Wanyun Shao
Biographic Data
| ID | 1406181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wanyun Shao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wanyun |
| FAMILY NAME | Shao |
| SIGNATURE | SHAO W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1609-7383 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 88 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
A staged wildfire evacuation model for wildland-urban interface communities with transient populations
Stakeholder compound flood hazard communication and decision making in Mobile, AL
Investigating the feasibility of adopting virtual reality as a method for natural hazard risk communication
Flood insurance purchasing behavior in two Gulf Coast cities
Identifying trends in interpretation and responses to hurricane and climate change communication tools
Measuring accessibility of movement challenged persons during earthquake evacuation of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
A Study of American Response to Climate Change and the Influence of Carbon Dependency, Social Capital, and Political Orientation
Climate change is one major challenge that has brought substantial costs to the United States. To implement mitigation measures and gain public support, it is critical to understand Americans’ attitudes toward this issue. Our study investigates how carbon dependency, social capital, and political orientation influence public response to climate change by perceiving its threat, changing behaviors, and supporting policies. We first build an integra…
Perceptions of earthquake risks and knowledge about earthquake response among movement challenged persons in Dhaka city of Bangladesh
Comparing public expectations with local planning efforts to mitigate coastal hazards
Hazard risk awareness and disaster management
Being green in a green capital
Data-driven modeling reveals the Western dominance of global public interest in earthquakes
Catastrophic earthquakes stimulate information-seeking behaviors beyond the affected geographical boundaries; however, our understanding of the dynamics of global public interest in earthquakes remains limited. Herein, we harness Big Data to examine the dynamic patterns of global public interest, concerning 17 significant worldwide earthquakes over 2004–2019. We find that the global community shows a higher level of interest when an earthquake oc…
Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to Covid–19
What really drives the deployment of renewable energy? A global assessment of 118 countries
Confidence in political leaders can slant risk perceptions of Covid-19 in a highly polarized environment
Understanding Evangelical Protestant Identity, Religiosity, Extreme Weather, and American Public Perceptions of Global Warming, 2006-2016
This paper presents a comprehensive effort to analyze the relationship between Evangelical Protestant identity and religiosity along with socioeconomic characteristics, political predisposition, and extreme weather events on the one hand, and opinions toward global warming on the other. Using survey data from the Pew Research Center from 2006–2013 and the 2016 American National Election Study merged with extreme weather data from the Center for D…
Assessing community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast of the United States
Hurricanes and flooding have affected millions of people and generated massive economic losses over the past several decades. Geographic information system (GIS) methods are employed in this paper to analyse coastal communities' vulnerability to these two hazards along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Specifically, two types of quantitative indicators are developed: (i) exposure to hurricanes and flooding, based on information from multiple s…
Predicting support for flood mitigation based on flood insurance purchase behavior
What is the decision-making mechanism people rely upon to mitigate flood risk? Applying Bayesian Network modeling to a comprehensive survey dataset for the US Gulf Coast, we find that the overall support for flood mitigation can be inferred from flood insurance purchase behavior (i.e. without insurance versus with insurance purchased mandatorily, voluntarily, or both). Therefore, we propose a theoretical decision-making mechanism composed of two …
Examining the Effects of Objective Hurricane Risks and Community Resilience on Risk Perceptions of Hurricanes at the County Level in the U.S. Gulf Coast
Communities' risk perceptions can influence their abilities to cope with coastal hazards such as hurricanes and coastal flooding. Our study presents an initial effort to examine the relationship between community resilience and risk perception at the county level, through innovative construction of aggregate variables. Using the 2012 Gulf Coast Climate Change Survey merged with historical hurricane data and community resilience indicators, we fir…
Weather, climate, politics, or God? Determinants of American public opinions toward global warming
2012 American National Election Study data supplemented with monthly temperature data from the United States Historical Climatology Network are used to examine how religion, politics, and weather and climate affect views of global warming. Evangelical fundamentalism is the most consistent factor among all religion-related variables in determining perceptions of global warming, those more oriented toward evangelical fundamentalism being less likel…
Analysis of Pollution Hazard Intensity
Heavy industrialization has resulted in the contamination of soil by metals from anthropogenic sources in Anniston, Alabama. This situation calls for increased public awareness of the soil contamination issue and better knowledge of the main factors contributing to the potential sources contaminating residential soil. The purpose of this spatial epidemiology research is to describe the effects of physical factors on the concentration of lead (Pb)…
Science, Scientists, and Local Weather
Objective To explore the effects of long‐term climate trends and short‐term weather fluctuations, evaluations of scientists and science, political predispositions, religious affiliation, the information environment, and demographic attributes on individuals’ views about whether global warming exists and, if so, whether it is a result of natural cycles or human activity. Methods We use data from the 2009 Pew General Public Science Survey, along wi…
