Exploring Climate Change Perspectives. An Analysis of Undergraduate Students' Place-Based Attachment in Appalachia, USA
Despite global scientific consensus, climate change is a highly controversial and politicized issue in the United States. Grounded in two quantitative survey iterations with approximately 446 responses, 28 semi-structured interviews, and 4 focus groups with 60 undergraduate students from six state universities in the Appalachian region, this five-year study explores the role of place-based attachm