Erika Allen Wolters
Biographic Data
| ID | 4044214 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erika Allen Wolters |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erika Allen |
| FAMILY NAME | Wolters |
| SIGNATURE | WOLTERS E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oregon State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4598-1626 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Plans on the shelf or living frameworks? Community wildfire planning and adaptive capacity in the Pacific Northwest
Climate change is intensifying wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest, placing local governments and First Nations at the forefront of navigating disturbance and adaptation. This study draws on resilience theory to examine how Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) in Oregon and Washington, and Community Wildfire Resiliency Plans (CWRPs) in British Columbia shape the adaptive capacity of communities—or, conversely, are constrained by institu…
Shellfisheries’ Adaptation to Ocean Acidification in or and Ca: Linking strategies to strategic policy action
Small and Rural Local Government Environmental Sustainability Plans, Programs and Policies in Cascadia: A Comparative Analysis
Public lands or private hands? An exploration of public preferences for Kelly Parcel, Wyoming
Held in trust: How political elites are ignoring the public over federal supremacy of public lands
Public lands in the American West have remained a contested resource since their formation, particularly in the 11 westernmost states where public lands are in abundance. These lands are held in trust by the federal government for all Americans and have consistently been reaffirmed as the domain of the federal government to own and manage. Even so, there are continued efforts to transfer public lands or management of public lands to the states. T…
Group Identities, Value Orientations, and Public Preferences for Energy and Water Resource Management Policy Approaches in the American West
Earlier research suggests social identity’s association with environmental attitudes and behaviors and identifies several social-identity-based strategies that can potentially foster pro-environment behaviors. This paper examines whether and how social identities are associated with support for pro-environment policies. Using our survey of 1,804 randomly selected respondents, we seek to analyze how group identities are associated with demographic…
Public Water Policy Knowledge and Policy Preferences in the American West
The Western United States has made significant contributions to agricultural products both domestically and internationally. As the Western U.S. continues to grapple with water scarcity and extended periods of drought, evidence of misalignment between crop production and the volume of water necessary to maintain abundant food yields is becoming more pronounced. There are several policy nudges and mitigation strategies that can be employed to brin…
Environmental Efficacy, Climate Change Beliefs, Ideology, and Public Water Policy Preferences
Water is an unpredictable and often overallocated resource in the American West, one that strains policy makers to come up with viable, and politically acceptable policies to mitigate water management concerns. While large federal reclamation projects once dominated western water management and provided ample water for large scale agricultural development as well as the urbanization of the West, water engineering alone is no longer sufficient or,…
The Future of Food: Understanding Public Preferences for the Management of Agricultural Resources
The current U.S food system has managed to provide abundant food at a relatively low cost, even as the population increases. However, this unfettered growth is reaching maximum yields as demand for greater food production competes with other uses of agricultural lands. Extant ecological factors such as water scarcity are reducing food productivity, and competition for resources to produce food is becoming more apparent. This research examines pub…
Willingness to support environmental actions and policies: A comparative study
The urgency of climate change necessitates a transition to more sustainable practices and policies. Individuals have a significant role in reducing carbon emissions by modifying their personal behavior and/or supporting environmental policies. This research note reports the results of two surveys conducted in the Republic of Ireland (ROI)/Northern Ireland (NI) and in the U.S. (specifically in Oregon) that examined willingness to engage in sustain…
When Ideology Trumps Science: Why We Question the Experts on Everything from Climate Change to Vaccinations
This book reveals how embedded beliefs more so than a lack of scientific knowledge and understanding are creating a cognitive bias toward information that coincides with personal beliefs rather than scientific consensus-and that this anti-science bias exists among liberals as well as conservatives. In 2010, an outbreak of whooping cough in California infected more than 8,000 people, resulting in the hospitalization of more than 800 people and the…
Determinants of residential Firewise behaviors in Central Oregon
As a result of climate change and past management practices, wildfires are becoming larger and occurring more frequently than ever before in the Western U.S. In order to mitigate the effects of this growing threat, fire management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service have encouraged residents in at-risk communities to protect their homes, property and communities by adopting Firewise recommendations. Using annual random sample household surve…
Attitude–behavior consistency in household water consumption
The purpose of this paper is to examine how environmental attitudes and concern about water scarcity translate into water conservation behavior. The study considers whether Oregonians environmental concern measured by the New Environmental Paradigm scale and sociodemographic characteristics influence personal water conservation activities. Using a survey conducted in the spring of 2010 of Oregon residents, the interaction of environmental concern…
Oregon water: Assessing differences between the Old and New Wests
The history of the American West is intimately tied to the movement and management of water. As the West developed, so too did the image of rural Westerners. As stressors like climate change and population growth strain existing water supplies, resource management benefits from understanding whether fundamental differences exist between the residents in the Old (rural) West and the New (urban) West. Using a survey conducted in the spring of 2010 …
Attitude–behavior consistency in household water consumption
The purpose of this paper is to examine how environmental attitudes and concern about water scarcity translate into water conservation behavior. The study considers whether Oregonians environmental concern measured by the New Environmental Paradigm scale and sociodemographic characteristics influence personal water conservation activities. Using a survey conducted in the spring of 2010 of Oregon residents, the interaction of environmental concern…
Determinants of residential Firewise behaviors in Central Oregon
As a result of climate change and past management practices, wildfires are becoming larger and occurring more frequently than ever before in the Western U.S. In order to mitigate the effects of this growing threat, fire management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service have encouraged residents in at-risk communities to protect their homes, property and communities by adopting Firewise recommendations. Using annual random sample household surve…