Are actual weather and perceived weather the same? Understanding perceptions of local weather and their effects on risk perceptions of global warming
I use one nationally representative sample from CBS News/New York Times Poll on Environment (2007), supplemented with monthly temperature and precipitation data from the United States Historical Climatology Network and extreme weather events data from National Climatic Data Center, to examine how different weather measures and individuals’ socio-demographic background, political predisposition, and beliefs about global warming affect the percepti…
Weather, Climate, and the Economy
Two series of national survey datasets (2001–10), supplemented with monthly temperature and precipitation data and unemployment data, are used to examine how weather and climate, economic performance, and individuals’ sociodemographic backgrounds and political orientations affect public perceptions of global warming. Consistent with previous studies, political orientations play a key role in determining public perceptions of global warming. Democ…
Confidence in political leaders can slant risk perceptions of Covid-19 in a highly polarized environment
Weather, climate, politics, or God? Determinants of American public opinions toward global warming
2012 American National Election Study data supplemented with monthly temperature data from the United States Historical Climatology Network are used to examine how religion, politics, and weather and climate affect views of global warming. Evangelical fundamentalism is the most consistent factor among all religion-related variables in determining perceptions of global warming, those more oriented toward evangelical fundamentalism being less likel…
Are actual weather and perceived weather the same? Understanding perceptions of local weather and their effects on risk perceptions of global warming
I use one nationally representative sample from CBS News/New York Times Poll on Environment (2007), supplemented with monthly temperature and precipitation data from the United States Historical Climatology Network and extreme weather events data from National Climatic Data Center, to examine how different weather measures and individuals’ socio-demographic background, political predisposition, and beliefs about global warming affect the percepti…
Examining the Effects of Objective Hurricane Risks and Community Resilience on Risk Perceptions of Hurricanes at the County Level in the U.S. Gulf Coast
Communities' risk perceptions can influence their abilities to cope with coastal hazards such as hurricanes and coastal flooding. Our study presents an initial effort to examine the relationship between community resilience and risk perception at the county level, through innovative construction of aggregate variables. Using the 2012 Gulf Coast Climate Change Survey merged with historical hurricane data and community resilience indicators, we fir…
Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to Covid–19
Understanding Evangelical Protestant Identity, Religiosity, Extreme Weather, and American Public Perceptions of Global Warming, 2006-2016
This paper presents a comprehensive effort to analyze the relationship between Evangelical Protestant identity and religiosity along with socioeconomic characteristics, political predisposition, and extreme weather events on the one hand, and opinions toward global warming on the other. Using survey data from the Pew Research Center from 2006–2013 and the 2016 American National Election Study merged with extreme weather data from the Center for D…
Assessing community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast of the United States
Hurricanes and flooding have affected millions of people and generated massive economic losses over the past several decades. Geographic information system (GIS) methods are employed in this paper to analyse coastal communities' vulnerability to these two hazards along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Specifically, two types of quantitative indicators are developed: (i) exposure to hurricanes and flooding, based on information from multiple s…
What really drives the deployment of renewable energy? A global assessment of 118 countries
Science, Scientists, and Local Weather
Objective To explore the effects of long‐term climate trends and short‐term weather fluctuations, evaluations of scientists and science, political predispositions, religious affiliation, the information environment, and demographic attributes on individuals’ views about whether global warming exists and, if so, whether it is a result of natural cycles or human activity. Methods We use data from the 2009 Pew General Public Science Survey, along wi…
Being green in a green capital
A Study of American Response to Climate Change and the Influence of Carbon Dependency, Social Capital, and Political Orientation
Climate change is one major challenge that has brought substantial costs to the United States. To implement mitigation measures and gain public support, it is critical to understand Americans’ attitudes toward this issue. Our study investigates how carbon dependency, social capital, and political orientation influence public response to climate change by perceiving its threat, changing behaviors, and supporting policies. We first build an integra…
Weather, Climate, and the Economy
Two series of national survey datasets (2001–10), supplemented with monthly temperature and precipitation data and unemployment data, are used to examine how weather and climate, economic performance, and individuals’ sociodemographic backgrounds and political orientations affect public perceptions of global warming. Consistent with previous studies, political orientations play a key role in determining public perceptions of global warming. Democ…
Are actual weather and perceived weather the same? Understanding perceptions of local weather and their effects on risk perceptions of global warming
I use one nationally representative sample from CBS News/New York Times Poll on Environment (2007), supplemented with monthly temperature and precipitation data from the United States Historical Climatology Network and extreme weather events data from National Climatic Data Center, to examine how different weather measures and individuals’ socio-demographic background, political predisposition, and beliefs about global warming affect the percepti…
