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View article: Hands-on school experiments on radioactivity reduce students’ perceived risk
Hands-on school experiments on radioactivity reduce students’ perceived risk Open
Based on the general risk perception literature, a reducing impact of hands-on radioactivity experiments on risk perception by students can be assumed, but effect sizes are unavailable. Using a pre-post questionnaire design, we surveyed 22…
View article: A transdisciplinary approach to nuclear waste management: Opening research with a Citizens’ Working Group
A transdisciplinary approach to nuclear waste management: Opening research with a Citizens’ Working Group Open
Science often tackles sustainability challenges by not only addressing them (inter-)disciplinary but additionally engaging in societal aspects through transdisciplinary research. Siting a deep-geological repository is a technical and socie…
View article: Social Values, Individual Judgments and Acceptance: The Case of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Germany
Social Values, Individual Judgments and Acceptance: The Case of High-Level Radioactive Waste in Germany Open
The sustainable final disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) remains an unresolved and highly controversially discussed issue, partly because of ecological, economic, and societal challenges and partly because of the risks the publ…
View article: Positive aspects of high-level waste disposal: what do German citizens think?
Positive aspects of high-level waste disposal: what do German citizens think? Open
The fact that nuclear waste is a problem waiting to be solved is perceived to be a matter of common sense worldwide. Nonetheless, the negative aspects of nuclear waste disposal often dominate public debate. This is also true in the German …
View article: Intra- vs. intergenerational justice tradeoffs in nuclear waste storage (W01)
Intra- vs. intergenerational justice tradeoffs in nuclear waste storage (W01) Open
We propose a workshop in two parts (approx. 90 min each) to discuss (i) general dilemmas due to the long time range until an operable solution for the waste problem is found and (ii) an ethics-inspired discussion on the extra burden for co…
View article: Communicating scientific uncertainties
Communicating scientific uncertainties Open
Communicating a message of scientific uncertainty to a general audience is difficult because laypeople usually lack the conceptual tools to understand uncertainty (e.g., quantification methods). In addition, uncertainties can lead to mistr…
View article: Exploring the potential for transdisciplinary co-production in the case of nuclear waste disposal (W11)
Exploring the potential for transdisciplinary co-production in the case of nuclear waste disposal (W11) Open
Citizen science and other transdisciplinary approaches become more important in environmental policy and within academia. Scientists benefit from citizens as they generate more socially robust knowledge. In the contested theme of nuclear w…
View article: The role of trust and risk perception in current German nuclear waste management
The role of trust and risk perception in current German nuclear waste management Open
One of the lessons learned in various countries that have to deal with spent nuclear fuel is that finding a proper place and siting a repository for high‐level nuclear waste (HLW) cannot be achieved without public consent. After decades of…
View article: Assessing excess mortality in Vienna and Austria after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Assessing excess mortality in Vienna and Austria after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic Open
In Austria, the first confirmed COVID-19 death occurred in early March 2020. Since then, the question as to whether and, if so, to what extent the COVID-19 pandemic has increased overall mortality has been raised in the public and academic…
View article: A citizens workgroup helps researchers reflect on their work
A citizens workgroup helps researchers reflect on their work Open
In our transdisciplinary project (http://www.transens.de) several academic disciplines work on questions and solutions for high-level nuclear waste disposal in Germany. Adding to this interdisciplinary setting, in our sub-project on trust,…
View article: Simulating Personal Carbon Trading (PCT) with an Agent-Based Model (ABM): Investigating Adaptive Reduction Rates and Path Dependence
Simulating Personal Carbon Trading (PCT) with an Agent-Based Model (ABM): Investigating Adaptive Reduction Rates and Path Dependence Open
A decade after the publication of seminal papers on personal carbon trading (PCT), few empirical studies on its implementation exist. Investigating how to design, set up and implement a PCT scheme for a community or country raises several …
View article: Public opinion in the site selection process: survey methodologies
Public opinion in the site selection process: survey methodologies Open
The aim of the site selection process (StandAV) is to find the repository site for high-level radioactive waste with the best possible safety. Transparency and public involvement contribute to ensuring that the outcome of the site selectio…
View article: Comment on hess-2021-419
Comment on hess-2021-419 Open
The co-creation of knowledge through a process of mutual learning between scientists and societal actors is an important avenue to advance science and resolve complex problems in society. While the value and principles for such transdiscip…
