
Yr Athro Wouter Poortinga
MSc, PhD
Professor, Director of Research, Welsh School of Architecture
- poortingaw@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4755
- Adeilad Bute, Rhodfa'r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3NB
- Sylwebydd y cyfryngau
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Trosolwg
I am an environmental psychologist, based in the Welsh School of Architecture and the School of Psychology.
My research interests are in human-environment interactions, including:
- environmental risk perception
- sustainable behaviours and lifestyles
- housing, neighbourhoods and health.
Cyhoeddiadau
2021
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2021. The role of perceived public and private green space in subjective health and wellbeing during and after the first peak of the COVID-19 outbreak. Landscape and Urban Planning 211, article number: 104092. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104092)
- Sonnberger, M.et al. 2021. Climate concerned but anti-nuclear: exploring (dis)approval of nuclear energy in four European countries. Energy Research and Social Science 75, article number: 102008. (10.1016/j.erss.2021.102008)
2020
- Mouratidis, K. and Poortinga, W. 2020. Built environment, urban vitality and social cohesion: Do vibrant neighborhoods foster strong communities?. Landscape and Urban Planning 204, article number: 103951. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103951)
- Wolstenholme, E., Poortinga, W. and Whitmarsh, L. 2020. Two birds, one stone: the effectiveness of health and environmental messages to reduce meat consumption and encourage pro-environmental behavioural spillover. Frontiers in Psychology 11, article number: 577111. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577111)
- Verschoor, M.et al. 2020. Exploring relationships between climate change beliefs and energy preferences: a network analysis of the European Social Survey. Journal of Environmental Psychology 70, article number: 101435. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101435)
- Gregersen, T.et al. 2020. Political orientation moderates the relationship between climate change beliefs and worry about climate change. Frontiers in Psychology 11, article number: 1573. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01573)
- Bouman, T.et al. 2020. When worry about climate change leads to climate action: how values, worry and personal responsibility relate to various climate actions. Global Environmental Change 62, article number: 102061. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102061)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K.et al. 2020. Advice for journalists covering Covid-19: Welsh NHS confederation. Documentation. Cardiff: School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University.
- Milfont, T. L., Poortinga, W. and Sibley, C. G. 2020. Does having children increase environmental concern? Testing parenthood effects with longitudinal data from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. PLoS ONE 15(3) (10.1371/journal.pone.0230361)
2019
- Bertoldo, R.et al. 2019. Scientific truth or debate: On the link between perceived scientific consensus and belief in anthropogenic climate change. Public Understanding of Science 28(7), pp. 778-796. (10.1177/0963662519865448)
- Poortinga, W., Nash, N. and Hoeijmakers, L. 2019. Rapid review of charging for disposable coffee cups and other waste minimisation measure. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-expert-panel-environmental-charging-measures-epecom-recommendations-single-use-disposable-beverage-cups-july-2019/pages/8/
- Poortinga, W. 2019. Health and social outcomes of housing policies to alleviate fuel poverty. In: Fabbri, K. ed. Urban Fuel Poverty. Academic Press, pp. 239-258., (10.1016/B978-0-12-816952-0.00010-7)
- Umit, R.et al. 2019. The role of income in energy efficiency and curtailment behaviours: Findings from 22 European countries. Energy Research and Social Science 53, pp. 206-214. (10.1016/j.erss.2019.02.025)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2019. Climate change perceptions and their individual-level determinants: A cross-European analysis. Global Environmental Change 55, pp. 25-35. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.01.007)
