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Butler, C. (2010). Morality and Climate Change: is leaving your T.V on standby a risky behaviour? Environmental Values, 19(2): 169-192. [pdf]
Parkhill, K. A., Henwood, K. L., Pidgeon, N. F., Simmons, P. and Venables, D., (2010), "From the
familiar to the extraordinary: the ebbs and flows of local residents' perceptions of risk when
living with nuclear power in the UK", Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Vol.
35, No. 1, pp. 39-58. [pdf]
Pidgeon, N.F., Lorenzoni, I. and Poortinga, W. (2008). Climate change or nuclear power - no thanks! A quantitative study of public perceptions and risk framing in Britain. Global Environmental Change, 18, 69-85. [pdf]
Pidgeon, N.F., Harthorn, B., Bryant, K. and Rogers-Hayden, T. (2009). Deliberating the risks of nanotechnology for energy and health applications in the US and UK. Nature Nanotechnology, Vol 4, Feb 2009, 95-98. [pdf]
Pidgeon, N.P. & Fischhoff, B. (2011). 'The role of social and decision sciences in communicating uncertain climate risks'. Nature Climate Change, April Vol 1, 35-41. [pdf]
Poortinga, W., Cox, P., Pidgeon, N.F., & Lake I. (2008). The perceived health risks of indoor radon gas and overhead powerlines: a comparative multilevel approach. Risk Analysis, 28(1), 235-248. [pdf]
Poortinga, W., Spence, A., Whitmarsh, L., Capstick, S., & Pidgeon, N. (2011). Uncertain climate: an investigation of public scepticism about anthropogenic climate change. Global Environmental Change. [pdf]
Poortinga, W., Dunstan, F.D., & Fone, D.L. (2008). Neighbourhood
deprivation and self-rated health: The role of perceptions of the
neighbourhood environment and of housing problems. Health & Place, 14(3),
562-575. [pdf]
Spence, A., Poortinga, W., Butler, C., & Pidgeon, N.F. (2011). Perceptions of climate change and willingness to save energy related to flood experience. Nature Climate Change, 1, 46-49. [pdf]
Whitmarsh, L., Seyfang, G. & O'Neill, S. (2011). Public engagement with carbon and climate change: To what extent is the public 'carbon capable'? Global Environmental Change, 21(1), 56-65. [pdf]
