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Characterizing public perceptions of social and cultural impacts in policy decisions

Dieckmann, Nathan F.; Gregory, Robin; Satterfield, Terre; Mayorga, Marcus; Slovic, Paul (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021-04-22)

Social scientists and community advocates have expressed con- cerns that many social and cultural impacts important to citizens are given insufficient weight by decision makers in public policy decision-making. In two large ...
Developing Responsive Indicators of Indigenous Community Health

Donatuto, Jamie; Campbell, Larry; Gregory, Robin (MDPI, 2016-09-09)

How health is defined and assessed is a priority concern for Indigenous peoples due to considerable health risks faced from environmental impacts to homelands, and because what is “at risk” is often determined without ...
From Invisibility to Transparency: Identifying the Implications

Turner, Nancy; Gregory, Robin; Brooks, Cheryl; Failing, Lee; Satterfield, Terre (Resilience Alliance, 2008-12-24)

This paper explores the need for a broader and more inclusive approach to decisions about land and resources, one that recognizes the legitimacy of cultural values and traditional knowledge in environmental decision ...
Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters

Slovic, Paul; Vastfjall, Daniel; Erlandsson, Arvid; Gregory, Robin (PNAS, 2017-01-10)

The power of visual imagery is well known, enshrined in such familiar sayings as “seeing is believing” and “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Iconic photos stir our emotions and transform our perspectives about life ...
Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters

Slovic, Paul; Vastfjall, Daniel; Erlandsson, Arvid; Gregory, Robin (National Academy of Sciences, 2016-12-08)

The power of visual imagery is well known, enshrined in such familiar sayings as “seeing is believing” and “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Iconic photos stir our emotions and transform our perspectives about life ...
Public perceptions of expert disagreement: Bias and incompetence or a complex and random world?

Dieckmann, Nathan, F; Johnson, Branden B.; Gregory, Robin; Mayorga, Marcus; Han, Paul, KJ; Slovic, Paul (2015-11-04)

Expert disputes can present laypeople with several challenges including trying to understand why such disputes occur. In an online survey of the U.S. public, we used a psychometric approach to elicit perceptions of expert ...
Stigma happens: Social problems in the siting of nuclear-waste facilities

Slovic, Paul; Flynn, James; Gregory, Robin (1994)

The paper by Metz challenges the view that stigma associated with a nuclear waste repository might lead to significant economic losses to the host region. We have been invited to comment on the general issues raised by ...
Structuring Intervention Decisions to Prevent Genocide and Mass Atrocities

Slovic, Paul; Gregory, Robin (Decision Research, 2015)

Drawing on techniques from decision analysis, psychology, and negotiation analysis, we highlight a general approach to assessing genocide prevention decisions that we believe could provide decision makers with additional ...
A SURVEY OF fOREST•MANAGEMENT INFORMATION NEEDS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Gregory, Robin; Satterfield, Terre (Decision Research, 1998-09-30)

This report presents the results of a survey of client needs that was conducted by Decision Science Research Institute on behalf of the Southern Interior Forest Extension and Research Partnership. The survey was designed ...
The Troubling Logic of Inclusivity in Environmental Consultations

Gregory, Robin (Science, Technology, & Human Values, 2017)

Inclusivity is widely considered a requirement of defensible environmental risk consultations and is often either mandated or recommended to help ensure attention to stakeholders’ diverse views. Experience suggests the ...
Under pressure: conservation choices and the threat of species extinction

Gregory, Robin; Kozak, Robert; Peterson St-Laurent, Guillaume; Nawaz, Sara; Satterfield, Terre; Hagerman, Shannon (Springer Nature B.V., 2021-05-03)

Shifts in species ranges and viability introduced by climate change are creating difficult challenges for scientists and citizens. In many cases, the seriousness of threats to endangered species is forcing policy makers ...
Valuing Environmental Resources: A Constructive Approach

Slovic, Paul; Lichtenstein, Sarah; Gregory, Robin (1993)

The use of contingent valuation (CV) methods for estimating the economic value of environmental improvements and damages has increased significantly. However, doubts exist regarding the validity of the usual willingness ...
Vegetation Management in Ontario's Forests: Survey Research of Public and Professional Perspectives

Slovic, Paul; Johnson, Stephen; Satterfield, Terre; Flynn, James; Gregory, Robin; Mertz, C.K.; Wagner, Robin (Decision Research, 1995-08)
What’s bad is easy: Taboo values, affect, and cognition

Lichtenstein, Sarah; Gregory, Robin; Irwin, Julie (Society for Judgment and Decision Making, 2007-06)

Some decision situations are so objectionable or repugnant that people refuse to make a choice. This paper seeks to better understand taboo responses, and to distinguish choices that are truly taboo from those that are ...
When lives are in your hands: Dilemmas of the societal decision maker

Lichtenstein, Sarah; Gregory, Robin; Slovic, Paul; Wagenaar, Willem A. (1990)

A Societal Decision Maker (SDM) is a person who makes risky decisions on behalf of others. Most of the time, such decisions should be based on the wishes and beliefs pf the affected people. This paper explores a few cases ...