Gaining Acceptance by Informing the People? Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Acceptance of Transportation Policies
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Author(s)
Li, Menghan
Zhao, Jinhua
Date Issued
September 2017
Journal
Journal of Planning Education and Research
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SAGE Publications
Citation
Li, Menghan and Jinhua Zhao. “Gaining Acceptance by Informing the People? Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Acceptance of Transportation Policies.” Journal of Planning Education and Research (September 2017) © SAGE Publications
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Abstract
We examine the connection between public knowledge and attitudes in the context of urban transportation policies. We categorize policy knowledge into received, subjective, and reasoned knowledge, and measure them empirically using a survey of Shanghai’s residents (n=1,000) on the vehicle license auction policy. We quantify the relationship between the three types of knowledge and public acceptance and its predecessors (perceived effectiveness, affordability, and equity). We find variegated impacts of knowledge on acceptance: reasoned knowledge increases acceptance but subjective knowledge decreases it, while received knowledge has no direct impact. Public information needs to emphasize societal benefits and the underlying policy rationale. Keywords: transportation policy; public knowledge; public acceptance; vehicle license auction; structural equation modeling; China
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X17732623
