Californians don’t see the need to adapt to wildfires unless they have close experience with them.

Hui, Iris and Cain, Bruce E. (2021) Californians don’t see the need to adapt to wildfires unless they have close experience with them. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (01 Jul 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The past four years have seen vast wildfires in California which have burned millions of acres of land and killed over 100 people. In new research, Iris Hui and Bruce Cain look at how wildfires and their effects influence whether Californians support efforts to adapt to them. They find that, unless they have experienced wildfires close to them, most Californians think that wildfire adaptation is an individual’s responsibility. They also find that, compared to Democrats, Republicans are much less concerned about the harmful smoke wildfires produce.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2021 14:36
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 20:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111766

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