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1432-1009, 0364-152x

Author(s):  
Sandra Notaro ◽  
Gianluca Grilli

AbstractScientific evidence suggests that emotions affect actual human decision-making, particularly in highly emotionally situations such as human-wildlife interactions. In this study we assess the role of fear on preferences for wildlife conservation, using a discrete choice experiment. The sample was split into two treatment groups and a control. In the treatment groups the emotion of fear towards wildlife was manipulated using two different pictures of a wolf, one fearful and one reassuring, which were presented to respondents during the experiment. Results were different for the two treatments. The assurance treatment lead to higher preferences and willingness to pay for the wolf, compared to the fear treatment and the control, for several population sizes. On the other hand, the impact of the fear treatment was lower than expected and only significant for large populations of wolves, in excess of 50 specimen. Overall, the study suggests that emotional choices may represent a source of concern for the assessment of stable preferences. The impact of emotional choices is likely to be greater in situations where a wildlife-related topic is highly emphasized, positively or negatively, by social networks, mass media, and opinion leaders. When stated preferences towards wildlife are affected by the emotional state of fear due to contextual external stimuli, welfare analysis does not reflect stable individual preferences and may lead to sub-optimal conservation policies. Therefore, while more research is recommended for a more accurate assessment, it is advised to control the decision context during surveys for potential emotional choices.


Author(s):  
David Domingues Pavanelli ◽  
Daniel Ferreira Domingues ◽  
Paulo Gustavo Hoch ◽  
Caio Tadao Joko ◽  
Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira Andrade ◽  
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Author(s):  
Francisco J. Escobedo ◽  
Marius Bottin ◽  
Nicola Clerici ◽  
Salamanca Guibor Camargo ◽  
Alejandro Feged-Rivadeneira

Author(s):  
Juliana Siqueira-Gay ◽  
Diogo Santos ◽  
Wilson R. Nascimento ◽  
Pedro Walfir M. Souza-Filho ◽  
Luis Enrique Sánchez

Author(s):  
Daniel B. Ferguson ◽  
Alison M. Meadow ◽  
Henry P. Huntington

AbstractDespite the rapid and accelerating rate of global environmental changes, too often research that has the potential to inform more sustainable futures remains disconnected from the context in which it could be used. Though transdisciplinary approaches (TDA) are known to overcome this disconnect, institutional barriers frequently prevent their deployment. Here we use insights from a qualitative comparative analysis of five case studies to develop a process for helping researchers and funders conceptualize and implement socially engaged research within existing institutional structures. The process we propose is meant to help researchers achieve societal as well as scientific outcomes relatively early in a project, as an end in itself or en route to greater engagement later. If projects that have a strong foundation of dialog and shared power wish to use TDA within current institutional and academic structures, we suggest that they focus on three process-based factors to increase their chances for success: (1) the maturity of relationships within a collaboration, (2) the level of context knowledge present within the collaborative team, and (3) the intensity of the engagement efforts within the project.


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