Working Towards Public Acceptance in Germany

A review is provided of the world water resource situation. Water reuse is discussed as a means of augmenting conventional supplies, with types of potential reuse applications identified. Considerations of water quality, cost, public acceptance, and institutional constraints are discussed for their impact on decisions regarding implementation of water reuse.

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School opening during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Public acceptance of wearing fabric masks in class

Public Health in Practice ◽

10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100115 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100115

Author(s):

Cornelia Betsch ◽

Lars Korn ◽

Lisa Felgendreff ◽

Sarah Eitze ◽

Heidrun Thaiss

Keyword(s):

Public Acceptance

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A review of public acceptance of nature-based solutions: The ‘why’, ‘when’, and ‘how’ of success for disaster risk reduction measures

AMBIO ◽

10.1007/s13280-021-01502-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carl C. Anderson ◽

Fabrice G. Renaud

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Risk Reduction ◽

Disaster Risk Reduction ◽

Disaster Risk ◽

Public Acceptance ◽

Societal Challenges ◽

Increasing Trend ◽

Risk Reduction Measures

AbstractNature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognized as sustainable approaches to address societal challenges. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has benefited by moving away from purely ‘grey’ infrastructure measures towards NbS. However, this shift also furthers an increasing trend of reliance on public acceptance to plan, implement and manage DRR measures. In this review, we examine how unique NbS characteristics relate to public acceptance through a comparison with grey measures, and we identify influential acceptance factors related to individuals, society, and DRR measures. Based on the review, we introduce the PA-NbS model that highlights the role of risk perception, trust, competing societal interests, and ecosystem services. Efforts to increase acceptance should focus on providing and promoting awareness of benefits combined with effective communication and collaboration. Further research is required to understand interconnections among identified factors and how they can be leveraged for the success and further uptake of NbS.

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Digital Contact Tracing Applications during COVID-19: A Scoping Review about Public Acceptance

Informatics ◽

10.3390/informatics8030048 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 48

Author(s):

My Villius Zetterholm ◽

Yanqing Lin ◽

Päivi Jokela

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Technical Skills ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

Public Acceptance ◽

National Cultures ◽

Privacy Concerns ◽

Ethical Justification ◽

Performance Expectancy ◽

Socially Disadvantaged

Digital contact tracing applications (CTAs) have been one of the most widely discussed technical methods of controlling the COVID-19 outbreak. The effectiveness of this technology and its ethical justification depend highly on public acceptance and adoption. This study aims to describe the current knowledge about public acceptance of CTAs and identify individual perspectives, which are essential to consider concerning CTA acceptance and adoption. In this scoping review, 25 studies from four continents across the globe are compiled, and critical topics are identified and discussed. The results show that public acceptance varies across national cultures and sociodemographic strata. Lower acceptance among people who are mistrusting, socially disadvantaged, or those with low technical skills suggest a risk that CTAs may amplify existing inequities. Regarding determinants of acceptance, eight themes emerged, covering both attitudes and behavioral perspectives that can influence acceptance, including trust, privacy concerns, social responsibility, perceived health threat, experience of and access to technologies, performance expectancy and perceived benefits, and understanding. Furthermore, widespread misconceptions about the CTA function are a topic in need of immediate attention to ensure the safe use of CTAs. The intention-action gap is another topic in need of more research.

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The Level of Public Acceptance to the Development of a Coastal Flooding Early Warning System in Jakarta

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020566 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 566

Author(s):

Nelly Florida Riama ◽

Riri Fitri Sari ◽

Henita Rahmayanti ◽

Widada Sulistya ◽

Mohamad Husein Nurrahmat

Keyword(s):

Path Analysis ◽

Early Warning ◽

Early Warning System ◽

Warning System ◽

Coastal Flooding ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Public Acceptance ◽

Community Attitudes ◽

Early Warning Model ◽

Warning Model

Coastal flooding is a natural disaster that often occurs in coastal areas. Jakarta is an example of a location that is highly vulnerable to coastal flooding. Coastal flooding can result in economic and human life losses. Thus, there is a need for a coastal flooding early warning system in vulnerable locations to reduce the threat to the community and strengthen its resilience to coastal flooding disasters. This study aimed to measure the level of public acceptance toward the development of a coastal flooding early warning system of people who live in a coastal region in Jakarta. This knowledge is essential to ensure that the early warning system can be implemented successfully. A survey was conducted by distributing questionnaires to people in the coastal areas of Jakarta. The questionnaire results were analyzed using cross-tabulation and path analysis based on the variables of knowledge, perceptions, and community attitudes towards the development of a coastal flooding early warning system. The survey result shows that the level of public acceptance is excellent, as proven by the average score of the respondents’ attitude by 4.15 in agreeing with the establishment of an early warning system to manage coastal flooding. Thus, path analysis shows that knowledge and perception have a weak relationship with community attitudes when responding to the coastal flooding early warning model. The results show that only 23% of the community’s responses toward the coastal flooding early warning model can be explained by the community’s knowledge and perceptions. This research is expected to be useful in implementing a coastal flooding early warning system by considering the level of public acceptance.

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The impact of public acceptance on cost efficiency and environmental sustainability in decentralized energy systems

Patterns ◽

10.1016/j.patter.2021.100301 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100301

Author(s):

Jann M. Weinand ◽

Russell McKenna ◽

Max Kleinebrahm ◽

Fabian Scheller ◽

Wolf Fichtner

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Cost Efficiency ◽

Energy Systems ◽

Public Acceptance ◽

Decentralized Energy Systems ◽

Decentralized Energy ◽

The Impact

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The Single-Rotor Helicopter with Rigidly-Mounted Blades

Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society ◽

10.1017/s0001924000062060 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 67 (634) ◽

pp. 651-663 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. R. Heppe

Keyword(s):

General Public ◽

Research Team ◽

Low Cost ◽

Second World War ◽

Public Acceptance ◽

World War ◽

Mass Market ◽

Recent Developments ◽

Second World

For many years, studies of various light aircraft designs have been carried on by the Lockheed-California Company in search of a vehicle that had the potential of truly generating the “air age”—a vehicle which would perform a useful service to many people, in many jobs. Shortly after the Second World War, these studies were directed along the lines of present-day light aeroplanes, but were eventually discarded upon recognition of the limited utility of these vehicles when related to general public acceptance. However, in 1959, spurred by recent developments in VTOL craft, the Lockheed research team again raised the question, “Is it possible today to develop a vehicle of low cost and with sufficient utility to reach the mass market?”

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