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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
9
Issue
3
Date
1/1/1979

Article Facts

Title
The Structure of Public Attitudes Toward Social Science Research on Flood Damage Prevention
DOI
10.2190/EEHE-6LXP-7CUH-TYAD
Authors
  • Steven K. Paulson
  • Wayne E. Lawrence
Pages
223-229
Online Date
05/09/2002

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The Structure of Public Attitudes Toward Social Science Research on Flood Damage Prevention

Steven K. Paulson
Wayne E. Lawrence

DOI: 10.2190/EEHE-6LXP-7CUH-TYAD

Abstract

As part of a larger study of water resource research needs, 1300 "concerned citizens" were asked to report their evaluations on nineteen issues in flood damage prevention in terms of their relative importance for future, social science, research. A factor analysis of the responses isolated four distinct clusters of issues; the "health" cluster was rated as most important followed by "community" and "natural" environment with "institutions" ranked as least important.

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