- Thomas, G. O.et al. 2019. The English plastic bag charge changed behaviour and increased support for other charges to reduce plastic waste. Frontiers in Psychology 10, article number: 266. (10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00266)
- Capstick, S.et al. 2019. CAST Briefing Paper 02: Public opinion in a time of climate emergency. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CAST-Briefing-02-Public-opinion-in-a-time-of-climate-emergency-1.pdf
2018
- Demski, C.et al. 2018. National context is a key determinant of energy security concerns across Europe. Nature Energy 3, pp. 882-888. (10.1038/s41560-018-0235-8)
- Rodgers, S. E.et al. 2018. Emergency hospital admissions associated with a non-randomised housing intervention meeting national housing quality standards: a longitudinal data linkage study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72(10), pp. 896-903. (10.1136/jech-2017-210370)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2018. European attitudes to climate change and energy. Topline results from Round 8 of the European Social Survey. European Social Survey ERIC. Available at: http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/docs/findings/ESS8_toplines_issue_9_climatechange.pdf
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2018. Impacts of energy-efficiency investments on internal conditions in low-income households. Building Research and Information 46(6), pp. 653-667. (10.1080/09613218.2017.1314641)
- Rodgers, S. E.et al. 2018. Health impact, and economic value, of meeting housing quality standards: a retrospective longitudinal data linkage study. Public Health Research 6(8), pp. 1-104. (10.3310/phr06080)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2018. The health impacts of energy performance investments in low-income areas: a mixed-methods approach. Public Health Research 6(5), pp. 1-182. (10.3310/phr06050)
- Poortinga, W. and Whitaker, L. 2018. Promoting the use of reusable coffee cups through environmental messaging, the provision of alternatives and financial incentives. Sustainability 10(3), article number: 873. (10.3390/su10030873)
- Thomas, G. O.et al. 2018. The impact of parenthood on environmental attitudes and behaviour: a longitudinal investigation of the legacy hypothesis. Population and Environment 39(3), pp. 261-276. (10.1007/s11111-017-0291-1)
- Fisher, S., Fitzgerald, R. and Poortinga, W. 2018. Climate change: social divisions in beliefs and behaviour. In: Curtice, J. et al. eds. British Social Attitudes: The 35th Report. London: The National Centre for Social Research, pp. 1-26.
2017
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2017. Social and health outcomes following upgrades to a national housing standard: a multilevel analysis of a five-wave repeated cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 17, article number: 927. (10.1186/s12889-017-4928-x)
- Nash, N.et al. 2017. Climate-relevant behavioural spillover and the potential contribution of social practice theory. WIREs Climate Change 8(6), article number: e481. (10.1002/wcc.481)
- Grey, C. N. B.et al. 2017. Cold homes, fuel poverty and energy efficiency improvements: A longitudinal focus group approach. Indoor and Built Environment 26(7), pp. 902-913. (10.1177/1420326X17703450)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2017. Neighborhood quality and attachment: Validation of the Revised Residential Environment Assessment Tool. Environment and Behavior 49(3), pp. 255-282. (10.1177/0013916516634403)
- Grey, C. N. B.et al. 2017. The short-term health and psychosocial impacts of domestic energy efficiency investments in low-income areas: a controlled before and after study. BMC Public Health 17(1), article number: 140. (10.1186/s12889-017-4075-4)
- Corner, A. J.et al. 2017. European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC): six recommendations for public engagement. Project Report. Oxford: Climate Outreach.
