BIP! Finder - Does pollution perception lead to risk avoidance behaviour? A mixed methods analysis

2022 • Does pollution perception lead to risk avoidance behaviour? A mixed methods analysis

Authors: Levasseur, Pierre; Erdlenbruch, Katrin; Gramaglia, Christelle; Bento, Sofia; Fernandes, Lúcia; Páez, Pedro Baños

Venue: Review of Social Economy

Type: Publication

Abstract: This paper looks at three contaminated communities in southern Europe facing pollution from industrial and mining activity and analyses forms of avoidance behaviour, using both economic and sociological approaches. Based on a quantitative household survey, we show that avoidance behaviour is mainly explained by residential location and socio-economic characteristics. Pollution perception is not statistically correlated to most avoidance behaviour. From in-depth qualitative interviews, we learn more about people’s risk perception and whether a... (read more)

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Topics: Social psychology Environmental planning

DOI: 10.1080/00346764.2022.2030542

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