Identifying mechanisms of environmental decision-making: How ideology and geographic proximity influence public support for managing agricultural runoff to curb harmful algal blooms

•On average residents supported regulatory policies to reduce agriculture runoff.•Political ideology affects policy support.•News exposure and risk perception can mediate the effect of ideology.•Proximity to Lake Erie does not directly affect policy support.•We recommended greater and more penetrati...

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Published inJournal of environmental management Vol. 241; pp. 264 - 272
Main Authors Guo, Tian, Nisbet, Erik C., Martin, Jay F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2019
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Summary:•On average residents supported regulatory policies to reduce agriculture runoff.•Political ideology affects policy support.•News exposure and risk perception can mediate the effect of ideology.•Proximity to Lake Erie does not directly affect policy support.•We recommended greater and more penetrating communication about the risk associated with HABs within the Lake Erie Basin.
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ISSN:0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.021