- Steentjes, K.et al. 2017. European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC): Topline findings of a survey conducted in four European countries in 2016. Project Report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Poortinga, W. 2017. Results of a field experiment to reduce coffee cup waste. Project Report. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture & School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
2016
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2016. Short-term health and social impacts of energy-efficiency investments in low-income communities: a controlled field study. The Lancet 388(S2), pp. S96-S96. (10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32332-7)
- Rodgers, S. E.et al. 2016. Effects of national housing quality standards on hospital emergency admissions: a quasi-experiment using data-linkage. The Lancet 388(Supp 2), pp. S3. (10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32239-5)
- Thomas, G. O., Poortinga, W. and Sautkina, E. 2016. The Welsh Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge and behavioural spillover. Journal of Environmental Psychology 47, pp. 126-135. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.05.008)
- Jones, N.et al. 2016. The effect of a housing intervention on the quality of the neighbourhood environment. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. Available at: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/architecture/research/working-paper-series/
- Thomas, G. O., Poortinga, W. and Sautkina, E. 2016. Habit discontinuity, self-activation, and the diminishing influence of context change: evidence from the UK understanding society survey. PLoS ONE 11(4), article number: e0153490. (10.1371/journal.pone.0153490)
- Poortinga, W. and Darnton, A. 2016. Segmenting for sustainability: The development of a sustainability segmentation model from a Welsh sample. Journal of Environmental Psychology 45, pp. 221-232. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.01.009)
- Arnold, A.et al. 2016. Socio-political profiles to inform a cross-national survey in France, Germany, Norway and the UK.. Project Report. [Online]. Oxford: Climate Outreach. Available at: http://climateoutreach.org/resources/european-perceptions
- Suffolk, C. and Poortinga, W. 2016. Behavioural changes after energy efficiency improvements in residential properties. In: Santarius, T., Walnum, H. J. and Aall, C. eds. Rethinking Climate and Energy Policies. New Perspectives on the Rebound Phenomenon. Springer, pp. 121-142.
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2016. The English plastic bag charge: Changes in attitudes and behaviour. Project Report. Welsh School of Architecture, School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
2015
- Fenenga, C. J.et al. 2015. Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a mixed method study. International Journal for Equity in Health 14(1), article number: 118. (10.1186/s12939-015-0239-y)
2014
- Capstick, S. B.et al. 2014. International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the past quarter century. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 6(1), pp. 35-61. (10.1002/wcc.321)
- Demski, C. C., Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2014. Exploring public perceptions of energy security risks in the UK. Energy Policy 66, pp. 369-378. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.079)
- Rodgers, S. E.et al. 2014. Cohort Profile: The housing regeneration and health study. International Journal of Epidemiology 43(1), pp. 52-60. (10.1093/ije/dys200)
- Bird, D. K.et al. 2014. Nuclear power in Australia: A comparative analysis of public opinion regarding climate change and the Fukushima disaster. Energy Policy 65, pp. 644-653. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.047)
- Marshall, G.et al. 2014. Sustainable development narratives for Wales: a framework for communications. Project Report. [Online]. Welsh Government. Available at: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/dsjlg/publications/140206-sus-dev-narratives.pdf
2013
- de Groot, J. I. M., Steg, L. and Poortinga, W. 2013. Values, perceived risks and benefits, and acceptability of nuclear energy. Risk Analysis 33(2), pp. 307-317. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01845.x)
- Poortinga, W., Aoyagi, M. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2013. Public perceptions of climate change and energy futures before and after the Fukushima accident: A comparison between Britain and Japan. Energy Policy 62, pp. 1204-1211. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.015)
- Poortinga, W. and Aoyagi, M. 2013. Public perceptions of climate change and energy futures before and after the Fukushima accident. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/images/working%20papers/WSA%20Working%20Paper%2001-2013.pdf
- Poortinga, W., Whitmarsh, L. E. and Suffolk, C. 2013. The introduction of a single-use carrier bag charge in Wales: Attitude change and behavioural spillover effects. Journal of Environmental Psychology 36, pp. 240-247. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.09.001)
2012
- Poortinga, W., Whitmarsh, L. E. and Suffolk, C. 2012. The introduction of a single-use carrier bag charge in Wales: attitude change and behavioural spillover effects. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture.
