Australian community members' attitudes toward climate change impacts at the Great Barrier Reef

Carena J. vanRiper; Gerard Kyle; Jee In Yoon; Stephen G. Sutton

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Australian community members' attitudes toward climate change impacts at the Great Barrier Reef

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Authors:

Carena J. vanRiper, Gerard Kyle, Jee In Yoon, Stephen G. Sutton

Year:

2012

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 239-246.

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Abstract

This research identified homogenous groups of Australian community members that share similar attitudes toward climate change impacts within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of adult residents living near the GBRWHA (n = 1,623) in order to assess public awareness of climate change, concern about associated impacts, and involvement in mitigation strategies.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

vanRiper, Carena J.; Kyle, Gerard; Yoon, Jee In; Sutton, Stephen G. 2012. Australian community members' attitudes toward climate change impacts at the Great Barrier Reef. In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 239-246.