The public perception of climate change in Taiwan and its paradigm shift
Journal
Energy Policy
Journal Volume
61
Pages
1252-1260
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract
This study attempts to explore the risk perceptions of climate change in Taiwan. It probes into the public's views toward governments' risk communication regarding climate change, citizens' participation in decision-making, and their trust in the capacity of governments toward risk governance, as well as their attitude towards corporate social responsibility. For analysis, we developed ten types of perceptions under three dimensions: namely the severity of climate change (Type 1), the development of sustainable society (Types 2, 3, 4 and 5), and the risk governance and communication (Types 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) to discuss whether the Taiwanese public's perception of climate change was prepared for a socially reflective paradigm shift. Regarding the three dimensions in the questionnaire design, although this study individually measured the public's risk perception, there was a high correlation between the variance analysis results among the three dimensions. This could systematically explain the potential change of the governance paradigm in Taiwanese society concerning structural transformation. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Subjects
Climate change perception; Governance paradigm shift; Public awareness
Other Subjects
Change perceptions; Corporate social responsibilities (CSR); Paradigm shifts; Public awareness; Questionnaire design; Risk communication; Structural transformation; Sustainable society; Climate change; Communication; Risk assessment; Risk perception; climate change; governance approach; paradigm shift; public attitude; risk perception; Taiwan
Type
journal article