The Dragons of Inaction

References

Ancient brain:

Ornstein, R., & Ehrlich, P. (1989). New world, new mind: Moving toward conscious evolution. New York, NY: Touchstone.

Ignorance:

Bord, R., O’Connor, R. E., & Fisher, A. (2000). In what sense does the public need to understand global climate change? Public Understanding of Science, 9, 205–218. doi:10.1088/0963-6625/9/3/301

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Environmental numbness:

Gifford, R. (1976). Environmental numbness in the classroom. Journal of Experimental Education, 44(3), 4–7.

Belch, G. E. (1982). The effects of television commercial repetition on cognitive response and message acceptance. Journal of Consumer Research, 9, 56–65.

Burke, M. C., & Edell, J. A. (1986). Ad reactions over time: Capturing changes over time. Journal of Consumer Research, 13, 114–118.

Uncertainty:

de Kwaadsteniet, E. W. (2007). Uncertainty in social dilemmas. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

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Judgemental discounting:

Gifford, R., Scannell, L., Kormos, C., Smolova, L., Biel, A., Boncu, S., . . . Uzzell, D. (2009). Temporal pessimism and spatial optimism in environmental assessments: An 18-nation study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29, 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.06.001

Uzzell, D. L. (2000). The psycho-spatial dimensions of global environmental problems. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 20, 307–318. doi:10.1006/jevp.2000.0175

Musson, C. (1974). Local attitudes to population growth in South Buckinghamshire. In H. B. Perry (Ed.), Population and its problems: A plain man’s guide (pp. 392–393). Oxford, England: Clarendon Press

Optimism bias:

Gifford, R., Scannell, L., Kormos, C., Smolova, L., Biel, A., Boncu, S., . . . Uzzell, D. (2009). Temporal pessimism and spatial optimism in environmental assessments: An 18-nation study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29, 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.06.001

Weinstein, N. D., Klotz, M. L., & Sandman, P. M. (1988). Optimistic biases in public perceptions of the risks from radon. American Journal of Public Health, 78, 796–800

Hatfield, J., & Job, R. F. S. (2001). Optimism bias about environmental degradation: The role of the range of impact of precautions. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 21, 17–30. doi:10.1006/jevp.2000.0190

Perceived behavioural control and self-efficacy:

Olson, M. L., Jr. (1965). The logic of collective action: Public goods and the theory of groups. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Lorenzoni, I., Nicholson-Cole, S., & Whitmarsh, L. (2007). Barriers perceived to engaging with climate change among the UK public and their policy implications. Global Environmental Change, 17, 445–459.

O’Connor, R. E., Bord, R. J., & Fisher, A. (1998). Rating threat mitigators: Faith in experts, governments and individuals themselves to create a safer world. Risk Analysis, 18, 547–556. doi/10.1111/j.1539- 6924.1998.tb00368.x