TY - JOUR
AU - Redman, Samantha
AB -  This article draws on cultural theory of risk to explore public perceptions of trust in groups that provide information about water in the Reno-Sparks region of northern Nevada, USA. We survey 474 respondents, and using mixed-methods analysis, critically examine perceptions of trust in 12 sources to provide accurate information about water resources. Factor analysis reveals that respondents shared similar values of trust in several sources, which we categorize as: elected local officials, ancillary safeguards, local water and sanitation utilities, and supplemental sources. We then explored subregional variation in trust and local context, gleaned from open-ended responses. In conclusion, we find in the Reno-Sparks region as a whole there is general mistrust in elected local officials, however these perceptions are complicated by local context with some subregions more trusting than others. 
TI - The geography of trust: understanding differences in perceptions of risk, water resources, and regional development
JF - Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
DO - 10.1080/1523908X.2021.1910021
DA - 2021-11-02
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/the-geography-of-trust-understanding-differences-in-perceptions-of-Vu7jV5OSFk
SP - 766
EP - 780
VL - 23
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -