Exploring the psychology of trade-off decision-making in environmental impact assessment
dc.contributor.author | Retief, Francois | |
dc.contributor.author | Morrison- Saunders, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Geneletti, Devide | |
dc.contributor.author | Pope, Jennifer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T15:17:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T15:17:03Z | |
dc.date.created | 2014-03-18T20:00:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Retief, Francois and Morrison-Saunders, Angus and Geneletti, Devide and Pope, Jenny. 2013. Exploring the psychology of trade-off decision-making in environmental impact assessment. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 31 (1): pp. 13-23. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44891 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/14615517.2013.768007 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Dealing with trade-offs lies at the heart of environmental impact assessment (EIA). However, there has been scant reflection to date on the concept of trade-offs within the EIA literature. This paper aims to contribute to the thinking about trade-offs by distilling key learning points from research conducted within the field of psychology. In particular, the paper explores three interrelated questions namely: When are trade-off decisions difficult? How do we react when faced with difficult trade-off decisions? And how can we deal with difficult trade-off decisions? The research confirms that EIA functions within a very difficult trade-off decision-making context and that observed behaviour related to these difficult decisions can be explained from a psychology perspective. In order to deal better with trade-off decisions, it is helpful to be able to predict decision difficulty and anticipate resultant behaviour. Moreover, the way we present and frame decisions affects their outcomes. | |
dc.publisher | Beech Tree Publishing | |
dc.title | Exploring the psychology of trade-off decision-making in environmental impact assessment | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 31 | |
dcterms.source.number | 1 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 13 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 23 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1461-5517 | |
dcterms.source.title | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal | |
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curtin.accessStatus | Open access via publisher |