Department of Sociology, University of New Hampshire, 417 Horton Social Science Center, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
J Environ Manage. 2012 Dec 30;113:31-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.022. Epub 2012 Sep 14.
The 2010 British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted long-standing questions about energy exploration and its social and environmental implications. Sociologists studying environmental disasters have documented the social impacts resulting from these events and dissatisfaction with government and industry responses. In this paper, we use data from a survey conducted during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to examine how Louisiana and Florida residents' social backgrounds, experiences with the spill, and trust in information sources predict their perceptions of governmental and BP response efforts. We find that direct personal impacts and compensation strongly influence the evaluations of responding organizations. Age and place of residence also predict such assessments. Finally, levels of confidence in television news and BP as sources of information appear to shape Gulf Coast residents' opinions about the work of organizations responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
2010 年英国石油公司（BP）深海地平线石油泄漏事件凸显了长期以来人们对能源勘探及其社会和环境影响的关注。研究环境灾难的社会学家记录了这些事件所带来的社会影响，以及对政府和行业反应的不满。在本文中，我们使用墨西哥湾石油泄漏期间进行的一项调查的数据，来研究路易斯安那州和佛罗里达州居民的社会背景、泄漏经历以及对信息来源的信任如何预测他们对政府和 BP 应对努力的看法。我们发现，直接的个人影响和补偿强烈影响对应对组织的评价。年龄和居住地也预测了这些评估。最后，对电视新闻和 BP 作为信息来源的信心水平似乎塑造了墨西哥湾沿岸居民对组织应对深海地平线灾难工作的看法。