- Pidgeon, N. F.et al. 2012. Exploring early public responses to geoengineering. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences 370(1974), pp. 4176-4196. (10.1098/rsta.2012.0099)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2012. Individual-motivational factors in the acceptability of demand-side and supply-side measures to reduce carbon emissions. Energy Policy 48, pp. 812-819. (10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.029)
- Spence, A., Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2012. The psychological distance of climate change. Risk Analysis 32(6), pp. 957-972. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01695.x)
- Poortinga, W. 2012. Community resilience and health: The role of bonding, bridging, and linking aspects of social capital. Health & Place 18(2), pp. 286-295. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.017)
2011
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2011. Uncertain climate: An investigation into public scepticism about anthropogenic climate change. Global Environmental Change 21(3), pp. 1015-1024. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.03.001)
- Spence, A.et al. 2011. Perceptions of climate change and willingness to save energy related to flood experience. Nature Climate Change 1(1), pp. 46-49. (10.1038/nclimate1059)
- Whitmarsh, L. E.et al. 2011. Public attitudes, understanding, and engagement in relation to low-carbon energy. A selective review of academic and non-academic literatures : report for RCUK Energy Programme. Project Report. [Online]. Research Councils UK. Available at: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-prod/assets/documents/energy/EnergySynthesisFINAL20110124.pdf
- Van Woerden, H. C.et al. 2011. The relationship of different sources of social support and civic participation with self-rated health. Journal of Public Mental Health 10(3), pp. 126-139. (10.1108/17465721111175010)
- Corner, A. J.et al. 2011. Nuclear power, climate change and energy security: Exploring British public attitudes. Energy Policy 39(9), pp. 4823-4833. (10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.037)
- Parag, Y., Capstick, S. B. and Poortinga, W. 2011. Policy attribute framing: A comparison between three policy instruments for personal emissions reduction. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 30(4), pp. 889-905. (10.1002/pam.20610)
- Poortinga, W., Bronstering, K. and Lannon, S. C. 2011. Awareness and Perceptions of the Risks of Exposure to Indoor Radon: A Population-Based Approach to Evaluate a Radon Awareness and Testing Campaign in England and Wales. Risk Analysis 31(11), pp. 1800-1812. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01613.x)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2011. Neighborhood environment, physical activity and obesity. In: Nriagu, J. O. ed. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health., Vol. 4. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 44-53., (10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00425-6)
- Van Woerden, H. C.et al. 2011. The relationship of different sources of social support and civic participation with self-rated health. Journal of Public Mental Health 10(3), pp. 126-139. (10.1108/17465721111175010)
2010
- Spence, A. A.et al. 2010. Public perceptions of energy choices: the influence of beliefs about climate change and the environment. Energy and Environment 21(5), pp. 385-407. (10.1260/0958-305X.21.5.385)
2009
- Tompkins, E. L., Hurlston, L. and Poortinga, W. 2009. Foreignness as a constraint on learning: The impact of migrants on disaster resilience in small islands. Environmental Hazards: human and policy dimensions 8(4), pp. 263-277. (10.3763/ehaz.2009.0018)
2008
- Rowe, G.et al. 2008. Analysis of a normative framework for evaluating public engagement exercises: reliability, validity and limitations. Public Understanding of Science 17(4), pp. 419-441. (10.1177/0963662506075351)
- Poortinga, W., Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2008. Neighbourhood deprivation and self-rated health: The role of perceptions of the neighbourhood and of housing problems. Health & Place 14(3), pp. 562-575. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.10.003)
- Bickerstaff, K.et al. 2008. Reframing nuclear power in the UK energy debate: nuclear power, climate change mitigation and radioactive waste. Public Understanding of Science 17(2), pp. 145-169. (10.1177/0963662506066719)
- Poortinga, W., Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2008. Health locus of control beliefs and socio-economic differences in self-rated health. Preventive Medicine 46(4), pp. 374-380. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.11.015)
- 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(1), pp. 69-85. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2007.09.005)
- Poortinga, W., Cox, P. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2008. The perceived health risks of indoor radon gas and overhead powerlines: A comparative multilevel approach. Risk Analysis 28(1), pp. 235-248. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01015.x)
2007
- Poortinga, W., Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2007. Perceptions of the neighbourhood environment and self rated health: a multilevel analysis of the Caerphilly Health and Social Needs Study. BMC Public Health 7, article number: 285. (10.1186/1471-2458-7-285)
- Poortinga, W. 2007. Associations of physical activity with smoking and alcohol consumption: A sport or occupation effect?. Preventive Medicine 45(1), pp. 66-70. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.04.013)
- Poortinga, W. 2007. The prevalence and clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors in an English adult population. Preventive Medicine 44(2), pp. 124-128. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.10.006)
- Horlick-Jones, T. E.et al. 2007. The GM debate: risk, politics and public engagement. Genetics and Society. London: Routledge.
