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 …

The present study was based on the premise that environmental knowledge can drive
environmental behavior only if it arouses environmental emotions. Using a structural …

Since the first edition of The Psychology of Risk there have been enormous macro-economic
and socio-political changes globally-the chaos in the world banking system and the financial …

Examining the conceptual relationship between personal experience, affect, and risk
perception is crucial in improving our understanding of how emotional and cognitive process …

This article reviews current research on informal science learning through news media.
Based on a descriptive model of media-based science communication we distinguish …

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 …

Several countries are currently discussing whether they will rebuild their nuclear power
stations in order to continue this type of energy production in the future. The public, with its …

In this article, we examine framing effects regarding unconventional oil and gas extraction
using hydraulic fracturing (or fracking): an issue involving considerable controversy over …

This study explicates the mechanism underlying the process through which news and
entertainment media shape people's personal-and societal-level risk perceptions. It …

Energy projects aimed at a sustainable energy transition can trigger strong negative
emotions and resistance from the public. While practitioners are increasingly realising that …