Climate change communication from cities in the USA
Climate change communication from cities in the USA
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DOI：
10.1007/s10584-018-2223-1
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
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影响因子：
4.8
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Holman, Mirya R.
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作者：
Boussalis, Constantine;Coan, Travis G.;Holman, Mirya R.
尽管联邦政府仍然抵制全面的气候政策，但美国的城市仍在采取行动应对气候变化。虽然专家们普遍认为，地方一级的适应和减缓政策对于避免最严重的气候影响至关重要，但城市向其选民宣传气候变化问题的程度尚未得到充分探讨。在这篇文章中，我们评估美国城市如何沟通气候变化相关的问题，问题和政策。我们使用计算机辅助的方法来评估城市的气候变化努力，通过检查美国82个大城市的新闻稿全文。我们首先确定谁讨论气候变化，发现美国许多大城市在公共传播中应对气候变化。第二，我们来看看这些讨论的内容。许多城市在讨论与天气有关的问题时，会结合广泛的合作努力来应对全球变暖，而以城市为基础的政策讨论则更多地关注能源和交通工作。第三，我们评估与这些讨论相关的当地因素。我们发现，城市的气候脆弱性是特别有影响力的塑造气候通信的水平和时间。
Cities in the USA engage in action on climate change, even as the federal government remains resistant to comprehensive climate policy. While experts generally agree that local level adaptation and mitigation policies are critical to avoiding the worst climate impacts, the degree to which cities communicate climate change issues to their constituents has yet to be fully explored. In this article, we evaluate how US cities communicate climate change-related issues, problems, and policies. We use a computer-assisted approach to evaluate climate change efforts by cities by examining the full text of press releases of 82 large cities in the USA. We first identify who discusses climate change, finding that many large cities in the USA address climate change in their public communication. Second, we examine the content of these discussions. Many cities discuss weather-related concerns in conjunction with broad collaborative efforts to address global warming, while city-based policy discussions focus more on energy and transportation efforts. Third, we evaluate the local factors associated with these discussions. We find that the city's climate vulnerability is particularly influential in shaping the level and timing of climatic communication.