Does it matter if you "believe" in climate change? Not for coastal home vulnerability
Debra Javeline
We are excited to share with you our latest article, “Does it matter if you “believe” in climate change? Not for coastal home vulnerability,” which has just been published in Climatic Change.
Using data from the 2017 Coastal Homeowner Survey of 662 coastal North Carolinians, we test the hypothesis that climate change knowledge and attitudes affect the structural vulnerability of home features and homeowner actions and intentions to reduce vulnerability. We find that climate change knowledge and attitudes have no significant effect on a home’s vulnerability or owner’s actions or stated intentions to reduce vulnerability in New Hanover County, NC, one of the most frequently exposed US coastal communities to hurricanes and the impacts of sea level rise. You can link to the article here:
Given the expensive and deadly consequences of recent and future hurricanes and other extreme weather events, we are continuing to investigate the motivations of coastal homeowners to protect themselves and their assets and hope to share new findings with you soon.
All the best,
Debra Javeline
Tracy Kijewski-Correa
Angela Chesler
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Debra Javeline
Associate Professor | Department of Political Science | University of Notre Dame | 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls | Notre Dame, IN 46556 | tel: 574-631-2793
Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Core faculty, Russian and East European Studies Program
Affiliated faculty, Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative