Factors influencing residents’ acceptance (support) of remediation technologies

Prior, J

Factors influencing residents’ acceptance (support) of remediation technologies

Prior, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 624 pp. 1369 - 1386
Issue Date:: 2018-05-15

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dc.contributor.author	Prior, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-5207	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-12-12	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-05-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 624 pp. 1369 - 1386	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129271
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier B.V. An increasing diversity of technologies are being used to remediate contaminated sites, yet there remains little understanding of the level of acceptance that residents living near these sites hold for these technologies, and what factors influence their level of acceptance. This lack of understanding hinders the remediation industry's ability to effectively engage with these residents about remediation technology selection, at a time when such engagement is become part and parcel of remediation policy and practice. The study develops on wider research into public acceptance of technologies, using data from a telephone survey of 2009 residents living near thirteen contaminated sites across Australia. Within the survey acceptance is measured through residents’ level of support for the application of remediation technologies in their local area. Firstly, a regression analysis of closed-ended questions, and coding of open-ended questions are combined to identify the main predictors of residents’ support for remediation technologies. Secondly, coding of open-ended questions was analysed using Crawford and Ostrom's Institutional Grammar Tool to identify norms and sanctions guiding residents’ willingness to negotiate their support. The research identifies factors associated with the residents’ personal and demographic characteristics, their physical context and engagement with institution during remediation processes, and the technologies themselves which predict residents’ level of support for the application of remediation technologies. Bioremediation technologies had higher levels of support than chemical, thermal and physical technologies. Furthermore, the paper identifies a core set of norms and sanctions residents use to negotiate their level of support for remediation technologies.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science of the Total Environment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.133	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Regression Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Public Opinion	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Technology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biodegradation, Environmental	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Environmental Restoration and Remediation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.title	Factors influencing residents’ acceptance (support) of remediation technologies	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	624	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	MD Multidisciplinary	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	624	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. An increasing diversity of technologies are being used to remediate contaminated sites, yet there remains little understanding of the level of acceptance that residents living near these sites hold for these technologies, and what factors influence their level of acceptance. This lack of understanding hinders the remediation industry's ability to effectively engage with these residents about remediation technology selection, at a time when such engagement is become part and parcel of remediation policy and practice. The study develops on wider research into public acceptance of technologies, using data from a telephone survey of 2009 residents living near thirteen contaminated sites across Australia. Within the survey acceptance is measured through residents’ level of support for the application of remediation technologies in their local area. Firstly, a regression analysis of closed-ended questions, and coding of open-ended questions are combined to identify the main predictors of residents’ support for remediation technologies. Secondly, coding of open-ended questions was analysed using Crawford and Ostrom's Institutional Grammar Tool to identify norms and sanctions guiding residents’ willingness to negotiate their support. The research identifies factors associated with the residents’ personal and demographic characteristics, their physical context and engagement with institution during remediation processes, and the technologies themselves which predict residents’ level of support for the application of remediation technologies. Bioremediation technologies had higher levels of support than chemical, thermal and physical technologies. Furthermore, the paper identifies a core set of norms and sanctions residents use to negotiate their level of support for remediation technologies.

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