- Horlick-Jones, T. E.et al. 2007. The GM debate: risk, politics and public engagement. Routledge.
- Pidgeon, N. F., Poortinga, W. and Walls, J. 2007. Scepticism, reliance and risk managing institutions: towards a conceptual model of 'critical trust'. In: Siegrist, M., Earle, T. C. and Gutscher, H. eds. Trust in Cooperative Risk Management: Uncertainty and Scepticism in the Public Mind. The Earthscan Risk in Society Series London: Earthscan, pp. 117-142.
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2007. Public perceptions of agricultural biotechnology in Britain: the case of GM food. In: Brossard, D., Shanahan, J. and Nesbitt, C. eds. The Public, the Media and Agricultural Biotechnology. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing, pp. 21-56.
2006
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Perceptions of the environment, physical activity, and obesity. Social Science and Medicine 63(11), pp. 2835-2846. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.018)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. Exploring the structure of attitudes toward genetically modified food. Risk Analysis 26(6), pp. 1707-1719. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00828.x)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Do health behaviors mediate the association between social capital and health?. Preventive Medicine 43(6), pp. 488-493. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.06.004)
- Horlick-Jones, T. E.et al. 2006. On evaluating the GM Nation? Public debate about the commercialisation of transgenic crops in Britain. New Genetics and Society 25(3), pp. 265-288. (10.1080/14636770601032858)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. Prior attitudes, salient value similarity, and dimensionality: Toward an integrative model of trust in risk regulation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 36(7), pp. 1674-1700. (10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00076.x)
- Lorenzoni, I.et al. 2006. Cross-national comparisons of image associations with "global warming" and "climate change" among laypeople in the United States of America and Great Britain. Journal of Risk Research 9(3), pp. 265-281. (10.1080/13669870600613658)
- Rowe, G., Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. A comparison of responses to Internet and postal surveys in a public engagement context. Science Communication 27(3), pp. 352-375. (10.1177/1075547005284668)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Social relations or social capital? Individual and community health effects of bonding social capital. Social Science & Medicine 63(1), pp. 255-270. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.039)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Social capital: An individual or collective resource for health?. Social Science & Medicine 62(2), pp. 292-302. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.008)
- Pidgeon, N. F. and Poortinga, W. 2006. British public attitudes to agricultural biotechnology and the 2003 GM nation? Public debate: distrust, ambivalence and risk. In: Glasner, P., Atkinson, P. and Greenslade, H. eds. New Genetics, New Social Formations. Genetics and Society New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 10-36.
- Poortinga, W., Pidgeon, N. F. and Lorenzoni, I. 2006. Public perceptions of nuclear power, climate change and energy options in Britain: Summary findings of a survey conducted during october and november 2005. Technical Report.