View article: Enhancing resilience to address challenges in forest management
Enhancing resilience to address challenges in forest management Open
We present different definitions of forest resilience and discuss how this concept can be used to guide forest management under a changing climate. Forest resilience can be seen as an overarching concept of nested hierarchies, with enginee…
View article: Exploring the role of positive direct experience in the adoption of energy efficient technologies: evidence from a Swiss field study on the promotion of low-flow showerheads
Exploring the role of positive direct experience in the adoption of energy efficient technologies: evidence from a Swiss field study on the promotion of low-flow showerheads Open
Despite the considerable potential of low-flow showerheads to reduce household energy demand, their widespread implementation is still far from being realised. In this study, we compare the joint effect of a contextually embedded intervent…
View article: hort-term Rentals, Housing Markets and COVID-19: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from Four Austrian Cities
hort-term Rentals, Housing Markets and COVID-19: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from Four Austrian Cities Open
Prior to the onset of the pandemic, evidence on the conversion of regular rental housing into permanent holiday homes has fuelled concerns that Airbnb and other short-term rentals contribute to the shortage of affordable homes and to the d…
View article: A systematic review of participatory scenario planning to envision mountain social-ecological systems futures
A systematic review of participatory scenario planning to envision mountain social-ecological systems futures Open
Mountain social-ecological systems (MtSES) provide crucial ecosystem services to over half of humanity. However, populations living in these highly varied regions are now confronted by global change. It is critical that they are able to an…
View article: No sharing! A mixed methods study of short-term rentals and its socio-spatial implications in the city of Salzburg
No sharing! A mixed methods study of short-term rentals and its socio-spatial implications in the city of Salzburg Open
Short-term rentals in general and Airbnb in particular are currently in the public focus. Using the example of the city of Salzburg with a mixed-method approach, this paper examines both the spatial characteristics and the stake-holder str…
View article: Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies
Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies Open
The visitors of a recently refurnished public swimming pool in a Swiss city were surveyed about their experience with new low-flow showerheads, intention to take advantage of a local utility's campaign offering low-flow showerheads for hom…
View article: Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies
Exploring the role of positive direct expe-rience in adoption of energy-efficient technologies Open
The visitors of a recently refurnished public swimming pool in a Swiss city were surveyed about their experience with new low-flow showerheads, intention to take advantage of a local utility's campaign offering low-flow showerheads for hom…
View article: Airbnb as a tool for inclusive tourism?
Airbnb as a tool for inclusive tourism? Open
Airbnb prominently argues to promote more inclusive forms of tourism through enabling ordinary households to occasionally share their home with tourists. This conventional understanding of 'home-sharing' has been challenged, however, with …
View article: Catalyzing Transformations to Sustainability in the World's Mountains
Catalyzing Transformations to Sustainability in the World's Mountains Open
Mountain social‐ecological systems (MtSES) are vital to humanity, providing ecosystem services to over half the planet's human population. Despite their importance, there has been no global assessment of threats to MtSES, even as they face…
View article: Expert survey data on key challenges, drivers, and ecosystem services across mountains worldwide
Expert survey data on key challenges, drivers, and ecosystem services across mountains worldwide Open
Mountain social-ecological systems (MtSES) are vital to humanity, providing ecosystem services to over half the planet's human population. Despite their importance, there has been no global assessment of threats to MtSES, even as they face…
View article: Navigating behavioral energy sufficiency. Results from a survey in Swiss cities on potential behavior change
Navigating behavioral energy sufficiency. Results from a survey in Swiss cities on potential behavior change Open
Many countries have some kind of energy-system transformation either planned or ongoing for various reasons, such as to curb carbon emissions or to compensate for the phasing out of nuclear energy. One important component of these transfor…
View article: Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Natural and Social Sciences – Status and Trends Exemplified in Groundwater Research
Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Natural and Social Sciences – Status and Trends Exemplified in Groundwater Research Open
Interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly between natural and social sciences, is perceived as crucial to solving the significant challenges facing humanity. However, despite the need for such collaboration being expressed more frequen…