Exploring public participation process and its differing degrees in influencing risk perception within the petrochemical industry: a scoping review

Autor segons l'article: Gheitasi, Mahdi; Gine, David Serrano; Perez-Albert, Yolanda

Departament: Geografia

Autor/s de la URV: Perez Albert, Maria Yolanda / SERRANO GINÉ, DAVID

Paraules clau: Communication; Environment; Gis; Governance; Participatory process; Perception of risk; Pollution; Ppgis; Public participation; Technological site

Resum: To evaluate perceived risk, it is necessary to understand both the type of risk and the residents' perceptions. With the rise of information on technology and digital platforms, new avenues have emerged for examining citizens' risk perception in participatory settings. However, the lack of theoretical and methodological approaches in this area calls for further research. The objective of this article is to fill the existing research gap by conducting a scoping review of published literature that examines risk perception related to the petrochemical industry, specifically focusing on digital platforms and the utilization of participatory processes in assessing risk perception within this industry context. The review analyzes the types of questions and responses encountered during participatory processes. The authors selected and studied 10 papers in-depth after applying specific selection criteria. They identified two types of risks-natural and technological-associated with the petrochemical industry, and two types of questions: general questions such as demographics, education, and employment, and specific questions such as risk perception, trust in government and company information, type of risk, or proximity to polluted areas. The paper identifies two question types in participatory processes: general and specific. It emphasizes that the most frequent participation level is consultation, involving seeking public feedback for decision-making. Risk perception is a common topic in participatory processes, highlighting the importance of understanding and addressing public concerns about activities risks. Understanding risk and questions raised during participation is crucial to studying risk perception. This knowledge can improve policies, identify risk mitigation solutions, and identify relevant questions to aid in logical answers.

Àrees temàtiques: Biodiversidade; Ciências agrárias i; Ciências ambientais; Ciências biológicas ii; Engenharias i; Environmental science (all); Environmental science (miscellaneous); Environmental sciences; General environmental science; Geociências

Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: myolanda.perez@urv.cat

Data d'alta del registre: 2025-03-22

Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Enllaç font original: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1218995/full

Referència a l'article segons font original: Frontiers In Environmental Science. 11 1218995-

Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Gheitasi, Mahdi; Gine, David Serrano; Perez-Albert, Yolanda (2023). Exploring public participation process and its differing degrees in influencing risk perception within the petrochemical industry: a scoping review. Frontiers In Environmental Science, 11(), 1218995-. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1218995

URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

DOI de l'article: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1218995

Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Any de publicació de la revista: 2023

Tipus de publicació: info:eu-repo/semantics/article