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...by assessing its impact on environmental risk perception

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Aggregate indicator title

Environmental risk perception

Description

Perceptions about the likelihood and impact of environmental risks

Domain

Environment 

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative

Primary/Secondary data

Secondary data

Source of data

World Economic Forum, The Global Risks Report, https://www.weforum.org/reports

Time series

Yes, ex ante and ex post

Unit of measurement (observation)

Absolute values & nominal

Unit of analysis

Project

Analytical level (logic model)

Context, outcome, impact

Links with indicators in other domains

N/A

Data collection method(s)

Review of available online resources (The Global Risks Report)

Data collection item(s)

Not indicated, but can be derived from the 'indicator building' field

Indicator building
  • Perceptions of environmental risks (likelihood, impact)
  • Perceptions of extreme weather events (likelihood, impact)
  • Perceptions of climate change (likelihood, impact)
  • Perception of water crises (likelihood, impact)
Availability of data

Low-medium

Feasibility

Minimal resources required

Comments/caveats
Source of indicator definition

Wehn et al. (2017, 2019, 2020)