were found especially among younger people (18 to 34 years of age). In terms of adaptation measures, 51% of respondents had adopted a variety of individual actions (ranging f

Název v anglickém jazyce

Exploring beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation among Czech citizens

Popis výsledku anglicky

Climate change currently represents one of the major global environmental problems. In order to respond to these changes, adaptation actions at all levels, from national to local, need to be undertaken (European Commission 2013). Moreover, perceptions ofclimate change are an important element affecting actual attitudes towards adaptation actions and influencing policy and communication regarding climate change (Lorenzoni et al. 2005). This paper presents the results of a survey on perceptions of climate change, including beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation, conducted among 1,024 Czech citizens in October 2014. Survey results show that the majority of respondents (78%) agreed with the statement that global climate change is happening. Positive responses about perceptions of climate change were found especially among younger people (18 to 34 years of age). In terms of adaptation measures, 51% of respondents had adopted a variety of individual actions (ranging f

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

EH - Ekologie – společenstva

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Global Change: A Complex Challenge : Conference Proceedings

ISBN

978-80-87902-10-3

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

4

Strana od-do

182-185

Název nakladatele

Global Change Research Centre, The Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i.

Místo vydání

Brno

Místo konání akce

Brno

Datum konání akce

23. 3. 2015

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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