Oregon water: Assessing differences between the Old and New Wests
The history of the American West is intimately tied to the movement and management of water. As the West developed, so too did the image of rural Westerners. As stressors like climate change and population growth strain existing water supplies, resource management benefits from understanding whether fundamental differences exist between the residents in the Old (rural) West and the New (urban) West. Using a survey conducted in the spring of 2010 …
Group Identities, Value Orientations, and Public Preferences for Energy and Water Resource Management Policy Approaches in the American West
Earlier research suggests social identity’s association with environmental attitudes and behaviors and identifies several social-identity-based strategies that can potentially foster pro-environment behaviors. This paper examines whether and how social identities are associated with support for pro-environment policies. Using our survey of 1,804 randomly selected respondents, we seek to analyze how group identities are associated with demographic…
Attitude–behavior consistency in household water consumption
The purpose of this paper is to examine how environmental attitudes and concern about water scarcity translate into water conservation behavior. The study considers whether Oregonians environmental concern measured by the New Environmental Paradigm scale and sociodemographic characteristics influence personal water conservation activities. Using a survey conducted in the spring of 2010 of Oregon residents, the interaction of environmental concern…
Oregon water: Assessing differences between the Old and New Wests
The history of the American West is intimately tied to the movement and management of water. As the West developed, so too did the image of rural Westerners. As stressors like climate change and population growth strain existing water supplies, resource management benefits from understanding whether fundamental differences exist between the residents in the Old (rural) West and the New (urban) West. Using a survey conducted in the spring of 2010 …
When Ideology Trumps Science: Why We Question the Experts on Everything from Climate Change to Vaccinations
This book reveals how embedded beliefs more so than a lack of scientific knowledge and understanding are creating a cognitive bias toward information that coincides with personal beliefs rather than scientific consensus-and that this anti-science bias exists among liberals as well as conservatives. In 2010, an outbreak of whooping cough in California infected more than 8,000 people, resulting in the hospitalization of more than 800 people and the…
Determinants of residential Firewise behaviors in Central Oregon
As a result of climate change and past management practices, wildfires are becoming larger and occurring more frequently than ever before in the Western U.S. In order to mitigate the effects of this growing threat, fire management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service have encouraged residents in at-risk communities to protect their homes, property and communities by adopting Firewise recommendations. Using annual random sample household surve…
Willingness to support environmental actions and policies: A comparative study
The urgency of climate change necessitates a transition to more sustainable practices and policies. Individuals have a significant role in reducing carbon emissions by modifying their personal behavior and/or supporting environmental policies. This research note reports the results of two surveys conducted in the Republic of Ireland (ROI)/Northern Ireland (NI) and in the U.S. (specifically in Oregon) that examined willingness to engage in sustain…
Environmental Efficacy, Climate Change Beliefs, Ideology, and Public Water Policy Preferences
Water is an unpredictable and often overallocated resource in the American West, one that strains policy makers to come up with viable, and politically acceptable policies to mitigate water management concerns. While large federal reclamation projects once dominated western water management and provided ample water for large scale agricultural development as well as the urbanization of the West, water engineering alone is no longer sufficient or,…
The Future of Food: Understanding Public Preferences for the Management of Agricultural Resources
The current U.S food system has managed to provide abundant food at a relatively low cost, even as the population increases. However, this unfettered growth is reaching maximum yields as demand for greater food production competes with other uses of agricultural lands. Extant ecological factors such as water scarcity are reducing food productivity, and competition for resources to produce food is becoming more apparent. This research examines pub…
Public Water Policy Knowledge and Policy Preferences in the American West
The Western United States has made significant contributions to agricultural products both domestically and internationally. As the Western U.S. continues to grapple with water scarcity and extended periods of drought, evidence of misalignment between crop production and the volume of water necessary to maintain abundant food yields is becoming more pronounced. There are several policy nudges and mitigation strategies that can be employed to brin…
Group Identities, Value Orientations, and Public Preferences for Energy and Water Resource Management Policy Approaches in the American West
Earlier research suggests social identity’s association with environmental attitudes and behaviors and identifies several social-identity-based strategies that can potentially foster pro-environment behaviors. This paper examines whether and how social identities are associated with support for pro-environment policies. Using our survey of 1,804 randomly selected respondents, we seek to analyze how group identities are associated with demographic…
Shellfisheries’ Adaptation to Ocean Acidification in or and Ca: Linking strategies to strategic policy action
Small and Rural Local Government Environmental Sustainability Plans, Programs and Policies in Cascadia: A Comparative Analysis
Public lands or private hands? An exploration of public preferences for Kelly Parcel, Wyoming
Held in trust: How political elites are ignoring the public over federal supremacy of public lands
Public lands in the American West have remained a contested resource since their formation, particularly in the 11 westernmost states where public lands are in abundance. These lands are held in trust by the federal government for all Americans and have consistently been reaffirmed as the domain of the federal government to own and manage. Even so, there are continued efforts to transfer public lands or management of public lands to the states. T…
Plans on the shelf or living frameworks? Community wildfire planning and adaptive capacity in the Pacific Northwest
Climate change is intensifying wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest, placing local governments and First Nations at the forefront of navigating disturbance and adaptation. This study draws on resilience theory to examine how Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) in Oregon and Washington, and Community Wildfire Resiliency Plans (CWRPs) in British Columbia shape the adaptive capacity of communities—or, conversely, are constrained by institu…
Business (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (7 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Climate change (5 works) · Ecology (5 works)