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Why your perception of climate change threats might depend on where you live - new research
Our planet has just seen its hottest month on record, with many places on fire or flooded. [...] However, not everyone notices or feels this threat to the same extent. [...] In our study, we wanted to find out how British people who live in cities experience the threat of climate change, compared with people who live rurally. Based on a representative sample of 1,071 survey respondents from across the UK, we found that people in rural areas showed higher degrees of place attachment than people living in cities, as we expected. However, we were surprised to see that the perceived threat of climate change in the most rural locations was lower. […] there are three compelling explanations.
1. Awareness
People in rural areas may not be as aware of climate change as people in cities. [...] However, looking more closely, the effect is mostly down to education rather than whether people live in rural areas or not. [...]
2. Experience
People in rural areas may not experience climate change in the same way as people in cities. This is because rural areas have higher levels of green space than urban areas. For example, you will feel the heat less when you are surrounded by trees.
3. Resilience
[...] Rural people may be aware of climate change and they may experience it like everyone else, but they may have better ways of coping with it than city dwellers because of their closer relationship with nature. This may have taught them to be more flexible in how they deal with change. [...]
Climate change is certainly worrying for most of us and sometimes linked with heightened anxiety. [...] What matters is what we do in our everyday lives, how much we recognise that things are changing and whether we are willing to take action.
Disponível e adaptado de: https://theconversation.com/why-yourperception-of-climate-change-threats-might-depend-on-where-youlive-new-research-212888 Acesso em: 13 set. 2023.
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