Background Although evidence shows that poor air quality can harm human health, we have
a limited understanding about the behavioural impact of air quality forecasts. Our aim was to …

We examine whether conservative white males are more likely than are other adults in the
US general public to endorse climate change denial. We draw theoretical and analytical …

The gamble has been to decision research what the fruit fly has been to biology–a vehicle
for examining fundamental processes with presumably important implications outside 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 …

Risk is an amazing concept. It has lingered on the fringe of academics for years, but only in
the past three decades has its broad application and examination become adopted. It …

The changing demographic landscape of the United States calls for a reassessment of the
societal impacts and consequences of socalled “natural” and technological disasters. An …

A comparative analysis of six vulnerability models aims to identify differences and
similarities between several approaches towards understanding vulnerability. The analysis …

En este trabajo se hace una revisión de las investigaciones acerca de la percepción pública
de la contaminación del aire que han sido publicadas durante las dos últimas décadas. El …

Previous research has shown that white males have a relatively low perception of risks,
known as the “white male effect”(WME). Many of the explanations of this effect refer to the …

A defining element of catastrophes is the magnitude of their harmful consequences. To help
society prevent or mitigate damage from catastrophes, immense effort and technological …