Respondents were randomly assigned either to a control group or to a group that was shown a local... more Respondents were randomly assigned either to a control group or to a group that was shown a local map of flooding predicted to occur as a result of a Category 3 hurricane in the respondent’s city or county. Based on previous survey research, we had expected the maps to have an impact on perceived risk of sea-level rise, susceptibility of the home to flooding, and support for various mitigation measures. Instead, we found that those exposed to the maps were less likely to say they believed that climate change is occurring or that climate change is responsible for more extreme storms. This pattern was especially marked among Republicans. The most important predictors of sea-level rise attitudes were political party identification, gender and education as well as scores on the science questions. For beliefs about impacts on property values, the strongest predictor was political party affiliation.
Conspiracy theories have flourished about the origins of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that ca... more Conspiracy theories have flourished about the origins of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes an acute respiratory syndrome (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) in humans. This article reports the results from a study that evaluates the impact of exposure to framed messages about the origins of COVID-19. We tested four hypotheses: two focusing on its origins as either zoonotic or human-engineered and two concerning the impacts of origin beliefs on the desire to penalize China or support increased funding for biomedical research. The results accentuate the importance of finding ways to combat the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories related to this global pandemic.
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2002
In the pre–internet era, information was a key determinant of the geographic nature of intra–urba... more In the pre–internet era, information was a key determinant of the geographic nature of intra–urban moves. Information was a far more limited commodity, and therefore subject to management and even manipulation. Information brokers, particularly real estate agents, could order and limit the kinds of information to which prospective buyers gained access, with the potential of strongly biasing search space. In the past few years, a vastly enriched information source on housing vacancies has become available through real estate industry–sponsored sites on the internet. This rich information source has the potential to influence spatial patterns and processes in the search for housing by eliminating information barriers in the search process. Three hypotheses were tested with data from Wake County (Rayleigh), North Carolina. First, those with less prior familiarity with the destination area would make more frequent use of the internet. Second, internet users would visit fewer houses pers...
Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography, 1976
... SAN SAN N FRANCISCO ALA ED FRANCISCO %?,RAMON , AESAN LEANDRO LIVERMODALY PLA C BRAE AS BANE ... more ... SAN SAN N FRANCISCO ALA ED FRANCISCO %?,RAMON , AESAN LEANDRO LIVERMODALY PLA C BRAE AS BANE AR PLEASAN - COLu SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO SAN BRUNO PACIFICA MILLBRAE UNION CITY SAN MATEo A M A TALAMEDA FOSTER CITY ...
Respondents were randomly assigned either to a control group or to a group that was shown a local... more Respondents were randomly assigned either to a control group or to a group that was shown a local map of flooding predicted to occur as a result of a Category 3 hurricane in the respondent’s city or county. Based on previous survey research, we had expected the maps to have an impact on perceived risk of sea-level rise, susceptibility of the home to flooding, and support for various mitigation measures. Instead, we found that those exposed to the maps were less likely to say they believed that climate change is occurring or that climate change is responsible for more extreme storms. This pattern was especially marked among Republicans. The most important predictors of sea-level rise attitudes were political party identification, gender and education as well as scores on the science questions. For beliefs about impacts on property values, the strongest predictor was political party affiliation.
Conspiracy theories have flourished about the origins of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that ca... more Conspiracy theories have flourished about the origins of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes an acute respiratory syndrome (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) in humans. This article reports the results from a study that evaluates the impact of exposure to framed messages about the origins of COVID-19. We tested four hypotheses: two focusing on its origins as either zoonotic or human-engineered and two concerning the impacts of origin beliefs on the desire to penalize China or support increased funding for biomedical research. The results accentuate the importance of finding ways to combat the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories related to this global pandemic.
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2002
In the pre–internet era, information was a key determinant of the geographic nature of intra–urba... more In the pre–internet era, information was a key determinant of the geographic nature of intra–urban moves. Information was a far more limited commodity, and therefore subject to management and even manipulation. Information brokers, particularly real estate agents, could order and limit the kinds of information to which prospective buyers gained access, with the potential of strongly biasing search space. In the past few years, a vastly enriched information source on housing vacancies has become available through real estate industry–sponsored sites on the internet. This rich information source has the potential to influence spatial patterns and processes in the search for housing by eliminating information barriers in the search process. Three hypotheses were tested with data from Wake County (Rayleigh), North Carolina. First, those with less prior familiarity with the destination area would make more frequent use of the internet. Second, internet users would visit fewer houses pers...
Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography, 1976
... SAN SAN N FRANCISCO ALA ED FRANCISCO %?,RAMON , AESAN LEANDRO LIVERMODALY PLA C BRAE AS BANE ... more ... SAN SAN N FRANCISCO ALA ED FRANCISCO %?,RAMON , AESAN LEANDRO LIVERMODALY PLA C BRAE AS BANE AR PLEASAN - COLu SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO SAN BRUNO PACIFICA MILLBRAE UNION CITY SAN MATEo A M A TALAMEDA FOSTER CITY ...
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