Public perceptions of the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Personal experiences, information sources, and social context

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 113; pp. 31 - 39
• Main Authors: Safford, Thomas G., Ulrich, Jessica D., Hamilton, Lawrence C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 30.12.2012; Elsevier; Academic Press Ltd
• Subjects: Age; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Environmental degradation; Environmental disasters; Environmental Exposure; Environmental impact studies; Environmental management; Florida; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Humans; Louisiana; Oil exploration; Oil spill response; Oil spills; Organizations; Perception; Perceptions; Petroleum Pollution; Pollution; Public Opinion; Public perceptions; Social Environment; Social impact; Sociology; U.S.A; Louisiana; Florida; ASW, Mexico Gulf; Public perceptions; Environmental disasters; Sociology; Oil spill response; Organizations; Oil spill; Organization; Social perception; Information source; Disaster; Deep water; Environmental management

The 2010 British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted long-standing questions about energy exploration and its social and environmental implications. Sociologists studying environmental disasters have documented the social impacts resulting from these events and dissatisfaction wit...