Analysis of Pollution Hazard Intensity
Heavy industrialization has resulted in the contamination of soil by metals from anthropogenic sources in Anniston, Alabama. This situation calls for increased public awareness of the soil contamination issue and better knowledge of the main factors contributing to the potential sources contaminating residential soil. The purpose of this spatial epidemiology research is to describe the effects of physical factors on the concentration of lead (Pb)…
Science, Scientists, and Local Weather
Objective To explore the effects of long‐term climate trends and short‐term weather fluctuations, evaluations of scientists and science, political predispositions, religious affiliation, the information environment, and demographic attributes on individuals’ views about whether global warming exists and, if so, whether it is a result of natural cycles or human activity. Methods We use data from the 2009 Pew General Public Science Survey, along wi…
Weather, climate, politics, or God? Determinants of American public opinions toward global warming
2012 American National Election Study data supplemented with monthly temperature data from the United States Historical Climatology Network are used to examine how religion, politics, and weather and climate affect views of global warming. Evangelical fundamentalism is the most consistent factor among all religion-related variables in determining perceptions of global warming, those more oriented toward evangelical fundamentalism being less likel…
Examining the Effects of Objective Hurricane Risks and Community Resilience on Risk Perceptions of Hurricanes at the County Level in the U.S. Gulf Coast
Communities' risk perceptions can influence their abilities to cope with coastal hazards such as hurricanes and coastal flooding. Our study presents an initial effort to examine the relationship between community resilience and risk perception at the county level, through innovative construction of aggregate variables. Using the 2012 Gulf Coast Climate Change Survey merged with historical hurricane data and community resilience indicators, we fir…
Predicting support for flood mitigation based on flood insurance purchase behavior
What is the decision-making mechanism people rely upon to mitigate flood risk? Applying Bayesian Network modeling to a comprehensive survey dataset for the US Gulf Coast, we find that the overall support for flood mitigation can be inferred from flood insurance purchase behavior (i.e. without insurance versus with insurance purchased mandatorily, voluntarily, or both). Therefore, we propose a theoretical decision-making mechanism composed of two …
What really drives the deployment of renewable energy? A global assessment of 118 countries
Confidence in political leaders can slant risk perceptions of Covid-19 in a highly polarized environment
Understanding Evangelical Protestant Identity, Religiosity, Extreme Weather, and American Public Perceptions of Global Warming, 2006-2016
This paper presents a comprehensive effort to analyze the relationship between Evangelical Protestant identity and religiosity along with socioeconomic characteristics, political predisposition, and extreme weather events on the one hand, and opinions toward global warming on the other. Using survey data from the Pew Research Center from 2006–2013 and the 2016 American National Election Study merged with extreme weather data from the Center for D…
Assessing community vulnerability to floods and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast of the United States
Hurricanes and flooding have affected millions of people and generated massive economic losses over the past several decades. Geographic information system (GIS) methods are employed in this paper to analyse coastal communities' vulnerability to these two hazards along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Specifically, two types of quantitative indicators are developed: (i) exposure to hurricanes and flooding, based on information from multiple s…
Data-driven modeling reveals the Western dominance of global public interest in earthquakes
Catastrophic earthquakes stimulate information-seeking behaviors beyond the affected geographical boundaries; however, our understanding of the dynamics of global public interest in earthquakes remains limited. Herein, we harness Big Data to examine the dynamic patterns of global public interest, concerning 17 significant worldwide earthquakes over 2004–2019. We find that the global community shows a higher level of interest when an earthquake oc…
Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to Covid–19
Perceptions of earthquake risks and knowledge about earthquake response among movement challenged persons in Dhaka city of Bangladesh
Comparing public expectations with local planning efforts to mitigate coastal hazards
Hazard risk awareness and disaster management
Being green in a green capital
Identifying trends in interpretation and responses to hurricane and climate change communication tools
Measuring accessibility of movement challenged persons during earthquake evacuation of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
A Study of American Response to Climate Change and the Influence of Carbon Dependency, Social Capital, and Political Orientation
Climate change is one major challenge that has brought substantial costs to the United States. To implement mitigation measures and gain public support, it is critical to understand Americans’ attitudes toward this issue. Our study investigates how carbon dependency, social capital, and political orientation influence public response to climate change by perceiving its threat, changing behaviors, and supporting policies. We first build an integra…
A staged wildfire evacuation model for wildland-urban interface communities with transient populations
Stakeholder compound flood hazard communication and decision making in Mobile, AL
Investigating the feasibility of adopting virtual reality as a method for natural hazard risk communication
Flood insurance purchasing behavior in two Gulf Coast cities
Geography (17 works) · Climate change (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Environmental planning (9 works) · Environmental Science (9 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (8 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Ecology (8 works)