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- Title
The Paradox of Public Trust Shaping Local Climate Change Adaptation.
- Authors
Termini, Olivia; Kalafatis, Scott E.; Cegnar, Tanja; Georgiadis, Teodoro
- Abstract
Growing attention is being directed towards understanding the ways in which climate change policy is shaped by the actions and interests of local governments. This study explores connections between local government's efforts to uphold and maintain the public trust and their considerations about climate change adaptation associated with water management. Document analysis and 24 interviews with local public officials are used to shed light on these considerations in three small municipalities in central Pennsylvania: Chambersburg, Carlisle, and Gettysburg. The analysis provides indications that a paradox of public trust leads to public officials pursuing actions and considerations that are consistent with climate change adaptation, but not recognizing that they are doing so. The implications of this governing mindset for climate change outreach and policy are explored. Suggestions for countering the logic of inaction expressed by public officials that justified a lack of adaptation are identified, and the potential for state and federal interventions to stimulate climate adaptation in contexts like these local governments is explored.
- Subjects
CHAMBERSBURG (Pa.); CARLISLE (Pa.); PENNSYLVANIA; CLIMATE change; GOVERNMENT policy on climate change; PUBLIC officers; LOCAL government; PARADOX; PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation
- Publication
Atmosphere, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 2, p241
- ISSN
2073-4433
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/atmos12020241