2005
- Poortinga, W. 2005. The use of multi-level modelling in risk research. A secondary analysis of a study of public perceptions of genetically modified food. Journal of Risk Research 8(7-8), pp. 583-597. (10.1080/1366987042000310677)
- Pidgeon, N. F.et al. 2005. Using surveys in public participation processes for risk decision-making: the case of the 2003 British GM Nation? Public Debate. Risk Analysis 25(2), pp. 467-479. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00603.x)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2005. Trust in risk regulation: cause or consequence of the acceptability of GM food?. Risk Analysis 25(1), pp. 199-209. (10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00579.x)
- Poortinga, W. 2005. Vertrouwen en de perceptie van technologische risico's. In: Pieterman, R., Dekker, P. and Elffers, H. eds. Veiligheid, Vertrouwen en Good Governance. Den Haag: Elsevier
2004
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2004. Trust, the asymmetry principle, and the role of prior beliefs. Risk Analysis 24(6), pp. 1475-1486. (10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00543.x)
- Poortinga, W., Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2004. Values, environmental concern and environmentally significant behaviour: a study into household energy use. Environment & Behavior 36(1), pp. 70-93. (10.1177/0013916503251466)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2004. The British 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis: a comparative study of public risk perceptions, trust and beliefs about government policy in two communities. Journal of Risk Research 7(1), pp. 73-90. (10.1080/1366987042000151205)
2003
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2003. Exploring the dimensionality of trust in risk regulation. Risk Analysis 23(5), pp. 961-972. (10.1111/1539-6924.00373)
- Poortinga, W.et al. 2003. Household preferences for energy-saving measures: A conjoint analysis. Journal of Economic Psychology 24(1), pp. 49-64. (10.1016/S0167-4870(02)00154-X)
2002
- Poortinga, W., Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2002. Environmental risk concern and preferences for energy-saving measures. Environment & Behavior 34(4), pp. 455-478. (10.1177/00116502034004003)
- Poortinga, W. and Steg, L. 2002. Viable behavioural and technological energy-saving measures. Milieu: Tijdschrift voor Milieukunde 17(3), pp. 123-135.
- Poortinga, W. and Dekker, P. 2002. Voedselveiligheid: een kwestie van vertrouwen? [Food safety: a matter of trust?]. In: Bronner, A. E. et al. eds. Recente Ontwikkelingen in het Marktonderzoek: Jaarboek 2002. Haarlem, Netherlands: De Vrieseborch, pp. 157-171.
- Poortinga, W., Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2002. Myths of nature and environmental management strategies: A field study on energy reductions in traffic and transport. Presented at: 16th International Association for People-Environment Studies, Paris, France, July 2000 Presented at Moser, G. et al. eds.People, Places, and Sustainability. Göttingen: Hogrefe & Huber pp. 280-290.
2001
- Hendrickx, L., Poortinga, W. and van der Kooij, R. 2001. Temporal factors in resource dilemmas. Acta Psychologica 108(2), pp. 137-154. (10.1016/S0001-6918(01)00032-4)
Addysgu
- Environmental Psychology (Module Co-ordinator and Lecturer). Third Year Module, School of Psychology
- Level 5 Social Psychology Practical. Second Year Module, School of Psychology
- Architecture Earth & Society. Masters Level Module, Welsh School of Architecture
- Introduction to Research Methods. MArch Module, Welsh School of Architecture.
- Primitives. Masters Module, Welsh School of Architecture.
- Issues in Contemporary Architecture, Social Aspects of Design. Third Year Lecture, Welsh School of Architecture.
I conduct work on the topics of public perceptions and attitudes to climate change and energy futures, including nuclear power. I recently led a project on public attitudes to nuclear power and climate change in Britain and Japan two years after the Fukushima accident.
My work on sustainable behaviours and lifestyles is on household energy use, the Welsh carrier bag charge, and environmental attitudes and behaviour segmentation.
I am currently managing a research portfolio of £1.2M on housing, neighbourhoods and health. This includes projects on the health impacts of the Carmarthenshire Homes Standard (CHS) programme – based on the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS), the health impacts and economic value of meeting housing quality standards (in which we further develop the Residential Environment Assessment Tool; REAT), and the evaluation of structural energy-performance investments in low-income neighbourhood through the Arbed programme.
Further research interests are in social capital and cohesion, perceptions of indoor air quality/radon, and the clustering of lifestyle risk factors.
Research projects
Supervision
My main supervision expertise is in:
- Environmental Psychology
- Housing & Health
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Sustainable Behaviours & Lifestyles
- Environmental Risk Perception.
Happy to consider supervision on topics relating to:
- social sustainability
- social aspects of design
- social-spatial processes using (quantitative) social science methods.