Numerous studies and practical experiences with risk have demonstrated the importance of
risk perceptions for people's behavior. In this narrative review, we describe and reflect upon …

Climate change and related adaptation strategies have gender-differentiated impacts. This
paper reviews how gender is framed in 41 papers on climate change adaptation through an …

The transformation of night-watchman states into welfare states is one of the most notable
societal developments in recent history. In 1880, not a single country had a nationally …

While a substantial literature in economics and finance has concluded that 'women are more
risk averse than men', this conclusion merits investigation. After briefly clarifying the …

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 …

A growing body of research demonstrates that believing action to reduce the risks of climate
change is both possible (self‐efficacy) and effective (response efficacy) is essential to …

Science education is likely to respond to the post-truth era by focusing on how science
education can help individuals use scientists' epistemological tools to tell what is true. This …

Flood damages have increased in many regions around the world, and they are expected to
continue to rise in the future due to climate change. To reverse this trend, awareness of flood …

This study examined the influence of gender on individual risk perception. The analysis
covered 17 involuntary risks and examined the effects of gender on three dimensions …

We present results from the CARISMAND project, 1 which investigated the relationships
between risk perception and cultural factors in man-made and natural disasters. The present …