Ken,
You might consult this classic: Anthony Downs, 1972. "Up and Down with Ecology:
The 'Issue-Attention Cycle'," The Public Interest, vol. 38: 38-50. It's
available on-line at: https://www.exchange.iu.edu/exchange/
Best,
Matt
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Matthew R. Auer
Associate Professor
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University
1315 East 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
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Subject: environmental crisis as motivation for action
Dear Ged-eders,
Can anyone point me to references on -- and here I don't know exactly
how to term the topic -- the idea that people don't react to environmental
problems until they see disaster (or BIG consequences) staring them in the
face? In other words, literature on the notion that it takes a crisis to make
people / policymakers seriously act to address a problem. I am interested in
general readings, or specific case studies. What would be especially
fascinating is cases where a problem existed and was well known and
acknowledged, but was not acted upon until "things got out of hand." I would
like to include a few such readings in a course I will be teaching this fall.
Thanks,
Ken Wilkening
International Studies Program
University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
3333 University Way
Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9
CANADA
Tel: 250-960-5768
Fax: 250-960-5545
