The United States and Canada have been at the forefront of shale oil and gas development
via hydraulic fracturing. Understanding public perceptions is important given the role that …

While the case for rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions is compelling, actions
being taken by most senior decision makers (SDMs) in government and business compound …

Avoiding dangerous climate change is one of the most urgent social risk issues we face
today and understanding related public perceptions is critical to engaging the public with the …

This study presents a detailed investigation of public scepticism about climate change in
Britain using the trend, attribution, and impact scepticism framework of Rahmstorf (2004) …

One of the reasons that people may not take action to mitigate climate change is that they
lack first-hand experience of its potential consequences. From this perspective, individuals …

Risk communication can have enormous impact on people's behavior. This chapter argues
that risk communication should not only be effective, but it should also be ethically justifi ed …

Social marketing is the systematic application of marketing concepts and techniques to
achieve specific behavioural goals relevant to the social good. Social marketing approaches …

Although levels of concern and awareness about climate change have been rising in many
nations over the past 20 years, climate change remains of low importance relative to other …

Background Heatwaves present a significant health risk and the hazard is likely to escalate
with the increased future temperatures presently predicted by climate change models. The …

In the UK there has been a gradual transition in both the framing of flooding as a policy issue
and the strategies employed to achieve policy objectives. This has involved a widely …