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Book SynopsisEnvironmental risks are among the most serious challenges of today's societies. This volume focuses on the psychological, sociological, and cultural aspects of environmental risks that have not been given adequate and integrated attention in the past.
Table of ContentsEnvironmental risks - perception, evaluation, and management - introduction G. Bohm et al; Mental representation of global environmental risks, G. Bohm, H.-R. Pfister; Communicating health risks of global climate change, A. Bostrom, B. Fischhoff; Environmental risk in the media - modelling the reactions of the audience, J. Nerb et al; Risk, responsibility, and recreancy, W.R. Freudenburg; Attitudes, decisions and perceptions of risk - a social psychological analysis, J.R. Eiser; Ethical dimensions in risk evaluations, L. Eckensberger et al; "God will send us the fish" - perception and evaluation of an environmental risk in Ha'apai, Tonga, A. Bender; Risk and culture in the Andes, B. Gobel; Environmental risk, public trust and perceived exclusion from risk management, L. Frewer; Value-focused thinking for environmental risk management, R. Gregory et al; Environmental risks - perception, evaluation and management - epilogue, O. Renn.
