Risk Psychology, Environment and Safety

Knowledge and perspectives, mainly from the field of psychology, provide a theoretical and methodological foundation for understanding the research conducted in the areas of risk perception and risk communication and how such knowledge is developed or applied on environmental, risk and safety issues. The literature involves basic readings related to each specific field and materials that exemplify their close connections and usefulness in relation to current social and environmental challenges. Examples of multi-disciplinary contributions to the research area will also be presented. The study of various methodological approaches for data collections and analyses is interwoven with the literature studies and seminars or other discussions of research results and applications.

The course will present the development and history of the risk perception and risk communication fields, knowledge of central work and theories in risk perception and risk communication research, basics of environmental psychology, knowledge of current research related to environmental issues, basics of concepts and research on safety and resilience research, introduction to risk governance issues.

Lectures and seminars/group discussions.