Perception of Environmental Risk Related to Gender, Community Socioeconomic Setting, Age, and Locus of Control

Necesidad de la Transición a la Sostenibilidad: papel de los medios de comunicación en la formación ciudadana

“…Ello ha ido acompañado de la valoración de los medios de comunicación como vehículos de denuncia social y de movilización de la opinión pública en temas como el problema de la capa de ozono, las aplicaciones militares de la energía nuclear, los efectos del cambio climático, los alimentos transgénicos, etc. Diversas investigaciones han puesto de manifiesto, efectivamente, que los medios de comunicación sensibilizan a la población sobre la existencia de riesgos y problemas ambientales (Cross, 1993;Riechard y Peterson, 1998;Aguaded, Alanís y Jiménez Pérez, 2000) y en algunos casos se señala que "es por los media que mucha gente adquiere una concienciación y comprensión del ambiente y de las cuestiones ambientales cercanas y lejanas" (Huckle, 1995, p.291).…”

The Impact of Higher Education on Environmental Risk Perceptions

“…In other studies, environmental risk perception has been defined as a subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics of HIGHER EDUCATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK PERCEPTIONS 462 environmental risks (Anantho, 2008;Zhang et al, 2012). For this reason, there are a number of studies that have investigated the perceptions of environmental risk that concern socio-cultural and demographics factors (Fernández-Manzanal, Rodríguez-Barreiro, & Carrasquer, 2007;Riechard & Peterson, 1998;Van der Linden, 2015). For example, the empirical study conducted by Riechard and Peterson (1998) demonstrated significantly higher perceptions of risk among females as opposed to males for environmental hazards.…”

“…For this reason, there are a number of studies that have investigated the perceptions of environmental risk that concern socio-cultural and demographics factors (Fernández-Manzanal, Rodríguez-Barreiro, & Carrasquer, 2007;Riechard & Peterson, 1998;Van der Linden, 2015). For example, the empirical study conducted by Riechard and Peterson (1998) demonstrated significantly higher perceptions of risk among females as opposed to males for environmental hazards.…”

Percepção dos perigos ambientais urbanos e os efeitos de lugar na relação população-ambiente

“…Algumas pesquisas revelam que os homens tendem a manifestar níveis mais baixos de preocupação quando questionados sobre perigos ambientais. Por se preocuparem menos, sua atenção e consequentemente sua percepção dos riscos também são menores do que as das mulheres (FLyNN et al, 1994;RIECHARD et al, 1998;FINUCANE et al, 2000;HENwOOD, 2008).…”