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    Visions of Nature in Eastern Europe: A Polish Example
    with Agnieszka D. Hunka, Wouter T. De Groot, and Adam Biela
    Environmental Values 18 (4): 429-452. 2009.
    Visions of nature are defined as public views on what nature is, what values are carried by nature and what is the appropriate relationship between humans and nature. They were studied in Lubelski region, Poland. With respect to the first, respondents expressed that human influence and naturalness do not exclude each other. One result of the values survey was that respondents acknowledged nature's intrinsic value. The study into the relationship between humans and nature showed that the responde…Read more
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    Creating ‘Local Publics’: Responsibility and Involvement in Decision-Making on Technologies with Local Impacts
    with Udo Pesch, Nicole M. A. Huijts, Gunter Bombaerts, and Neelke Doorn
    Science and Engineering Ethics 26 (4): 2215-2234. 2020.
    This paper makes a conceptual inquiry into the notion of ‘publics’, and forwards an understanding of this notion that allows more responsible forms of decision-making with regards to technologies that have localized impacts, such as wind parks, hydrogen stations or flood barriers. The outcome of this inquiry is that the acceptability of a decision is to be assessed by a plurality of ‘publics’, including that of a local community. Even though a plurality of ‘publics’ might create competing normat…Read more