Public Perception of Air Pollution: International Perspectives
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 4281
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental sociology; social psychology; energy transitions; citizen science
Interests: environmental risk perception and behavior; acceptance of energy infrastructures, policies and applications
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Air pollution is a major environmental problem impacting billions of people across the globe. Social research on the public perception of air pollution and related behaviors has grown internationally in the recent years. Understanding personal and contextual determinants of individuals’ reactions to air pollution and related policy instruments is a relevant issue to study. Improving our knowledge of individual perceptions is crucial to define targeted actions and design effective interventions. In this context, this Special Issue is aimed at gathering international perspectives as well as new approaches in the study of public perceptions of air pollution. The submitted papers are expected to cover a wide range of topics such as the relationship between subjective and objective measures of air pollution, the assessment and 'sense-making' that takes place when lay audiences receive information and advice about air pollution, spatial patterns of local risk perception, the intersection between air pollution perceptions and environmental justice, indoor air quality perception, how halo effects, place attachment, or stigmatization can influence the public perception of air quality, the role of socio-demographic characteristics and contextual factors in forming perceptions, the relation between air pollution, perceptions, and people’s subjective well-being or the acceptance of policy instruments to mitigate air pollution. In sum, we expect to contribute to the discussion by bringing together academics from psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, environmental policy, and human geography to put research on the perceptions of the air pollution crisis into a broader perspective and propose new lines of investigation.
Dr. Àlex Boso
Dr. Christian Oltra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Air Pollution
- Public Perception
- Risk Perception
- Awareness
- Behavior
- Psychological and Social Impacts
