Event Title
Location
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Start Date
1-5-2014 9:00 AM
End Date
1-5-2014 10:00 AM
Project Type
Poster- Restricted to Campus Access
Description
With the help of Professor Dissanayake and students of his Environmental & Natural Resource Economics course (EC 231), a survey was distributed to hundreds of respondents across the nation with the intention to study beliefs about climate change. Numerous questions included in the survey address each respondents knowledge of the subject matter as well as the various influences that may alter ones beliefs as to how they are effected by the issue at hand. This presentation will investigate all variables and potential patterns from the survey results in the hope of finding a significant and meaningful conclusion that can help to explain peoples views on climate change.
Faculty Sponsor
Sahan Dissanayake
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Economics Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
742
Perceptions of Climate Change
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
With the help of Professor Dissanayake and students of his Environmental & Natural Resource Economics course (EC 231), a survey was distributed to hundreds of respondents across the nation with the intention to study beliefs about climate change. Numerous questions included in the survey address each respondents knowledge of the subject matter as well as the various influences that may alter ones beliefs as to how they are effected by the issue at hand. This presentation will investigate all variables and potential patterns from the survey results in the hope of finding a significant and meaningful conclusion that can help to explain peoples views on climate change.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2014/program/110