An intensive program of 40 years of research has produced various conceptual cognitive
and affective approaches to environmental risk perception. In this short review of the most …

Social psychological models that describe how people perceive and react to hazards are
presented. A risk representation is a product of a process in which a hazard is recognized …

Interventions to change individual human behavior have real promise in helping to reach
sustainability goals and emissions reductions targets. However, little is known about how …

We assessed the influence of the Fukushima nuclear accident (FNA) on the Chinese public's
attitude and acceptance of nuclear power plants in China. Two surveys (before and after the …

The climate crisis poses a serious threat to the health and well-being of individuals. For
many, climate change knowledge is derived from indirect exposure to information …

Sustainable urban water systems are likely to be hybrids of centralized and decentralized
infrastructure, managed as an integrated system in water‐sensitive cities. The technology for …

In recent years, the outbreak of numerous environmental risk incidents aroused widespread
public concern about the amplification mechanism of environmental risk in China. However …

As the extent and intensity of human impacts on ecosystems increase and the capacity of
ecosystems to absorb these impacts dwindles, unanticipated behavior in ecological systems …

Risks arising from technologies raise important ethical issues. Although technologies such
as nanotechnology, biotechnology, ICT, and nuclear energy can improve human well-being …

This article analyzes determinants of technology acceptance and their interdependence. It
highlights the role of affect in attitude formation toward new technologies and examines how …